First Hands-On Impressions of the iPhone 5 [Video]

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Posted September 12, 2012 at 8:49pm by Shalom Levytam

Hands-on impressions of the new iPhone 5 have begun appearing online.

Engadget has a video taking a look at the device...

The Verge also has a video...
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Scott - September 13, 2012 at 10:21pm

Larger isn't always better. If you remember back Steve Jobs said there was a reason for the size of the iPhone. It's so that the user can easily navigate the screen with their thumb. Now with that said, this could still be the case, but we'll see once people use it. Secondly the iPhone has had it's width and height in balance with each other. This one feels out of balance. I believe Apple missed the boat on this one. Apple is know not only for being innovative, but also for their design. As a designer they failed. The ergonomics of this phone are less than acquired and the back of the phone being some two tone distortion breaking the beautiful lines that the iPhone 4/4s had. With out Steve Jobs there it has become a design by committee. Even their UI design is starting to drift in the wrong direction in many regards. Apple doesn't need to compete with Android as it seems they are doing with this iPhone. I have hope that the next time will be better though you will not see me with an iPhone 5.

SSK - September 13, 2012 at 2:40pm

I did not liked the placing of Earphone socket.. when it was at the top it was good to be in pocket and plugged in...

Sami - September 13, 2012 at 2:19am

If this version came out when the iPhone 4S released I'm sure we wouldn't have as many disappointed people. The fact that it took so long for them to make this iPhone with such minor changes from what the iphone 4S offers is what's really annoying. A wider screen would have been nice rather than only expanding it upward. I'm done listening to people beef up the slightest additions in order to justify customers to switch from their perfectly working iPhone 4/4S. Apple is very good at selling the same product over and over, year after year with us expecting a huge breakthrough.

plumbgray - September 13, 2012 at 5:30pm

Bit negative eh mate!

NoGoodNick - September 12, 2012 at 9:39pm

All they told us is what we can see in Apple's release. I was hoping they'd tell us how it felt, and whether it felt easier to use than the wider Samsung models--something we CAN'T determine from watching the press releases.

Kingz - September 12, 2012 at 9:19pm

U gotta use it to judge it..... Not look at pics and vids

Parabolee - September 12, 2012 at 9:13pm

WOW! It's a little bit bigger! It's magical! I mean life changing. Guess I'm going to be linning up for hours to get my hands on this. After seeing this I don't even want to look at my iPhone 4, it seems antiquated. This tiny upgrade was really worth all the hype! And easily worth at least $200 to upgrade. I can't undertsand why so many people think us iFans are suckers. \sarcasm

CASEACE79 - September 12, 2012 at 9:56pm

I don't know why people are so upset that the update wasn't as big as you would have liked. What do you want it to be a triangle? Circle? There is only so much you can do asthetically with a rectangle. Yet they managed to make more refined. 2X as fast. Look at your 4S for a minute and think about that for a second. That's incredible. LTE. Better camera. Panorama.Not to mention overhauling the OS to make the best user experience even better. I'm happy but screw waiting in line. Mine will be delivered to the house. Serious!!!

paperboy - September 12, 2012 at 10:12pm

where do u live?

Kashif - September 12, 2012 at 8:54pm

Awesome....

Joyce Abigail - September 12, 2012 at 9:01pm

Thats awesome

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