Running the risk of spoiling some things, i think i'll start with some of my favorite quotes from the live event :) Gizmodo on Jony Ive's video: "It's like saying you've been completely redesigned when you come back to eight grade two inches taller." "He's talking about the phone has been "completely redesigned," which is a very loose definition of either "completely" or "redesigned"." Engadget on the earpods: "Showing the old earbuds now, over 600 million have been shipped already to ruin 1200 million ears." Gizmodo on Siri: "I'm looking forward to the 2024 iPhone event when Siri's finally sentient." - And now the juice...
iPhone 5
Official name
Entirely in glass and aluminum (looks like the leaks)
Thinnest phone apple has made (7.6mm) 18% thinner than 4S
Weighs 112 grams 1/5 lighter
Retina display 326 PPI
4 inch display 1136x640 (16:9 aspect ratio)
1 more row of icons on start screen
Letter boxing for old apps
44% more color saturation. Full SRGB color spec
Integrated touch sensors into the display (thinner more glare-resistant)
LTE (4G) support
Voice and data on same chip (less space)
Automatic antenna switch, better signal
WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz, dual channel 5GHz. (Ultrafast wireless - up to 150Mbps)
A6 chip (2x faster CPU, 2x faster graphics, 22% smaller)
8 hours 3G talk time / 225 hours standby / 10 hours wifi / 8 hours LTE browsing
8MP sensor camera
Dynamic low light mode
40% faster photo capture
Panorama photos (28MP images)
"Hit a button, swipe your phone around, boom giant picture."
1080p HD video. Video stabilization. 10 face detection.
720p front camera. Video stab. face detection.
FaceTime over cell networks
3 microphones (front, bottom, back)
Noise canceling earpiece
All the components getting smaller to make room for what needs to be bigger (battery)
Smaller connector cable called lightning (80% smaller, reversible - space reasons - only charges)
Some speaker brands working on lightning compatible devices
30pin to lightning adapter exists
Black and white versions
Prices:
$199 for 16GB/$299 32GB/$399 64GB.
$99 16GB iPhone 4S
Preorder Sept 14
Shipping Sept 21. US Canada UK, France, Germany, Australia.
One week later to more countries. Fastest phone rollout ever. (sep 28 - Portugal included)
Free upgrade to iOS 6 on Sept 19
iOS 6
Share photo streams (likes/comments from friends)
New maps app
100 million POIs
New info card for restaurants
Turn by turn nav (wait for reviews)
No walking or subway directions yet
Satellite 3d imagery
Cinematic camera angles fly you around
Notification center improvements
Safari fullscreen mode
iCloud tabs (recover any tab you have open on ANY device)
VIPs in mail (special box)
Dynamic mailboxes for flagged messages
Passbook (airline boarding passes, movie tickets, coupons, etc) - shreds cards already used
Lock screen shows pass when you get to venue to use it
-Photos you take and share popup on your friends' iPhones (likes and comments possible)
Siri improvements
Facebook integration in siri (post to wall)
Overall more than 200 new features
iPhone 3GS will run iOS 6
iTunes
New iTunes store on the iPad
Facebook "like" on all product pages
Completely redesigned (improved performance)
Preview while browsing (songs)
Better search results
Cleaner interface, no sidebar
iCloud builtin
iTunes store: concerts for artists
Available in "late October," so after iOS 6
ipod nano (7th gen)
More like the older, longer nano
Very small, longer screen
Aluminum body, plastic front
5.4mm thick (1/3 thinner)
Looks like a mini iPod touch
Lightning connector
2.5 inch multitouch display
Physical controls on the side
FM tuner (with live pause)
no iOS
Widescreen video
Fitness and pedometer built in
7 colors
Stream audio from the nano
Bluetooth
iPod Nano is $149
Available in October
iPod touch (5th gen)
6.1mm thick (thinnest iPod touch ever)
88 grams
4 inch retina display
Widescreen video
Lightning connector
A5 chip (dual core cpu for iPod touch for the 1st time)
2x faster cpu and 7x faster graphics than previous gen
40 hours of music playback
8 hours of video playback
iSight camera (5MP)
Same five element lens as iPhone 5 (and sapphire crystal)
Panorama feature
Shared photo streams (iCloud)
iPhoto available for the touch as well
720p HD FaceTime camera. Back illumination.
Wrist strap (seriously?)
1080p HD video recording with stabilization and face detection
iOS 6
Siri on the touch
802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi bump
Airplay mirroring
5 colors … with matching wristband :)
4Gen iPod Touch still exists - $199 for 16GB, 32GB for $249.
New touch $299 32GB and 64GB for $399
Available in October
ipod Shuffle
7 new colors
2GB
iPod shuffle: $50
Available in October
New headphones : Earpods
3 years in design
Controls bigger and easier to use
Exactly like what was leaked a couple of weeks ago
Shaped like your ear, but does not seal it
Will be standard with Touch, Nano, and iPhone 5
Available today
And there you have it. Basically specs bumps and not a lot more. I fail to see, this time, why this warranted the spectacle of an Apple event. Maybe Apple is becoming just another company, which is a shame.
