New iPhone 5 specs, details and release dates

As introduced by Apple earlier this morning, the following are the highlights of their press release for the new iPhone 5 and IOS 6

• Fast 4G LTE data connection
• 20 percent lighter than 4S
• 18 percent thinner
• Available on Verizon/Sprint/ATT
• 4-inch display (up from 3.5 inches)
• 1136x640 pixel resolution (up from 960x640)
• Processor and graphics are 2x faster (new A6 chip)
• Battery: will "exceed battery life of the iPhone 4s." 8 hours talk time, 225 hours standby.
• Camera: 8 megapixel, 3264x2448 resolution, f/2.4 aperture, panorama feature, 1080p HD video, front-facing Facetime camera updated (720p) and face detection, improved mics and speakers.
• New smaller connector called Lightning. 8 pin, reversible (adaptor available for current connector).
• Prices start at $199 for 16GB model.
• Pre-orders start Sept. 14. Shipping starts Sept. 21 in US, Canada, and several other countries.

How does it stack up against the competition

Screen Size
Galaxy Note II - 5.5 inches, 1280 x 720, 267ppi
Galaxy S III - 4.8 inches, 1280 x 720, 306 ppi
Motorola RAZR HD - 4.7 inches, 1280 x 720, 312ppi
Lumia 920 - 4.5 inches, 1280 x 728, 332 ppi
iPhone 5 - 4 inches, 1136 x 640, 326ppi

Operating system 
Galaxy Note II - Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Motorola RAZR HD - Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Galaxy S III - Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8
iPhone 5 - iOS 6

Cameras
Lumia 920 - 8.7 megapixels (rear), 1.3 megapixels (front)
Galaxy Note II - 8.0 megapixels (rear), 1.9 megapixels (front)
Galaxy S III - 8.0 megapixels (rear), 1.9 megapixels (front)
Motorola RAZR HD - 8.0 megapixels (rear), 1.3 megapixels (front)
iPhone 5 - 8.0 megapixels (rear), 1.2 megapixels (front)

Battery
Galaxy Note II - 3,100mAh (No official stats given)
Motorola Razr HD - 2,530 mAh (10 hr video playback, 6hr web browsing, 6hr GPS usage)
Galaxy S III - 2,100 mAh (No official stats given)
Lumia 920 - 2,000 mAh (10hr 3G talk time, 67hr music playback, 6hr video playback)
iPhone 5 - (8hr 3G/LTE talk time, 10hr web browsing via wifi)

Size 
Galaxy S III - 70.6 x 136.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
Motorola RAZR HD - 67.9 x 131.9 x 8.4 mm, 146g
Galaxy Note II - 80.5 x 151.1 x 9.4 mm, 180g
Lumia 920 - 70.8 x 130.3 x 10.7 mm, 185g
iPhone 5 - 58.6 x 123.8 x 7.6 mm, 112g