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For many, the battle for the best smartphone will be endless. Some have decided that once and for all the enemy’s flag has been captured and it remains safely in Samsung’s camp with the Galaxy SIII as the victor. Yet many others have bet, and even their 24-month contract costs, on the latest edition of Apple’s lineup: the iPhone 5. Admittedly, that’s mainly coming from those who own older iPhone models, but for those who already have the latest Samsung. , HTC, Blackberry, Motorola or the “old” iPhone 4S, you may be wondering if the fruitful company’s latest offering is worth buying.
The reasons to buy a new phone are no longer those of the past. Let’s face it, a smartphone is a smartphone. We want our multiple email accounts to reach our pockets. Take more than decent photos that will rival a budget Nikon DSLR. Browsing the web and downloading content at lightning speed is a given. More importantly, though, we want to check our Facebook and other social media updates with the swipe of a finger on the smoothest, most intuitive screen possible this side of Tony Stark’s “touch air” technology in Jarvis. The iPhone 5, of course, does this and much more. As true as that may be, there are still a number of real reasons why we’d be sold on a new £500 device, despite the fact that it’s sometimes only a few months old. And why shouldn’t we? We work hard and deserve to treat ourselves once in a while, right? Right!
So let’s take a look. On the surface, if you’re looking for a massive 4-inch, 16:9 aspect ratio, super bright and sharp display, then look no further. You’ll be hard-pressed to find such luxury within HxWxD measurements of 123x58x19mm and weighing just 112 grams. Yes, it’s not the biggest screen, but it doesn’t try to be. Compared to the iPhone 4S, the weight loss is welcomed by most, with a whopping 1 ounce drop, not to be underestimated as many boot camp attendees attest. And yes, although the bigger screen brings with it a new can of problems, namely when it comes to apps designed for the 3.5-inch platform that Apple decided to stick with for the past 5 years, let’s face it, we’re not that. worried about playing the same old trusty Angry Birds with a black border if it means we get a true widescreen when watching movies or viewing panoramic photos taken by ourselves or other talented via Flickr or the like.
Hasn’t it been sold yet? Good. When it comes to the guts of the beast, no penny has been spared to give Apple users the ultimate performance upgrade. Yes, the competition has done extremely well with a dual and even quad-core processor at the heart of their smartphones. Yes, multitasking, graphics details, video playback, and everything related to performance and battery drain work well to handle the demands of the smartphone user. That said, the latest addition to the Apple family is the A6 processing chip that runs at a super-fast 1.3 GHz. Despite being more compact than the dual-core A5, it packs in superior performance, which means that the smaller battery provides more than 40 hours of music playback, 10 hours of video playback, or 8 hours of talk time. With CPU tasks running twice as fast as the iPhone 4S along with twice the graphics performance, it’s clear that, at least on paper, the iPhone 5 is twice the phone of its predecessor. That said, real-time testing shows the older phone lasts just as long on a single charge, but it’s the way it lasts that makes the newer phone stand out.
So, great camera, great Wi-Fi, super fast multitasking, 4G compatible, super slim model. Sold out? Maybe.
I guess when it comes to pushing; in reality there will be no real reason to buy the new iPhone. Change of game? No. Game edition? Definitely, at least for those who are already in possession of the 4S. The iPhone 5 shows us what we’ve been missing with previous smartphones if your phone is more than 8 months old. If you already have the last piece of resistance from the competition, then you have essentially already made your intentions and opinions known. There really isn’t much that the iPhone 5 provides other than the fact that you can say you have an iPhone 5, but surely that’s the point of the battle, isn’t it? Victory is in the user’s mind, and using iPhone 5 makes you feel like you’re the best thing since the invention of the wheel. In fact, the iPhone 5 will keep you and your fans spinning happily long enough until the 5S launches. The modifications made in the production of this version of the iPhone surely meant that comparisons between Apple and the competition, as well as the accompanying spec sheets, become meaningless with each passing generation. You have to play with it to get sold or, equally true, you’ve been wanting to go over to the “Apple Side” for a long time and have finally decided to be brave enough to switch. So when all is said and done, happy shopping whatever you’re buying, and see you in 6 months!