IPHONE 5 REVIEW , SPECIFICATION AND FEATURES- REALITY CHECK

The Arrival

 

Like any other technogeek I have been an apple fan or i-fan for quite some time now, and eagerly waiting for the launch of the i-phone 5 , like a 10 year old kid waiting for that, THAT birthday bash with cakes and balloons and plenty of dreams behind it.

And the time has come..the wait is finally over and .........we have the phone which as per the rumour " can do anything".....and as the Apple People is the next best thing after the launch of the I phone.

Honestly, with this hype and the speculations  and the rumours of the super abilities that will accompany the phone  , I am a tad dissapointed. The only major upgrade seems to the in the dimensions front , and the improvised A6 chip used, which is ..Good...but cummon...what about all the fantastic rumours.?? Well reality check it is...

Well I will lay down the facts below, for us to understand better.

It all started with Tim Cook announcing emphatically and with pride that " It's an amazing time at APPLE, an extraordinary time " and that " I-phone 5 and IOS 6 are the biggest thing to happen to i-phone since the i-phone".

Since September 2007 this is the first time that apple has actually changed the screen size of the phone. So with the bigger screen size, it will be interesting to note the affects it will have on the new Apps.

The new phone certainly feels different – and although there will be the odd nay - sayer, the overwhelming majority will feel that the iPhone 5's design is a good step on from the now ageing chassis of both the 4S and 4.

The iPhone 5's camera is smaller, hardier and enhanced by the more powerful chip, and the front-facing camera is bumped up to a 720p version. Wi-Fi is improved and the inclusion of 4G is a must have in the current phone world. But it is the size, design and shape that will win the most admiring glances. The all glass and aluminium chassis can claim to be the thinnest smartphone, at 7.6mm 'thin

From a software perspective, iOS 6 brings with it a wealth of new features that will certainly make a major difference to not only the way the iPhone 5 feels, but also its predecessors the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S when they get the updated software.

Siri has been given a major, and frankly much needed overhaul with the voice 'companion' functionality extended into new languages and new territories in an attempt to turn the iPhone 4S's overhyped and under-featured personal assistant up to a useful level.     Detailed Specifications is as below :  

Maps, for instance, is significantly altered after Apple ended its longstanding agreement to use Google Maps and pushed forward with its own offering, in conjunction with sat nav giant TomTom.

 iPhone 5 screen:

The new iPhone 5 will feature a screen that is half-an-inch bigger than its predecessors. That means that the iPhone 5 will have an impressive 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and an 1136x640 resolution.


Apple has said that older apps designed for the 3.5-inch screen will work in just the same way on the iPhone 5. Apps will just be centralised and the extra screen space on the sides will be greyed out.

 

 

iPhone 5 processor:

As predicted, Apple has upgraded the processor
 in the iPhone 5. What might come as a bit of a surprise is just how much they've updated it. The new A6 chip found in the iPhone 5 has a 2x faster CPU and a 2x faster graphics. All this in a chip that is 22% smaller. Apple claims that the new chip offers 2x better performance across the board.

iPhone 5 with iOS 6:

A lot has been made of iOS 6 and rightly so, it's going to bring a whole new style of cloud computing to Apple devices. Take a look at our iOS 6 preview for a more complete look at it.

iOS 6 for the iPhone 5 boasts over 200 new features. Here are a few that Macworld's Jason Snell and Dan Moren reported on during the iPhone 5 launch.

•In Notification Center you can post a tweet or to Facebook.

•Safari now has a fullscreen mode, which looks even better on the iPhone 5.

•Now in IOS 6, you can get back to anything you have open on any of your dvices on the go. iCloud Tabs shows you the four windows open back on your Mac.

•Next is Mail. Added a feature called VIPs, which lets you mark people as VIPs and all message from them in the inbox are collected in one place.

•Passbook is next. This is the way to collect all your passes in one place: movie tickets, airline boarding pass, coupon, store card with a balance, ticket for a concert, a ticket for a baseball game. Evening Boarding pass automatically appears on the lockscreen when you're nearby.

•Shared photo streams is next. Create a photo stream and when you add photos to it it shares them to your friends.

iPhone 5 4G:

It's got 4G!!! The iPhone 5 has all of the iPhone 4's connectivity that includes GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA. The main addition to this is LTE. In theory the iPhone 5 can have up to 100Mbps download speeds. More importantly the 4G LTE on the iPhone 5’s 4G will work in the UK, unlike the new iPad’s.

iPhone 5 camera

The new iPhone 5 features a 8 megapixel sensor, which produces 3264x2448 images. Other features include a camera that is backside illuminated, has a hybrid IR filter, a five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. Furthermore the iPhone 5's camera now has a dynamic low-light mode, which in layman's terms means it can work a lot better in low lights, 2 f-stops better to be precise. All of that and it is now 25% smaller that takes photos 40% faster. Impressive.

Apple has upgraded the iPhone 5's camera too. Vide is now capture in 1080p HD video, with improved video stabilization. You can also take photos while you're recording video.The front facing Facetime Camera has now been bumped up to a 720p HD camera with backside illumination, all of which can now work better with the aid of 4G.

iPhone 5 specs

Size and weight: All-new 7.6 mm anodised aluminium body that weights just 112g is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than iPhone 4S.

Screen: 4-inch Retina display of 326ppi and 1136x640 resolution.

Processor: A6 chip, said to be 2x faster across the board

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSPA, and added HSPA+, DC-HSDPA and 4G LTE

Camera: 8-megapixel iSight camera, backside illuminated, hybrid IR filter, five-element lens, and a fast f/2.4 aperture. The camera itself is 25% smaller too.

Video camera: Front: 1080p HD video. Rear: 720 HD.

Dock connector: New Lightning port that is 80% smaller than previous 30-pin connector.


Battery: Matched and improved the battery in the iPhone 4S. 8 hours 3G talk and surfing, 8 hours 4G surfing and 10 hours Wi-Fi surfing, 40 hours music and 225 hour standby







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