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mebehere

macrumors 65816
Sep 21, 2012
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Everything other than call quality: 10/10
Call quality: 0/10

From garbled, robotic, auto-tuned voices to the sensation my brain is being sucked out of my ear while driving, the call quality is worse than any phone I've ever owned. Using a BT headset while the phone is in my pocket? Can't understand a damn word.
 

Zerilos

macrumors 6502a
Dec 18, 2012
903
24
Thinner and lighter isn't always better. True Internet is faster but the average user probably won't even notice it. I only had the 4 and I don't feel the 5 was a huge upgrade

Disagree with all of the above. Also upgraded from 4, and I consider the differences to be significant.
 

TG1

macrumors 6502a
Feb 21, 2011
591
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I'll go with a 9-9.5. Love the display, call quality, data reception (holds LTE far better than my Moto's), top notch camera, app quality, battery life, and design & build quality.
 

Zerilos

macrumors 6502a
Dec 18, 2012
903
24
9/10. Better battery life and a better keyboard would make it a 10 (not sayings its a bad battery but its not petfect). Some of my favorites changes that seldom get mentioned: way better speaker over i4; better microphones over 4, and no more face dials and hangups in middle of conversations.
 

Orka

macrumors regular
Dec 24, 2012
178
23
Moscow, Russia
6 to 7/10

I have one annoying problem which is can't get used to for already 2 weeks.
I don't like home button.
How to say it? Well, "press feel" is not as solid as in my old 4s.
Also it is not flush with front panel, it's a little reccesed and when i press it i feel sharp edges. I read that in US some people had their phones replaced over this, but here where i live (Moscow) i'm sure there is no chance.
My 4s had perfect home button.

Also, i think images taken by 5 are a little darker than those taken by 4S.
It' only noticable when taking picture indoors, evening light, in daytime they're probably on par...
 

melpote

macrumors member
Nov 8, 2010
57
21
GA
10/10 :D

I love the 5. The only bad thing is the guilt I feel for upgrading. I only got my 4S last spring and it works great. Just had to have the 5. But I am going to make myself keep the 5 until my actual 2 years is up. I have to get a grip on my apple geekness! :p
 
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