Apple Intros iPhone 5; Thinner, Lighter, With Taller 4-Inch Display, 4G LTE Support

Apple today announced iPhone 5, the world’s most awaited new up-graded 6th iPhone, packed with new features like a larger retina display, measuring 4-inches and a resolution of 1136×640 pixels; A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology support with HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and LTE and dual-band Wi-Fi.

iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6 OS with over 200 new features including the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; deep Facebook integration with Contacts and Calendar; Passbook organization; and even more Siri features and languages. iPhone 5 features a Cortex A6 processor with A-15 chip which will lend more processing power to the device.

iPhone 5 is the thinnest smartphone in the world, with an all-new 7.6 mm anodized aluminum body that is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S. It support 4G LTE technology to provides blazing fast internet and also features dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi support for a wireless experience up to 150 Mbps. Apple claims that the iPhone 5 can do 8 hours of talking or web browsing over 3G, 10 hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi, 10 hours of videos, 40 hours of music or 225 hours of standby.

iPhone 5 comes with 8 megapixel iSight camera which is completely redesigned with optical performance, yet amazingly it’s 25 percent smaller than the camera in iPhone 4S. The new iSight camera in iPhone 5 features a sapphire crystal lens cover that is thinner and more durable than standard glass with the ability to provide crystal clear images. The new panorama feature lets you capture jaw-dropping panorama images of up to 28 megapixels by simply moving the camera across a scene in one smooth motion.

New video features include improved stabilization, video face detection for up to 10 faces and the ability to take still photos as you record. A new FaceTime HD front facing camera makes FaceTime calls incredibly clear and can also be used for self portraits and recording 720p HD video. iPhone 5 also allows you to share photos with friends and family using iCloud’s Shared Photo Streams.

iPhone 5 is not compatible with existing micro-SIM cards, it supports more smaller Nano-SIM.

iPhone 5 will be available in the USA for a price of $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model with mobile opertaotrs contract billing, and eight other countries on September 21, followed by a few more countries on September 28. Apple will be launching it in 100 countries by the end of this year. We are expecting an India launch in November close to Diwali and price will be arround Rs.48,000.

Esmail September 14, 2012 at 1:06 am

I have a feeling Apple will directly launch iPhone 6 in Fall 2013 instead of iPhone 5S, which will be a complete major redesign not just the tweaked iPhone 4 design that the iPhone 5 flaunts.

Esmail September 14, 2012 at 1:03 am

novicefreak1 :

Prabal :
@Asit Paul
1. We can make calls via both 3G and Wifi.
2. Yes they will reduce the price soon.

and yet another thing to remember….
here Videocall means stupid FaceTime concept and not like u take nokia or samsung earlier fones and made 3G video calls. Also for facetime you need to have “carrier support” Which means Apple Certified carriers as mentioned on their website(Aircel/Airtel) other wise you cannot make.
example, if you use other phone say nokia 3G phones(not windows)one can directly make a video calls and rates are more or less 70ps BSNL to 4rs Vodafone. But, in case of iPhone this type of videocall is not present.You can make facetime between two apple devices that too supported by carrier.

I am using my iPhone 4 to facetime over cellular (Yes my device is jailbroken and I use 3G unrestrictor) and I have never faced issues with face timing with any 3G operator, I have tried MTNL and Reliance, both work perfectly fine.

Sanjay September 13, 2012 at 10:37 pm

iphone 5 is not going to beat even Samsung Galaxy SIII while a new version of Samsung Galaxy Note is in way so ….

Pratul September 13, 2012 at 10:04 pm

US and its love for US based Products is driving Apple and its products, otherwise the same features are available at much less cost by other manufacturers. Samsung is the worlds best manufacturer of finest devices. Its just Apple is a innovator of these concepts. Now apple wants others to pay royalty for its innovative ideas!

srikapardhi September 13, 2012 at 9:05 pm

I say a Big NO to iphone5.Thank you APPLE. The very first time i decided to buy an Iphone you disappointed me :’(

Wangsuk Dapru September 13, 2012 at 5:13 pm

Biggest challenge will be supply of nano SIM, currently all operators do not stock even micro sims at all places, still low priced micro sim cutter is a good alternative. even mobile shop vendors cut sims for you for just Rs. 10-20. But nano sim cannot be cut as it might destroy the connectors moreover its also thinner than the current SIMs.

krishnendu September 13, 2012 at 5:00 pm

A backdated device for a species called imorons!They should even take patent of the term “imoron”!

Hetal Patel September 13, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Thinnest >>>

Motorola RAZR (7.1mm)
Huawei P1 Ascend (6.7mm)
ZTE Athena (6.2mm)
Oppo Finder (6.65mm)

Pratik September 13, 2012 at 4:02 pm

deep mehta :
WIth the built quality of the apple i don’t even think i require the warranty. its better to trip dubai 4n/5d for Rs. 30k and buy fone from there @ 600$ at max.

It was good built quality of Apple but now i do not think so.

novicefreak1 September 13, 2012 at 3:27 pm

Prabal :
@Asit Paul
1. We can make calls via both 3G and Wifi.
2. Yes they will reduce the price soon.

and yet another thing to remember….

here Videocall means stupid FaceTime concept and not like u take nokia or samsung earlier fones and made 3G video calls. Also for facetime you need to have “carrier support” Which means Apple Certified carriers as mentioned on their website(Aircel/Airtel) other wise you cannot make.

example, if you use other phone say nokia 3G phones(not windows)one can directly make a video calls and rates are more or less 70ps BSNL to 4rs Vodafone. But, in case of iPhone this type of videocall is not present.You can make facetime between two apple devices that too supported by carrier.

Prabal September 13, 2012 at 3:01 pm

@Asit Paul

1. We can make calls via both 3G and Wifi.

2. Yes they will reduce the price soon.

MaNoJ September 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm

Adil :iPhone 5 will be available in the USA for a price of $199 for the 16GB model when I converted the price to INR 10969

Dear,
These price are with mobile opertaotrs contract billing!!

Adil September 13, 2012 at 1:05 pm

iPhone 5 will be available in the USA for a price
of $199 for the 16GB model when I converted the price to INR 10969

Ganesh Srinivasan September 13, 2012 at 12:24 pm

My take on phones being compared

Windows Eco system will be, though not yet there, far better than Android Eco system as soon as possible, hence Samsung would be going strong with Windows products reducing reliance on Android. If you are a Samsung fan, better to wait for their Windows offerings and grab. My personal choice would be their Galaxy Note 2 over their Galaxy S 3 – would be similar price point plus or minus few thousands

Nokia’s build quality is much better than Samsung’s – here again my personal choice would be Nokia Lumia 920 over Samsung Windows phone

iPhones are meant for premium customers – I use the Apple Eco system very productively. If you need to stand out you need to possess an iPhone

If I need to settle for 2 devices, I would settle for the new iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 / Nokia Lumia 920 if Windows Eco system pulls me in strongly compared to my love for 5.5″ Galaxy Note 2

Arif September 13, 2012 at 11:25 am

iPhone is not affordable for an average Indian user. Not even average above average people cant afford the iPhone. I very rarely see iPhone in people’s hand.

Robin September 13, 2012 at 11:21 am

I agree with U @ Kiran

Kiran September 13, 2012 at 11:00 am

Lumia 920 is the most innovative phone. Apple disappointed me, was expecting more from apple but now im moving to Lumia 920 windows phone 8. It has Wireless charging, Puremotion HD+ display with 336ppi, Super sensor, OIS puerview camera & Refreshing new Windows phone 8. bye bye apple

Arka September 13, 2012 at 10:45 am

samsung Galaxy S3 is much much better phone than that.why who’ll buy this nonsense stuff with 48k?

Rajesh September 13, 2012 at 9:49 am

It is good phone but it is costly……….:(((

puls September 13, 2012 at 9:48 am

will it work in India?

deep mehta September 13, 2012 at 9:47 am

WIth the built quality of the apple i don’t even think i require the warranty. its better to trip dubai 4n/5d for Rs. 30k and buy fone from there @ 600$ at max.