Let’s imagine an iPhone 4 with a lighter, thinner, and longer batter life. Yes, that should have been the iPhone 5, but by betting on the bigger screen, Apple failed to practice the art of “choosing what not to do.” The bigger screen does provide a better viewing experience especially for websites, but it definitely gave up the perfect size for grip and the ease of use when using with just a thumb. If you want to move your thumb from the very top app icon to the physical home button, you have to adjust your grip or else you feel a strain on your hand just like the other smartphones. If Apple wanted to make the best smartphone for visual contents, then they should have made it just like the Samsung Galaxy with a much bigger screen. This time around Samsung stuck to its strategy and Apple sought to have everything: the view-ability, the grip feel, and the ease of use for the thumb. They did get a little bit of everything, but also lost a little bit of everything, namely the overall user experience. This time around Apple made choices in desperation to beat the competition, but not for the users. I’m waiting for the next iPhone, and it should be called the iPhone Retro.
Things I like about the iPhone 5:
1. Lighter weight.
2. Fast CPU and LTE.
3. Bigger view-ability.
What I hate about the iPhone 5:
1. Bigger size (for a thumb).
2. lackluster battery life
3. App store lay-out.
j.s.ahn 
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