Rating 4.1 132 reviews
Manufacturer: Apple
Know Your Mobile
12 years ago

iPhone 5 review

The best iPhone ever produced, bar none -a solid handset that offers an unparalleled user experience
Pros:
  • Amazing build quality
  • perfectly executed design
  • blazingly fast CPU
  • excellent gaming
  • vastly superior camera and video --a solid all-rounder
Cons:
  • A lot of applications aren't yet optimised for the 4-inch display and Maps isn't up to scratch
Read more on Know Your Mobile
Recombu
12 years ago

Apple iPhone 5 Review: In Depth

The iPhone 5 is an example of fastidious design, creating (in our opinion), the best looking phone money can buy. It's incredibly powerful and quick to use, has a beautiful screen for browsing the web, watching movies and playing games and the camera is excellent.
Pros:
  • Gorgeous design
  • premium feel
  • Bigger screen
  • with improved colours
  • 4G
  • Improved camera with Panorama
  • Fast
Cons:
  • Not as comfortable to hold
  • 4G only works on EE
  • Maps has a lot of errors
  • UI lacks features of rivals
Read more on Recombu
CNET
10 years ago

Crappy battery, bad phone

My iphone 5 started giving me battery issues such as: a) it will turn off if you go outside and the weather is cold; b) battery life is way shorter than what's described; c) my phone is not even 2 years old and the battery does not hold charge (I never dropped or wet this phone).
Pros:
  • Small size
Cons:
  • Horrible customer support
Read more on CNET
pricespy.co.nz
9 years ago

I love this phone. It does everything I want and almost nothing I don't want. The only slight gripe is the fact that not all settings are accessible without Jailbreaking (which I don't want to risk).
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Brighthand
13 years ago

Apple iPhone 5 Review: Bigger and Better

The latest smartphone from Apple brings a larger display, faster processor, and quicker wireless access. How does it stack up in the real world
Pros:
  • Faster Processor
  • Thinner and lighter
  • Beautiful Retina Display
  • Well Designed
  • 725,000 Apps Available
  • LTE (FINALLY!!!
Cons:
  • New Lightning Adapter
  • Larger screen makes minimal impact
  • Lots of room for improvement for iOS 6
Read more on Brighthand
The Verge
12 years ago

iPhone 5 review

Ah, to review the iPhone 5; what a blessing, and what a curse. It's actually funny to think that there was a time not that long ago that the iPhone wasn't even a thing , let alone an iconic part of pop culture.
Pros:
  • Incredible industrial design
  • Gorgeous display
  • Blazing fast LTE service
  • Solid battery life
Cons:
  • New Maps app a step backwards
  • Bigger screen size not utilized at all
  • iOS 6 a retread of familiar territory
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pcworld.idg.com.au
14 years ago

Apple iPhone 5

Love it or hate it, Apple's iPhone generates an extraordinary amount of hype that no other smartphone can match. In its latest iteration of arguably the world's most popular smartphone, Apple has equipped the iPhone 5 with a larger display, upgraded internals and 4G network connectivity.
Pros:
  • Super thin and light design
  • Excellent 4in display
  • Outstanding camera
Cons:
  • Scratches and chips easily
  • Poor battery life
  • Extra screen size isn't always utilised
Read more on pcworld.idg.com.au
iLounge
13 years ago

Apple iPhone 5 (16GB/32GB/64GB)

As we noted early in this review, it's now a truism that the latest iPhone is the best ever-a claim that Apple has also made with every generation of iPods, but not always achieved.
Pros:
  • Apple's fastest and most capable iPhone yet
  • The first iPhone to include a 4" screen, LTE cellular support, and two truly impressive cameras
  • Improved screen and camera color accuracy, plus dramatically improved low light camera performance.
Cons:
  • Battery performance too often falls below Apple's best case estimates, particularly for cellular calling and data. LTE service remains inconsistent between neighborhoods, cities, and countries, with widely varying data speeds and availability
  • some users will see no cellular speed improvements over...
Read more on iLounge
PC Authority
13 years ago

Review: Apple iPhone 5

It's now been quite some time since an iPhone last graced the peak of the PC & Tech Authority A-List. For almost two years Samsung's and HTC's handsets have dominated, with the 4S not doing much to further Apple's cause.
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PC Pro
13 years ago

Apple iPhone 5

A taller screen and a sumptuous redesign for the iconic smartphone, but Apple's latest iPhone falls tantalisingly short of a place on our A-List
Read more on PC Pro
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