Apple's iPhone 5,the greatest smartphone ever is now just 2 days away.
So Much more than before and so much less too
"A remarkably slim design that still makes room for a larger display and a faster chip. Ultra fast wireless that doesn’t sacrifice battery life. And all-new headphones designed to sound great and fit comfortably. So much went into this iPhone. So we could get even more out of it"
The 4-inch iPhone 5
comes with 4G LTE connectivity, and will begin shipping on Sept. 21 to
carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. Tech specs for the new
phone include a 1,136-by-640 Retina display, an 8-megapixel camera with
1080p HD video capture, better stabilization, and Panorama mode.
Running on a revamped A6 processor and boasting a heftier battery life,
the iPhone 5 will be available for $199 (16GB), $299 (32GB), and $399
(64GB) with a two-year contract.
FEATURES:-
Thin, sleek, and very capable.
It’s hard to believe a phone so thin could offer so many features: a larger display, a faster chip, the latest wireless technology, an 8MP iSight camera, and more. All in a beautiful aluminum body designed and made with an unprecedented level of precision. iPhone 5 measures a mere 7.6 millimeters thin and weighs just 112 grams.1 That’s 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S. The only way to achieve a design like this is by relentlessly considering (and reconsidering) every single detail — including the details you don’t see.![](http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/design_image.jpg)
More display means more to see.
Anyone can make a larger smartphone display. But if we go
large for large’s sake, we end up with a phone that feels oversize,
awkward, and hard to use. iPhone 5 features a 4-inch display designed
the right way: it’s bigger, but it’s the same width as iPhone 4S. So
everything you’ve always done with one hand — typing on the keyboard,
for instance — we can still do with one hand. On a larger canvas that
lets us see more of every web page. More of our inbox. More events on our calendar. Even more apps on our Home screen.
It’s more vibrant, too.
This isn’t just a larger display. It’s a larger Retina
display. At 326 pixels per inch, it has a pixel density so high our eye
can’t distinguish individual pixels. And as stunning as the Retina
display is on the iPhone 4S, this one gives us 18 percent more pixels
for an impressive 1136-by-640 resolution. Colors get a boost, too, with
color saturation that’s 44 percent greater than before. So with
iPhone 5, the games we play, the words we read, the images we see,
and the apps we love look and feel incredibly vivid and lifelike. For
big-time entertainment, iPhone 5 lets us watch widescreen HD video in
all its glory — without letter-boxing.
Apple's got a new camera in its brand new iPhone 5:
8-megapixels with a 3,264 x 2,448 backside-illuminated sensor,
five-element lens, and f/2.4 aperture sits on the rear of the new
device. "Same as the iPhone 4S, but thinner." 25 percent thinner in
fact, to match the now slimmer iPhone. The branding remains the same --
it's still the iSight -- but a few new bells and whistles have been
added alongside the thinning. A new dynamic low light mode, for one, and
a fancy sapphire crystal cover. The phone's new A6 processor
also helps out, offering a "smart filter" for better color matching, as
well as speedier capture and still capture during video.
In
terms of functionality, there's a new panorama mode, that allows picture
stitching for multiple images into one larger shot (a whopping 28
megapixels in total) -- it looks like the 4S is getting this function as
well, though it's unclear if it'll be via iOS 6
or what. Photo sharing is also getting expanded, adding more social
functionality -- images can be shared with multiple friends or family
members, and then those folks can comment.
It'll be glad to hear that it's getting
expanded as well. The rear camera still offers 30fps 1080p HD capture,
albeit with better image stabilization. The front facing camera now
features 720p video for all your extreme close-ups. Speaking of FaceTime, it will be available via LTE on the iPhone 5.
A new way to get connected.
The new iPhone deserves a new dock connector. Say hello to the
reversible, 80 percent smaller, Lightning. The likes of Bose, BLW and
B&O are already working on new compatible docks while the new
connector itself is now easier to connect, more durable, all digital,
with an adaptive interface which warrants some closer inspection.
Naturally, an adapter will also be made available for our existing
iPhone peripherals, but if we have a number of devices to connect, it's
likely to put a hurt on our wallet -- the adapter is now for sale in
the Apple Store for a whopping $29. At least it'll pair well with that
Thunderbolt connection, right?