Is iPhone 5 Just a New Name?

For the past month or two (or really since the iPhone 4S came out), all that I have heard from friends is how they cannot wait for the iPhone 5 to come out. "It's going to be the best one yet," they all say. Well, I would hope so! Don't we all expect the newest member of a product line to be better than the last? But will the iPhone 5 really be that much of an upgrade? Let's just say that I have my suspicions. I have done some research about the products and have compared them side by side just to see what's going to be so much better about the iPhone 5. It will be about a quarter of an inch longer than the iPhone 4S in height, slightly thinner and slightly lighter, which when you are dealing with fractions of ounces, is weight that much of a factor? Anyways, the screen on the iPhone 5 will be larger by half an inch and will have a better resolution, which in my opinion is an expected upgraded feature. I mean come on, it is Apple that we are talking about. The video capabilities are slightly upgraded with new features such as being able to take a picture while simultaneously taking a video, which is pretty cool, but not a selling point for most consumers. Add a different set of headphones, and different looking connector and a 25-minute addition to battery life and you have completed almost all of the differences. Doesn't seem like much to me...

Don't get me wrong, I am a loyal Apple user and have had the iPhone 3G and 3GS (which is the phone that I currently use). For me, my 3GS does everything that I need it to do and I am completely satisfied with being "behind the trend" if you will. The iPhone 5 is something new and exciting, which coming from Apple, makes headlines and makes consumers go crazy. Like any previous Apple product that has been launched, the iPhone 5 will have long lines if people waiting to bust down the doors to get it and it will be back ordered for months I am sure, but I just encourage people that are thinking about purchasing the iPhone 5 to do some research to see what you are actually gaining, other than the newest and most popular name in cellular devices.

Apple has some great commercials that highlight the superiority of their products. But recently I have seen a Samsung commercial that indirectly makes the iPhone and its current and potential users look pretty silly. Here is the commercial that Samsung put out promoting its Galaxy S 3 phone:

 





 

I thought that this was pretty clever on Samsung's part and you can't help but chuckle at some of the people's comments that are standing in line (meant to be the new iPhone 5 consumers). By their comments, you can pick up on the fact that they do not really know what benefits the iPhone 5 will give them, they just know that they want it! And if you are Apple, that really all that you are asking for.

 

 

 

http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/