The screen doesn't look any better than usual in terms of color, contrast, and the like. Just taller. Lightning connector
Accessory headaches aside, the new cable is nice. And it truly is tiny. The connector slides in with just the right amount of effort, and the fact that there's no "upside-down" is just good design. Other than that, it's the same old syncing deal as the last cable. It does, however, lack the satisfying click of the old 30 pin connector.
But why, why, why couldn't this have been Thunderbolt or USB 3?
Apple Maps (Dun Dun DUNNNNN)
Yes, it's not as good as Google Maps. That said, we used it (and its turn-by-turn directions) to get from a backwater AT&T store to NYC without any problems whatsoever. And thanks to LTE, the whole route loaded in a snap.
Update, Headphone jack on the bottom Part of this is personal preference. But I've found the new headphone jack position is a little annoying. If you pocket the thing cord-up, you can't easily slip it up and, say, adjust the volume. The headphone cord might also interfere with your finger movements a little, unless you choke up higher on the phone.
Update, App launch speed: Some apps actually do launch instantaneously. It'll vary from app to app, of course.
Update, Panorama mode: It's fast and pretty much flawless. Navigating the pics is fun on the wider screen.
Update:, where are the widescreen video apps? I'd love to tell you how good videos look on the widescreen iPhone, but neither Vimeo nor YouTube are optimized yet. C'mon, guys. This letterboxing is a drag.
Update, 3D maps: Apple Maps' largely useless 3D terrain feature is much, much smoother on the iPhone 5. Loading the actually imagery is still sluggish, however.
Update, EarPods: Yeah, like we said, these are junk. Don't use them. They fit slightly better than the last iteration, but are just as worthless.
Update, screen quality: We put the iPhone 5 side by side with an HTC One X—perhaps the best smartphone screen we've ever laid eyeballs on—and it was virtually indistinguishable. The iPhone's display is sharper, of course, owing to its smaller size.
Update, call quality: iPhone 5 call quality is improved over the iPhone 4S on GSM and CDMA networks. Just like last year, the CDMA tends to have softer, fuller sounding call audio, while the GSM network is less clearer, but also a bit harsher on the ears. The AT&T iPhone 5 generally sounded better than the Verizon one to people on the other end of the line, and both were markedly improved over the 4S. The one strange thing we encountered during testing is that the Sprint iPhone 4S we tested these phones against still had better noise cancelling. All three more or less performed fine, but understanding what people were saying was easiest on the 4S.
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