iPhone 5

The only phone out there that decodes 10-bit MKVs properly.



I don't think we need another reason to justify a purchase.

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not.

Not really about the phone, but seriously Apple..."The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone"...what kind of lame ass slogan is that. Samsung should sue you just for trying to copy their "The next big thing" and failing.

I wonder if they messed up again with the antenna. I recall (was it the 4 or 3GS?) when holding it normally blocked the reception. I wouldn't buy it anyways. Not to mention the extra fortune it'd cost to use it with anything else since the 5 uses a new dock.

Don't see anything overly exciting about it really, then again not really a bandwagon person. Ya the sale pitch blows better than their launch of the Mac pc thou if anyone can recall.

Finally, some real innovation such as a larger screen, faster cpu and LTE.
Wait, that's what every other phone maker already does.

Fine, then change the adapter and add another row of icons to the screen.
That's something the others aren't doing!

Time to sell those apple stocks before it's too late.

Have you always had negative reputation? I haven't been on FAKKU in a while, I kind of forgot what it was before.

Now explain to me what features this has over previous Iphones that would make it worth purchasing? Higher specs that were not being fully utilized the first time and poorly compressed 1080p video is not a selling point.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think now they have said they plan to have a new phone released every year? Not a fan of the smaller dock they gave, now you will have to change nearly every accessory to match the 5.

i hurt some peoples poor little feelings so they've just been neg bombing me.

Now just waiting for September 21. :)



First of all, you have an iPhone 4S, I don't really think there's any need to buy this handset. Even 1080p video recording @ 30fps was already available on the previous iPhone, albeit the aperture being a tad worse at f/2.6. They both have 5 elements though, so it's barely noticeable unless you shoot in low light conditions. Also, iOS is known for being efficient. It will run without any lag on the iPhone 4, let alone iPhone 4S. There's no reason to switch if you're one of those people.

However, if you're switching over from Android or Windows Phone, or haven't bought a new iPhone for a while (and is now off-contract), the iPhone 5 is a good choice. It's a very good smartphone. You mentioned that the specs aren't being utilised for the first time. I've always said that Apple isn't about the specs, but I also want to point out that this is the first phone that uses its own ARMv7 standard rather than the existing Cortex-A9. Right now all the flagship phones are opting for more cores with the Cortex-A9 architecture, mostly evident in the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II. Quad-Core is great, but battery performance does take a hit. By reverting back to Dual-Core and utilising its new architecture, performance shouldn't take any noticeable hit while battery life will be vastly improved. We will need to wait for AnAndTech to come out with full benchmarks, but this is definitely the right step to take.

In the United States the iPhone 5 doesn't cost much more on-contract than its main competitors, namely the Galaxy S III and the One X, so that really isn't much of a problem when people are considering what to buy. When you buy off contract like I do, the iPhone 5 is incredibly expensive. I do think the iPhone is horrendously overpriced. It kills me a bit inside every time I realise that in order to buy this phone, you have to shell out pretty much almost double a SGS3's cost (also off contract). However, if one chooses the Apple ecosystem which has many unique and polished apps unavailable anywhere else, that is the price you have to pay. Of course there's also the design thing, weight, thinness, and most importantly, battery life. Whether those things are worth double the price...well, that's up to the consumer in question to decide.

Even putting aside the performance boost, more importantly that is why we have an improved battery (giving us 10 hours of Wi-Fi productivity and 8 hours of LTE), a thinner and lighter chassis (112g, lighter than SGS3). In addition, it has a rRGB display which is amazing and the first of its kind. If anyone's used an iPhone or iPad before, they should know about the battery life. Just that alone is reason enough for a lot of people to want an iPhone. With the improved battery that is even more enticing.

Basically the question is: does the iPhone 5 offer a compelling choice for people contemplating buying an iPhone in 2012? With the new display, thinner and lighter chassis, improved performance and battery life, and iOS6...the answer is - yes it does. Especially if it doesn't cost any more than its competitors on contract. As for off-contract, as I said, it will be up to the consumer to decide whether he wants to pay double the price for access to Apple's ecosystem.

From what I understand, the reason for the change in the dock was to be compliant with some E.U. law that says all new phones (Apple, Android, etc.) sold in Europe MUST use the same adapter/charger port. Apple apparently didn't want to make a separate phone for one market (Europe).

I was one of those people who was waiting for Iphone 5 to come out, needless to say, I am amongst the majority of the population who felt underwhelmed by such specs. There is nothing about the phone that screams "innovation" or "Apple has done it again", instead, it's just another phone that is late to the party.

The phone looks great and all, but now that the specs are out, I'm more than likely to go with the SGS3. Don't want to have to put up with quicktime/itunes.

If you are amongst the population that is /r/circlejerk, then yes, you're part of the majority.

EDIT: I don't care if you keep hitting the -Rep button because you're butthurt, but I think you should take a look at this and ask yourself...do all these people feel 'underwhelmed'? http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/17/iphone-5-pre-orders-crack-2-million-in-first-24-hours/

So who's in the minority here? A few hundred people who have no lives complaining about this phone on the Internet, or the millions of people who pre-ordered this phone, and the millions more that will be buying this in the weeks to come? Wake and face the reality. This is a good phone.

Hmm.... Which reminds me...

I will not condone companies who deviate from standards and introduce yet another proprietary charging cable. It was bad enough for me in highschool where every phone my family owned used a different charger. Also I don't like how they are marketing the phone as revolutionary when all it is doing is bringing the phone in line with competitors. And they STILL don't have SD card support.

No SD card really is the deal breaker. Look at this shit they are trying to pull on you so you can store more info on your phone:

16GB $199

32GB $299

64GB $399

You can buy a 32 GB SD Card for $30 or less which all phones can use. Newer phones can use 64 GB SDXC cards and they cost $75 or less. Also all phones have internal storage of their own on top of this. Apple wants you to spend $100 more for 16 additional or $200 more for 48.

So I take it you're more than amazed with the specs they put on this "brand new" phone? Don't have much expectations, I take it.