Apple Launches iPhone 5 with A6 Chip, Aluminum & Glass, 2x faster and Lot More

The wait is over for Apple fanbois wanting the next-generation iPhone. Apple has finally unveiled the new turbocharged sixth generation of iPhone at an invite-only event in San Francisco today. The crowd enlivened up Apple’s event, whooping and boosting as CEO Tim Cooks unveiled an A6 powered iPhone 5 (2x faster and 2x better graphics performance), the Retina display offering 44% greater color saturation than its predecessor. The iPhone 5 is physically similar to the iPhone 4/4S, but with a little longer with following changes.

• It’s made entirely of glass and aluminum.” It’s built to the most exacting standards Apple has ever taken on. Thinnest, lightest phone Apple’s ever built.
• 7.6mm thin, 18% thinner. “It’s the world’s thinnest smartphone.
• The new screen on iPhone 5 is a 4-inch display. 1136×640.
• 16:9 aspect ratio.
• All your software works just like before.” Glad we won’t be having major scaling issues with this thing!
• 44% more color saturation: now fully sRGB, “it’s now the most accurate display in the industry.” Touch sensor is built into the display now. Damn. “It’s truly the world’s most advanced display, and we couldn’t be prouder of it.”
•  the iPhone now has LTE. In Europe there’s a lot of adoption of this new dual-carrier HSDPA.” iPhone 5 has 802.11n is now dual-channel 5GHz, with max performance up to 150Mbps.
• Has the A6 chip and is 2x faster CPU, 2x faster graphics, and even smaller.
• Camera is better than iPhone 4S. Dynamic low-light mode, up to 2 f-stops greater light performance, five element lens. “The team is now measuring down to the micron level to create better lenses. And for the first time we cap off this camera with sapphire crystal lens cover.”
• New feature: panorama! Just hit a button, swipe your phone around. Rad.
• Better video: better image stabilization, face detection, and now FaceTime over cellular.
• Audio system got upgrades, too! Three microphones! Front, back, and bottom. Speakers have five magnet transducers (up from three). Earpiece now includes noise canceling on your own audio out.