We haven't yet gotten our hands on an iPhone 5 to put the battery through its paces. But Apple claims that the iPhone 5's battery actually lasts longer than the iPhone 4S's. The company says that you can expect eight hours of 3G talk time, browsing, and LTE browsing; ten hours of Wi-Fi browsing; ten hours of video; 40 hours of music; and 225 hours of standby time.

in use by the iPhone 5 (along with several new iPods). It replaces the 30-pin dock connector of old.

Apple says that the Lightning technology is more durable than the dock connector it replaces. The plug is reversible, like a MagSafe adapter, meaning you don't have to worry about which way is up. It doesn't support everything that the old connector did--video output is one the casualties.