Apple iPhone 5 (CDMA / global)
Phone Scoop Review
Sep 23, 2012 by Eric M. Zeman
The Apple iPhone 5 is without a doubt the best hardware to reach the market this year in terms of design, engineering, and manufacture. It is an incredible smartphone that pleases from nearly every angle. Even still, it's not perfect. read review ›
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About time!
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
It's about time Apple stepped it up with the rest of the industry! The LTE is screaming fast, navigation app works great, Siri is better than ever and the size and weight is just right. The new connector was long over due and would had been better if it was a micro USB but is still a step up from the old 30 pin connector. If your eligible for an upgrade you won't regret getting this phone!
Update 5/3/13: Apple needs to step up to the plate and allow data usage during calls. This is a basic function of the competitor. The Apple nav apple turned out to be not so great. Siri's compatibility with the Apple nav app is nice though. Wish it also worked with Google Maps which is much better. Seems like the GIII and GIV have a lot more bells and whistles so Apple better step it up. The lightening connector is rock solid! Battery life is also good.
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A Phone For Adults
I was iPhone up until 3GS and then went android. Had the EVO 4G and then the Samsung SII. Had to decide now between the Samsung SIII and the new iPhone. I have gone back to iPhone. The Samsung ended up feeling like a toy in my hand and Android seems geared more toward people impressed with widgets and shiny objects (not to mention each Android phone started strong and became buggy later). The iPhone is a true piece of quality hardware made for adults that performs flawlessly.
Pros:
-Amazing screen quality/clarity
-Amazing construction quality
-Blazing fast processor
-Simple and reliable iOS
-Excellent call quality
-Impressive on the web
-Speakers deliver unbelievable sound
-Siri is amazing and destroys "S voice"
Cons
-The screen could be larger
-Glitch with YouTube prevents threaded replies to comments
-The black iPhone is a disaster. I had to return two for damage to the metal banding. Go with white is minor imperfections bother you.
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Simply Incredible
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Having reviewed a few basic phones here in the past, my first foray into the world of smartphones was a scary one. But with no reservations, I can tell you the iPhone 5 is just amazing!!
I'm one of the millions in love!
I had two android phones just since April 2013 and I found them to be very difficult--took them both back. After much convincing by my rather young nephew, I took an iPhone 5 for a ride.
I cannot put it down since I brought it home.
If you are waiting to dive-in to the smartphone market, quit waiting like I did! You will be amazed how simple this phone is and what it will do for you.
I cannot list a pro and con list here because I have ZERO negative comments. None.
Very happy I took the plunge.
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Don't be fooled into buying the same old phone
I've been an Apple iphone user since they were introduced not that long ago. I did buy the iphone 5, and was immediately displeased with it. It felt cheap,
it didn't really have any new features that you could notice. Oh, they changed the charging port so all of you chargers became useless, but Apple will be happy to sell you more. The first iphone 5 I bought from the online Apple store started to completely freeze up in a month to the point I had to reboot it each time, The second replacement phone had a bad microphone, that one lasted a whole week!!! The third one I sold on ebay, No Returns, hey it worked fine when I shipped it. I preordered The IPHONE KILLLER!!!The Samsung galaxy S4 it has already shipped.
Get with the times Apple, you have NO removable Battery, No expandable Memory, A crummy Camera,
and your phones are "slapped" together.... I will never buy your piece of junk phones again. I love these people... oh... mine works fine...yeah, right. It's not fun spending your day off talking to a geek in a blue shirt, and trying to just get a phone that works, while they take it in the back , and tell you it's fine, when Apple Care tells you to take it in for a swap out !!!!!!! Don't get me started about MP3 issue. AHHHHH!!!!!! Thank you.... Go ahead buy one, you'll see... The iphone 4s was way better.... Oh well, I got rid of my piece of junk.
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First time Apple user. Now hooked.
Several years ago, I jumped ship from Blackberry to Android. I used several phones across T-Mo and Verizon. Android has many positives, the best for me being customization. There was an alternative for seemingly everything from keyboards to browsers. However, the negatives were glaring. Poor battery life, and the one that finally made me jump ship, size. The best Androids are HUGE. I wanted a full feature high end smartphone that I could take running, or slip into my pocket without issue. Iphone 5 fits the bill great. Battery life is great, loads of cutting edge tech on board, and it's super light. My only con, if there is one, is the lack of being able to select default applications. Especially true with Google Maps and the onboard maps application. But other than that, there's a reason why Iphones do well. They just work.
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No Groundbreaking Improvements But a Good Phone
Day Two Review
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Location: Portland Metro (Oregon)
Phone: iPhone 5, 64GB
Pros:
Camera - Panorama mode works wonderfully
Siri - Seems to work better than before. More accurate.
Screen - Higher resolution, 1/2" taller
Earbuds - Sound amazing (But fall out of the ear easily)
4G LTE - It's about time :)
Do Not Disturb - Functional and works well
Processor - Very fast and responsive
Cons:
USB Cable - Changed again which results in iPhone 5 buyers having to fork out more money for additional cables and compatible A / V equipment or $30 adapters.
USB Pin Assignments Changed - I can no longer connect my iPhone 5 USB cable to my Kenwood Excelon car stereo. This pisses me off. Now I'm stuck with bluetooth interface which is glitchy. Why the #### would Apple change the audio output pins on the USB connector??? Stupid #$%^&'s
Anyway, I'm not sure if this phone is worth signing a 2 yr contract and $399 to upgrade from my iPhone 4S. I will decide in the next 12 days.
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iphone 5 just don't make the grade
I took it back,theres just to much too list.here are a few. to small,calls drop like crazy, the screen is dull speakers are tiny and sound to basie like your in a alley.
got a droid max hd.it like night & day,chevy and bmw.
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