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Apple iPhone 5 - user opinions and reviews

Apple iPhone 5
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  • Released 2012, September 21
    112g, 7.6mm thickness
    iOS 6, up to iOS 10.3.4
    16GB/32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
  • 1.6% 57,369,684 hits
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  • 4.0"
    640x1136 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Apple A6
  • 1440mAh
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  • 20 Oct 2012

just been over a week since im using the iPhone 5 and im disgusted of it. earlier i was using the Note. i regret having changed it for this. it aint a phone for power users atall. one can barely multi task anything and the battery life sucks. i am an executive with a field job and dont always have a power point handy... barely in a few hours of usage my iphone shows low battery.
I feel android was much more flexible than iOS.
iOS in comparison feels very restrictive. I dont understand for what did i pay the cost of an Iphone5 for? the screen is smaller the battery life is bad and it cannot multitask efficiently. also for most apps i need to pay and buy. not to forget many features like FM radio NFC etc arnt available in it.
Feel like an utter fool having spent somuch and gotten so less.
The user interface feels good enough only for dummies. there arnt many detailed customization options like on an android device. I agree the iOS is smoother and quicker but then it also does far lesser work and has far lesser options to give the user. its perfect for ladies and rich dummies who want to feel expensive and operate brainlessly whatevers thrown at them and feel its d worlds best wearing horse blinkers. not tech wizards.

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    • AnonD-76629
    • Qxp
    • 20 Oct 2012

    [deleted post]Yes I am 100% agreed with u..android has much2 more capabilities than iphone

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      • AnonD-76629
      • Qxp
      • 20 Oct 2012

      Anonymous, 20 Oct 2012Take your own advice my dear... Beast??? Ya its ugly that's for sure... Your beast with double... moreOk..prove one of the android apps you said pathetic..and compare to iphone apps..pathetic if u used an entry model android..if u see a galaxy s2 and iphone 4s,I think galaxy s2 is better cause its far more cheaper,plus,does iphone has the excellent multitasking capabilities as android does?I don't think so..

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        • AnonD-76629
        • Qxp
        • 20 Oct 2012

        Here's my p.o.i:android nowadays are much2 better than iOS in terms of features,specs,hardwares and softwares which apple had failed to do..what's happening to apple?tim cook has the answer..just look at this new iphone.,it is just slightly taller..and bigger ram of course.,but take compare between iphone 5 and note 2..you'll see the the gap is too much far,which iphone 5 cannot deal with..c'mon iphone fanboys,aren't u all bored of the same screen,ui and design since years ago?

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          • LdL
          • 20 Oct 2012

          All the small stuff you now hate in iPhone 5 will be corrected soon, I gonna buy it only next summer, when all the lags will be gone

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            • iSJ5
            • t7X
            • 20 Oct 2012

            AnonD-56991, 20 Oct 2012You talking like Android OS crashes every time you press the screen when the fact is Jellybean... morebut still lag

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              • 39x
              • 20 Oct 2012

              Anonymous, 20 Oct 2012Whats the pont of all these features if the OS is not stableYou talking like Android OS crashes every time you press the screen when the fact is Jellybean is very smooth and apart from a few minor problems everything works perfect, so maybe you should actually try something before criticising it.

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                • nx2
                • 20 Oct 2012

                real tech., 20 Oct 2012samsung note 2: quadcore 2g ram 3100mah bat. os 4.1 jb no lag s pen 1.9 front facing c... moreWhats the pont of all these features if the OS is not stable

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                  • iSJ5
                  • t7X
                  • 20 Oct 2012

                  real tech., 20 Oct 2012samsung note 2: quadcore 2g ram 3100mah bat. os 4.1 jb no lag s pen 1.9 front facing c... moreThats good but no one cares!
                  No lag lol!

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                    • real tech.
                    • P@1
                    • 20 Oct 2012

                    samsung note 2:

                    quadcore
                    2g ram
                    3100mah bat.
                    os 4.1 jb no lag
                    s pen
                    1.9 front facing camera
                    eye catcher
                    pop up play
                    support almost video format
                    multi task
                    split screen
                    offline voice message
                    air view
                    sd card up to 64g
                    removable bat.
                    easy transfer files via bluetooth
                    nfc
                    s beam
                    usb on the go
                    wireless charging
                    radio
                    tv
                    psp compatible
                    live wallpapers
                    dual screen dual mode tv out
                    can download apps and games on other sources rather than google play
                    apps and games are free
                    pause nd resume video recrder
                    burst shot

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                      • Xuw
                      • 20 Oct 2012

                      [deleted post]Even china copies are best sellers in mobile world... That is no excuse to judge a mobile phone... Go with class not just with mass...
                      Ya my iPhone cannot compete with android cheapness...

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Xuw
                        • 20 Oct 2012

                        AnonD-56991, 20 Oct 2012Are you seriously criticising Android users for not being smart enough to go through all the l... moreNo i am criticizing them for using a pathetic and laggy system such as android... There is nothing to boast for a complicated system made useful just to suffice people's tech freak dreams by disillusioning them providing hacks cracks... Ya even iOS has ready to use jailbreak softwares and iusers also use it instead of going through all the troubles decoding... The point is if u ever by any chance had done it yourself then would realize that what people believe, android is for tech geeks and iOS for simple user, is all just a lame excuse dear...

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                          • nx2
                          • 20 Oct 2012

                          [deleted post]Whatever Android can do, i will take Apple in any day and never look back

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                            • iSJ5
                            • t7X
                            • 20 Oct 2012

                            [deleted post]dear real tech.

                            you repost your comment four times?
                            ok samsung is expensive.
                            samsung is not cheap.
                            Galaxy or any samsung phone are better than iphone and ipad.
                            Samsung is the best.
                            sasung rocks.
                            Crapple sucks.
                            are you happy now?

                            Theres no comparison.
                            Theses no devices are perfect in reality.
                            the device become perfect in your dreams i mean if you preperred of it.
                            so no need to create such a stupid argument here!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • gFA
                              • 20 Oct 2012

                              Anonymous, 20 Oct 2012Richness or cheapness is not just bout money always... The pathetic mentality of sufficing for... morewell its about practicality and wiseness

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                                • iSJ5
                                • t7X
                                • 20 Oct 2012

                                [deleted post]dear real tech.

                                Why are your reposting?
                                ok samsung is expensive.
                                samsung is not cheap.
                                Galaxy or any samsung phone are better than iphone and ipad.
                                Samsung is the best.
                                sasung rocks.
                                Crapple sucks.
                                are you happy now?

                                Theres no comparison.
                                Theses no devices are perfect in reality.
                                the device become perfect in your dreams i mean if you preperred of it.
                                so no need to create such a stupid argument here!

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                                  • n5k
                                  • 20 Oct 2012

                                  Iphone 5 king, 19 Oct 2012Well its your choice that u choose an android phone. Memory card slot? Hmmm if you want memory... moreA 64gb iPhone 5 costs an arm and a leg if not the earth. 32 gb micro sd card costs £13.00/$25.00, apple charges you a lot more for a similar upgrade of storage. It's a nice enough phone and a well established iOS but the pricing is ridiculous when nothing dramatic has been delivered since ios4. Previous user of iPhones btw.

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                                    • P@1
                                    • 20 Oct 2012

                                    Anonymous, 20 Oct 2012Beauty of open source u say??!! Type in "how to install .ipa without jailbreak" in ... moresamsung and android are cheap? wow, and why these cheaps are on top? we have to stop these non sense talk xet comparison on whos better, why dont we provid a proof abt whos a better one, now here is the question “what is your iphone can do that an android cant do? and vice versa what is your samsung android can do that an iphone cant do? provide answers people :-) lets have to be based on fact on which the better one :-)

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                                      • 39x
                                      • 20 Oct 2012

                                      Anonymous, 20 Oct 2012Oh please i am talking bout cracking and not just downloading a user friendly application to d... moreAre you seriously criticising Android users for not being smart enough to go through all the lines of code and manually crack the Bootloader themselves? That's just irrational criticising for the sake of criticising something you don't like with zero thought to what you saying.
                                      And people Root or Jailbreak simply because they want that device that cost up to $900 to work the way they want it to, so the easier it is to do the better I think because everyone can actually own their device not be completely trapped by services.

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                                        • 9x7
                                        • 20 Oct 2012

                                        [deleted post]how?

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