This review is from: Apple iPhone 5 – 16GB Black (Electronics)
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The iPhone 5 is Apple lastest phone and my latest handset that I’m trialing, I really wanted to do a full review but haven’t got the time but also there are quite a few individuals who’ve already put up full reviews already. Instead of doing a traditional review I thought I would give 5 reasons to upgrade and 5 reasons why you may want to wait until the iPhone6 or 5s:
FOR 1. It’s so light – this iphone is by far the lightest smartphone on the market. 2. Design – if there’s one thing that apple always get right it’s the design of the iphone the phone is beautiful to look at and a definite improvement on the 4s. 3. New screen size – for me the new form factor of the screen is perfect I have more space and prefer to use the phone in portrait mode anyway. 4. 4G ready – many phones claim to be 4G LTE ready but the iphone5 is, EE’s tarrifs are a bit on the expensive side but nonetheless if you choose to adopt EE the iphone 5 is the phone for you. 5. iOS6 – yes iOS 6 is available on the 4S but it has been fully optimised for the iphone 5 and it for that reason that lots of people have experienced some issues with the iOS 6 on earlier phones.
AGAINST 1. New adaptor profile – if like me you have a iPod speaker dock, various chargers at work and at home, the tv link cable etc you will be frustrated that you can’t use these as Apple have now changed the adapter specification. 2. Questionable Build Quality – I have already had two iPhone 5’s, the first one was black but the paint finish was leaving marks on surfaces and the screen had a chip in it when I opened the box. 3. Maps – I was really excited about the new Maps system but it seems that the UK coverage / usability is wanting. 4. Widescreen bars on the screen – some apps have not been optimised to the full screen on the phone and have a visible band. 5. Battery life – The issues that I had with my 4 still havent been addressed but maybe it’s just that I am a heavy user.
I am an objective reviewer and i can honestly say that the iPhone 5 will be going back, I like the size but there are too many negatives and I suspect that the iPhone 5S will address some of these. The iPhone 4 and 4S are still strong performers and don’t have as many issues and it is for that reason that I have chosen to stay with the iPhone 4s.
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This review is from: Apple iPhone 5 – 16GB Black (Electronics)
This is not a review of my iPhone 5 but rather my girlfriends
It’s a great phone, does most of what it says it will do, and looks good at the same time. It’s certainly not a great departure from the 4s, but then in my opinion I think that Apple were playing a little bit of catch up on this one and the 6, when it arrives, will be more revolutionary than the evolution path that they are currently following.
Yes the maps are a bit dodgy and the phone can scuff quite easily (she got a case before it arrived) but it still works and works well at that. I would imagine that most software issues will be sorted out sooner rather than later. I have yet to have a phone that hasn’t had an issue(s) at launch
It’s lovely to hold (although possibly just a bit small for my hands) and works at a good pace suffering no noticeable lag. It’s very easy to use (as all iPhones are) and seems to be more than capable. The signal strength is very good and the speaker quality on call is very good if a little tinny in quality.
Seemingly most comparisons are being put against the Samsung S3 and whilst I don’t have one I have had the same level of exposure to one as I have the 5 and whilst they are obviously different they are both equally as capable.
Thankfully the contracts for the iPhones have become much more realistic than they used to be and seem to be on par with other high end phones. I certainly wouldn’t pay for a sim free one and neither would my girlfriend as the price is ridiculous (same can be said of other high end phones)
On the whole an excellent phone. Is it the best on the market? Very hard to say and even if it is currently it won’t be in 2 months with the pace that tech moves.
When buying this or any phone that carries this kind of price tag I urge you to try one first. Think of the things that are most important to you in a phone and make sure that it does those things well. My girlfriend did just that and it has come up trumps.
Don’t get caught up in the hype and the endless battles between the fandroids and the ifans as that can leave you disorientated as they fan each other’s flames with petrol
I haven’t decided if I will get one as well as I am undecided on the move away from android. I may just get the HD version of the Motorola Razr that I already have or opt for the windows based Nokia Lumia 920 although my last experience with windows mobile wasn’t that great. I would need to play more with this phone more to convince myself that this is the path to take as I have always found the android platform to do just what I need it to do (which is not to say that the iPhone can’t)
The 4 star rating rather than a 5 is purely because of the issues that it currently has (this is rather than give it a 5 on the potential that the issues will be fixed) and also because they changed the connections meaning new speaker docks if she wanted to use it in that manner (are there adapters?).
Great phone, great screen, but get in and try one for yourself as all reviews are subjective to an individual’s needs.
I personally think that all main stream phones will do most things that people want these days and it mostly comes down to aesthetics and ergonomics that will sway you one way or the other
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Not worth the upgrade from the 4s.,
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ObjectiveReviewerRT11
The iPhone 5 is Apple lastest phone and my latest handset that I’m trialing, I really wanted to do a full review but haven’t got the time but also there are quite a few individuals who’ve already put up full reviews already. Instead of doing a traditional review I thought I would give 5 reasons to upgrade and 5 reasons why you may want to wait until the iPhone6 or 5s:
FOR
1. It’s so light – this iphone is by far the lightest smartphone on the market.
2. Design – if there’s one thing that apple always get right it’s the design of the iphone the phone is beautiful to look at and a definite improvement on the 4s.
3. New screen size – for me the new form factor of the screen is perfect I have more space and prefer to use the phone in portrait mode anyway.
4. 4G ready – many phones claim to be 4G LTE ready but the iphone5 is, EE’s tarrifs are a bit on the expensive side but nonetheless if you choose to adopt EE the iphone 5 is the phone for you.
5. iOS6 – yes iOS 6 is available on the 4S but it has been fully optimised for the iphone 5 and it for that reason that lots of people have experienced some issues with the iOS 6 on earlier phones.
AGAINST
1. New adaptor profile – if like me you have a iPod speaker dock, various chargers at work and at home, the tv link cable etc you will be frustrated that you can’t use these as Apple have now changed the adapter specification.
2. Questionable Build Quality – I have already had two iPhone 5’s, the first one was black but the paint finish was leaving marks on surfaces and the screen had a chip in it when I opened the box.
3. Maps – I was really excited about the new Maps system but it seems that the UK coverage / usability is wanting.
4. Widescreen bars on the screen – some apps have not been optimised to the full screen on the phone and have a visible band.
5. Battery life – The issues that I had with my 4 still havent been addressed but maybe it’s just that I am a heavy user.
I am an objective reviewer and i can honestly say that the iPhone 5 will be going back, I like the size but there are too many negatives and I suspect that the iPhone 5S will address some of these. The iPhone 4 and 4S are still strong performers and don’t have as many issues and it is for that reason that I have chosen to stay with the iPhone 4s.
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This is not a review of my iPhone 5 but rather my girlfriends
It’s a great phone, does most of what it says it will do, and looks good at the same time. It’s certainly not a great departure from the 4s, but then in my opinion I think that Apple were playing a little bit of catch up on this one and the 6, when it arrives, will be more revolutionary than the evolution path that they are currently following.
Yes the maps are a bit dodgy and the phone can scuff quite easily (she got a case before it arrived) but it still works and works well at that. I would imagine that most software issues will be sorted out sooner rather than later. I have yet to have a phone that hasn’t had an issue(s) at launch
It’s lovely to hold (although possibly just a bit small for my hands) and works at a good pace suffering no noticeable lag. It’s very easy to use (as all iPhones are) and seems to be more than capable. The signal strength is very good and the speaker quality on call is very good if a little tinny in quality.
Seemingly most comparisons are being put against the Samsung S3 and whilst I don’t have one I have had the same level of exposure to one as I have the 5 and whilst they are obviously different they are both equally as capable.
Thankfully the contracts for the iPhones have become much more realistic than they used to be and seem to be on par with other high end phones. I certainly wouldn’t pay for a sim free one and neither would my girlfriend as the price is ridiculous (same can be said of other high end phones)
On the whole an excellent phone. Is it the best on the market? Very hard to say and even if it is currently it won’t be in 2 months with the pace that tech moves.
When buying this or any phone that carries this kind of price tag I urge you to try one first. Think of the things that are most important to you in a phone and make sure that it does those things well. My girlfriend did just that and it has come up trumps.
Don’t get caught up in the hype and the endless battles between the fandroids and the ifans as that can leave you disorientated as they fan each other’s flames with petrol
I haven’t decided if I will get one as well as I am undecided on the move away from android. I may just get the HD version of the Motorola Razr that I already have or opt for the windows based Nokia Lumia 920 although my last experience with windows mobile wasn’t that great. I would need to play more with this phone more to convince myself that this is the path to take as I have always found the android platform to do just what I need it to do (which is not to say that the iPhone can’t)
The 4 star rating rather than a 5 is purely because of the issues that it currently has (this is rather than give it a 5 on the potential that the issues will be fixed) and also because they changed the connections meaning new speaker docks if she wanted to use it in that manner (are there adapters?).
Great phone, great screen, but get in and try one for yourself as all reviews are subjective to an individual’s needs.
I personally think that all main stream phones will do most things that people want these days and it mostly comes down to aesthetics and ergonomics that will sway you one way or the other
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