This year: design, screen, speakers, microphones, cameras, data connection, even connector port and earphones were toyed with. Usually, iPhones keep at least one or two things intact from one year to the next. There's no Big Thing on the iPhone 5, but, try to name a part of the phone that hasn't changed. Does faster syncing matter? To me, it does. The door could still be open for Thunderbolt (or USB 3.0) in the future. Yet, the packed-in Lightning cable works via USB. A new, smaller connector seemed like the ideal opportunity. The A6 processor's harder to appreciate right off the bat, but both combined give this iPhone a serious turbo kick.įor years, I've wondered when iOS devices would sync via Apple's incredibly fast Thunderbolt port. It's a seductive draw: would I end up paying through the nose for LTE for its snappy convenience? I've used it far more than I ever thought I would, at least on the review unit. Still, the wake-up moment for me was when I opted for FaceTime over LTE instead of Wi-Fi because LTE was more than twice as fast as my home broadband wireless connection, and the connection was smoother. I'm not a 4G LTE user at home, and I never thought I'd need it in a phone. Whether the graphical finesse of the new Maps and turn-by-turn navigation can make up for the lack of more-refined Google search terms, Street View, and public transit directions feels like a dicey proposition, but Maps is undeniably fun to play with. Right now, it's the best graphics demo the iPhone 5 has in its stable, and Flyovers feel intensely surreal, even if you're a Google Earth addict. Still, try to look at Maps on an iPhone 5 and not feel wowed.
Whenever you hear that an app is beautiful to behold, especially an app as integral to the use of the iPhone as Maps, it can't help but feel superfluous. Most other iPhones weigh about the same, so it feels different immediately. There's a reason for this: many smartphones boast large screens and sleek looks, but few weigh as little as 3.95 ounces. Shaving about an ounce off a phone's heft doesn't sound like a lot, and I've always been skeptical of incremental reductions (20 percent lighter!), but the first thing that shocked me when I picked up the iPhone 5 was how light it was, not how thin it was. Which brings me to wondering: how much can a familiar-looking device that we've seemingly known about for months be capable of surprising anyone, much less a tech editor?įor me, the iPhone 5 surprised in the following ways. After a week of using the iPhone 5, I've posted my review of Apple's new phone on CNET.
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