iPhone 5 is here, and it is almost as good as our Rumors about it.
Thinner. Lighter. Faster. Sharper. Better connected. iPhone 5 is thinner, taller and sexier with metallic back. It now gets a long awaited 4″ screen.
iPhone 5 Specs vs. iPhone 4S
- CPU: A6 processor, 2x faster than A5 of iPhone 4S. Custom A9 fabrication by apple.
- Camera: 8MP, 3264×2448, Hybrid IR filter, Dynamic low light mode, saphire crystal, five element lens, spatial noise filter, faster photo capture, better low light performance. 40% faster photo capture than iPhone 4S. Panorama mode for 28Megapixel photos
- Video: 1080p video with improved video stabilization, click photos while recording video, like Android ICS, JB. Front camera does 720p facetime video.
- Battery: Better battery life with 3G, upto 10hours, 7hours with LTE.
- Audio: Better audio quality: Wideband audio: 50hz to 20khz. New Headphones called EarPods feature a speaker port directed into your ear canal and look starkly different from past Apple earphone offerings — no rubber, distinctly less visible metal, and an all-plastic outer shell. There are apparently three separate ports handling audio delivery, with the intention of maximizing airflow for sound quality.
- Microphone: 3 Microphones: Front, back, bottom, better noise isolation
- Connector: New connector: Its called Lightning, reversible, like mac power connector. 8-signal design
- Data Connectivity: 3G, HSDPA, 4G LTE and GSM/LTE/CDMA a single chip
- Wifi: 802.11ABGN 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz (Dual-Band)
- iOS 6: New Maps, couple of features from Android world, Facebook integration, Better iCloud integration/Syncing, Better Siri.
Size comparison: iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy Note vs. Galaxy S3 vs. Blackberry OS 10
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iPhone 4S
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| Price (on contract) | $199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB | $199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB |
| Processor | Apple A6 | Dual-core Apple A5 |
| Memory (RAM) | 1GB (tbc) | 512MB |
| Display | 4-inch IPS 1,136 x 640 | 3.5-inch IPS 960 x 640 |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Storage | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
| Primary camera | 8 megapixel AF with flash and f/2.4 aperture | 8 megapixel AF with flash and f/2.4 aperture |
| Secondary camera | 1.2 megapixel at 30fps | VGA at 30fps |
| Video recording | 1080p at 30fps | 1080p at 30fps |
| Cellular | GSM Model A1428: GSM / LTE
CDMA Model A1429: CDMA / LTE GSM Model A1429: GSM / LTE |
Hybrid GSM / CDMA “World Phone” |
| WiFi | Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Orientation sensing | Accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope | Accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope |
| Navigation | A-GPS, GLONASS | A-GPS, GLONASS |
| FaceTime | WiFi and Cellular | WiFi-only (iOS 5) |
| SIM standard | microSIM | microSIM |
| Battery life | Up to 8 hours talk time on 3G Up to 8 hours data on 3G Up to 8 hours data on LTE Up to 10 hours data on WiFi Up to 40 hours audio Up to 10 hours video Up to 225 hours on standby |
Up to 8 hours talk time on 3G Up to 14 hours talk time on 2G Up to 6 hours data on 3G Up to 9 hours data on WiFi Up to 40 hours audio Up to 10 hours video Up to 200 hours on standby |
| Weight | 112 grams / 3.9 oz | 140 grams / 4.9 oz |
| Dimensions | 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm | 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm |
| Colors | Black and Slate / White and Silver | Black / White |
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