All you need to know about the iPhone 5
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The iPhone 5 is hot for a reason! It has a brand new design, a bigger and better display, faster processor, better camera, LTE, etc., etc. Surely, this will be the main topic of conversation for all tech-savvy people for the days, week, and maybe even months to come. Well, one thing you don't want to be during those conversations is to be uninformed! Instead, why don't you show you friends that you know much more than them? But be warned, young Padawan, - it won't be easy! It's going to take a lot of reading, but once you're done, we guarantee that you'll feel like a real iJedi! What? We can't really promise you that you'll be able to make a great impression on chicks with that kind of stuff, but look it on the bright side, at least you'll be in the know about the latest developments in the tech industry, and that, our friend, is worth more than the chicks and the ego... (no, we don't really believe that).
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102 Comments
3. Palavius posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:27 13
"It has a brand new design.."
Get serius..
I believe that some people are seriously ready to accept anything, that an apple says.
It is called blindfolded approval. Scary.
5. babyk posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:35 5
The entire effin front page INDEX of phone arenas website is all about iphone what the heck. why not s3 or one x? The are better off
7. Mercenary posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:39 3
Hey stupid..didn't u see this website when the SGSIII was announced??and they still posting about the SGSIII..
50. doejon posted on 12 Sep 2012, 21:54 1
lol dont tell me the iphone 5 has more to report than the s3
since the s3 has tons of new funktions and features lol
isheep..
12. lyndon420 posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:53 2
Is there anything to be excited about with this new phone? Please tell me there is at least one thing that's new that isn't available on Android somewhere.
Anything?
16. PhoneArenaUser posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:58 5
8-pin connector called "Lightning". It is so amazing because it is 8-pin and "Lightning". :D
95. asrr62 posted on 16 Sep 2012, 09:24 0
wow that is so ingenious i will just have to trade my galaxy nexus. lmfao. :) haha
15. KingKurogiii posted on 12 Sep 2012, 18:57 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=R5JqD08yThQ&feature=g-all-u
i'll just leave this here...
BICHES! ;]
22. WALNUT posted on 12 Sep 2012, 19:07 0
um... am I the only one who feels like there's sarcasm slipped into the introduction and that... it's not missable? lol
26. cripton805 posted on 12 Sep 2012, 19:12 1
All the trolls that would talk crap about 4" screens + Android has will now move up to a larger screen and say it's better.
33. Gaytor posted on 12 Sep 2012, 19:31 2
Samsung seems to have beaten Apple in features. iPhone os better looking but just the screen staying on as long as eyes are on screen gives Sammy the upperhand. Note 2 for me. And the Stylus is just a whole new world of delight. Nope Samsung for me.
38. Gaytor posted on 12 Sep 2012, 19:59 1
Samsung seems to have beaten Apple in features. iPhone os better looking but just the screen staying on as long as eyes are on screen gives Sammy the upperhand. Note 2 for me. And the Stylus is just a whole new world of delight. Nope Samsung for me.
45. ABSOLUTE407 posted on 12 Sep 2012, 21:46 0
Phonearena is in the money making business, and unfortunately tech geeks only make up a small percentage of the world. The iphone will still sell regardless of the specs bc it was the first revolutionary phone and average consumer will always flock to it until the next revolutionary phone comes out that will change the way we use mobile devices.
51. lyndon420 posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:01 0
The first phone looks so much like the last phone. The first one was a revolutionary tech recipe, the last one was reactionary, and everything in between were tweaked copies of the first one.
48. doejon posted on 12 Sep 2012, 21:50 0
its obvious, apple needs a "innovation" for the iphone 5s
this will be NFC!!!! just like this time LTE!!
but watch out apple samsung is about to attack just u did
ur getting revange from samsung be ready!!!
52. nosybummer posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:10 2
Brand new design....Brand, brand new ..........are u fricking kiddding me???????
53. rsiders posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:22 0
All you need to know about the iPhone 5: It's newer than the iPhone 4S. Boom.
54. lumialove posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:30 1
Galaxy s3' designed for humans. Lumia920'designed for humans with gloves. iphon5'designed for humans with a missing kidney.
55. suavemezie posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:41 1
Ignorant ifans, despite low publicity given to galaxy s3, it is the highest selling mobile phone yet, over 100million in 100days
57. kindlefireowner posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:49 0
Where do you get your sales numbers from. Samsung has not reported there earning report that would cover the S3 sales numbers since it was released. ICBS
56. kindlefireowner posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:46 0
Apple Hater's. ? When was the last time a android phone was released, and it moved the stock market. Not just Apple stock, but other stocks that may get a boost from being involved with Apple. NEVER. That is why this is getting so much coverage. Face it, The iphone is still the People's Champ.
59. rusticguy posted on 12 Sep 2012, 22:58 0
See if ghost of Bernard Madoff is still doing rounds at stock exchanges :)
62. lyndon420 posted on 12 Sep 2012, 23:18 0
Peoples chump (or is it apple's chumps?) Why would I want to get an iphone when my Android is better? Got to give you credit though...when the product fails to impress anyone but current ifans, you will still try to validate your choice of platform - "Buy an iphone...the stock market (and the richest company in the world) will thank you!"....pleeeaasse.
Unless they come up with something actually ground-breaking, the only way they will impress me is to make and assemble them in America. I know about the other OEM's and their working conditions, but at least their products impress me.
67. kindlefireowner posted on 12 Sep 2012, 23:27 0
Does the 30 year old housewife in Ohio care about innovation. NO. She just wants a iphone 5. Multiply that by millions every month. As much as you hate it, those are the facts. This time next month when CNBC or Bloomburg reports Apple sold x number of iphones 5 worldwide and there stock goes up, that is what you are in business to do. Sell product. Apple knows how to do that.
Palm web os was a good product that failed to sell. Where is it now.
90. estevan.martinez1 posted on 14 Sep 2012, 02:49 0
people only want the iphone due to word of mouth and commercial publicity. i worked at verizon for long time. no one ever was amazed at the mandatory features we would convey to them. when we would compare the 4s to the razr or the s3. people would react more surprised when we would show them the android features the phones had. siri a almost grounbraking software, people didnt really care about and dont find that much of a need to use it, only to ask siri retarded questions to make poeple laugh was one of the only cool things about that phone.and the fact the camera,processer were barely upgraded made people mad. about 90 percent of the employes i know rocked android platform, and thats saying alot.
63. NewWireless posted on 12 Sep 2012, 23:23 1
I was not wowed this time, Sorry, I am sure like always it is a great product, with the same price point as the other models, but, we all knew it was going to be faster, and bigger, even though, it isn't that much bigger screen size. The edge to edge in the new RAZR's I like. Its been fun Apple, but my next family upgrade is going elsewhere. The design I am sorry but its long in the tooth. If this was the first or second iPhone to look like this, I would be excited, but in all honesty its starting to look like the Blackberries, every time they released a new Bold or a curve, they all looked the same pretty much, this is what it reminds me of Apple will still sell a ton of them, but not to me this time.
66. preet27in posted on 12 Sep 2012, 23:27 1
omg still it sucks. guyss have u noticed one thing? they just have increased the size because of other competetors out there it hardly makes difference in the screen size. THEY HAVE NOT MADE IT WIDER. its clear that wih that screen size , wider phones look great and useful. it looks like a choclate bar. there is no doubt that the desighn is good looking but hey apple is MAKING FOOL of ppl here. Usually companies, work according to the demand of people and consider those demands srsly. but here its opposite. apple is actually and literally making PEOPLE- follow COMPANY'S own demands. and apple iphone was a BIG HYPE. just to sell their damn products and prove that they r on top they developed this crap stuff. and ppl r following. wow all idiots i would say. look at android---- they r producing what people r demanding- for eg- big screen, better user interfaces, more ppi and thing phones etc. so its u guys who have to decide whether to go for the hype or not.
72. kindlefireowner posted on 13 Sep 2012, 00:26 0
There is a reason why Apple did not make the phone wider or double wide for you. Apple made the screen longer because it did not effect the apps. A wider screen and they would have had to changed all of the apps.
84. chaoticrazor posted on 13 Sep 2012, 04:41 0
its effected the apps anyway, there will be 2 black bars when you used the old apps so they could have made it wider but its a lazy design
last time i seen black parts on a screen when running an app was on my 6630 with s60 ........outdated much
74. droidnator posted on 13 Sep 2012, 01:05 0
iPhone 5. It's here. It changes nothing. This time.
79. archangel9 posted on 13 Sep 2012, 02:28 0
Not impressed!!Google and Samsung has nothing to worry about.The Galaxy S III is the hot shiznit and the upcoming Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx is definitely a hot contender...
Go get em Samsung and Moto!!!
87. pandambaba posted on 13 Sep 2012, 20:12 0
you guys are arguing over phones... just sit there and think about that for a second.
92. chaoticrazor posted on 14 Sep 2012, 08:32 0
and you took the time to read the comments and make this comment that contributes nothing
think about that for a second
88. ramnkc posted on 13 Sep 2012, 21:33 0
boring out fit... apple is doing this repeatedly. One good thing ip5 is that its incredibly light compare all the major giants out there... but again maybe its just because of its smaller display !
89. estevan.martinez1 posted on 14 Sep 2012, 02:37 0
OH MY GOD . bet you all these apple followers thinks this is the best thing since sliced bread. just like the last iphone. wich sucked, yes the screen is bigger but thats it. LTE , 2 years later. those anouncers on the keynote video have been taught to give presentation as if the audience was just born, and they over emphazise all there " LATEST TECH " in there speach. wich is still old school,they could have made it better, butt ofcoarse they dont want to because they want everyone on a leash. console quality graficts. smh. i smell bs all over this phone
91. Raymond_htc posted on 14 Sep 2012, 04:21 0
HMNNNN... LOOKS LIKE THE GOOAPPLE IPHONE 5 KNOCK OFF (PATENTED) AND WITH 4G LTE...
HAAHA APPLE.. GOODLUCK.HTC AND GOOAPPLE'S COMPANY ARE GONNA SUE YOU...
SEE YOU IN HELL...
94. andrew1953 posted on 15 Sep 2012, 20:30 0
Is it true because i5 lacks a dedicated LTE antenna, it cant connect to the internet? Can the S3?
101. audiblenarcotic posted on 21 Sep 2012, 12:50 0
Ray you are hands down the WORST! You play up everything the iPhone does as the absolute best and don't ever seem to acknowledge that it has plenty of flaws. You suck... Ban me bro!
