No breaking news here (as everyone has already heard about it) but definitely worth touching on as Apple rolled out details of the new, iPhone 5 this week. So what’s new at R 5? According to Apple the device boasts some 200 new features running on iOS 6 including the new Maps app with “Apple-designed cartography” and turn-by-turn navigation (so long Waze?); Facebook integration; Passbook® organization; and even more Siri features and languages (do we really want SiRi telling us where to eat and which movies to see??). Some of the additional, noteworthy functionality includes:
- new 4-inch Retina display”better” battery support
- up to twice the CPU and graphics performance (fast A6 chip)
- 7.6 mm anodized aluminum body that is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S
- completely redesigned camera – 8 megapixel iSight® camera is “the most popular camera in the
- world”. Look for a sapphire crystal lens cover (golf clap), panorama feature enables 28 megapixel
- image capture, video stabilization, video face detection and photo capture while capturing video
- (nice). You’ll also find 720p HD video and phto sharing via iCloud
- new Lightning™ connector that is smaller, smarter and more durable
- new enhanced audio features including a new beam-forming, directional microphone system for higher
- quality sound, while background noise fades away with new noise canceling technology
- comes with the new Apple EarPods
iPhone 5 is available 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. iPhone 5 will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 5
will be available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK on Friday, September 21, and customers can pre-order their iPhone 5 beginning Friday, September 14. Oh, and look for great deals on the iPhone 4S (I heard of a $50 in Seattle recently) See details HERE
