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iPhone 5 is here to capture a chapter from the history of cell phones

By Amir, 12 September, 2012

Member of the AppleVis Blog Team

If you didn't know that Apple was supposed to unveil its latest iPhone a couple of hours ago or in case you had no clue about the new features in its accompanying iOS 6, perhaps you belong to a different planet! Seriously, now that Apple has introduced its 4-inch iPhone 5 with much fanfare, it wouldn't be odd to argue that it'll be remembered in the history of cell phones many years from now. As cynical as you might be, you might contend that it can be said about each and every iPhone. However, while each iPhone release receives a great deal of limelight, not all iPhones necessarily enjoyed that iconic status. Just remember the iPhone 4S which hasn't been able to get rid of the somewhat disparaging "iPhone4 copycat" epithet. Well it might truly deserve that, but let's move on.

On the other hand, fast-forward to 2012 and you'll see iPhone 5. It's what Apple needs to attack the likes of Galaxy S III and what users like to see in a modern 2012 handset. After all, defeating Samsung just in court isn't enough to woo customers or even maintain previous iPhone users. The iPhone 5 offers a 4-inch Retina display with a resolution of 1136x640 pixels (326ppi), 100Mb LTE connectivity, and dual-band Wi-Fi. It's thinner -- 7.6mm and lighter -- 112 grams than its 4S counterpart. Yes, with its A6 chip which brings a 2x improvement in CPU and GPU performance, it's just 112 grams -- quite unbelievable! Though its battery capacity is still unknown, it would be logical to assume that the battery offers more juice as dictated by the requirements of the new iPhone. Also, it introduces a very small dock connector which is 80 percent smaller than the previous connector. Finally, while it uses an 8MP camera, it's 25 percent thinner than the one found in iPhone 4S. It's said to have an enhanced low-light performance. Now add all iOS 6 new features to these to see what an iconic cell phone it can become.

At the end of the day, some might call it an iDevice evolution and some might go ahead and use the title of "The most revolutionary iDevice" to refer to it. Whatever the appellation, Apple will sell a cornucopia of it and unless some party poopers detect notoreous battery issues or overheating issues in it, it's in a perfect position to make all customers jubilant. So what Are your plans? Have you decided to upgrade?

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I am upgrading

By Cory K

10 years 6 months ago

I stick with what I have

By Nicolai Svendsen

10 years 6 months ago

In case a Nano-SIM is made available

By Amir

10 years 6 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Blog Team

In reply to I am upgrading by Cory K

I'm not upgrading, I'm starting

By mehgcap

10 years 6 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

when do preorders start on september 14

By Unregistered User (not verified)

10 years 6 months ago

Food for thought

By Amir

10 years 6 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Blog Team

In reply to I stick with what I have by Nicolai Svendsen

Hope the OCR side of the story catches the new camera

By Amir

10 years 6 months ago

Member of the AppleVis Blog Team

In reply to I'm not upgrading, I'm starting by mehgcap

I plan to upgrade, but I am

By alex wallis

10 years 6 months ago

iPod Touch 5

By DPinWI

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to I plan to upgrade, but I am by alex wallis

When Do We See OS 6?

By Doug

10 years 6 months ago

i phone 5

By Vishal Patel

10 years 6 months ago

osios 6

By Vishal Patel

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to When Do We See OS 6? by Doug

Yes VO is included

By Toonhead

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to i phone 5 by Vishal Patel

voice over in i phone 5

By Vishal Patel

10 years 6 months ago

To buy or not to buy, that is the question?

By Paul H

10 years 6 months ago

Some good points

By Nicolai Svendsen

10 years 6 months ago

I've not been wowed by the

By Neo

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to Some good points by Nicolai Svendsen

iPhone 5

By Nanda

10 years 6 months ago

Hello. I defanatly will be

By Austin Grace

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to I am upgrading by Cory K

no upgrading for me

By synthesizer101

10 years 6 months ago

VoiceOver on the iPhone 5

By Signaltonoise

10 years 6 months ago

In reply to voice over in i phone 5 by Vishal Patel

iphone 5

By brandon armstrong

10 years 6 months ago

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