Apple on Wednesday revealed that the new iPhone 5 will be in stores in the U.S. and several other countries on Sept. 21. As AP’s Haven Daley reports, the phone is thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S and a third of an inch taller. (September 12)
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[Location: San Francisco]
[Source: AP]
[Video: new iPhone in demo room]
APPLE UNVEILED A THINNER, LIGHTER iPHONE WITH A TALLER SCREEN AT ONE OF THE YEAR’S MOST EAGERLY AWAITED PHONE LAUNCHES.
[SOT/Phil Schiller/Apple Senior Vice President] (“iPhone 5 is the thinnest phone we’ve ever made. It is the lightest as well. The new iPhone 5 is just 7.6 mm thick, that’s 18 percent thinner than the iPhone 4S. It also weighs just 112 grams. That’s 20 percent lighter.”)
APPLE SAYS THE iPHONE 5 WILL ALSO COME WITH THE ABILITY TO CONNECT ONLINE FASTER, A BETTER CAMERA AND AN UPDATED OPERATING SYSTEM.
ANALYSTS EXPECT APPLE TO SELL TENS OF MILLIONS OF UNITS BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT.
APPLE’S STOCK WAS UP NINE POINTS AFTER THE UNVEILING.
[SOT/Scott Kessler/Analyst, S&P Capital IQ] (“You’re going to see the iPhone 5 launch in 100 countries across 240 carriers by the end of this year. That accelerated and compressed launch schedule should help Apple pretty significantly.”)
THERE WERE NO BIG SURPRISES ABOUT THE NEW IPHONE’S FEATURES…BUT APPLE USERS AT THE UNVEILING WERE STILL PLEASED.
[SOT/Raman Deep/Software Writer]
(“It’s really exciting. They finally have LTE. The screen size is bigger. Looking forward to trying it out in the Apple store and seeing if it’s fast enough.”)
[SOT/Astara Dalton/Program Manager]
(“I absolutely love it. I think the iPhone 5 is going to be one of the best advancements Apple’s done in awhile.”)
[SOT/Seth Berman/eCommerce Site Supporter] (“The biggest thing I’m excited about is the screen. A half an inch larger, from 3.5 to 4 inches. I think it’ll make a huge difference in scrolling the internet and looking at all my social feeds.”)
[SOT/Haven Daley/Associated Press]
(“The new iPhone 5 will go on sale September 21 with the basic model costing $199, the 32 gig version costing $299 and the 64 gig version of the new iPhone going for $399. Haven Daley, Associated Press, San Francisco.”)
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