IPhone 5

The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen slate smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the sixth generation iPhone and successor to the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 5 was unveiled at Apple's iPhone 5 event on September 12, 2012 by Tim Cook (Apple CEO) in Apple's Headquarters (Cupertino, California).

Its features primarily consist of a new faster Dual-core A6 Chip, a HD front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera with panorama mode. For US customers, it will be available for AT&T, Verizon, on Sprint

Features
The new features of the iPhone 5 are mainly internal and external changes regarding speed and new features including panorama mode. The upgrades were mainly hardware and the few software updates were not excessive unlock the iPhone 4S.

The iPhone 5 retains the shape of its predecessor, the iPhone 4S. The back comes in two flavors each with two colors. The previously white model has been renamed the White and Silver model, and the previously black model has been renamed Black and Slate. As is with before the screen is made out of glass. The front facing camera is now HD and the rear camera now has a panorama mode. The sides are made out of stainless steel with metal buttons. It now has a taller but not wider 4 inch (10.6cm) screen unlike past iPhones with the home button at the bottom.

Camera
The camera on the iPhone 5 is capable of shooting 8MP stills, up to 240º panoramas and record up to full 1080p HD at 30 frames per second with upgraded quality. The front facing camera has been upgraded from VGA quality to HD quality.