In a press release, Apple VP of Marketing Phil Schiller explained that the iPhone 5 is made of glass and glass alloys. This new product has a thickness of 7.6 mm and 18% thinner than the previous generation. Weighing only 112 grams or 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S.
The screen is equipped with a Retina display (326ppi) measuring 4 inches with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels. "Same width but longer," said Schiller as quoted by Engadget (12/09). There are 5 lines and 4 shortcut icons at the bottom.
Apple has also provided an update to iWork, Garage Band and iMovie. In addition there is the addition of new applications such as Open Table which functions like a photo gallery. Compared to previous devices, color saturation iPhone 5 around 44% better, sharper and unbiased when exposed to sunlight.
For koneksitasnya, iPhone 5 is equipped with GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, HSPA + (21Mbps), DC-HSDPA (42Mbps) and LTE (max. 100). In it there are 2 chips each for Voice Data and Radio. Unlike the previous product, Apple added an antenna for this handset.
The processor used is A6 size 22% smaller than before. It aims to conserve battery energy. To try out the greatness of the screen, Schiller also demonstrated the iPhone 5 to be used to play any EA game called Real Racing 3.
For the battery problem, Schiller explained that the battery of the iPhone 5 is more efficient than the iPhone 4S. Powerful batteries last for 8 hours of talk or for browsing on 3G or LTE. When using Wi-Fi, the battery last longer is strong for 10 hours.
The camera is about the same as the iPhone 4S. The camera on the back has 8MP resolution and berfiturkan 5 element lens and f/2.4 aperture. Not only that, Apple has also added a feature called Smart Filters which serves to reduce noise. "The camera is 40% faster than the previous shooting," he explained.
As well as rumors, Apple was right complement this new product with iOS 6 operating system in it. In addition, there are also applications such as Apple 3D Map, Passbook, Photo Stream, FaceTime and more.
Regarding the price, Schiller said the iPhone 5 will be marketed for sale at a price of USD 199 for the 16GB, $ 299 for the 32GB and $ 399 for the 64GB.
Pre-orders opened on Friday (14/09) future and will be officially released to the U.S. market, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and 20 other countries on 21 September.