iPhone 5 Pros:
Larger screen - Going from a 3.5-inch screen to a 4-inch screen isn't that big a jump but the extra screen means more icons on the home screen, more navigation options in apps and HD movies shown without the black bar "letterbox" effect.
Better battery life - Apple managed to give the iPhone 5 better battery life than its predecessor. Battery life is Apple's stock and trade: The company will sacrifice features to keep battery life long, but in the iPhone 5, there doesn't appear to be a real downside.
Thinner and lighter - This may not be apparent from the presentation, but when you hold it, the phone feels impressively thin and impressively light, especially given the larger screen and longer battery life.
Faster chip - No need to worry about the processor power of our smartphones, gamers who yearn for console-like experiences will appreciate the improved processing and graphics might of the iPhone 5's brand-new A6 chip. And the rest of us might notice that photo and video processing, and everyday app usage, have gotten a tad quicker.
iPhone 5 Cons:
iOS 6 on older iPhones - Many of the amazing new features discussed by Apple — turn-by-turn navigation, 3-D maps, Passbook ticket and gift card system, sports-score-spouting Siri — come with free iOS upgrade for anyone with a 4S. If you're happy with iOS 6 on your current phone, you may not need the new one.
Camera isn't big step up - Pictures will look better on the iPhone 5, and you can shoot smart panoramas, and get better results in low light. But the camera is not radically improved — it's just a shrunk-down version of last year's 8-megapixel camera. Don't expect a monster difference for most of your snapshots.
Lightning port-speaker dock incompatibility - I don't want to belabor this, because the new Lightning connector is a design improvement and long overdue, but it's worth pointing out that if your current lifestyle includes many iPhone docks and car chargers, these will require adapter if you want to keep using them with an iPhone 5.
Verdict:
The iPhone 5 is a significant improvement over the iPhone 4S in nearly every regard, and in those areas that didn't see an upgrade over its predecessor -- camera, storage capacity -- one could make a strong case that the iPhone 4S was already ahead of the curve. Every area, that is, except for the OS. If anything, it's the operating system here that's beginning to feel a bit dated and beginning to show its age.
Still, the iPhone 5 absolutely shines. Pick your benchmark and you'll find Apple's thin new weapon sitting at or near the top. But a lot has changed in a year, and the current crop of Android superphones – and the incoming Windows Phone 8 handsets – have closed the gap. Apple’s competitors never been closer in terms of quality, function and aesthetics and from your feedback on our social networks we know how many of you are jumping ship to phones with a bigger screen and more features.
Given that iPhone 4S users can upgrade to iOS 6 and do just about everything the iPhone 5 can do, and that Android users can get similarly impressive handsets for less dosh, we reckon the smart money won’t all be going on a new iPhone this year, even if the mass market can’t get enough of it. It’s good, very good. But it’s no longer the best around.
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