here are the crucial and (some) omitted differences between new iPhone 5 and “old” iPhone 4S. graphic from the apple.com website

3 things that weren’t mentioned during latest apple keynote:

- 3 different models of the iPhone 5 vs 2 models of 4S (CDMA / world phone)
- no more support for 2G on iPhone 5? (not confirmed yet)
- nano-sim

- battery life only 10% better then 4S
more iPhone technical specifications:

iPhone 5	iPhone 4S
Price (on contract)	$199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB	$199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB
Processor	Apple A6	Dual-core Apple A5
Memory	1GB (tbc)	512MB
Display	4-inch IPS 1,136 x 640	3.5-inch IPS 960 x 640
Pixel Density	326 ppi	326 ppi
Storage	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Primary camera	8 megapixel AF with flash and f/2.4 aperture	8 megapixel AF with flash and f/2.4 aperture
Secondary camera	“FaceTime HD” at 720p	VGA at 30fps
Video recording	1080p at 30fps	1080p at 30fps
Cellular	GSM / CDMA / LTE	Hybrid GSM / CDMA “World Phone”
WiFi	Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 (tbc)	Bluetooth 4.0
Orientation sensing	Accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope	Accelerometer, digital compass, gyroscope
Navigation	A-GPS, GLONASS	A-GPS, GLONASS
FaceTime	WiFi and Cellular	WiFi-only (iOS 5)
SIM standard	nano-sim	microSIM
Battery life	Up to 8 hours talk time on 3G Up to 8 hours data on 3G Up to 8 hours data on LTE Up to 10 hours data on WiFi Up to 40 hours audio Up to 10 hours video Up to 225 hours on standby	Up to 8 hours talk time on 3G Up to 14 hours talk time on 2G Up to 6 hours data on 3G Up to 9 hours data on WiFi Up to 40 hours audio Up to 10 hours video Up to 200 hours on standby
Weight	112 grams / 3.9 oz	140 grams / 4.9 oz
Dimensions	123.8 x 7.6mm	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm
Colors	Black / White	Black / White

ps: here are all of the screenshots from apple’s website of 4S tech specs:

let’s see if i receive a response from Steve on this one. although his vision is probably DVD-less, we most likely will be stuck with that technology for another decade.

Full text below:

Hi Steve, I’m an Apple fan for over 5 years: iPod, various macs, iPhone, iPad. I am especially enjoying the latest Apple TV / AirPlay technology. But I have an idea that completes your Air / wireless revolution:

To place a DVD-R drive on a time capsule. That way all members of that wifi network can have Airs, no need for external drive and only play / use / record DVDs when they need them, wirelessly via … time capsule. No more need to have an older mac, pc or plug-in external drive. Truly, wireless experience.

Of course to complete the picture, it would be cool for Apple TV, iPad to also be able to play DVDs from such time capsule device, wirelessly via AirPlay.

ps: one more request – please improve AirPlay / home sharing. Especially make AirPlay iTunes independent. Currently if a user forgets to turn iTunes app, content on that mac is not visible to Apple TV (also if an error message pops up on iTunes, Apple TV stops seeing content on that mac).

If you happen to like my idea, I’m a web project manager who’s looking for a job or … a lifetime supply of apple goodies would be greatly appreciated

Thanks.

so i finally gave in to the apple marketing evil machine … and decided to buy iPhones 3g, but all 3g are sold out, wright?

well … not exactly – believe it or not, it is as simple as walking to any ATT store & … placing an order . they’ll take your credit card, tell you it will take up to 3 weeks & 2 weeks later … you’ll get a notification in your email (mine is on delivery truck as of this morning as we speak, from MEMPHIS, TN strangely.  & I’ve placed an order on 8/22, so that’s 2 weeks sans 1 day). don’t bother checking your email daily for the status of your order, the “back-order” will go from 1 to 0 daily/hourly … and confuse the heck out of you.

if you’re more impatient than that … & are willing to stand in line – go to local apple store (for some “strange” reason, non of the local/ny, att stores have them in stock).
in new york, i’ve called all apple stores & had better luck with soho & 14 st locations – they always had them available, sometime only in white & sometimes “expected 2-3 hour wait” (mon-wed mornings are better). do NOT bother with 5th ave – 3h wait (in the morning) always guaranteed.
if you’re willing to drive – more remote att stores have them on mondays.

ps: ohh, yeah a guide on how to switch to iPhone from another provider coming soon – so far i found that you can: sync google calendar to iCalc, mac address book to either yahoo / google contacts