By Craighton Miller in Specials — Sep 12, 2012

Apple iPhone 5 Event Recap

Want to know what happened at the apple event, but don’t have a lot of time? Here is a simple recap of the things Apple announced at the event.

iPhone 5

Unibody aluminum body
7.6 mm thick (18% thinner)
112 grams
20% lighter than iPhone 4
Apple A6 processor
2 times faster than iPhone 4S
16:9 4-inch panoramic screen
Full sRGB
Touchscreen sensor built in
8 hours of 3G talk time, 8 hours of LTE browsing, 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, 30 hours of video and 225 hours of standby
8 megapixel camera with backside illumination, and hybrid infrared sensor, and f/2.4 aperture
720p front FaceTime camera
Panorama mode
Video face detection
Three microphones. One on the top, bottom, and back.
Five magnet traducer speakers
New lightning connector, which is all digital and has 8 connectors. It is also reversible
Comes with dock converter
Dual channel Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and LTE
Comes in black or white
16GB is $199, 32GB is $299, and 64GB is $399 with a 2 year contract
Preorder start September 14th
Ships September 21st

iPod Touch

6.1 mm thick
88 grams in weight,
Aluminum backed with a brushed finish (no more shiny backing)
Apple A5 processor
4 inch display
Lightning connector
Slightly bigger battery
5 megapixel iSight camera with a backside illuminated, f/2.4, 5-element lens and that same sapphire crystal lens cover
FaceTime
Panorama
iPod Touch loop
Siri
Various colors including white, black, blue, green, and red
16GB for $199 or 32GB for $249
On sale in the holiday season

iPod Nano

Apple EarPhones

Geometrically points to ear canal
A port in the back for mid-tones, a port in the stem and of course the main port pointing into your ear to maximize airflow.

iTunes

New interface
“edge-to-edge” design
More visual look
Mini player with the ability to search for a new track without having to expand the app.