The iPhone 5: My First Impressions David Pogue SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
Apple unveiled the new iPhone 5 today in San Francisco. As it turns out, most of the individual rumors about it were true - but even so, they didn't describe the whole package. The new phone is the same width as the old one, but taller and thinner, as though someone ran over the old iPhone with a steamroller. When held horizontally, the four-inch screen has 16:9 proportions, a perfect fit for HDTV shows and a better fit for movies. The added screen length gives the Home screen room for a fifth row of icons. The band around the edges is still silver on the white iPhone - but on the black model, it's black with a gleaming, reflective bezel. It looks awesome. The back is aluminum now. The strips at the top and bottom of the back are made of glass, the better to allow the wireless signal through - but as a side benefit, you can now tell which way is front as you fish the thing out of your pocket. The processor, with a new design, is twice as fast, according to Apple. And the iPhone has 4G LTE, meaning superfast Internet in select cities. ... http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/the-iphone-5-my-first-impressions/ _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
