The iPhone 5 is a beautiful phone and exemplifies Apple's commitment to quality designs that are also human-friendly. The phone feels solid in your hand even though it's light enough you might mistake it for a prop at first.

4-inch Retina Display; comfortable to hold; thin design makes one-handed use easy; fast; LTE; new sync/charge connector; looks sharp

Chamfered edges scratch easy for some users; no USB 3 syncing; Lightning connector means iPad owners get to carry two sync cables

The Good Larger display LTE radio Extremely fast Thinner Lighter The Bad Apple Maps Scratch prone No NFC After months of persistent rumors and Apple's high-profile unveiling, the iPhone 5 has finally arrived on the market.

Larger display; LTE radio; Extremely fast; Thinner; Lighter

Apple Maps; Scratch prone; No NFC

Nokia Lumia 920 – Though unreleased at the time of writing, Nokia's new Windows Phone 8 device has made quite and impression in the industry with a sharp design and an abundance of innovative features.

4" Retina Display; 4G LTE Ready; iSight Camera

Doesn′t support NFC; Apple Maps needs work

For people with a large hardware investment in Apple's iOS ecosystem-connecting cables, speaker docks, car chargers and the like-the iPhone 5 signifies a major transition. This device marks the beginning of Apple's replacement of the nine-year-old 30-pin dock connector with the new Lightning...

Slim; light case; Taller; roomier display; Improved performance; Higher-resolution front-facing camera

Lightning connector incompatible with older peripherals; Features limited by some carriers

There's been a lot of ink spilled over the notion that the iPhone 5 somehow isn't "revolutionary" or "radical." It isn't. It's familiar, but better. That familiarity is one of the iPhone's strengths, not a weakness.

Bigger; better screen; Very elegantly built phone; Incredibly light and thin; Fast new custom-designed CPU

New Maps app needs a lot of work; Letterboxed third-party apps

If you're an iPhone user, you'll want to move on up to what is surely the classiest handset from Apple yet. Though the 4S still has lots to offer, thanks to the arrival of iOS 6, the iPhone 5 hardware is nevertheless spectacular and deeply seductive.

The new iPhone 5 is finally here and we have gotten our own hands on one to try it out. After months of rumors and alleged photos of the new device, we finally have it. The new model supports 4G LTE wireless, has a larger screen, a thinner and taller design and a new Lightning connector.

Sleek; thinner design; Larger 4-inch display; 4G LTE connectivity; Faster performance

No included Lightning to 30-pin adapter

The excitement of the rumour mill, the titillation of every leaked photo led to higher than ever levels of expectation over the iPhone 5 features, and while the announcement was greeted with some derision at the lack of perceived headline improvements, the record sales tell an entirely different

Great design; Larger screen; Quality camera

High price; Poor maps; Ageing OS

The iPhone 5 is as ever a thoroughly enjoyable and capable smartphone. It's easy and fun to use and it's secure and stable. The latest generation model clearly gives users what they wanted (look how many have sold): LTE 4G and a larger display.

Bigger dispay; fast LTE 4G; gorgeous design and smooth experience

Feature evolution too slow for some; UI still largely unchanged

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.

Gorgeous design; premium feel; Bigger screen; with improved colours; 4G; Improved camera with Panorama; Fast

Not as comfortable to hold; 4G only works on EE; Maps has a lot of errors; UI lacks features of rivals