Apple introduced the most awaited smartphone of the year ‘iPhone 5’. According to Apple, iPhone 5 is the world’s thinnest smartphone, measuring just 7.6mm thick (18% thinner than 4S) and it weighs 112 grams. However, there is no significant visible change in the form factor of iPhone 5, the device retains same width but taller. No doubt it is remarkably thinner and lighter, get hands-on to experience the real difference!
iPhone 5 features a 4-inch Retina display with a resolution of 1136 x 640 at 326 ppi, new A6 chip with 2X faster CPU and 2x graphics compared to the A5, supports 4G LTE, and an improved battery life that claims 8 hours talk time on 3G, 8 hours of Internet browsing on 3G or LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi, and 10 hours of video playback. The main camera with a 8-megapixel sensor packs a sapphire lens crystal cover, delivers better low-light performance and 40% faster image capture. It has a Panorama mode and one can now capture photos while recording a video. With iPhone 5, Apple has introduced a new dock connector ‘Lightning’ which is 80% smaller as compared to 30-pin connector, plus newly designed earphones called ‘EarPods. And it is available in Black & Slate and White & Silver. It uses the world’s most advanced mobile operating system iOS 6. The pricing of iPhone 5 is same. $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.
iPhone 5 Pre-orders begins Sept 14th. Shipping on September 21st in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
To see more detail about the spec, visit http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html