Saturday, September 29, 2012

iPhone 5 – Everything you wanted to know in one place



 iPhone 5, which was released on September 12, is Apple’s latest iPhone. Many people say that it is one of the best smartphones in the world. Check the specifications and features and judge that on your own.

 First, a few words about design. iPhone 5 reminds a lot of iPhone 4S, but still it is much different. It is a bit taller (its dimensions are 124 X 59 X 7.6mm) and 20% lighter (it weighs 112 grams) than its predecessor. Being just 7.6 mm thin, it is one of the thinnest smartphones out there. It has a 4-inch Retina display with 1,136 x 640 resolution. The old Dock connector has been replaced with a new Lighting connector.

 As for the camera, iPhone 5 comes with 8-MP camera. But, it comes with something new – Panorama. It lets you shoot up to 240 degress with one smooth motion, creating a high-resolution panorama up to 28 MP. You can record 1080p HD videos with the iSight camera, it supports face detection for up to 10 faces and it has a 1.2-MP FaceTime HD unit, which can capture 720p videos.



 As for hardware, iPhone 5 comes with A6 CPU, which makes it twice faster than its predecessor. It has 1 GB of RAM and a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The battery provides 8 hours of talking and internet use, 10 hours of video playback and 40 hours of audio playback. 

 As for software, it comes with iOS6, with updated Siri, Passbook and new Maps. Siri understands more questions and knows more answers. As for other features, it features Wi-Fi 802.11n, 4G LTE, HSPA+, GSM/EDGE and Bluetooth 4.0.

 iPhone 5 comes in two colors – black & slate and white & silver. 16 GB version costs $199, 32GB version $299 and 64GB version $399.

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