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May 2013
(85%)
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The editors liked
Thinner
Lighter design
Durable aluminum backing
Larger
More vibrant display
Improved camera software
4G LTE capabilities
Speedy operating system upgrade
Super fast
Larger display
Thinner body
Solid battery life
LTE
Improved camera
Incredible industrial design
Gorgeous display
Blazing fast LTE service
Truly elegant / light design
Highspeed LTE radio
Double the performance vs. iPhone 4S
Strong graphics performance
Refined UI with iOS6
Beautiful 4" display
LTE support is great to (finally) have
And it's fast where coverage is good
The "light and thin" quotient is bordering on "we live in the future" territory
More rows of icons on the home screen because of the bigger screen
Minor
But we'll take it
Beautifully built. Sharp screen. Easy to use. Lots of great apps.
Relatively inexpensive. Speedy. Supports HD Voice.
Amazingly thin and light
Bigger
More vibrant screen
Fast 4G LTE speeds
Very good battery life
Facebook integration and easy photo sharing
Amazingly thin and light design
Vibrant display
HD Voice support
Sharp and fast camera
Excellent widescreen display
Excellent camera for stills and video
The best selection of apps
Media
And games
The thinnest
Lightest phone by a longshot
The fastest smart device in the world
It looks really great in white
Sturdier build that does
Gorgeous design
Premium feel
Bigger screen
With improved colours
4G
Improved camera with Panorama
Fast
Bigger dispay
Fast LTE 4G
Gorgeous design and smooth experience
Elegantly built. Incredibly light. Bigger
Better screen. Fast
Fast. Awesome content ecosystem.
Elegantly built. Incredibly light. Terrific apps. Simultaneous voice and data.
Sleek
Thinner design
Larger 4inch display
4G LTE connectivity
Faster performance
Faster Processor
Thinner and lighter
Beautiful Retina Display
Well Designed
725
000 Apps Available
LTE (FINALLY!!!)
Much more powerful
Excellent design and build quality
Beautiful design
Polished user interface
Audio jack on bottom of phone
Larger "Retina" screen
Fast 4G LTE service
So thin and light. New connector is reversible. Really fast. Speedy LTE. Solid battery life.
Svelte and luxurious design
Larger Retina Display
Snaps gorgeous photos
Exquisite noise cancellation & calling quality
Thin and light design
Larger 16
9 high-quality display
4G support
Apple has improved the frontfacing FaceTime camera enough so that MySpacestyle selfportraits are actually worth using. Video quality is now 720p
Which makes for a dramatic improvement in FaceTime quality over the 4S. The rearfacing camera
While still 8m
Incredible hardware
Thin
Lightweight
Beautiful
Different
Amazing camera
Gorgeous display with fantastic outdoor visibility
Uncompromising performance
Great call quality
LTE connectivity
Terrific battery life
Lightning connector is small
Reve
4inch Retina Display
Comfortable to hold
Thin design makes onehanded use easy
New sync/charge connector
Looks sharp.
Apple's fastest and most capable iPhone yet. The first iPhone to include a 4” screen
LTE cellular support
And two truly impressive cameras. Improved screen and camera color accuracy
Plus dramatically improved low light camera performance. Excellent noi
The editors didn't like
New charger requires $30 adaptor for old accessories
Data plans can be costly
Depending on carrier
Some apps still need to be updated for the larger screen
If you've invested in iPhone accessories you'll need a $30 Lightning adapter to use them
Apple Maps feels halfbaked though this is an iOS 6 feature and a Google Maps app is coming
New Maps app a step backwards
Bigger screen size not utilized at all
IOS 6 a retread of familiar territory
Issues with current Maps app
New Lightning connector to deal with
No NFC
IPhone 4S owners may have a hard time justifying an upgrade just yet
No USB 3.0 even though Apple's newest notebooks support it
Poor LTE coverage on Sprint. Maps app has some problems. No talking while surfing
Limited network coverage in some parts of the U.S
Half-baked Maps app
Very few interface enhancements
Limited 4G LTE coverage
Screen may be too small for some
Maps app still needs work
…but it makes the top of the screen harder to reach onehanded
Out of the box damage and scuffs are commonplace
Too easy to cause minor aesthetic damage to the frame
IOS 6 offers minimal improvement
Typing is noticeably less accurate
Battery life is d
Not as comfortable to hold
4G only works on EE
Maps has a lot of errors
UI lacks features of rivals
Feature evolution too slow for some
UI still largely unchanged
Feature evol
No simultaneous talk and data connection. New Maps app needs a lot of work. Many third-party apps are not designed for the new screen yet
New Maps app needs a lot of work. AT&T LTE coverage not quite up to Verizon's levels
No included Lightning to 30pin adapter
New Lightning Adapter
Larger screen makes minimal impact
Lots of room for improvement for iOS 6
New connector = new accessories/adapters
Aluminum more scratch prone than glass
Will take some time for all developers to utilize new display
Lightning connector adapter MIA
IOS lagging behind Android in some areas
Screen is taller but not wider
Weak battery life
Poor Google services integration (and getting worse)
Camera isn’t a huge improvement. Lightning adapters pricey and not available on day 1.
Limited features with its Maps app
No major improvements in the platform experience
Lacks NFC technology
No wow factor
Anodized aluminum rear plate
Particularly in black
Has a reported propensity for scratches. Video recording picks up a surprising amount of audio interference
Even in a quiet room. Updates
While all worthwhile and technologically impressive
Won't mak
IOS 6 is generally more of the same
Polished metal edges are prone to chipping and scratching
Apple logo on back scratches easily
Lightning is proprietary and adapter isn't cheap
Purchasing/Availability
The iPhone 5 is available now (though you migh
Chamfered edges scratch easy for some users
No USB 3 syncing
Lightning connector means iPad owners get to carry two sync cables
Battery performance too often falls below Apple's best case estimates
Particularly for cellular calling and data. LTE service remains inconsistent between neighborhoods
So thin and light. New connector is reversible. Really fast. Speedy LTE. Solid battery life.
Camera isn’t a huge improvement. Lightning adapters pricey and not available on day 1.
The iPhone 5 is an incredibly well-made phone, and it’s tough to imagine any existing iPhone user finding many problems with the hardware itself. (iOS 6 has been good to me, too, but I live in an area with excellent Maps data.) Calls sound good, the ...
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Published: 2012-10-09, Author: Jackson , review by: makeuseof.com
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