Apple unveils thinner, lighter iPhone 5

September 13, 2012 09:18

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 5 -- it is thinner and lighter than the previous model, but has a bigger screen.

The iPhone 5 fulfilled many of the expectations laid out by gadget geeks and technology analysts ahead of its Wednesday unveiling but offered few surprises to give Apple shares -- already near record highs -- another major kick.

"There is not a wow factor because everything you saw today is evolutionary. I do think they did enough to satisfy," said Michael Yoshikami, chief executive of wealth management company Destination Wealth Management.

The iPhone 5 has got a 4 inch Retina display with 1136 x 640 resolutions. With 326 pixels per inch, it also has a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Apple has even used the thinnest display ever, almost 30 per cent thinner than before by eliminating a separate layer of touch electrodes between display pixels.

Now, the pixels do double duty - acting as touch-sensing electrodes while displaying the image at the same time.

This even offers more clarity than ever before.

The phone features a metal back. The company also announced a new dock connector. The new connector is called Lightning -- a riff, one presumes, off of Thunderbolt -- and it is reversible.

The iPhone has an A6 chip, which means better graphics and a better gaming experience.

he new phone will cost the same as the iPhone 4S: $199 for the 16 GB version, $299 for the 32 GB version and $399 for the 64GB version.

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