Thursday, 17 October 2013

5 days with the iPhone 5s

Its been 5 days since Ive been using my iPhone 5s as my main phone, although Ive been using iOS 7 for several months in it Beta state.
Whats to like and whats not to like about the new and slightly improved iPhone 5?

Something to touch:
The finger print reader works, which was expected, but I didn't expect it to work as well as it does.
I have used biometric fingerprint sensors on mobile phones, laptops, desktop computer add ons, and even supply and configure them while working with my security and surveillance company, in fact I even have biometric door locks at home. But none have worked and have been 100% as reliable as the marvel of a reader that is embedded into this phone.
Its implementation opens up a world of possibilities as well as scepticism and with that comes the scaremongering and conspiracy theories.
Something to see:
The enhanced camera is just that, a slightly enhanced camera, which is noticeable but isn't going to win you any awards or do any justice when compared to a dedicated point and shoot, but for a camera that you can and will always have on you and is ready to use within seconds, it could definitely win an award. I wont compare it to any other smartphone cameras, I'll just say that its a camera that will do justice whenever you need to use it.
Something to laugh about:
Slow motion video. A very impressive gimmick that is very short of new and very far from innovative but a welcome addition. I'm pretty sure there will soon be a new wave of YouTube videos with very embarrassing slow motion footage hitting the web over the next few months.
Something to play with:
If you understand the fundamentals of computing, you would understand that a character in C is made of 1 byte, and each byte consist of 8 bits.
But the majority of smartphone users don't understand the fundamentals of computing and probably have no desire to. So what is a 64bit A7 processor in a world where it rains in GHz?
Its hard to fully explain what it all means, but in reality, you will notice a slight speed increase in some but not all apps, and thats the bottom line.
Later on down the line, probably with the iPhone 6 or 6s, Apple will end up having to put more RAM into their handsets and having a 64bit processor and a 64bit ready Operating System will allow them to do that.


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