Apple, Inc. unveiled the wildly anticipated iPhone 5 Wednesday to a clambering mob of expectant Apple faithfuls.
As rumored the new iPhone 5 gets a physical makeover in the way of a sleeker design, a taller 4″ diagonal Retina display, 4G LTE capabilities and will run the new iOS 6.
Apple’s Official iPhone 5 Video
Specs:
- 4-inch touchscreen Retina display (326 PPI) with 1136 x 640 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and integrated touch support
- Weight: 112g
- Size: 7.6mm
- A6 chip: twice faster than A5, 22% smaller
- Graphics: twice faster than predecessor
- 16/32/64GB memory
- 8-megapixel camera with five-element lens, backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, f/2.5 aperture, dynamic low light mode, precision lens alignment, sapphire crystal, panorama mode (28-megapixel photos), 1080p video recording, improved video stabilization, face detection, photo-taking while recording; size: 25% smaller
- A6 chip Photo features: next-gen ISP, spatial noise reduction, smart filter, better low-light performance, faster photo capture
- FaceTime HD front-facing camera with backside illumination, FaceTime over cellular, 720p video recording and face detection
- HSPA+, DC-HSPA, support
- LTE (single chip, single radio, dynamic antenna)
- LTE global support for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Bell, Telus, Rogers, SingTel, SmarTone, SK Telecom, KDDI, SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom, Everything Everywhere
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4GHz and 5GHz on 802.11n
- GPS with turn-by-turn directions
- Three microphones, bottom, front and back – improved speaker design: five magnet transducer, 20% smaller
- Wideband audio, Noise-cancelling ear-piece
- HD voice
- Battery life: 8 hours for 3G talk, 3G browsing or LTE browsing; 10 hours for Wi-Fi browsing and video playback, 40 hours for music playback and 225 hours standby
- New 9-pin connector called Lighting: all-digital 8-signal design, adaptive interface, improved durability, 80% smaller
- Siri support
- iOS 6
Release info:
Apple has slated the initial pre-ordering of the iPhone 5 in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany Australia, Japan, Honk Kong and Singapore for September 14, 2012.
Contract pricing will range from $199 to $399 depending on the memory configuration your choose. Verizon, Sprint and At&T will carry the new iPhone 5 but T-Mobile will be left out.
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