The new connector is actually the one feature I really like. A good robust, connector you can plug in backwards. What’s not to like? Assuming they stick with the new for as long as they did the old (a decade or so), I don’t see it as a huge deal updating the cords and such. I like microUSB for its standardness, but it’s physically pretty crap.
The rest is pretty much meh, and even overlooking my philosophical dislike of the walled garden approach would do nothing to persuade me to choose an iPhone 5 over one of the upcoming Nexus devices due out in a couple months. There’s pretty much nothing for features that isn’t on my last year’s Nexus, aside from what I assume is a faster processor. It does have a faster cpu, doesn’t it Apple? (Apple isn’t publishing processor specs, I presume because they’re slower than the latest Android phones but will still benchmark better because iOS is more heavily optimized than Android.)
I’ll probably get it, since I’m not on a contract now. But I have to say there doesn’t seem to be anything really new. Maybe smartphones have all the features already - GPS, gyroscope, etc.? What I really want is fast charging.
Android OS is crap for security. I need to get work email on my phone. There is some very proprietary information at work. IT will only allow Blackberries and iPhones onto the network so the choice is obvious.
I am currently on ATT with a 3GS, contract ran out in April. Nowhere close to filling the 32G memory so will likely give it one more iOS upgrade before thinking of upgrading the gear.
Not too excited about the longer form factor FWIW, I was perfectly happy with the 4" screen, seldom wished for more, wil have to test it for hand feel and for in-pocket feel while shopping.
My reaction is, with this small an upgrade, why exactly couldn’t the 4S have been a 5? If the near-field payment thing or the fingerprint reader were active, maybe. But this sounds like it’s just a thinner 4S+.
I’ve had a 3GS and a 4. I actually cracked the back glass of the 4 so I was thinking about upgrading. I’ve tended to be one model behind the curve, so maybe a 4S is in my future when they get cheap… but I might be persuaded to get the 5. New connector is annoying, especially if there are issues with data and charging, which seems to be the case with a lot of of these adapters… and will it fall off/out easily?
The most important aspect to me is if it is jailbreakable. I have too many tweaks and mods that I can’t live without. I have to wait to see if there’s an untethered jailbreak available - if so, I’ll probably get one. Jut not the first week it comes out.
I’ve been a Mac since 2004. Got the original iPhone in 2007. Loved it.
Believe it or not, I still am using the first-gen iPhone, mainly because I’ve hated the designs since then. I liked the curves of the original iPhone; I’ve hated the flat sides and overall look of the later gens.
The specs are not impressive, either. I am seriously looking at the Nokia Lumia 920. I never thought I’d praise a Microsoft interface, but I think the Windows Phone interface is cleaner and simpler than the iPhone’s at this point.
It’s heresy, but I’m disappointed in Apple with this release.
The iPhone 5 feels very stale both in terms of hadware design and UI. I am not a fan of the boxy 4/4S design and Apple seems to have kept it while at last increasing the screen to a half-decent size. I am also not a fan of the wall-of-icons iOS screens ; they just looked very cramped and monotonous compared to the tiles in Windows Phone and the widgets in Android.
No doubt the iPhone 5 will continue to sell well but I doubt the top Android phone makers are too worried. To me, the Galaxy Note 2 is far more interesting and innovative than the iPhone 5.
I’ll be getting it because my iPhone 4 is now long in the tooth.
I do love this iPhone, but it’s getting a bit slow and the home button is a bit wonky… so I’ll be getting an upgrade. That’s pretty much it for me, really - more screen estate, lighter, thinner, Siri, all a plus, but I really just want a new what-I-have-now. I think the time is probably past for revolutionary handphone designs… or should I say, pocket PC designs.
I’ll be excited when it happens (I was one of the first adopters for the iPhone when it became available here), but for now… new is good enough.
Thing is I can’t imagine many people would ever change from iOS to Android or vice versa. I’ve never use an Android phone but I’m sure it would do everything I do with my iPhone just as well or maybe in some cases better. But for all except ultimate tech obsessives, who wants to buy all their apps again once they’ve got started on one system?
Underwhelmed. I was definitely considering getting the iPhone 5 if the upgrade was worth it in terms of features. Since I think it’s only a marginal improvement over the 4S I bought last year, I think I’ll wait and see what the next version (5S ??) brings.