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BANGALORE, INDIA: Apple iPhone 5 has finally been unveiled. Apple's top marketing executive Phill Schiller unveiled the most awaited smartphones of the year.

The smartphone looks exactly like the leaked pictures, which were released a few weeks ago. The phone is entirely made out of glass and aluminium.

The phone has a 4-inch retina display, is taller than the iPhone 4S, 18 per cent thinner than its predecessor, has 4G LTE, and has all the software that iPhone 4S does. The screen resolution is 1136X640 and has an aspect ratio of 16:9.

The primary camera is 8MP, has panorama feature and a sapphire crystal to protect the lens. The smartphone has a faster A6 chipset. The iPhone 5 weighs about 112 grams.

iPhone 5 will run on Apple's new operating software iOS6 and the audio system of the smartphone has three microphones. Apple has officially phased out the iPhone 3GS.

The pre-orders for the iPhone 5 starts from September 14 and will be available in stores from September 21.

The pricing of the iPhone 5 is as follows: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB.

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The latest iPhone comes as Apple tries to fend off competition that has reached fever-pitch. Google Inc's Android has become the most-used mobile operating system in the world, while key supplier and rival Samsung Electronics has taken the lead in smartphone sales.

The iPhone 5 will hitch a ride on the three largest U.S. carriers -- Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc, and Sprint, marketing chief Phil Schiller told a packed auditorium at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.

(Reuters)