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so the same thing kind of always happens when a new phone is announced the media gets the device ahead of time maybe a couple days a couple weeks if we're lucky and we get to use it while we're preparing our review then the date and time of the press embargo arrives the embargo lifts everybody posts their review at once and it is a giant big frenzy of activity there's commenters going nuts and defenders and attackers and it's just a huge explosion for about a day and then everything disappeared I'm sure there's follow-up coverage and stuff as people find bugs people have other stuff to say about the devices they wear a man over the course of a day or so but really nobody ever goes back and revisits these devices after that initial blast of review to see how they feel after a couple weeks so let's do something about it let's have a look at a device after a couple of weeks after release and when it's not shiny and new anymore I'm high memory matter with pocketnow.com this is the iPhone 5 this is episode 8 up after the buzz I remember my first impression of the iPhone 5 after Apple announced it I remember feeling that Apple had made a big mistake in not following other smartphone trends yes it had a bigger screen but a lot of the elements of the design just didn't seem good enough in comparison to other devices in the market now I also remember how much of an eye-opener it was to actually hold the device for the first time see videos and photos really don't do this phone any justice it's when you hold it and feel it that you understand the genius behind the design the aluminum finish the shiny chamfered edges and it's lightweight all contribute to making this device aesthetically beautiful and also provide a great feel in the hand for one-handed usability now reviewing an iPhone 5 after the buzz is difficult the Mini is full of all types of complaints ranging from scuffed gate scratch gate you name it now I've had my iPhone 5 since launch date I have never used the case and it has no scratches no scuffs or any signs of wear I guess that like with any phone it's designed to be used and not dropped if dropping phones is common to you buy a case and if you're like many of us who simply don't drop our phones I can confirm that after a month of normal usage the device holds up well just take my word for it though and by the WYD model it retains the natural color of aluminum's and therefore your possibilities of scratching and diminish my only real complaint with the hardware is that even though the display has better color accuracy than previous models is not as sensitive if this is your first iPhone you won't notice a problem if you come from any other device though you'll notice that it's not as buttery smooth as its predecessors in terms of screen sensitivity software is a different story though there's a mix back of good and bad on the good side iOS is simply unbeatable when it comes to apps even though the screen on the iPhone 5 is longer than some of the apps still have black bars developers are porting them to the iPhone 5 rather quickly now it's not just the number of apps but their quality even when comparing them to certain Android counterparts shows better quality and design in most cases of their iOS variants now that said most application developers have not made substantial differences when upgrading their applications to the iPhone 5 all they did was stretch though that's not a big deal where the knife on five is shine when compared to both its predecessors and even the hottest of competition is speed the a6 processor is a real screamer it handles everything that you throw at it with ease and I have yet to experience lag in anything that I do with the device the extra screen real estate is quite useful when it comes to games but I admit that the device does heat up a bit when playing games and also using the device and cellular data I guess my biggest complaint with iowa's is that it's still iOS you know Steve Jobs said that the original iPhone had software that was at least five years ahead of its time the problem is those five years ended with the old iPhone for us it's not that I'd prefer a laggy UI full of widgets but Apple should at least figure out a way to animate the icons in order to avoid the need to jump from application to application every time overall though after my satisfaction with the hardware in born with the UI I'll admit that my experience with the device is quite positive it's like a blend between futuristic design match with a UI that we already know the camera is also still one of the iPhones features that's hard to beat great photos during the day but what strikes me the most with the device is how well it takes photos during the night with the flash it now matches my old Sony cyber-shot in almost every case at times when competing devices already playing with optical image stabilization to match the SLR performance and not really getting it right the iPhone 5 reaches its goal of being a good point and shoot substitute the same goes for video where colors are accurate and if you were to compare this resulting video to consumer camcorders the iPhones all you'll need battery life is a mixed bag ironically I found the phone to perform better over lt than on HSPA+ either way the device will get you through the day but don't expect the second day on the same charge speed of data matching LTE and HSPA+ on this device with the speed of the a6 processor is a winning combo whether you're uploading photos or simply navigating on a website there is no way to complain here that the vice handles everything in a speedy manner another advantage I find than using an iPhone is the added benefit of being in the Apple ecosystem iPads are currently the mainstream and most of the apps that you buy on the earth we'll give you an iPad version included iCloud also makes the experience better you buy an app a song or a book on the phone and it syncs everywhere you take a photo here and you see it they're having the phone made by Apple and it's havel it made by Apple provides added benefits that you won't get if you buy a nexus 4 and the Nexus 7 for example and then there are some little things the speaker is one of the loudest on any smartphone and it doesn't distort even at maximum volumes FaceTime looks better now with a better front facing camera and a higher resolution image and finally the iPhone feels much more like a phone when you hold it to your face now the increase in height makes it feel more like a phone than ever before so bottom line what I still recommend that you buy an iPhone 5 after a full month of usage the answer is absolutely the phone surely doesn't cater to the hacking and tweaking power users there's Android for that and my top pick there would be the galaxy s3 but when it comes to the power users that need a tool with the best apps that serve their needs this is the phone for you the overall package will save you the need to buy a point and shoot a camcorder and even a game console add to that the fact that you'll be carrying one of the most beautifully designed smartphones of the year and it's really hard to lose this has been high memory matter with pocketnow.com thanks for joining me in episode 8 of after the buzz be sure to share your experiences with the iPhone 5 in the comments down below give this video a thumbs up if you liked what you saw in thanks for watching