It's the thinnest and lightest iPhone yet. 7.6mm thick, 18% thinner than before. It's the world's thinnest smartphone. The iPhone 5 Weighs 112 grams. 20% lighter than the 4S.
It's a 326ppi Retina display, 4-inches. 1136 x 640 resolution. Same width, but taller. 44% better color saturation, full sRGB rendering.
All that just for the display! Now, let's talk wireless. "Ultrafast Wireless" they're calling it. GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and LTE! HSPA+ is 21Mbps, DC-HSDPA is 42Mbps, and LTE is a max of 100. Single chip for voice and data, and a single radio chip as well.
It can automatically switch antenna connections." Similar to how the 4S worked.
New chip, the A6! 2X faster CPU and 2x graphics compared to the A5.
Battery life!
8 hours of 3G or LTE talk time or browsing. 10 hours on WiFi browsing.
CAMERA! = iSight
Panorama
You sweep the scene vertically to get the most resolution, then just swing your phone. It's a 28 megapixel resulting image! Even if you weave or shake a bit it'll smooth things out and remove any crazy artifacts if someone moves. "While the camera is amazing for taking pictures, it's also a lot better for video as well." It's 1080p still but with better video stabilization, and there's facial recognition. You can grab photos, too, still.
Video
New chip, the A6! 2X faster CPU and 2x graphics compared to the A5.
Battery life!
8 hours of 3G or LTE talk time or browsing. 10 hours on WiFi browsing.
CAMERA! = iSight
8-megapixel sensor, a 5-element lens and f/2.4 aperture. Same as the iPhone 4S but thinner. Now there's a dynamic low light mode. It evaluates nearby pixels to give up to 2 f-stops greater low-light performance. There's now a sapphire lens crystal cover -- durable and clear. And, there's a new image processor in the A6 to reduce noise and includes a so-called "smart filter" to do better at color-matching.
Panorama
Video
Front Facing camera
The front-facing camera is now 720p, backside illuminated. The audio system - there are three microphones. Front, bottom, and back. This is for voice recognition and noise cancelation.
The Connector
"The iPhone, from its start, has used the iPod's connector." This dates back 9 years! "So many of the things we used to do over the wire we now do wirelessly." Bluetooth for audio, WiFi for AirPlay or syncing to iTunes, "and best of all with iCloud we can download all our content wirelessly."
Pre-orders start on Friday the 14th. Shipping on September 21st in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Same price as the 4S. $199 for 16GB. $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.
iPhone 4 is now free on contract! 4S is now $99
