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13 years ago
Review – Apple iPhone 5
You'll notice I haven't banged on about specs very much in this review. That's by design. The iPhone is all about the user experience, and specs don't ever tell the whole story. There are those who love the iPhone experience, and those who feel somewhat constrained by it.
13 years ago
Apple iPhone 5 Review And 4G Speed Test: The Best And Worst iPhone Ever
People waited in line for days all over the world to get their hands on the iPhone 5. Is it truly the next worthy chapter in the successful book of iPhone, or is it just marketing hype dressed up in a two-tone case?
13 years ago
Apple iPhone 5 review: Laws of attraction
There are many sides to the Apple iPhone 5's story. You can, for example, look at the progress it makes and compare it to the last major Apple release, the iPhone 4. That one was truly revolutionary - or, as the saying went back then, resolutionary.
Pros:
- Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
- LTE support where carriers support it and CDMA support when sold by CDMA carriers
- 4" 16M-color LED-backlit IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 1136px resolution
- Scratch-resistant screen glass,
Cons:
- Aluminum body looks cool but is easy to scratch
- Proprietary connector
- incompatible with previous-gen accessories (needs adapter
- The new display is not proportionally bigger
- but only taller
- Unadapted apps run letterboxed due to the unusual resolution
- nano-SIM support only
- Apple Maps app not up
13 years ago
Apple iPhone 5 Review
While the iPhone 5 has not yet been officially released in the Philippines, hundreds of units have been shipped into the country lugging along a very hefty price tag. We managed to acquire our own unit to test. Check out our full review of the iPhone 5 after the break.
Pros:
- * Bigger display
- same high pixel density
- * Great camera
- * Thin and light
- * LTE support
Cons:
- * Aluminum back panel prone to scratches
- * Inferior native Maps app
- * Expensive
13 years ago
iPhone 5 Review: Apple's Best iPhone Yet
The iPhone 5 is available, but only for those who pre-ordered right away on September 14th and were willing to stand in line at an Apple Store or pay big bucks on an auction site. For the second year in a row, Apple decided to unveil a new iPhone in the run-up to the fourth quarter, instead of in...
Pros:
- Truly elegant / light design, High-speed LTE radio, Double the performance vs
- iPhone 4S, Strong graphics performance, Refined UI with iOS6, Beautiful 4" display
Cons:
- Issues with current Maps app
- New Lightning connector to deal with
- No NFC
13 years ago
Apple iPhone 5 Review
The countdown to the press event where Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new iPhone 5 had Apple fan(atic)s like myself waiting on pins and needles to find out what amazing, revolutionary and insanely great features we would be offered with the new model.
Pros:
- 4G LTE
- Larger display
- Faster
- Thinner
Cons:
- Back surface easily scuffed
13 years ago
To say that the iPhone 5 is the most anticipated smartphone of the year is an understatement. It is perhaps the smartphone people have waited for two years especially after Apple launched the iPhone 4S last October, which was physically identical to the iPhone 4.
13 years ago
The Apple iPhone 5 which is the latest and greatest iPhone ever made by the Cupertino based company is here.The iPhone 5 sports an all new design which reminds us of the first iPhone which had a metallic back. The iPhone 5 also features a lot of new components on the inside.
Pros:
- Stunning hardware design
- Improved camera
- New Ear pods ear phones
- Above average battery life
- 2G(GPRS,EDGE)
- 3G(HSPA,HSPA+) and 4G LTE data supported
Cons:
- Taller screen might be a bit uncomfortable for a few
- iOS is starting to look dated
- Maps and Navigation is of very poor quality outside the US
- New nano SIM card is not available widely
13 years ago
The iPhone 5 is a complete smartphone and definitely a very charming and resourceful one. Apple has made this device keeping minute details in mind. But as we said above, it has its disadvantages too.
Pros:
- Great build
- Great display
- Quick charging
- Fast processor
Cons:
- WiFi issues
- Below expected camera quality
- Heating issues
13 years ago
Samsung Ativ S vs Apple iPhone 5 – Fight Fight Fight!
Samsung's Ativ S running Windows Phone 8 launches in the UK today but how does it stack up against the iPhone 5 We go head to head to find out! ...
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