The iPhone 5 received high expectations due to rumors but its announcement was met with some criticism for its lack of major improvements. While the changes from the iPhone 4S were underwhelming, the iPhone 5 sales broke records showing strong consumer demand. The iPhone 5 is lighter than previous models and other smartphones but maintains a solid feel, though it takes some adjustment to its lighter weight. It remains an expensive device so consumers must weigh the price when choosing their next smartphone.

1. iPhone 5 review
The excitement of the rumour mill, the titillation of every leaked photo led to higher than ever levels of expectation over
the iPhone 5 features, and while the announcement was greeted with some derision at the lack of perceived headline
improvements, the record sales tell an entirely different story.
Given the underwhelming changes to the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 launch really needed to re-energise customers to prove
Apple can repeat the game-changing trick it managed with the iPhone 4.
The iPhone 5 price was predictably high and continues to be so, so consumers will need to bear that in mind too when
looking for their next smartphone.
So is the Apple iPhone 5 the greatest smartphone ever, and did it finally see Apple ascend to the top spot in our 20 best
mobile phones chart? Or was it a case of too little, too late... and what about those darned Maps, eh?
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Design
We'll begin in the traditional manner: how the thing actually feels in the hand. With the iPhone 5 there will be many types of
prospective buyer: the upgrader from the 4 (or more-money-than-sense iPhone 4S upgraders), those tired of their Android
handset and those taking their first steps in the smartphone market and want to get one of them iThingies their friend/child
has.
Well, all of those picking up the iPhone 5 will have the same reaction: this thing is amazingly light. You've probably heard the
numbers by now (20 per cent lighter than the predecessor, as well as beating most of the opposition too at 112g.)
It's an odd sensation, but it actually detracts from the experience when you first pick it up. We've praised the weighty feel of
the iPhone in the past, lending it a premium feel in the face of toy-like phones, and it's almost disappointing that Apple
decided to join that clan.
However, through extended use this problem quickly disappears. The overall effect of the phone is still a chassis designed
for strength, and so it feels solid, if somehow a little hollow; pleasantly, though, it sits more anonymously in the pocket.