Apple Details iOS 5 Features for iPhone
Quantum Leap for iOS
1) The Split Keyboard on the iPad is a MUCH needed feature. Much much MUCH needed. Using it is so much better, it totally vindicates the iPad's form factor. This device is a million times more usable.
2) The Notifications Bar is stolen from Android- not going to argue that. It's also a marked improvement over Android's, serving as the Widget dock and having built in side-scrolling (yes, iOS has real widgets now!) . The weather widget is fantastic on it.
3) Built-in Twitter client in native apps is terrific- possibly the closest you can get to real multitasking. Already hooked on it.
4) Safari Reader ...
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I may just buy an iPhone 5. Just kidding. I'm a die hard fandroid and happily admit it. Android is a mess but I still love it. Maybe it's the geek in me. But I do give Apple props for at least listening to their customers.
Apple definitely copied the best when it came to notifications. No doubt about that. But I want to see more out of google than a huge push for higher specs and new features. They already have the features they need, they just need to make them work together!
So that ain't original either.
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