With just the iPhone 5 just over one day old, I’ve written this review and created the video embedded below to assist you, my readers and viewers, in deciding if the iPhone 5 is worth the upgrade.First up, we have the design. The iPhone 5 offers a redesign over both the iPhone 4 and 4S. In lieu of a single material, Apple chose to go with a two-tone aluminum and glass back housing. The iPhone 5 also features a vertically enhanced 4-inch display, an improved metal antenna band, a smaller Lightning connector, improved speaker and microphone grills and a repositioned FaceTime camera, sensors and headphone jack. This new design allows for an 18 percent decrease in thickness and a 20 percent reduction in weight over the 4S.
Today, in a short and somewhat cryptic tweet Grand Paul, better known by chpwn (his online handle), revealed that the iPhone 5 has been Jailbroken only hours after its release.
Chpwn, a respected developer, hacker and iOS security expert, tweeted the following with an attached image:
Shortly after I posted my iPhone 5 unboxing video earlier today, I published the above iPhone 5 4G LTE speed test video. With Apple promising theoretical speeds of up to 100Mbps, LTE was certainly one of the more exciting additions to the sixth-generation iPhone.
However, as I soon discovered, the tremendous influx of customers clogging the network quickly diminishes the speeds one can expect. Surprisingly slower than HSPA+ here in Los Angeles, LTE doesn’t seem to have any noticeable impact on performance when downloading over the network.
Today, millions of customers either stood in line or eagerly waited near their door to purchase or receive their iPhone 5 shipment. Of course, I was counted among the many who stood in line at AT&T this morning to purchase Apple’s latest iPhone.
The video, embedded above, is my complete and in-depth unboxing and initial impressions of the White 16GB iPhone 5. Unfortunately, due to a shipping issue, I was unable to receive the black iPhone model as scheduled this morning. Because of this mishap, I will also be unboxing the black iPhone 5 later tonight for your viewing enjoyment.
While Apple’s all-new iPhone 5 isn’t officially available to customers, reports have surfaced of individuals receiving their iPhone 5 pre-orders ahead of scheduled. Today, a German site by the name of iPhone-Garage (currently down for maintenance) posted images of a teardown they preformed on an iPhone 5 that slipped through Apple’s strict delayed shipping firewall.Unfortunately, while the new teardown lacks the rich insight and detail that sites like iFixit has instilled in the phrase “iPhone teardown,” it reveals a substantial number of internal components that may look familiar from the plethora of leaks surrounding the device before its unveiling.
Today, iSuppli released a new report that details estimated costs for the primary iPhone 5 components. To complete this parts teardown, iSuppli has taken into account not only information released by Apple themselves, but also general industry knowledge to complete an accurate cost assessment of the new device.
While the estimate omits other various costs involved in the development, creation, production, marketing and distribution of the iPhone 5, it suggests the entry-level 16GB model costs approximately $199 and an extra $8 to manufacture.
As announced at last week’s media event, today, Apple released iOS 6 to the public. Customers with select iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models can update to the newest version of iOS one of two ways.The first, and probably the easiest, method is through Apple’s over-the-air update feature, which is easily accessable through the Setting app – simply navigate to General, Software Update.
The second option for updating is simply through iTunes’ built-in “Check for Updates” option inside the iOS device overview menu.
Last night, according to AnandTech, the first SunSpider Javascript benchmark test for the iPhone 5 was publicized, confirming the iPhone 5′s questionably outstanding Geekbench test earlier this week.Keeping in mind that smaller numbers indicate a snappier and superior performance, Apple’s new iPhone 5′s score of 914.7ms is the fastest SunSpider test ever recorded for a smartphone (even faster than Intel’s Atom Z2460 CPU).
While millions of anxious customers are patiently (or not so patiently) awaiting this friday’s iPhone 5 launch, BGR received unboxing photos of what is apparently the first post-production iPhone 5 unit. Despite the obvious authenticity of the new images, what’s unclear is how BGR’s source was able to obtain an iPhone 5 ahead of the device’s official release.
Today, a Chinese site by the name of Bolopad claims that the above images they publicized are of a legitimate iPad Mini – speculated to be announced at some sort of media event next month.Based on the recent physical mockups of the rumored iPad Mini, leaked parts for the still-theoretical device and the legitimacy of the recent iPhone 5 leaks, it’s likely that the above images are, at the very least, a prototype of the iPad mini. Everything from the name of Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone to the obscure two-tone unibody back and vertically enhanced screen were proven to be accurate during last week’s iPhone 5 unveiling event.
With just having concluded the new third-generation iPad giveaway to celebrate 100 episodes of my series entitled BestTechInfo and Rumors, I’ve decided to host another giveaway.In light of Amazon’s upcoming Kindle Fire HD 8.9 launch, I thought it fit to part ways with my standard Kindle Fire, and what better way to just that than giving it away?
Earlier this afternoon, following today’s news of a record-breaking two million iPhone 5 pre-orders in less than 24 hours, Apple’s stock (AAPL – Apple Inc. NASDAQ) is up over 10.6 points (approximately 1.53%).This after-hours jump in Apple’s stock resulted in the price for shares exceeding $700 for the first time in the company’s history.
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