iPhone 5 First Impressions

thaifood · Sep 20, 2012, 11:49 PM

Hi all,

So, my new iPhone has been delivered and everything is set up! I'm one of those lucky Aussies who live in the future :P

Anyway, I'm pretty impressed with this pocket beast! It is certainly a lot quicker than my iPhone 4.

The screen size is noticeably taller. The change in aspect ratio feels good. The lack of increase in width seems awkward in photos, but when you hold it you understand how much more comfortable it feels when compared to a wider phone. The dock is so tiny now! I almost missed it when checking out the bottom of the device. The speaker grills also look great in the finished modal. They do not appear as large as photos portray them to be.

Feel free to shoot me any questions or leave feedback of your own when your new toy arrives!

al0513 · Sep 20, 2012, 11:50 PM

I love mine! Well tracking it that is.

MultiMediaWill · Sep 20, 2012, 11:51 PM

pics or it didn't happen

NM08SRT8 · Sep 20, 2012, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thaifood

Hi all,

So, my new iPhone has been delivered and everything is set up! I'm one of those lucky Aussies who live in the future :P

Anyway, I'm pretty impressed with this pocket beast! It is certainly a lot quicker than my iPhone 4.

The screen size is noticeably taller. The change in aspect ratio feels good. The lack of increase in width seems awkward in photos, but when you hold it you understand how much more comfortable it feels when compared to a wider phone. The dock is so tiny now! I almost missed it when checking out the bottom of the device. The speaker grills also look great in the finished modal. They do not appear as large as photos portray them to be.

Feel free to shoot me any questions or leave feedback of your own when your new toy arrives!

What color did you get? Also, any thoughts or feelings on the black scuffing (assuming you have the black one)?

dnest · Sep 20, 2012, 11:51 PM

Do you have the black model? If so, do you have these "scuff" marks on the sides that everyone is freaking out about?

irispen · Sep 20, 2012, 11:53 PM

if your phone is black, can you try to scratch the side?

thaifood · Sep 20, 2012, 11:56 PM

I got the 64GB White so I cannot comment on the scuffing allegations

Iphoneness · Sep 20, 2012, 11:56 PM

Pics!!!!

thaifood · Sep 21, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MultiMediaWill

pics or it didn't happen

Pics that it happened!!

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al0513 · Sep 21, 2012, 12:01 AM

That is a huge box lol

Jarson · Sep 21, 2012, 12:01 AM

Grab a key and wipe it on aluminum to see if there are any raw alu marks. I'm serious, crowd is waiting.

Iphoneness · Sep 21, 2012, 12:03 AM

Could you post a picture or two of the messages app?

richpuer · Sep 21, 2012, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by al0513

That is a huge box lol

Everything is bigger down undah.

misterjay · Sep 21, 2012, 12:04 AM

Awesome!
I'm getting a white one aswell.
Are you planning to get a case or no?

TM WAZZA · Sep 21, 2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by thaifood

Pics that it happened!!

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Great! I love how aussies get it first and we miss out

maclook · Sep 21, 2012, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by thaifood

Pics that it happened!!

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How do the speakers sound? BGR said someone in the next room thought they were listening to a TV when they played video from their 5.
Wow, your phone looks like this in that pic

. The box looks huge too. It's gotta be distorted.

TM WAZZA · Sep 21, 2012, 12:06 AM

I think the box is bigger to accommodate for the bigger wall plug.

irispen · Sep 21, 2012, 12:06 AM

post a picture of the back part, and compare it to a macbook pro

Iphoneness · Sep 21, 2012, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TM WAZZA

I think the box is bigger to accommodate for the bigger wall plug.

Was thinking that, too.

dieburnbot · Sep 21, 2012, 12:16 AM

Nice you got a white one. Can you please post a pic of the back of it?

Oh and this is better than the iPhone 10.

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thaifood · Sep 21, 2012, 12:25 AM

Here are a couple photos of the message app...it does lend more room. However, I'm not a fan of the landscape keyboard set up.

I'm at work so not near my macbook for a material comparison. The brushed Al on the back of the phone has a silver colour but seems slightly smoother than my mid 2010 MBP. The cut edges are highly glossed and look very cool next to the white face. The white bands separating the antennas is a nice touch also.

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Iphoneness · Sep 21, 2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by thaifood

Here are a couple photos of the message app...it does lend more room. However, I'm not a fan of the landscape keyboard set up.

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Thanks! That looks great. I'm very excited

thaifood · Sep 21, 2012, 12:28 AM

And also within the message app...quick job on editing details so don't judge on that.

There is more room to view messages and for the text history in each the message also

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DoFoT9 · Sep 21, 2012, 12:28 AM

Cheers for the pics mate! Mine should be arriving next week I think.

How's the 3G (or 4G speed if you can get it) going?

Also - battery life?!?!?

TannerH · Sep 21, 2012, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by al0513

That is a huge box lol

Australian boxes are so tall because they have a HUMONGOUS power outlet connector.

Sep 20, 2012, 11:49 PM	#1
thaifood macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	iPhone 5 First Impressions Hi all, So, my new iPhone has been delivered and everything is set up! I'm one of those lucky Aussies who live in the future :P Anyway, I'm pretty impressed with this pocket beast! It is certainly a lot quicker than my iPhone 4. The screen size is noticeably taller. The change in aspect ratio feels good. The lack of increase in width seems awkward in photos, but when you hold it you understand how much more comfortable it feels when compared to a wider phone. The dock is so tiny now! I almost missed it when checking out the bottom of the device. The speaker grills also look great in the finished modal. They do not appear as large as photos portray them to be. Feel free to shoot me any questions or leave feedback of your own when your new toy arrives!
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MultiMediaWill macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Illinois	pics or it didn't happen __________________ Click here for the iPhone 5 iOS 6.0 Jailbreak! MacBook Pro 15" 2011 , 2.2 GHz Quad i7, 750GB HDD, 8GB RAM, Anti-Glare iPhone 5 32gb iPad 3 16gb
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Sep 20, 2012, 11:51 PM	#5
dnest macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	Do you have the black model? If so, do you have these "scuff" marks on the sides that everyone is freaking out about? __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 32GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad 2, 2nd gen iPod Touch, 6th gen iPod Nano
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Jarson macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Glasgow	Grab a key and wipe it on aluminum to see if there are any raw alu marks. I'm serious, crowd is waiting. __________________ 21" iMac 2011, iPad (3rd generation) black iPhone 5 black Twitter: @jarosinskik
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:16 AM	#20
dieburnbot macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: CA	Nice you got a white one. Can you please post a pic of the back of it? Oh and this is better than the iPhone 10. __________________ iPhone 5 64GB White iPhone 4S 64GB White iPad 3rd Gen 64GB AT&T Black iPhone 4 32GB Black iPhone 3G 8GB
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Sep 20, 2012, 11:50 PM	#2
al0513 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2011	I love mine! Well tracking it that is.
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Sep 20, 2012, 11:53 PM	#6
irispen macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	if your phone is black, can you try to scratch the side?
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Sep 20, 2012, 11:56 PM	#7
thaifood Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	I got the 64GB White so I cannot comment on the scuffing allegations
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Sep 20, 2012, 11:56 PM	#8
Iphoneness macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta	Pics!!!!
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:03 AM	#12
Iphoneness macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Atlanta	Could you post a picture or two of the messages app?
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:04 AM	#14
misterjay macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	Awesome! I'm getting a white one aswell. Are you planning to get a case or no?
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:06 AM	#17
TM WAZZA macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand	I think the box is bigger to accommodate for the bigger wall plug.
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:25 AM	#21
thaifood Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	Here are a couple photos of the message app...it does lend more room. However, I'm not a fan of the landscape keyboard set up. I'm at work so not near my macbook for a material comparison. The brushed Al on the back of the phone has a silver colour but seems slightly smoother than my mid 2010 MBP. The cut edges are highly glossed and look very cool next to the white face. The white bands separating the antennas is a nice touch also. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:28 AM	#23
thaifood Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011	And also within the message app...quick job on editing details so don't judge on that. There is more room to view messages and for the text history in each the message also Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Sep 21, 2012, 12:28 AM	#24
DoFoT9 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CWB, Hong Kong	Cheers for the pics mate! Mine should be arriving next week I think. How's the 3G (or 4G speed if you can get it) going? Also - battery life?!?!? __________________ Official MacRumors IRC @ irc.krono.net #macrumors (Or http://kewlirc.net:9090/) 2012 2.5GHz Mac Mini Dual - 16GB RAM Win8 PC - i5-3570k - 16GB RAM - SSD
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