IPHONE 5 PROMO
iPhone 5! That's the name.
EXCLUSIVE IPHONE 5 IMAGES!!!
"For the first time ever we've increased the size of the display. By making the screen taller, but not wider, you can still comfortably use it with one hand."
"So, iPhone 5. It is made entirely of glass and aluminum. It's designed and built to an exacting level of standard unlike anything we, or anyone in our industry, have made before."
22% smaller and more energy-efficient.
New chip, the A6! 2X faster CPU and 2x graphics compared to the A5 -- is this compared to the A5 or A5X?
Pages is said to launch 2.1X faster than before. Keynote attachments load 1.7X faster.
Single chip for voice and data, and a single radio chip as well.
44% better color saturation, full sRGB rendering here.
Open Table now shows photo galleries and other things -- and curiously their banner ad disappeared with the refresh.
So, pixel-perfect rendering. There are black borders on either side so the display is centered.
GAMING IPHONE 5 PHOTO:
"This is Real Racing 3 for the powerful new iPhone." It's coming later this year.
BATTERY LIFE:
CAMERA:
There's a new feature Shared Photo Streams. You can share a series of photos with friends and family to share and comment.
You sweep the scene vertically to get the most resolution, then just swing your phone.
It's 1080p still but with better video stabilization, and there's facial recognition. You can grab photos, too, still.
The front-facing camera is now 720p, backside illuminated.
AUDIO:
So, your voice will sound more natural. It requires carrier partnership, 20 will support. He mentioned DT and Orange at launch.
Bluetooth for audio, WiFi for AirPlay or syncing to iTunes, "and best of all with iCloud we can download all our content wirelessly."
IOS 6
We're seeing the new Maps application, zooming in and out, rotating
We're zooming in, zooming out, seeing 3D buildings. It's all perfectly smooth without the turn-by-turn navigations interrupted.
"We've also got great satellite imagery." We're seeing the flyover mode again, Satellite imagery wrapped around the 3D map of the city.
No NFC, unfortunately, nor any talk about using Bluetooth 4.0 for near-field communications.
Pre-orders start on Friday the 14th. Shipping on September 21st in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
PRICE:
Same price as the 4S. $199 for 16GB. $299 for 32GB, $399 for 64GB.
