Apple on Wednesday has finally revealed a new
phone that's taller and has a bigger display. iPhone 5 comes in either white
and silver or black and slate, and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US ) for the 16GB model and $299 (US ) for the 32GB model and $399 (US ) for the
64GB model.
iPhone 5 will be available in theUS ,
Australia , Canada , France ,
Germany , Hong
Kong , Japan , Singapore and the UK on Friday, September 21, and
customers can pre-order their iPhone 5 beginning Friday, September 14.
iPhone 5 will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores, and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, includingAustria , Belgium , Czech
Republic , Denmark ,
Estonia , Finland , Hungary ,
Ireland , Italy , Liechtenstein ,
Lithuania , Luxembourg , Netherlands ,
New Zealand , Norway , Poland ,
Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia ,
Spain , Sweden and Switzerland .
Even though it's taller than the iPhone 4S, it's lighter. The bigger screen - 4 inches measured diagonally - creates room for another row of icons on the screen and lets widescreen movies fit better. Previous iPhone models carried 3.5-inch screens.
Even video and photos look more lush on the iPhone 5's bigger and better screen. The device is also speedier because of a more powerful processing chip and upgraded wireless technology that accelerates Web surfing.
Apple also has equipped the iPhone 5 with a superior sound system, courtesy of the new headphones that the company says it spent three years developing. The headphones, called "EarPods," are a vast improvement on the ear buds that Apple has been giving away with its devices for more than a decade. The new headphones actually
iPhone 5 will be available in the
iPhone 5 will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores, and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including
Even though it's taller than the iPhone 4S, it's lighter. The bigger screen - 4 inches measured diagonally - creates room for another row of icons on the screen and lets widescreen movies fit better. Previous iPhone models carried 3.5-inch screens.
Even video and photos look more lush on the iPhone 5's bigger and better screen. The device is also speedier because of a more powerful processing chip and upgraded wireless technology that accelerates Web surfing.
Apple also has equipped the iPhone 5 with a superior sound system, courtesy of the new headphones that the company says it spent three years developing. The headphones, called "EarPods," are a vast improvement on the ear buds that Apple has been giving away with its devices for more than a decade. The new headphones actually
stay in your ears and make it seem as if the
sound is playing inside your head. The EarPods come free with the iPhone 5, and
they sounded as good as $100 headphones sold by a variety of other companies.
The new iOS also offers a feature called "Passbook," where digital coupons, airline tickets and gift cards can be conveniently stored in one location. This, too, is going to be popular.
iPhone 5 tech specifications:
The new iOS also offers a feature called "Passbook," where digital coupons, airline tickets and gift cards can be conveniently stored in one location. This, too, is going to be popular.
iPhone 5 tech specifications:
- Display: 4-inch (diagonal) with a resolution of 1136 by 640 pixels.
- Memory capacity: 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes, depending on price. There's no way to expand it with memory cards.
- Price: Starting at $199, for 16 gigabytes of memory.
- Size: height: 4.87 inches; width: 2.31 inches; depth: 0.30 inch (124 x 59 x 7.6 mm)
- Weight: 3.95 ounces (112 grams)
- Cameras: 8-megapixel camera on back, 1.2-megapixel on front.
- Video recording: high-definition (1080p - comparable to the resolution of a 40-inch flat panel TV) up to 30 frames per second with audio
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- US wireless carriers: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and others.
- Network compatibility: 3G networks worldwide, plus 4G LTE networks in the US, Canada, Japan, Germany, UK, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.
- Operating system: Apple's iOS 6 (will also be available for download to older iPhone models)
- Near-field communications: Not available.
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800
/ 1900 - GSM A1428
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CDMA 800 / 1900 /
2100 - CDMA A1429
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HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
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CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -
CDMA A1429
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LTE 700 MHz Class 17
/ 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
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LTE 700 / 850 / 1800
/ 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
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Nano-SIM
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2012, September
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Available. Released
2012, September
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BODY
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123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6
mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
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112 g (3.95 oz)
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DISPLAY
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LED-backlit IPS TFT,
capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
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640 x 1136 pixels,
4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
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Yes
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Corning Gorilla
Glass, oleophobic coating
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SOUND
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Vibration,
proprietary ringtones
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Yes
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Yes
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MEMORY
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No
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16/32/64 GB storage,
1 GB RAM
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DATA
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Yes
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Yes
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DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps;
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
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Wi-Fi 802.11
a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
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Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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Yes, v2.0
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CAMERA
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8 MP, 3264x2448
pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
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Simultaneous HD
video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection,
panorama, HDR
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Yes, 1080p@30fps,
LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, check quality
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Yes, 1.2 MP,
720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
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FEATURES
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iOS 6
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Apple A6
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Dual-core 1.2 GHz
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PowerVR SGX 543MP3
(triple-core graphics)
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Accelerometer, gyro,
proximity, compass
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iMessage, SMS
(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
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HTML (Safari)
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No
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Yes, with A-GPS
support and GLONASS
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No
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Black/Slate,
White/Silver
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- Active noise
cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - Twitter and Facebook integration - TV-out - Maps - iBooks PDF reader - Audio/video player/editor - Organizer - Document viewer - Image viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/command - Predictive text input |
Standard battery,
Li-Po 1440 mAh (5.45 Wh)
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Up to 225 h (2G) /
Up to 225 h (3G)
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Up to 8 h (2G) / Up
to 8 h (3G)
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Up to 40 h
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MISC
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1.18 W/kg (head)
1.18 W/kg (body)
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0.95 W/kg (head)
0.90 W/kg (body)
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TESTS
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