"Much ado about nothing" this is the only sentence one can relate with the pre launch hype of Apple iPhone 5. The launch of Apple iPhone 5 shows the lack of creativity and hurried decision. May be the company is more busy in suing others than putting their energy to make their product world class.
The main features they have stressed upon are:
- 4 inch screen
- Little thinner than previous launch
- Little lighter
Can these features be considered enough to throw our old phone and run for the iPhone 5? If you look at the offer seriously, you won't find anything exciting at all.
Few drawbacks one should consider before running for iPhone5:
- Supports only Nano SIM (will make you handicap and compel you to use iPhone only)
- It supports the “New Connector” only, So all your old accessories will not work until you buy an adopter that will cost 30$ from Apple's website.
- The price catch of $199, $299, $399 is only a myth. One should consider the fine lines printed on the bottom of the page http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html These prices are only applicable with minimum 2 years contract from cellular companies. So if you want to know the real price of Apple iPhone 5, go and asked for an "Unlocked" version.
- There are many known issues with the OS of iPhone iOS. Like mail attachments, Docx, ppt and other formats.. and many more
- It still does not pair via bluetooth with other company's devices..like Nokia and all
- Camera is average if compared with the hype. Other companies are offering much more advance technologies in mobile cameras.
- I will not call it a real new generation mobile, there are many more superior devices available in the market.
A glimpse of "Over Hyped" Apple iPhone 5 (Small comparison between Nokia Lumia920 and Apple iPhone 5)
Nokia Lumia920 |
Apple iPhone 5 |
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| Display | IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Display | 768 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~332 ppi pixel density) - PureMotion HD+ display |
640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches (~326 ppi pixel density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | v2.0 |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash - PureView technology |
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Secondary Camera | 1.3MP | 1.2 MP |
| Hardware | Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon CPU- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait GPU- Adreno 225 (One of the best in current SmartPhones ) |
Dual core |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 2000 mAh Stand-by - Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talk time - Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G) Music play- Up to 67 h Up to 40 h |
Standard battery, Li-Po Stand-by - Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talk time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) |
| Other Features | Wireless charging | nano-SIM card support only |
