iPhone 5 specs, features, release date and pricing details are now official

It’s September 12 today which means the web and the media are filled with new iPhone news. By now, we have already seen confirmation of some of the products Apple will unveil today, including the iPhone 5, the new iPods: touch and nano and iTunes 11. We know the iPhone 5 will come with LTE support, at least according to today’s leak and we know it will run iOS 6 out of the box.

Speaking of iOS 6, the new mobile platform will also be unveiled today, after having been introduced at WWDC 2012, and will most likely be released in the coming hours or day.

But, unquestionably, the biggest star of the show is the new iPhone, the iPhone 5, which is being presented on stage by Apple execs including Tim Cook and Phil Shiller as I type these lines.
So let’s see what the iPhone is all about, shall we, because – again, like it or not – this is the device everyone in the Android business will use to compare other Android devices to.

Design

As expected, the new iPhone comes with a new design compared to its predecessor. Not counting the original iPhone, this happens every two years, just see the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS versus the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Evidently, there are some similarities between the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5, but in the mean time, let’s see what’s new.
The iPhone 5 is slightly taller, but roughly as wide as the iPhone 4S. The phone is 18% thinner than its predecessor, measuring only 7.6mm in thickness and 20% lighter, coming in at only 112g. The screen measures 4 inches diagonally and comes with a resolution of 1136 x 640 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and 326 PPI (Retina Display), 44% more color saturation and integrated touch, which explains its thinness.
In case it looks familiar, that’s because it looks very similar to the iPhone mockups and leaks that hit the web in recent months and especially in the weeks preceding the event.

Specs and features

Here’s a complete list of specs and features for the handset:

• 4-inch touchscreen Retina display (326 PPI) with 1136 x 640 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and integrated touch support
• Weight: 112g
• Size: 7.6mm
• A6 chip: twice faster than A5, 22% smaller
• Graphics: twice faster than predecessor
• 16/32/64GB memory
• 8-megapixel camera with five-element lens, backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, f/2.5 aperture, dynamic low light mode, precision lens alignment, sapphire crystal, panorama mode (28-megapixel photos), 1080p video recording, improved video stabilization, face detection, photo-taking while recording; size: 25% smaller
• A6 chip Photo features: next-gen ISP, spatial noise reduction, smart filter, better low-light performance, faster photo capture
• FaceTime HD front-facing camera with backside illumination, FaceTime over cellular, 720p video recording and face detection
• HSPA+, DC-HSPA, support
• LTE (single chip, single radio, dynamic antenna)
• LTE global support for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Bell, Telus, Rogers, SingTel, SmarTone, SK Telecom, KDDI, SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom, Everything Everywhere
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4GHz and 5GHz on 802.11n
• GPS with turn-by-turn directions
• Three microphones, bottom, front and back – improved speaker design: five magnet transducer, 20% smaller
• Wideband audio, Noise-cancelation ear-piece
• HD voice
• Battery life: 8 hours for 3G talk, 3G browsing or LTE browsing; 10 hours for Wi-Fi browsing and video playback, 40 hours for music playback and 225 hours standby
• New 9-pin connector called Lighting: all-digital 8-signal design, adaptive interface, improved durability, 80% smaller
• Siri support
• iOS 6

Release date and pricing

As expected, the iPhone 5 will soon be available in stores. Starting with September 14, you’ll be able to pre-order it in the USA, Canada UK, France and Germany Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The device will hit 100 countries by December and will be carried by 240 mobile operators.
The iPhone 5 will cost $199, $299, $399, depending on what memory capacity you choose. Naturally, these are on-contract prices.
Meanwhile, the 16 GB iPhone 4S and 8GB iPhone 4 will cost $99 and $0 on contract, respectively. The iPhone 3GS will not be available anymore in Apple and carrier stores

And in case you were wondering, iOS 6 will be released on September 19.

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