Apple fans waited in line at phone carriers to get the newest gadget of the year. The iPhone 5, Apple’s latest edition of their groundbreaking smart phone was just released. Assumption and suspicion have been in the air all summer about the iPhone 5, but it’s finally here.
Costing only $200.00 with an upgrade or two year activation, at the leading phone carriers online or in store, it comes equipped with all the technology a cell phone can have. It is updated with the latest iOS system for iPhones, which allows it to run on a fastest processor according to Apple.
Weighing 4oz with a 4.87in display screen, Apple has made a sleek look for smart phones. The look and feel is very similar to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S but the new updates make the experience different to some users. The battery life and the resolution increased.
“I have iPhone 4 and it’s really no different from the iPhone 5, it’s just longer. I have frontal camera and good resolution on it. I don’t really use all the features so just having an iPhone is cool. You don’t really need to get the iPhone 5 unless you think what the iPhone 4 has to offer is not enough. iPhone 4 is good for me,” Haydee Franklin, a Sprint customer and UIS student said.
iPhone’s are not only a hot commodity now, but have been since the very first iPhone came out in 2007 and sold 6.1 billion dollars according to Apple’s website. Having the iPhone 5 is almost the same excitement. People have even switched phone companies to have the phone. iPhone 5 went on sale Friday Sept. 21 and most stores were out of stock by the next day.
“We didn’t sell completely out of iPhone 5s the first day, but throughout the weekend we noticed we had to call in for more orders of it. Also since the iPhone 4 is free now because of the 5’s release, we are completely sold out of those. So customers who want those phones have to pre-order with us or online,” Mark Z from Sprint in Springfield said.
Although iPhone 5 is the newest of the models, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 have the same abilities. Not all of the features are the same. iPhone 4 models only have a 5 megapixel camera compared to iPhone 5’s 8 megapixel camera with panoram feature allowing the user to take a picture of their entire surroundings.
When first looking at the iPhone 5 most think it looks exactly like the iPhone 4, but the 4 inch display screen allows the user to see apps more clearly and to explore the phone with better visual aid. The 3.5inch screen of the older models is acceptable but Apple is stepping up and making the screens more suitable for Android users to get familiar with.
“Android’s are way better. You can do so much more with the memory of an android than a iPhone. I can customize almost anything. But there are some apps, like Instagram that is way better on an iPhone. Sometimes I wish I had an iPhone because of the cute commercial. Either way they are good phones,” Nidia Barcenas, a UIS student said.
With the competition of Android, Apple is now showing truly what they can offer for a smart phone. Siri, which is a personal voice assistant that iPhone users use to send texts, email, organize calendars or answer questions, is just one way that Apple gives their fans an easier way to operate and navigate through their everyday life with just a touch of a button.
Siri is only available on iPhone 4S and iPhone 5, but the advertisement for the new features makes it appealing for a busy person. Apple allows their phones to sync up to everything the user needs to live their life. By plugging the phone into the computer and verifying a couple demands, the iPhone has a small portion of one’s life in a space on the memory card whether its music, birthdays, picture or even just a document.
Available at most leading phone companies, iPhone 5s are a new beginning for Apple and an eye opener for Apple fans. More and more iPhone are being seen as the ultimate phone to have. Advertisements increase daily to influence the newly invented devices.
