iPhone 5: Facts, feelings and Foo Fighters from Apple's unveiling

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Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller announces the new iPhone 5 during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on September 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California. Apple announced the iPhone 5, the latest version of the popular smart phone.

iPhone 5 dropped from the Apple tree on Wednesday morning with all of Twitter ready to comment on the gravity of the situation.

In addition to the live blogging, live tweeting, photo sharing, rock n' roll, fashion trend-watch, and fake features all around the event, some reaction, opinions, and even a few facts made their way through. Here are some of them:

• It's lighter
• It's thinner
• It's taller
• It's faster
• The battery lasts longer.
• New earpods
• Redesigned iTunes
• Front facing camera is 720p
• 4-inch Retina display
• Better low light camera
• Controversial new connector
• Pre-order online starting September 14.
• Buy at Apple Retail Store September 21 (8:00 a.m.)
• Prices for iPhone 5 unchanged from the iPhone 4S breakdown 

1. 8GB is $200
2. 16GB $300
3. 32GB $400
4. iPhone 4S drops to $100