With the smartphone market heating up, the iPhone 5 was launched last month, in September. Most of what was announced didn't come as a surprise though because just about everything was already leaked, and this was one of the reasons why this launch wasn't as exciting to the tech community as the usual Apple launches.
It's been more than a month since the phone has launched and beyond the initial impressions, people have had time to judge the phone for what it is. And what has happened? The opinions have changed. What seemed like a dud initially has become the best phone Apple has ever created. People have started appreciating the craftsmanship, the classic design of the phone. When everyone thought it was near impossible to outdo the iPhone 4's design, Apple did exactly that. Just about everyone is impressed with the attention paid to the details.
But, is it beyond any criticism? No. While the hardware is impressive, the OS is still nascent and has a long way to go. Android has made some impressive leaps and is now as powerful, if not more, as the iOS. The phones have started getting increasingly better hardware and it defies sense as to why the iOS won't make full use of it. I wouldn't worry too much about it though as I fully expect the OS to get much better come the iOS7. You can expect a lot of improvements when the next iteration launches the next year.
As far as the build quality goes, the phone is unmatched. The one major change has been the screen size. It has gone up, from 3.5'' to 4''. When the original iPhone was launched, the screen looked large but in the last few years, with phones like Samsung Note hitting the market, people saw the benefits of larger screens. Most of the apps need to start taking advantage of the larger screen size and over the next year, you will see that happening.
There are other areas of concern, too. The Maps took a turn... for the worse. It's a known fact that maps require a lot of accurate data. Google had built up a lot over the last eight years or so. Apple Maps doesn't have a fraction of that data; in fact, quite a lot of what it has is pretty inaccurate too.
It's important to note though that the problems are software related, which always gets better without you having to spend anything at all. As far as the hardware is concerned, I'm impressed. It's fast, it's powerful and there's a lot more screen space. The software, unfortunately, isn't very capable in it's current version. That isn't for good though. The next iterations will take better advantage of the screen size and for this reason, I'd say that purchasing the iPhone 5 is completely worth it. It looks absolutely stunning and I don't think you'd regret the purchase.
It's been more than a month since the phone has launched and beyond the initial impressions, people have had time to judge the phone for what it is. And what has happened? The opinions have changed. What seemed like a dud initially has become the best phone Apple has ever created. People have started appreciating the craftsmanship, the classic design of the phone. When everyone thought it was near impossible to outdo the iPhone 4's design, Apple did exactly that. Just about everyone is impressed with the attention paid to the details.
But, is it beyond any criticism? No. While the hardware is impressive, the OS is still nascent and has a long way to go. Android has made some impressive leaps and is now as powerful, if not more, as the iOS. The phones have started getting increasingly better hardware and it defies sense as to why the iOS won't make full use of it. I wouldn't worry too much about it though as I fully expect the OS to get much better come the iOS7. You can expect a lot of improvements when the next iteration launches the next year.
As far as the build quality goes, the phone is unmatched. The one major change has been the screen size. It has gone up, from 3.5'' to 4''. When the original iPhone was launched, the screen looked large but in the last few years, with phones like Samsung Note hitting the market, people saw the benefits of larger screens. Most of the apps need to start taking advantage of the larger screen size and over the next year, you will see that happening.
There are other areas of concern, too. The Maps took a turn... for the worse. It's a known fact that maps require a lot of accurate data. Google had built up a lot over the last eight years or so. Apple Maps doesn't have a fraction of that data; in fact, quite a lot of what it has is pretty inaccurate too.
It's important to note though that the problems are software related, which always gets better without you having to spend anything at all. As far as the hardware is concerned, I'm impressed. It's fast, it's powerful and there's a lot more screen space. The software, unfortunately, isn't very capable in it's current version. That isn't for good though. The next iterations will take better advantage of the screen size and for this reason, I'd say that purchasing the iPhone 5 is completely worth it. It looks absolutely stunning and I don't think you'd regret the purchase.
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