Iphone 5 Release causes uncontrollable excitement for some gadget lovers
By Emb Hashmi
The third week in September saw the first potential buyers for the highly anticipated launch of the iphone 5, queuing outside their local Apple store to buy the late Steve Jobbs last creation, the gadget obsessed consumers have waited along time for this latest launch and so some will camp outside their local Apple retailer days before the official launch.
Some Iphone 5 facts you might not know…
Some industry experts are estimating the Iphone 5 could sell 50 million devices worldwide. 30 million to be sold in the next three months leading to Christmas.
You can get your hands on your very own Iphone 5 be at the Apple Online Store , Apple retailers, and via Everything Everywhere, Orange, O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, 3, and other Apple authorised resellers. Although bare in mind due to the high demand for the new device the delivery of your new Iphone 5 may be delayed.
The new handset is said to look great. It is thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S, weighing 112g and has a 4in widescreen, which is big enough to fit on an extra row of icons. The new iPhone is also 18 per cent thinner than the previous model at 7.6mm thick. With the back and sides of the new model made from a single piece of aluminium instead of glass, it’s 20 per cent lighter than the last model.
The iPhone 5 is compatible with EE, the new 4G mobile networks which operate at speeds five times faster than the current 3G. EE stands for Everything Everywhere. EE, an offshoot of merged firms Orange and T-Mobile, announced in September it will be the first to offer 4G services. Coverage is already in place in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff with 12 other cities to follow this year.
5) The new iPhone 5 runs Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS6. It includes new e-tickets app Passbook, FaceTime over new maps app, replacing one provided by rivals Google.
Other smart Iphone operators such as Samsung Galaxy saw Apple Iphone 5 launch as such a threat that they beat Iphone and launched their new handsets at least a week before Apple.
