Apple today unveiled the iPhone 5. Whether by accident or design, many
of the features of the iPhone 5 were already known – or at least heavily
suspected – well before the official unveiling of the device by Apple
today. The 4-inch screen in 16:9 aspect ratio? Yep. A smaller dock
connector? No surprises there. LTE compatibility? Absolutely. A faster
chip packed inside a slimmer casing? Yes and yes. Thankfully, for those
of us needing to find something to write, there were a few features that
Apple managed to keep under its hat until the official unveiling.
The 4-inch Retina display will likely be the first thing one notices
when looking at the new iPhone. It packs 1136 x 640 pixels up from the
960 x 640 pixels of its predecessor, but at the same pixel density of
326 ppi. Pick the device up and reduction in thickness and weight will
become apparent. At 7.6 mm thick, Apple is calling the iPhone 5 the
thinnest smartphone in the world – a title it probably won’t hold for
long. It’s anodized aluminum body is 18 percent thinner than the iPhone
4s and 20 percent lighter.
Along the underside of the body you’ll find a new “Lightning
connector” that Apple says is not only smaller, but more durable and
smarter. It is reversible and will adapt to different devices to deliver
only the signals relevant to that device. For those with a stack of
30-pin accessories, there is a Lightning-to-30-pin adapter.
Other features include:
The iPhone 5 runs on iOS 6, which will be made available to all Apple users as a free upgrade as of September 19. It will be available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K. on Friday, September 21, rolling out in 22 other countries on the 28th. Customers can pre-order beginning Friday, September 14.
The iPhone 5 comes in either white-and-silver or black-and-slate, and will be available in the U.S. on a two-year contract from US$199 for the 16 GB model, $299 for the 32 GB model, and $399 for the 64 GB version. The iPhone 4S will also now be available for $99, while the iPhone 4 will be available for free on a two-year contract.
Source: Apple
Other features include:
- An A6 chip that gives up to twice the CPU and graphics performance of the 4S
- LTE/DC-HSDPA based wireless
- An updated 8-megapixel camera with a sapphire crystal lens cover
- Panorama feature for capturing panorama images of up to 28 MP with a sweep of the device
- A new FaceTime HD camera for capturing 1.2 MP stills and 720p video at up to 30 fps
- A new Maps app to compete with Google Maps that features turn-by-turn navigation and a new Flyover view
- New noise canceling tech for reducing background noise alongside a new beam-forming, directional microphone
- Addressing one of the biggest criticisms of Apple’s mobile devices there are newly designed EarPods
- Siri has been upgraded to include support for more languages and provide access to things such as sports scores, restaurant recommendations and movie listings
The iPhone 5 runs on iOS 6, which will be made available to all Apple users as a free upgrade as of September 19. It will be available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K. on Friday, September 21, rolling out in 22 other countries on the 28th. Customers can pre-order beginning Friday, September 14.
The iPhone 5 comes in either white-and-silver or black-and-slate, and will be available in the U.S. on a two-year contract from US$199 for the 16 GB model, $299 for the 32 GB model, and $399 for the 64 GB version. The iPhone 4S will also now be available for $99, while the iPhone 4 will be available for free on a two-year contract.
Source: Apple
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