The iPhone 5 has a two-toned back and is slightly taller than the previous iPhone, the 4S. It is made entirely of glass and aluminum, with all the buttons in the same place. It's the thinnest iPhone ever, at 7.6 mm thick, or 18% percent thinner that the iPhone 4S.
The retina display has a ppi of 326, just like the 4S. The new screen is a 4 inch display; the resolution is 1136 x 640 pixels with a 16:9 ratio. This provides more screen space above the virtual keyboard when typing up an email or searching for something.
Touch sensors that are 30% thinner have been built into the display, and are less prone to glare.
The wireless is said to be 'ultrafast,' and the phone supports 4G LTE. The LTE chip has a single chip for voice and data, single radio chip, and a dynamic antenna. The phone can now switch between GSM and CDMA networks.
The new iPhone 5 has an A6 (1.3 GHz dual-core) processor, 2X faster than the A5, including the graphics. It is 22% percent smaller than the A5 chip. The new dock is now the new magnetic Lightning connector, which saves space, but renders older accessories unusable.
The iPhone 5 is available to all major carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint), except T-Mobile.
Battery life is 8 hours 3G talk time and 3G browsing. 8 hours LTE browsing, 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, and 10 hours video. And, of course, 40 hours of music. Approximately 225 hours of stand by.
The iSight Camera is an 8 Megapixel sensor, with backside illumination, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens, f2.4 feature, and is 25% smaller. There is also a built-in panoramic for 28 megapixel panoramics. The camera also has face detection for ten people, and now you can take photos while shooting video.
The front camera is a FaceTime HD camera with 720p HD support, backside illuminated sensor, and now FaceTime works over cellular with iOS 6.
The price for the new iPhone 5 (16 GB) is $199, same as the iPhone 4S. Unfortunately, there is no 128GB model. It is $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB.
Review by © 2012 Andy Chin
Photo Credit: Apple
© 2012 Apple, Inc.
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