Techubbub : Apple unveils new iPhone 5

Apple today at an event in San Francisco unveiled the new iPhone 5 which is 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S and made of glass and aluminium. It has a larger 4-inch screen which allows users to see five rows of apps.

The new iPhone 5 will run IOS 6 operating system and features a faster processor called the A6, an 8MP camera which has a better low-light performance and faster image captures, a new "Lightning" connector which is 80% smaller than the old 30-pin dock connector and 4G LTE connection. It also includes a full-screen version of the Safari web browser and an improved version of the Siri voice-control system.

Vice president of marketing Phil Schiller said: "iPhone 5 is the best phone we've ever made."

iPhone5 will be available on September 21 in the United States.