iPhone 5 Finally Release

After months of rumor endless "leaked" images, and tons of analyst reports, Apple finally introduced its latest smartphone, the iPhone 5. The new iPhone 5 finally release by Apple. 

With 4 inch display, measuring at 7.6mm in thickness and weighing 112 grams. This is the thinnest and lightest iPhone and is made of glass and aluminium. Surprisingly enough the new iPhone 5 looks very similar to all the leaks we have seen thus far, so for once Apple wasn't really able to keep it a big secret.

The feature a 4-inch display, with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels also means that the iPhone has been elongated physically and in terms of pixel rows. To quote the VP, "We're able to add a fifth row of icons." In other words, Apple in-house software has been updated for the new resolution and screen size, while third-party apps will be letterboxed if necessary.

There’s also LTE support, although no mention of NFC. There will be a new 8 mega pixel camera, with a promised improved low light performance and 40% faster photo capture. The iPhone 5 processor will be that of Apple A6 SoC, which is claimed to double CPUand graphics processing performance.

There’s also the new Lightning dock connector, which is 80% smaller than the previous 30 pin cable. If you’re using that, Apple will be providing an adapter for all old accessories, at a price. The iPhone 5 comes in black and white flavours, with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants.

First wave of countries to get the iPhone 5 on September 21st will be the US, UK, Canada,France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, starting from USD 199 (S$245) for the 16GB model. More territories to be announced from the 28th of September onwards. 

In addition to its new look, it also received a slew of hardware and feature updates. To see what's changed and what's stayed the same, CNET put together this handy comparison chart that stacks up the device with its previous iteration, the iPhone 4S. Take a look and note we'll be continually updating the chart as more details come.

Front iPhone 5 ,  Back iPhone 4S

	iPhone 4S	iPhone 5
Dimensions	4.5 inches tall, 2.3 inches wide, 0.37 inches thick; 4.9 ounces	4.87 inches tall, 2.3 inches wide, 0.30 inch thick; 3.95 ounces
Display	3.5-inch Retina Display with 960x640-pixel resolution and 326 ppi; 3:2 aspect ratio	4-inch Retina Display with 1,136x640-pixel resolution and 326ppi; 16:9 aspect ratio
Camera	8-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording at 30fps, auto focus, face detection, HDR shooting mode, f2.4 aperture, backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens; front-facing VGA camera	8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 3,264x2448-pixel resolution, 1080p HD video recording at 30fps, auto focus, face detection, HDR and panoramic shooting modes, f2.4 aperture, backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens, dynamic low-light mode; front-facing 1.2-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz); UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA; GSM/EDGE; CDMA EV-DO Rev. A	Bluetooth 4.0; 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; LTE; CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B
Processor	Dual-core 1GHz A5 processor with dual-core graphics	A6 processor
Current capacity	16GB	16GB, 32 GB, 64GB
Location	Assisted GPS, digital compass, Wi-Fi, cellular	Assisted GPS and GLONASS, digital compass, Wi-Fi, cellular
Sensors	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
Battery life	8 hours of talk time over 3G, 6 hours of browsing over 3G, 14 hours over 2G, 9 hours of browsing over Wi-Fi, 40 hours audio playback, 10 hours of video playback, 200 hours standby	8 hours of talk time over 3G, 8 hours of browsing over 3G, 8 hours of browsing over LTE, 10 hours of browsing over Wi-Fi, 40 hours of audio playback, 10 hours of video playback, 225 hours standby
Current carriers	AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Cricket Wireless, C Spire	AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
Current pricing	$99 for 16GB	$199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB
Colors	Black and white	Black and white
Audio system	Two microphones	Three microphones
Connector	30-pin connector	8-pin Lightning connector

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