Apple launches the iPhone 5

The most amazing thing, before the FOMC meeting of course was the big release! Is the new iPhone 5 all wow and worth the excitement that some associate with the product? I "watched" the release of the phone by drifting through my Twitter stream and by following live blogging from cnet, this link is what you need to follow to compare the specs of the last version, and the new one: So, what's new? Comparing the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. You can also check out the Apple iPhone 5 on the producers website.


The phone is bigger in size, but still thinner and lighter than previous models. It has a speedier processor, better camera, new connector integrated with old ones, faster connectivity, the phone certainly seems better at face value. But there is not too much different that we have associated with the new model launches. Or so it seems at face value. Someone actually said, this almost seems like the iPad presentation, everyone not completely wowed. With regards to sales, well, this is the very quickest roll out.


The features that stood out for me were the speed, the new maps (which Google must be miffed with), the panoramic photos were quite cool (you need the landscape to match) and the facetime application that will be possible through the faster networks. The screen and definition is going to probably also blow users away. Siri is a whole lot more useful, integrating better with the applications. Facebook is built in, don't take that part too lightly. I can assure you that not everyone is as excited as some of the blogs that I read. Some folks still love keyboards. So are saying, nothing different, innovation is going to be slower, the other phone releases are comparable in features. Competition. Maybe Apple are not as far ahead of the pack as before, but let multiple users, well, use it!


So when is it coming? Very, very soon. If you are in one of nine lucky territories, then you can pre-order that phone tomorrow. The phone will ship a week later, next Thursday. Yes. And then it will probably be available in late October or early November here. Wow. That is cool. Those who follow these things very closely are expecting around 50 million phones to be shipped in the coming two quarters, anything less than that would apparently be a disappointment. The margins on the iPhones are key for the Apple business, as long as people are still willing to pay what look like outlandish prices for a handset that is in many ways part of your life, then Apple will continue to be more and more profitable. As the phone was released and my Bloomberg app told me, it is happening, I told my eldest daughter, Apple has a new iPhone. She immediately piped up, very excited, I want one! And I can tell you, this is a little person who has just used the products before and thinks that they are awesome. As long as the user experience remains, the customers will be there. Communication is hard coded.