CNET's Apple event live blog (Wednesday, September 12)

This event has concluded. Apple has officially announced the iPhone 5.

The final scorecard:
* Hands on with the 2012 iPhone 5
* Eyes on Apple's new iPhone 5 (pictures)
* iPhone 5 price same as 4S: $199/16GB, $299/32GB, $399/64GB
* Preorder Sept. 14, shipping Sept. 21. iOS 6 on Sept. 19
* Meet the iPhone 5, and compare it to the iPhone 4S
* New version of iTunes; new iPods
* Apple by the numbers
* Complete coverage: What's Apple cooking up today?
by Rich Brown

3rd & 7 37yd

Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:14:19 PM
You can see, all of them lined up, how similar the front faces looked.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:14:25 PM
Exactly like the leaks.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:14:37 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:14:41 PM
Made entirely out of glass and aluminum. Buttons in the same places.
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:14:55 PM
Well, I was wrong. iPhone 5 it is (as you may already know)
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:14:59 PM
Schiller: the hardware and software engineering that has gone into this product is the most challenging.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:15:14 PM
Thinnest phone ever made by Apple, Schiller says. 7.6mm thick.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:15:20 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:15:20 PM
18% thinner than iPhone 4S.
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:15:21 PM
iPhone 5 is hovering on a pedestal.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:15:31 PM
Schiller says it's the world's thinnest. 112 grams -- 20% lighter than 4S.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:15:43 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:15:50 PM
Schiller: Can you make a phone that had everything that iPhone 4S had in a thinner, lighter, smaller design?
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:15:50 PM
The early pictures were right: the iPhone 5 matches the images online.
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:16:04 PM
18% thinner is a big reduction on the iPhone 4, which was already shaved down from previous iPhones.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:16:17 PM
Now onto the features: Retina Display 326 pixels per inch (same as old model). New screen - 4-inch display.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:16:24 PM
Pixels 1136 x 640.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:16:44 PM
16:9 aspect ratio. Why, Schiller asks? A phone should work in your hand.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:16:49 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:16:50 PM
The screen's indeed four inches, and that 1136x640 that has been discussed/guessed at. Now discussing the use cases.
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:16:51 PM
Showing a thumb.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:16:59 PM
Schiller: When you use your phone, it should be easy to use the phone with one hand.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:17:10 PM
Vertical pixels add a 5th row of icons to the home screen.
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:17:20 PM
Side by side with an older iPhone, shows more visible email space above the virtual keyboard.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:17:24 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:17:25 PM
Software on the phone has been updated. Means more e-mail, more Web pages in Safari.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:17:47 PM
Now there's a full 5-day week view in calendar. Also iWork apps all re-done to work with the bigger display.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:18:01 PM
Same thing with iLife. iWork, iPhoto, Garageband.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:18:08 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:18:11 PM
Calendar showing more events: that's something that always asked for little more space.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:18:17 PM
Apps that haven't been updated: runs at the same size as it does on the phone.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:18:21 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:18:24 PM
Showing iLife apps, all using expanded real estate. Now discussing what happens to existing apps.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:18:30 PM
Apps aren't stretched or scaled -- it's got black borders on each side.
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:18:39 PM
"All your software works just like before," Schiller says.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:18:40 PM
Scott Stein 9/12/2012 5:18:52 PM
Existing apps center with black borders on the side (or top/bottom).
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:18:55 PM
Company gave a few companies early access. Schiller says apps were easy to update, and updated quickly.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:18:57 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:19:07 PM
One of those: CNN -- now a bit taller.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:19:27 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:19:30 PM
OpenTable, the reservation company
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:19:56 PM
Josh Lowensohn 9/12/2012 5:20:07 PM
Widescreen movies look better, Schiller says. 44% more color saturation than iPhone 4S. Now takes us to sRGB display spec.
James Martin 9/12/2012 5:20:22 PM