News: Apple announces iPhone 5 with A6 processor, LTE, 8 mega-pixel camera, new 8-pin connector “Lightning”; just like the leaks – comes in black and white!

Apple has announced iPhone 5 at it’s ongoing event at San Fransisco – it looks just like the leaked images!

Highlights:

It’s made entirely of glass and aluminum.
18% thinner than iPhone 4S
Retina display, 326 PPI
1136 x 640 screen resolution
16:9 aspect ratio
5th row of icons
44% more color saturation
This is the most accurate display in the industry. The touch sensors are integrated right into the display itself
HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, and yes… LTE
A6 Processor Chip 2X faster than A5
Coming to AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the US
A6 uses A15 cores
8 mega-pixel camera – iSight – backside illuminated, hybrid IR filter
Dynamic low light mode, precision lens alignment, sapphire crystal, Panorama mode
1080p video, improved video stability, face detection — you can take photos while shooting video.
FaceTime over cellular
Three microphones, bottom, front, and back
Improved speaker design, 20% smaller
8-pin connector called “Lightning”
All digital, 8-signal design, adaptive interface, improved durability, reversible.
The iPhone 5 comes in this black color, and also white

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Image Courtesy: The Verge

Nishant Gambhir

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