Wednesday
12th September 2012 was a date that was in many of our diaries ...
The iPhone 5 launch!
After
a blog a few months ago now, I told you I was excitedly holding out for the
release of the brand new iPhone 5 however I’m not sure I was justified waiting
for what was hyped up as the smart phone event of this year.
Reading
several articles and watching the news on Apple’s latest product, I can’t really
see that many differences to what Apple have brought to market previously.
Some
of the iPhone 5’s new features include the following:
The
new screen
Offers
a 16:9 ratio, matching that of widescreen televisions, however its 4in (10.2cm)
size still remains smaller than rival displays used by Samsung, Nokia,
Motorola, LG, HTC and Sony's flagship models. The problem is that the new
iPhone won't really give you much more screen than the old one!
The
camera
An
eight megapixel model - the same as in the iPhone 4S, and a lower specification
than LG and Sony's most recent devices.
The
new “Google Maps” ... Flyover
Apple
have chosen not to use Google Maps but to create a similar system called
Flyover. This app allows you to find your way from an aerial view
however, isn’t this really just what Google did all those years ago and many
have already bought into?
Re-skinned
ITunes...
WOW!
Thanks. Much needed but not that exciting and certainly not worthy of finishing
the keynote on.
WORKING Siri
....Or
so we are told. I’m still to be convinced that this functions as Apple
says it does however I won’t strike them off just yet until I know for myself.
There
appears to be a few more evolutions that many of us don’t appear happy with
such as the new adaptors that all users will have to purchase to plug the
device into existing speakers and other equipment, just because the 5 has a
“brand new” 9 pin adaptor! There’s an additional £25 we weren’t aware
about. The lack of a real styling overhaul now leaves Apple with an aesthetic
that hasn't really changed for over 3 years. Even more concerning for
Apple, perhaps we are all starting to become a bit more cynical about their new
products. It could be judged that Apple have made a rod for their own backs
through the relentless innovation and the expectation that creates. It may be
an excellent device, but I think people just expected that one big Wow factor
feature that didn't really materialise.
Apple
also has become a “copycat” in the now crowded tablet marketplace. Jobs once
said the iPad's 9.7in screen was the perfect size, and smaller tablets made no
sense. Then the Android camp had success with 7in tablets like Amazon's Kindle
Fire and Google's Nexus 7, and now Apple supposedly will announce its own
smaller iPad in October. Are Apple losing their leadership in trend setting in
the market place?
SoVibrant
were particularly excited about the new product but today we’re feeling
deflated. Some good advice for potential 5 buyers ... maybe don’t jump on
the bandwagon this time!
SoVibrant’s
TOP 3 smart phone alternatives...
Samsung
Galaxy S3 (Android)
- Aesthetically
amazing (“Boss” in the words of our very own Peter Pringle)
- Screen size:
4.8" (larger than the new iPhone 5)
- Operating
system is Android
- Camera:
8MP
- Extremely
light weight
HTC
1X (Android)
- HTC's
first true smartphone
- Customisable
& fast
- Camera is
great quality
- HTC Car
app is fantastic
- Contains
the tegra3 processer so phone graphics have high quality output
Sony
Experia (Android)
- Weighs a
tiny 139 g, 4.8 ounces
-
4.6"
touch screen – scratch resistant (larger than the new iPhone 5)
-
13MP
Camera
-
Operating
system is Android
-
Up
to 16hours music listening time
ONE
TO WATCH:
New
Nokia Lumina 920
- 4.5”
Screen (larger than the new iPhone 5)
- 8.7MP
Camera
- Nokia pure
view camera
- 10 hours
maximum 3G talk time
- 400.0 h Maximum 3G standby time
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mages
courtesy of Google Images
Design,
iPhone 5
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