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Over the past several weeks and months, I can’t tell you how often I’ve gotten the question, “When is the new iPhone coming out?'” We now know the answer to the question. Apple announced a brand new iPhone 5 today. The obvious follow-up question: “Is it worth it?”

My true answer must wait until I’ve had a chance to put the iPhone 5 through its paces, and details are still emerging as I sit in the audience at Apple’s event here. But the new iPhone looks awfully inviting from my vantage point. Like many people, I’ve had an iPhone 4 that has frankly grown stale. But I also postponed the purchase of a new smartphone — waiting to see what Apple would do.

More from Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY

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