Apple announce iphone 5 – Here’s What You need to know
A few years ago a new Apple announcement meant very little in the home automation world. But now that the smartphone is increasingly becoming the preferred interface to our homes, a new iOS device is a much more essential event. Tim cook and the rest of the Apple generals are on stage best now so here’s our cheat sheet of hightlights from todays announcement.
iPhone 5 Hardware
New model is named “iPhone 5”
(3GS is now gone) Starter model is 4.
Preorders from September 14th – shipping on 21st Sept to USA, UK, Canada,France, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan . much more countries on 28th
Prices start at £529 (unlocked without contract)
Made of glass and aluminium, available in Black (with anodised back) or White (with raw aluminium back)
18% thinner, 20% lighter, 9mm taller than iphone 4S “The world’s thinnest smartphone”
4″ 1136 x 640, 16:9 Retina display, 326 PPI
44% much more colour satuaration
Existing apps will be letter-boxed until updated
LTE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA
Compatible with UK’s new 4G EE Network
“Dynamic Antenna”
Wi-Fi, 2.4ghz and 5ghz on 802.11n
A6 CPU – 2x faster CPU & 2x Graphics compared to A5
Battery Life better than 4S
Improved video camera f2.4, still 8MP but with “Dynamic low light mode, precision lens alignment, sapphire crystal lens”
New “Panorama” mode
1080p video, improved video stability, face detection plus ability to take photos while shooting video
FaceTime video camera now “720p HD”
3 microphones now (up from 2), bottom, front, and back
Improved speaker design
New all-digital 9 Pin “Lightning” connector replaces 30 pin – connects either way round. 80% smaller
Adaptor will be available to convert 30pin to new 9 pin
New ‘EarPod” headphones replace the old buds
iOS6 Software
iOS 6 available Sept 19th
Safari full screen Mode
Safari iCloud Tabs (a-la-Chrome) shared between devices
Siri improvements
Accessibility enhancements
New apps store design with Facebook integration
New version of iTunes – simplified “edge to edge design”, coming “late October”
iPods
New 7th Gen iPod Nano returns to stick-of-gum format. Multi-touch screen, Bluetooth, Lightening, video Playback, 7 colours, From $149
New 5th Gen iPod Touch – New 4″ screen, A5 CPU, 6.1mm thck, Siri, 5 colours, From $299
www.apple.com/iphone/
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