Apple has unveiled the iPhone 5 at a marketing event in San Francisco. The new phone hits stores in the US on September the 21st.

苹果公司于9月12日在旧金山举行的一场推广活动上正式发布了iPhone 5。这款新品将于9月21日在美国上市。

The release is expected to help Apple recapture attention and revenue after it lost the lead in smart phones to Samsung this year. Besides being thinner and lighter, the iPhone 5 has a bigger 10 centimetre screen, enabling a 5th row of icons to be displayed on the homepage.

苹果公司希望通过该款新品使公司在痛失今年智能手机行业老大的宝座后能够重获关注和收益。iPhone 5除机身更加轻薄外，还拥有10厘米的超大屏显示5列图标。

It also comes with the capability to connect to the fastest new wireless data networks and the battery life is expanded with a standby of 225 hours.

iPhone 5能够以最快的速度连接无线网络，且待机时间长达225个小时。

The camera has several enhanced features like low light mode and pictures up to 28 mega pixels. It is 40 percent faster on photo capture and the Facetime camera is in High Definition.

相机性能亦有所提高：支持低光模式，像素高达2800万。镜头捕捉速度提高40%，而且Facetime相机也是高清晰度处理。