Apple has finally and officially launched the much-awaited iPhone 5 at the press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 12, 2012.
Most of the details we posted previously were legitimate—the 4-inch Retina display, 4G LTE internet connectivity, the A6 processor, the September 21 release date, and it being taller and having a smaller dock connector—except that it has no NFC.
Here are the basic, salient, and highlight features of the iPhone 5 posted by tech blog Tech Crunch, who’s among the thousands attending the event, which we’re sharing to you.
20% lighter than the iPhone 4S, 18% thinner, made of glass and aluminum;
Two toned design – colors are Black and Slate, and White and Silver;
Available in 16GB model for $199, 32GB for $299, and 64GB for $399 with a two-year contract from AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint;
4-inch Retina display at 16:9 display that runs at 1136 x 640, with 5 rows of icons and embedded touch sensors;
It has a brand new chipset, the A6 which, Apple claims, is twice as fast as the iPhone 4S’ A5 chip;
Compatible with a Nano-SIM;
Better battery life – 8 hours of 3G talk time (8 hours of 3G and LTE web browsing);
A smaller, improved audio speaker;
Three microphones – front, back, and bottom.
An all-digital, eight-pin Dock Connector called “Lightning;”
Supports 4G LTE and the 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi;
An 8-megapixel camera with a smaller sensor that features better low-light performance;
The iPhone 5’s camera, which supports 1080p video capture, has built-in panorama mode and lets users snap photos while recording video at the same time;
It as integrated Facebook;
iPhone 5 pre-orders begins Friday, September 14, and the device starts shipping September 21st.
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