The marked element (second to rear) is aspherical, not UD (非球面 = aspherical; in Chinese/Japanese 非 = non-, 球 = ball, 面 = surface).
Odd that while cross-checking I've only found the information about UD element in the original post by Fred Miranda ("One UD lens and one high-precision aspheric lens") but not in the DPReview announcement. Could it have been something that appeared along the way in translation?
P.S. You're spot on about the 700D being more like a firmware update to the 650D. The only difference I found was the larger PDAF zone on sensor. It's embarrassing that such a camera is being sold as a new product; 30D was much more of an upgrade to 20D, and it was considered tame at the time.
Odd that while cross-checking I've only found the information about UD element in the original post by Fred Miranda ("One UD lens and one high-precision aspheric lens") but not in the DPReview announcement. Could it have been something that appeared along the way in translation?
P.S. You're spot on about the 700D being more like a firmware update to the 650D. The only difference I found was the larger PDAF zone on sensor. It's embarrassing that such a camera is being sold as a new product; 30D was much more of an upgrade to 20D, and it was considered tame at the time.