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Apple iPhone 5 user reviews

Apple iPhone 5

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ambassadeur's avatar
5 stars out of 5

ambassadeur 2 November 2012

Good: Highly refined, perfect size and user friendly, great for the poor sighted

Bad: Takes up a lot of my time at present as I enjoy using it so much

Comment: For the last 3 years I just used a basic Nokia 2760 clam 'phone, which has served the purpose for calls and texts, it has worked fine and never let me down. I think most would agree that I have gone from one extreme to another buying an iphone 5. I have no regrets, the iphone5 is a brilliant piece of kit that has opened up a whole new world of exploration. I can now sit in an easy chair, search the web, check my ebay auctions, 'phone a friend, send a text or e-mail, listen to music of my choice etc. etc.
The iphone 5 is very user friendly and after 2 weeks I can use most applications. The screen is brilliant and data can be clearly seen in all types of light. As my eyesight is not so good this is a great feature. The camera is simply amazing, still shots, videos and panorama, I am very pleased with the results.
I bought a leather flip case for the 'phone as soon as I received it, it's well worth protecting such a valuable investment and the flip case was less than a fiver on ebay. Anybody want to buy a Nokia 2760 clam 'phone in good condition?

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Alex Ramsay 1 November 2012

Good: Build quality, feel, aesthetics, amazing screen + viewing angles, fast

Bad: Casing has imperfections after only 5 days of use

Comment: Been an Android fan for a few years but decided I didn't want the hassle of the HTC Desire I'd had before. Seeing that Apple had finally put a larger screen on the iPhone, I decided that given the positive reviews and big upgrades, I'd get myself a phone that would be top of the range for a couple of years at minimum.

Everything about the phone so far has been great; the software is far more advanced than the Android 2.1 I was used to (admittedly very out of date), and the hardware is faultless. My only niggle so far is that I already have a couple of imperfections on my beautiful phone... Promptly investing in a case.

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Tommy Giffen's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

Tommy Giffen 24 October 2012

Good: Everything

Comment: :D

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Unplezant Fezant's avatar
2.5 stars out of 5

Unplezant Fezant 24 October 2012

Good: Finally it's 16:9

Bad: Rehash of iPhone 4(S) with a rubbish map app

Comment: Nothing but a lighter widescreen version of the iPhone 4.

Not for me
leoevs44's avatar
0.5 star out of 5

leoevs44 19 October 2012

Good: nothing

Bad: everything

Comment: The most overated piece of tech in the past century, doesn't even compare to the topend android devices and I used to be an iphone user, never again...

Not for me
Jim Edwards's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

Jim Edwards 19 October 2012

Good: Quality of materials used, design, selection of Apps available, cohesiveness of iOS ecosystem, audio speakers, music playback, screen

Bad: Less-than-average signal reception (on Orange/T-Mobile/EE), data-munching Podcast App, fragility of anodised black finish, intermittent 'touch' blackspots

Comment: I've come from a iPhone 3GS to a Galaxy S2 and now to the iPhone 5. And sure, it is not perfect, no phone ever is. It doesn't have the signal reception of the Galaxy S2 on O2, the Maps are not a patch on Google Maps (but fine for route navigation). BUT...

You pick the product up and you can instantly feel why it is expensive. It oozes class. This is no plastic bodied slab. Yes, I'm p155ed that I have a minute silver dot where the anodized black has been scraped - and that's using a case religiously. But it's a first world problem, seriously.

The whole phone OS is just cohesive. I have no qualms about downloading Apps, I can share them with my iPad, I know they are going to be safe (Apple's own podcast aside) and I'm enjoying using AirPlay.

Battery life too is better than my old Galaxy S2 easily seeing me through a day. So with a better case and a few software fixes, I'm certain this will be a phone I will enjoy for months, if not years to come.

I own it
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Lourain Favila Ramos Calma 16 October 2012

Good: very convinient and friendly user

Bad: nothing bad

Comment: super luv this phone wish 2 have this....

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poscablue's avatar
5 stars out of 5

poscablue 14 October 2012

Good: the best phone i have ever had

Comment: i phone 5 all the way you can get the i phone for as little as £5 if your clued up to the freebie websites thats how i got mine all i did was register with gala bingo for £5 dont know if i should be doing this or if its allowed look at how easy it is folks http://apple.freebiejeebies.co.uk/837741

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jaguar 14 October 2012

Good: Screen size

Bad: Nothing new from iphone 4s

Comment: I have owned iphone 4 and 4s and loved them both,
when the first iphone came out it was so far advanced than anything else out there but as the years have gone buy it just hasn't changed.
I never thought i would move to android but after trying galaxy s3 and the really impressive galaxy note 2, the time has come for me to migrate to the enemy, i phone has a better operating system but after using a android phone, iphone seems years behind

Not for me
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