20 Facts About the iPhone 5

Percentage of iphone 5 purchasers duped into thinking this is the greatest thing ever when every feature is a repeat of another phone - 100. (facepalm)

Or the percentage thinking the people who build them labour in a worker's paradise..

So I have been banned I think 4 times atleast from pop sci because I call out their complete and redonkulous bias towards apple and their lack of objectivity when it comes to them. So I am hoping I can keep the streak going by letting you all marvel in one word that sums it all up.

C R A P P L E

Go ahead ban me popsci...the winner here is me because it only proves you have apple in your pocket. You should be ashamed.

So I feel like a super winner because if you put C R A P P L E in your comment with out the spaces it is marked as spam right away....lol seriously Popsci? you are that pathetic? I used to enjoy this site....so sad so sad

@delkomaticreturns : I've said plenty against Apple, and have never been banned. I think it's more likely another reason you were banned.

Anyways, I noticed a few oddities:

Number of days it will take Apple to sell 10 million iPhone 5s: 21

Hardly a fact...more of a guess/prediction. Not saying it won't be true, but it is most certainly not a fact yet it was stated as such.

Total number of iPhone sales since 2007 (including projected 2012 sales): 228.2
Total number of iPhone 5's Apple expects to sell: 250 million

I can't be the only person that sees something wrong with this logic here. I guess that's Apple for ya though. I mean, that even INCLUDES a ton ( if not the majority ) of the iPhone 5s sales since it includes all projected sales for this year.

Then I also loled at:

The feature that tweeters were happiest about: the new phone's bigger, 4-inch screen
Percentage of iPhone users who want to upgrade because of the 5's larger screen: 6
The feature most often cited as the #1 reason for upgrading: longer battery life

So...the best new feature only accounted for 6% of people planning to upgrade. The #1 cited reason for upgrading was possibly not even a feature of the phone ( they said EQUAL or better. They would not have bothered with the equal if it was a straight improvement. ), NTM it was different than the best new feature.

So, this left what, 87% of people upgrading to the 5 because it has an Apple logo on it?

Also, it does indeed seem cr Apple throws off the spam filters. I am contacting them now to look into this.

People are complaining because its "the same thing as the last"
Do tell, how are any of the other phones out there not "the same thing as the last" ?

Its a phone. If they didn't release a new one people would complain about that instead.

If you already have a fairly modern phone, dont buy it. If you have an older phone or you lost yours then buy it. thats the point of updating the line, its not meant for people with a 4S to throw it out and get a 5 its for people who are on like a 3G or 3GS to upgrade if their phone isn't performing so well.

And maybe people don't buy it "just because it has an apple logo on it" but because they don't like the other options?

I have an iPhone because I had an Android, I had a BlackBerry, and I like iPhone the best.

I have a MacBook because I used Windows for 8 years, tried Mac, and decided I like Mac better. It doesn't make me a "fanboy" it just means apple happens to make two products I like more than the others.

It has nothing to do with a logo.

Why would anyone make such a stupid statement "if all sales were concentrated in the States:"

That is like saying how many people there would be in the States if everyone in the world lived in the States?

What does that have to do with anything?

@Blarg_King - What about the difference between the nokia Lumia 900 and the 920. Pretty big differences there. The iPhone was known for pushing boundaries and being innovative. Be honest, this new iPhone reveal was lackluster to say the least. I mean c'mon, apple is forcing loyal customers to purchase new charging and dock devices all for the sake of decreasing the number of pins on a connector. Burn.

Nokia Lumia 920 - wireless charging, Near Field Communication, Floating lens for legit optical image stabilization with an F2.0 aperture for exceptional photos in low light. Innovative? A little bit. Not completely first, but definitely packing more features to get excited about than in the iPhone. If apple doesn't pick up the ball and reinvent itself again, it's going to be a slippery slope.

Though I do not own an Apple product, my family does, and I work with them. They are pretty good quality. The problem here, is the expectations.

Everyone wants them to create something extraordinary every year. But they can't. If the technology is not there yet, you can't do anything. You can improve what you have, and you can listen to customer's request, and modify your previous product to please them better. But what were you expecting? 3D screen? Instant failure.

Hardware wise, you can't really put more thing into a phone. From this point, until something breakthrough comes, they will update their phone line, just like everyone else. And bear in mind, they only have 1 phone line only, not like the other phone manufacturers.

And you are not forced to purchase it. You can purchase iPhone 4, 4S still from the Online Store, and there are plenty of high quality other branded phones as well. There is an open market, make your choice wisely.

NFC for instance I do not think it will grow fast, my issue is, if your phone is lost, or stolen, it would be easy to loose money from your bank account as well quickly. Wireless charging is good, but not efficient, it eats energy like hell. It is still hugely inefficient and immobile. With cable charging, you can use your phone while you charge, with wireless charging, you need to leave it in 1 place, and it takes longer of course. In a modern world it is bad, not to be able to use your phone, for a long period of time.

For the new cable - Lightning - it is simply market wise. It may be a new technology, and easier to use, however a major manufacturer must change it's connectivity from time to time, to increase the sales of it's own and third party accessories.

Personally, I do not have any problem with the announcement of the iPhone5. The announcement was not really about the phone, but the new iOS6 actually, which will be available to the iPhone from 3GS.

@ zechio

Actually no sire I was informed by popsci that is why....thank you have a nice day...maybe next time know what you are talking about?

No one gives a shit about anyone else's opinion.... unless it's asked for. Buy what you like, ignore what other people think. Enjoy your choice, and don't piss on mine.

Thank you and gnite.

> Number of days it took Samsung to sell 10 million Galaxy S IIIs: 50
You should note, that this is statistics of SIII sales to end-users, not resellers.

@zechio:

"87% of people upgrading to the 5 because it has an Apple logo on it?"

Well, even if that would be the only reason, what, do you think, it is: a gift received from the Free Market or Apple's merit for gaining it?

@Blarg_King:

It's not that it's so similar to the last, it's that Apple proclaimed that it was like nothing you have ever seen before.

Also, you are thinking correctly with the whole if you have an old one ( but still want to stick with iOS ) go ahead and get it, but if you have a newer one ( such as the 4s, or possibly even the 4 ) do not get it. However, the majority of people with an iPhone 4S plan to get the 5...and apparently for no reason because the main reasons for upgrading to the 5 were listed as a non-factor in upgrading. In fact, tons of 4S owners actually said they planned to upgrade long before any information was released.

The above is what led to my comment on the logo selling the iPhone 5, because according to those polled the improvements were not the reason. Note that software really doesn't matter since even the 3GS will get the latest version of iOS. So, the argument of upgrading simply because you prefer iOS is not valid. You could spend no money at all and get that.

@delkomaticreturns Sorry, I just have to take everything you ( and everyone else ) say with a grain of salt. I don't know you, and I'm sure you know how the internet can be. If they did indeed specifically ban you for saying negative comments about Apple, I would find that particularly odd since I and others have never been banned for our comments.

apple makes excellent devices, no lie. they are great for people who have zero skill at pc hardware upgrading or software maintenance or people that don't need (or want) options. its software strictly for exact hardware. its also bland designs and fragile. iphones killed cool designs, but they'll sell u a cool cover for 25 bucks, 50 for a charger lol

i think my biggest issue with CRAP.PLE is their ego and the cult of fanboys.

delkomaticreturns,
Want to take a trip on the wild side. Its not the word, it's the deliver of the word that got banned. And its not that you are have negative opinions that got banned too, but you repeat the same opinion redundantly, which in effect becomes spam. Its kind of adolescent obnoxious.
Take care. ;)

Wow so what with all the hate on Apple? I'm pretty sure you could make the same claim against EVERY other smartphone maker...

They would make them in the US but the phones would cost like $2,000 to make. (that might actually be right lol)

My point is for something as advanced as a Smartphone it will take cheap labor. No one is forcing these people to work, but there simply are not jobs in China. If someone is willing to work for around $1.00 UDS/hr (just made up an amount). Then there is really something else wrong with that country.

Grow up and start using your brains. It may be a poor decision, but the real problem is the Chinese Gov. It's not a perfect world so WAKE UP. Stop complaining on PopSci and go do something about it. I'm a small business owner for that sole reason. DO SOMETHING!

Cheers!

The fact that people made a huge deal out of the unveiling of the iphone 5 doesn't annoy me...Let's be honest, they've come out with some great products in the past worth oogling. What annoys me is that the iphone 5 is completely mediocre and we still have multiple PopSci (and every other tech site) articles giving us a rundown on specs, whats new, whats so f'ing great, etc. If people are going to claim the process is like "every other phone", then the unveiling should have been "The new iphone 5: the screen is bigger, it's faster than the last one, and the camera is better" and then move one...its not worth the stink that the media makes of it.

cober319,
You are so correct. The quantity and quality of advertisement going on for the i-phone is equal to all the Viagra adds everyone gets. I am sure lots of people are getting a good rise out of it!
Of course a great many people live happy lives without both too. ;)

A phone is......a phone. For you who forgot, it's to call and be called over the phone. I, for one cannot think of anything else I could do with it in the time and locations I have available.