iPhone 5. Why you are wrong and not Apple.

Yesterday, September 12, 2012, Apple made the announcement for their new iPhone lineup, iPhone 5.

As many speculated, it came with a bigger screen. It is much thinner than it’s predecessor, the iPhone 4S. Actually, it is the thinnest smartphone according to Apple. It also came with an A6 chip, which, in general terms, means it will give you better graphics and the phone will open apps and share photos faster.

One of the other big things about the iPhone 5 is that it is now LTE capable. What does that mean? It means you will have faster Internet speed (to sum it up). With LTE though, you would also need a better battery life, which Apple had a clue about, so they got a solution. It now has a better battery life than the 4S as well.

Those are just a few new, and better, changes to the iPhone 5. But the sad part about all the changes is that people are still complaining about the 5 and in a way, I do understand why, but at the same time, I don’t.

The reason why I think people are complaining is because Apple changed the world of technology, and smartphones, so much in 2007 when they announced the iPhone 3G that every time Apple launches a new product, people expect it to have a big change in the phone world the way iPhone 3G did.

This is apparently the same reason why I don’t understand why people are complaining. But at the same time, I am more into technology so I might understand why Apple has not given that “big” change to the smartphone world since iPhone 3G. Therefore, this blog came to light.

I think by now, everyone knows that, in the world that we live in, many things are possible with the help of technology; what many people seem to not consider is that many of those possible things can not be done with smartphones nowadays.

In other words, what I am trying to say is that innovation for smartphones has pretty much hit it’s peak for another of couple years if not more.

To elaborate, pretty much all smartphones nowadays are the same, and will be the same for the next couple of years. You will not find many big differences with smartphones that were launched last year and this year and the next few years to come.

There will be some differences though, as always, and those differences will mainly be the camera, processor, screen size, battery life and display; these differences will have minimal effect, if any, for the ordinary consumer. If you think otherwise, then you will see that this is the reason why the iPhone 5 is the way it is.

If you think I am wrong, go check the difference between a smartphone that was launched last year, like the Galaxy Nexus, and a smartphone that was launched this year, like the Samsung Galaxy S3. Let me know, what are the differences between the two.

The changes that you see are mainly hardware changes and not software and nowadays many people don't really care too much about the hardware. The way technology is going, hardware has pretty much hit it’s peak. In other words, when a new smartphone comes, whether it be iPhone, Galaxy, or Windows Phone, for that matter, the difference between the new one and a different older version will be something along the lines of:

1)   Bigger screen

2)   Faster processor

3)   Better camera

4)   Better battery life

5)   Clear display

As a general ordinary consumer, which smartphone you choose depends on your choice because 95% of what you would want to do with your smartphone, you will be able to do with any of them. The other 5% I think that would make the difference would be apps/games/user friendly.

In my opinion, the iPhone is THE user-friendliest smartphone I have seen out there so far. You might think I am biased, maybe, but I have used other smartphones as well.

As for apps and games, the Apple App Store has the most apps than any other competitor. But it should also be stated that the Google Play Store has more FREE apps.

So with the iPhone 5 having a bigger screen, faster processor, better camera, better battery life, clear display and being LTE, what else would you have liked Apple to change and make better?

There are many software changes as well and still people are complaining. Apple has given the best they could, and the best the consumer needs, for their software as well. You must understand also that software doesn't matter anymore that much to customers either because mostly the newer softwares are usually available for older devices as well.

I hope by now you understand why Apple didn’t live up to your “expectation” for the new iPhone 5. If you don’t, please contact me with any questions or concerns you have. I will be more than happy to help you.

PS: iPhone 5 can be pre-ordered tonight at 12:01 am PST and it will be available to a few countries, Canada is included, on September 21, 2012.

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-Ahmad Ebadi aka TRTG