After months of build-up and rumours, Apple has finally launched the iPhone 5. The hype surrounding the iPhone 5 has led to it being tipped to break all previous smartphone sales records. See also iPhone 5 launch: as it happened.
Apple iPhone 5 specs and features
Tim Cook announced in front of a room full of technology journalists that the iPhone 5 is an example of how "it's an amazing time at Apple, an extraordinary time" and that the "iPhone 5 and iOS 6 are the biggest things to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone".See also: iPhone 5 review.
This is the first time the iPhone has changed its screen size since the original 2G iPhone launched way back in September 2007. Apple has kept the screen size of its iPhones and iPod Touches the same for continuity reasons all this time, so it will be interesting to see what effect the new screen size has on the iPhone 5's apps and OS. Take a look at the iPhone 5 price in UK and iPhone 5 Advisor too.
Here are the confirmed iPhone 5 specs and features:
iPhone 5 features
iPhone 5 screen:
The new iPhone 5 will feature a screen that is half-an-inch bigger than its predecessors. That means that the iPhone 5 will have an impressive 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and an 1136x640 resolution.
Apple has said that older apps designed for the 3.5-inch screen will work in just the same way on the iPhone 5. Apps will just be centralised and the extra screen space on the sides will be greyed out.
iPhone 5 processor:
As predicted, Apple has upgraded the processor in the iPhone 5. What might come as a bit of a surprise is just how much they've updated it. The new A6 chip found in the iPhone 5 has a 2x faster CPU and a 2x faster graphics. All this in a chip that is 22% smaller. Apple claims that the new chip offers 2x better performance across the board.
iPhone 5 with iOS 6:
A lot has been made of iOS 6 and rightly so, it's going to bring a whole new style of cloud computing to Apple devices. Take a look at our iOS 6 preview for a more complete look at it.
iOS 6 for the iPhone 5 boasts over 200 new features. Here are a few that Macworld's Jason Snell and Dan Moren reported on during the iPhone 5 launch.
- In Notification Center you can post a tweet or to Facebook.
- Safari now has a fullscreen mode, which looks even better on the iPhone 5.
- Now in IOS 6, you can get back to anything you have open on any of your dvices on the go. iCloud Tabs shows you the four windows open back on your Mac.
- Next is Mail. Added a feature called VIPs, which lets you mark people as VIPs and all message from them in the inbox are collected in one place.
- Passbook is next. This is the way to collect all your passes in one place: movie tickets, airline boarding pass, coupon, store card with a balance, ticket for a concert, a ticket for a baseball game. Evening Boarding pass automatically appears on the lockscreen when you're nearby.
- Shared photo streams is next. Create a photo stream and when you add photos to it it shares them to your friends.
iPhone 5 4G:
It's got 4G!!! The iPhone 5 has all of the iPhone 4's connectivity that includes GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA. The main addition to this is LTE. In theory the iPhone 5 can have up to 100Mbps download speeds. More importantly the 4G LTE on the iPhone 5’s 4G will work in the UK, unlike the new iPad’s.
iPhone 5 camera
The new iPhone 5 features a 8 megapixel sensor, which produces 3264x2448 images. Other features include a camera that is backside illuminated, has a hybrid IR filter, a five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. Furthermore the iPhone 5's camera now has a dynamic low-light mode, which in layman's terms means it can work a lot better in low lights, 2 f-stops better to be precise. All of that and it is now 25% smaller that takes photos 40% faster. Impressive.
Apple has upgraded the iPhone 5's camera too. Vide is now capture in 1080p HD video, with improved video stabilization. You can also take photos while you're recording video.The front facing Facetime Camera has now been bumped up to a 720p HD camera with backside illumination, all of which can now work better with the aid of 4G.
iPhone 5 specs
Size and weight: All-new 7.6 mm anodised aluminium body that weights just 112g is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S.
Screen: 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and 1136x640 resolution.
Processor: A6 chip, said to be 2x faster across the board
Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and 4G LTE
Camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera, backside illuminated, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. The camera itself is 25% smaller too.
Video camera: Front: 1080p HD video. Rear: 720 HD.
Dock connector: New Lightning port that is 80% smaller than previous 30-pin connector.
Battery: Matched and improved the battery in the iPhone 4S. 8 hours 3G talk and surfing, 8 hours 4G surfing and 10 hours Wi-Fi surfing, 40 hours music and 225 hour standby.
Comments
Mrunprofessional said: The statistics actually show apple losing marketshare and Samsung leaping ahead Read up on it
Mrunprofessional said: Because Samsung and HTC already are the only thing apple does better is connectivity and Samsung is definitely overcoming them on that front as well Youre probably just a fanboy and will flame me for this but its a fact Apple is stagnating
Ram said: nothing beats an appleandroid suck
IPhonerules said: iPhone is the most elite phone and every other phone is an iPhone wannabe
Jakelawson47 said: Im sorry but why do people like you say Apple cant keep up The iPhone is the worlds best smart phone the statics back it up
Techraider said: Why is it there are so many people that think they can produce something better than manufacturers that have been producing these devices for so longThere is obviously a reason why certain hardware is not used or chosen to be implemented into the devices regardless of whoever the manufacturer is there will always be idiots that dont understand how much time effort and money goes into the RampD of any handset even the ones that most regard as low endI suggest that if you know better than the Apple technical developers then you should maybe offer you services in trying to achieve the unacheivable who knows they may take you on But dont hold your breath you may need to grow up first
Narendrasharma said: Yeh very trueQuilty and performance rulez which is only apple
Iphone5era said: Go buy an ipad and hang that around your belt if you must need your phone screen to be that HUGE
Emawlee Bby said: Vide is now capture in you forgot to the o in video
Blah said: It still doesnt have flashlmao
Applesux said: Apple cant keep up with their quad-core competitors Maybe in the iPhone 6
Nicholas Gatewood said: The SII is a superior smartphone in almost every single way most notably in screen quality OLED always beats LCD and its larger Sure its lower resolution but at that point you could just bump up to a Note or an SIII and still get an infinitely superior product The Note II was announced a few days ago its the phone to get until the S4 releases Apples a joke using litigation to fight competition because they cant keep up Seriously screw Apple- theyre the Nintendo of the phone business producing crappy hardware and using advertising and idiot-appeal for success I hope they both fail and then have to try harder after losing a crapload of marketshare Id rather them go back to making decent products than have them drop off the hardware marketeven though they both suck right now
schowdog said: I would give up the weight reduction for bigger speakers like the size of quarters on the back The screen should have been at least 5
LKanoa said: Today Apple announced iPhone 4SS
Mgil0731 said: put a freekin flash player in it
Rwolfe1979 said: And on top of that atampt and Verizon needs to give back unlimited data like sprint cause sprint rules lol
Rwolfe1979 said: I dont know whats in store for apples future with iphones But if they want to stay in competition with goggles android They need to give more apps for free and do better widgets
Jeffrey Cormier said: Oh yeah one more type of commentor the world can do woThe know-it-all ignorant democrat give-me-a-free meal Section-8-housing nutbag who uses garbage language like the guy above who has no intelligible spelling for a name so brave that you are in cyberspace
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Mr Jarvis said: Yea yea yea Android phones always have that extra shit but with poor quality it cant make up for anything All plastic feeling junk It is a fact that any android phone can not keep up with apple In any kind of aspect Except size