The Lowdown – iPhone 5

Fancy this? there is more than the look

Following the launch of the  iPhone 5 I decided to research more on the phone owing to the wide media coverage and hype that came with it.

The good news is that once you have bought the new iPhone, you don't need to worry since there is nothing new to knock-out in the iPhone 5 but rather a lot of small improvements.

The larger 4-inch screen is the headline feature, which is taller than the one on the previous models. This therefore means that you can fit more icons on the home screen, see more emails at once and you won't get black bars at the top and bottom of the picture if you watch a TV show.

\I also found out that the iPhone 5 is 4G, therefore offering a much faster data connection if your network supports it.

A short fall especially for the UK: Vodafone and O2 have not had a happy night as One of their biggest rivals, Everything Everywhere, has emerged with an effective exclusive on the 4G version of the iPhone, as it’s the only UK company with a 4G network, giving it a massive lead in the race to attract new customers.

Vodafone and O2 must be spitting mad. Talking on Vodafone, in Kenya, we are yet to experience a network with 4G coverage as the highest we have is the 3.75 G by Airtel. This therefore means that there is a disadvantage when it comes to this.

More important than the new hardware is the new software. But Apple's new phone operating system, iOS 6, is more notable for what has been removed rather than what's added. Replacing Google's maps application with Apple's own may add features like better directions and overhead shots of iconic buildings, but it is yet to be seen how reliable the street data itself will be in the UK.

Those, plus the removal of the built-in YouTube app, means I would urge anyone who already owns an iPhone to hold off when it comes out before upgrading to the new software, at least for a few weeks until more people have had a chance to test it out properly in the real-world.

You got the heads up… now get ready to experience this. On the other hand, Google should be bracing themselves for a better service now that there are some apps that will not be applicable with this. A war in the making? Let’s wait and see. http://www.apple.com/iphone/