The much hyped and anticipated iPhone 5 was launched on September 12. 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.
Though many people thought it was disappointing initially, now that they have had the time to play with it, they have a better opinion of the phone. And what has happened? Many people have, unsurprisingly, changed what they thought initially. The very phone that was touted as disappointing has become the best phone ever created by Apple. What seemed like frivolous harping over the amount of work that went into creating the phone has become a classic example of craftsmanship. Everyone, as far as the phone's hardware is concerned, is impressed.
Is there nothing bad about the phone? No. The OS still has a long way to go. Android, though it struggled to catch up with the competition for a long while, has zoomed past the iOS in the last year or so. They boast of far more useful features and you can, broadly speaking, do a lot more with a smartphone this capable. For me, it's not a major worry though with the annual release cycles of the iOS. You can expect a lot of improvements when the next iteration launches the next year.
The build quality is unbelievably good. Unbelievably good. 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. As time progresses, most of the apps available on the App Store currently will start taking advantage of the phone's larger screen.
It doesn't end there though; there are other problems. 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. The hardware has improved by leaps and bounds; it's faster, it's more powerful and there's more screen size to boot. 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.
Though many people thought it was disappointing initially, now that they have had the time to play with it, they have a better opinion of the phone. And what has happened? Many people have, unsurprisingly, changed what they thought initially. The very phone that was touted as disappointing has become the best phone ever created by Apple. What seemed like frivolous harping over the amount of work that went into creating the phone has become a classic example of craftsmanship. Everyone, as far as the phone's hardware is concerned, is impressed.
Is there nothing bad about the phone? No. The OS still has a long way to go. Android, though it struggled to catch up with the competition for a long while, has zoomed past the iOS in the last year or so. They boast of far more useful features and you can, broadly speaking, do a lot more with a smartphone this capable. For me, it's not a major worry though with the annual release cycles of the iOS. You can expect a lot of improvements when the next iteration launches the next year.
The build quality is unbelievably good. Unbelievably good. 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. As time progresses, most of the apps available on the App Store currently will start taking advantage of the phone's larger screen.
It doesn't end there though; there are other problems. 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. The hardware has improved by leaps and bounds; it's faster, it's more powerful and there's more screen size to boot. 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.
