Posts tagged with: iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 was announced by Apple on September 12, 2012, and start shipping on September 21. It features a new four-inch Retina display with a new aspect ratio and 1136 x 640 resolution. The phone introduces Apple's new A6 chip, supposedly resulting in double the performance of the iPhone 4S. Read on for the latest news on the iPhone 5:

  • by | May 19, 2013 10:02 AM

    Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia 808 PureView; that's the comparison we've been waiting to do ever since this year's flagship Android models came out. That also happens to be the camera comparison most requested by you. So, here it is! We've reviewed all of these phones and, at that time, we compared them against other competitors; this time it's them playing against each-other. While we know that the Apple iPhone 5 is the oldest amongst the best-sellers -- with a refresh due soon -- and the Nokia 808 PureView is more than a year old now, but still regarded by many ...

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  • by | May 18, 2013 4:46 AM

    ...but rather on the future of iOS. If the past is any indication, we should see an iPhone 5S, an incremental spec-bump, just like the iPhone 4S. Regardless if that will be the case, or a completely new phone, the mobile future of Apple doesn’t really depend on the phone itself. No quad-core, 2GB of RAM, and 13MP camera with X number of lens, in addition to a fingerprint reader and maybe adopting NFC/wireless charging will stop the already ongoing decline. It’s not about hardware anymore, looks, materials, or specs. iOS, just like Windows Phone, does an excellent job at offering an ...

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  • by | May 8, 2013 5:18 AM

    Nokia Lumia 928 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S III video comparison, courtesy of Nokia, that's what we have here. There's a lot of smoke recently concerning the Nokia Lumia 928, and there surely must be a fire too. We've seen a lot of leaks and heard a lot of rumors about the upcoming Lumia phone and, a couple of days after its landing page went live, Nokia has updated the info with official renders and a comparison video -- though we'll hold off on conclusions until we test the phone against other models in our own labs and environments. Above you can see the official images of the ...

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  • by | May 2, 2013 2:42 PM

    With WWDC ready to get underway in the near future, a lot of our iOS attention has been focused on the development of iOS 7 – what's changing, what's staying the same, and when will we finally be able to get our hands on it? Still, it looks like iOS 6 has some life in it yet, and today Apple keeps that ball rolling with the release of iOS 6.1.4. The 6.1.4 update is a mere 11.5MB in size, which should clue you in that this one is seriously minor. The only change we're aware of is an updated audio profile for speakerphone operation; what's more, this update is only applicable to the iPhone ...

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  • by | April 25, 2013 7:00 AM

    Over the years, we've watched smartphones grow … and grow … and grow a little more. Average smartphones in 2009 and 2010 were between 3.2-inches and 3.8-inches. In fact, 3.8-inch phones were, by many, considered to be quite large. And HTC started pushing that boundary. The HD2, running Windows Mobile 6.5, hit shelves in 2009, sporting its luxurious and then-large 4.3-inch display. Some credit the HD2 for popularizing large mobile displays. But I feel that title rests more appropriately with one of the first smartphones to really put Android on the map, the HTC EVO 4G. Then came the ...

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  • by | April 24, 2013 5:13 PM

    Since the iPhone 4, iPhones in general are regarded as having some of the best, if not the best, smartphone cameras around. Sure, the Lumia 920 from Nokia has optical image stabilization, so it performs better in low-light. And some newer phones have 13-megapixel sensors, meaning they produce larger images. But the iPhone has a way of almost always capturing great, balanced photos. But some photos simply need some touching-up, some post-processing to turn an okay photo into something much more dramatic or moving. The built-in Photos application has some lightweight tools for editing ...

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  • by | April 21, 2013 12:17 PM

    Eight million units; most smartphone makers don't even sell this many phones but apparently, according to recent reports, Apple has returned exactly this number of iPhone 5 devices to the factory. Before you read too much into it, make sure to treat everything above and below with a fair dose of skepticism, because even the reports themselves are conflicting. The China Business Journal was quoting an unnamed source within Foxconn -- better known as Hon Hai in China -- claiming Apple has returned five million iPhones because of either damaged appearance or malfunctioning. Same source ...

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  • by | April 19, 2013 12:58 PM

    Unless we're talking about hands-free voice commands, using your smartphone while driving is just an accident waiting to happen. We can tell people not to do it, and warn them of the risks, but in the end it's up to drivers themselves to resist the temptation to check their Twitter feed while speeding down the highway. One company has devised a system that might be able to force even the most phone-crazy drivers to put their handsets down when behind the wheel, but we wonder if it isn't just a bit overkill. Origo forces drivers to dock their phones, with their screens facing away, before ...

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  • by | April 12, 2013 8:05 PM

    Today may have ushered-in the intriguing Facebook Home, as well as brought us the HTC First on AT&T, but for another carrier there was a different big reason to be excited, upon the arrival of a long-overdue guest; at T-Mobile, today marked the first time the carrier was able to offer the iPhone completely above board, with Apple's approval and full support for the T-Mobile cell network. Sure, T-Mobile is seriously late to the party here, but will its tardiness dampen the phone's sales outlook? Initial reports suggest that couldn't be farther from the truth. T-Mobile's CMO describes ...

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  • by | April 10, 2013 7:08 PM

    Stuff comes up, folks. Sometimes you've got a pressing appointment in Romania, or a meeting scheduled in Media, PA. Sometimes you're at the day job, other times you're off the grid somewhere in the country. Other times you're buying a car. These things happen. Fortunately for us, these things don't usually happen all at once, which means the Pocketnow Weekly podcast usually features more than two people on the air. But today, listeners, Lady Luck was not with us. Today, Sam the Scheduler was out sick, because every member of the Pocketnow team was otherwise engaged when it came time to ...

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  • by | April 10, 2013 7:00 PM

    Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about T-Mobile's bold iPhone trade-in plans to give you an iPhone 5. Then we talk about Samsung's new ad campaign for the Galaxy S 4, with a different twist to last year. Then we go through a new Google Giveaway of nexus devices, with a very ironic strategy to allow you to participate. Later we talk about the iPad 5 display leaks, and what this means to the next flagship tablet from Apple. We end today's show talking about Office for iOS and Android, and the bad news behind the probable new release date. All this and more after the break. Stories: - ...

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  • by | April 10, 2013 12:46 PM

    T-Mobile finally gets an iPhone of its own this Friday, letting Apple fans enjoy the full speeds of the carrier's network for the first time ever. As such, T-Mobile is really invested in making this launch a big success, and that means showing the other carriers that, even late to the table, it can still sell a whole mess of iPhones. To help draw customers, it's offering a trade-in deal for previous iPhone owners, but is this promotion really a good deal? Normally, the 16GB iPhone 5 for T-Mobile will run you $100 outright, and demand monthly $20 payments for two years. If you trade-in an ...

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  • by | April 5, 2013 7:00 PM

    Watch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the recent patents that reveal a Street-View like service coming to maps on iOS. Then we talk about the Nokia Catwalk, and the good and bad things revealed on its specs. Then it's pre-order day starting with T-Mobile USA bringing their iPhone 5, then Samsung Bringing their Galaxy Note 8.0 to the UK. Then we've got BlackBerry Q10 pre-orders in the UK followed by some R-Series rumors that underwhelm. We end today's show talking about HTC, first because of their pre-orders on AT&T and Sprint, and second because their Developer Edition is now ...

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  • by | April 5, 2013 7:29 AM

    Today is historic for many people at T-Mobile. It's been almost six years since the first generation iPhone has launched, newer devices have already seen the light of day in regional carriers, and it's not until today that the fourth largest carrier in the US gets their own. Starting today, the iPhone 5 is ready for pre-order on T-Mobile, and it'll be available either at your doorstep or nearest storefront on April 12th. The iPhone 5 launches on T-Mobile as one of their first LTE devices, joined by the Galaxy Note II and BlackBerry Z10, and later by the Galaxy S 4 and HTC One. All three ...

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  • by | April 2, 2013 12:00 PM

    T-Mobile is finally getting the iPhone, but the details of hardware compatibility have been just the slightest bit confusing. Existing iPhone 5 handsets, for instance, won't ever support T-Mobile's 1700MHz 3G band, but as we've seen, can be modified to function on T-Mobile LTE. While that trick required a jailbroken phone, it looks like official support is just a matter of days away, as revealed through a new leak. Apparently, this Friday, April 5, a small iOS update will head out to iPhone users on T-Mobile. It will deliver features like visual voicemail support, which really emphasize ...

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