Apple launches the most awaited iPhone 5

     Apple Inc on September 12,2012 unveiled iPhone 5, claiming it to be the world's thinnest smartphone. The new bigger, thinner, faster and lighter smartphone from Apple is launched expecting the top spot in global smartphone market.The iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6 with 200 new features including Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, turn-by-turn navigation, Flyover view; new Siri features ;Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar etc.

     The iPhone 5 "is made entirely of glass and aluminum," said Tim Cook, CEO, Apple, at the iPhone 5 launch event, adding "You see we're able to add a 5th row of icons." 

     The iPhone 5 comes with a 4-inch retina display. High speed internet can be accessed using 4G LTE network. iPhone 5 is 20 pecent lighter than 4S. It features the Lightning connector that is smaller and more durable than the previous connector. The phone has an 8 megapixel iSight camera with smaller lens. iPhone 5 supports ultrafast wireless standards including LTE and DC-HSDPA

     "It is an absolute jewel. The software and engineering that went into this product is the most challenging our team has ever taken on," said Apples's Marketing Chief Phil Schiller at San Francisco.

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*  iPhone 5 is 20% lighter than iPhone 4S

*  Uses A6 chip which is 2X faster CPU, 2X faster graphics, 22% smaller.

*  Voice and data are integrated in one chip

*  7.6 mm anodized aluminum body

*  iPhone 5 is entirely made of aluminium and glass

*  weighs 112g & is 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S.

*  Apple iPhone 5 runs iOS 6

*  8 Mp (3264x2448) camera with thinner lens than 4S

*  iPhone 5 has panorama mode which results in 28 Mp images

*  4-inch screen with retina display

*  iPhone 5 will support 4G LTE and DC-HSDPA

*  Battery life : supports 8-hours of LTE browsing

*  New connector that is 80% smaller than the iPhone 4S

     

     Apple's iPhone 5 will be available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK on Friday, September 21. Customers can pre-order the phone from friday, September 14. 

     The iPhone 5 will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries on September 28, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

     The iPhone 5 comes in either white & silver or black & 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.