Technobuffalo: The iPhone 5 is finally available to the public. And aside from the obvious design changes — thinner, taller, aluminum back — the biggest addition to Apple’s new device is the inclusion of LTE. Android users have been experiencing the next generation of wireless technology for some time now, so LTE is nothing new. But for iPhone owners, the step up will be hugely welcome, and put Apple’s device in the same league as some of its biggest competitors. So how does it hold up against, say, a Samsung Galaxy S III? Data speeds are hugely important when on the move, so we pitted the two head-to-head to see how their speeds compared.
As a "just because I can" project, engineer builds the first Android phone with a Lightning port. Since the iPhone 5, the Lightning interface has been a
iPhone 5 users who haven't updated to the current version of iOS will lose a bunch of important features if they don't update.
RIP iPhone 5. It's been a good run.
I still use my iPhone 4. It's my alarm clock and sometimes I watch youtube on the mobile browser late at night.
Man LTE Sucks in the US. In Canada i get 25-40mb down and 20 up. Those LTE speeds are comparable to the HSPA+ speeds here.
Good lord that samsung phone is gigantic.
So what does the iPhone 5 have that the s3 doesn't........?