Apple told us the 4-inch Retina display on the iPhone 5 has better colour saturation and contrast, but is it really true? Retinal neuroscientist Bryan Jones compares the iPhone 5 display with that of the iPhone 4 with a stereomicroscope on his blog. He place both screens on max brightness and then snapped pictures with...
iPhone 5's fast growing market demand is reportedly putting tremendous production pressure on Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), according to DigiTimes. The iPhone manufacturer is reported to be facing severe shortage in the labor area as it tries to keep up with the strong demand of iPhone 5, according to market watchers. The source claims...
Just days prior to the September 21st release date, we posted a virtual teardown of the iPhone 5. It revealed that each unit cost Apple $199 in components and an additional $8 for the labor. Whether those ballpark figures were correct, we will find out in this post. The Wall Street Journal found that component expenses...
Apple consumers are mainly happy with the iPhone 5; from the taller display to even the faster hardware. But one of the largest complaints about the device is the two-toned anodized aluminium finish added to the back-plate. People are receiving the iPhone 5 and scratching the aluminium in their pocket, on the table, etc. Various...
It appears some TELUS customers may be receiving 32GB iPhone 5 units instead of 16GB models due to shortages, according to a note received by MobileSyrup: “Thanks for pre-ordering the iPhone 5 (16GB) with TELUS. This device has been so popular that there’s a very limited quantity across Canada and internationally. To help manage our...
When the iPhone 5 was released, Steve Wozniak was waiting in-line as he typically does. The Apple co-founder probably could just walk into the Cupertino base and grab a device early, but he enjoys the experience, as he has said in the past. With the iPhone 5 also came his first impressions of the new...
Apple had released a press release yesterday morning stating that five million iPhone 5s had sold over the weekend. Many people expected more out of the Cupertino giant, including myself, but they just broke another record, you can't ask for too much out of them. Then later on surfaced a report where analyst Gene Munster...
We speculated last week that a Google Maps application was in the books and waiting for Apple's verification. Well, that rumour was more than wrong as Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed his thoughts on the iOS 6 Maps transition. Schmidt at the press conference via Reuters: "We think it would have been better if they had kept ours....
Consumer Reports has published (via AppleInsider) their initial review of the iPhone 5, and so far they called it a positive upgrade: By boosting screen size, thinning its profile, and adding 4G LTE access, among other features, his newest iPhone shows every sign of being the most compelling yet. And even its biggest drawback, its...
For those looking to activate their iPhones (or any other phone), TELUS is offering a $100 credit to new subscribers until October 1st. Currently, the activation credit ongoing as part of an iPhone promotion: Alternately, if you’re looking to purchase the new iPhone and hand down your previously used device to a friend or a...
Apple announced this morning 5 million weekend sales for the iPhone 5 (earlier they announced 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours). With the official launch in Canada on September 21st, it appears some iPhone 5 units have arrived with scuffs and scratches right out of the box. Now, of course yield rates are never perfect,...
In almost all the recent smartphone performance tests, iPhone 5 has been put head-to-head with Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III and once again, both devices go head on in yet another performance test. DisplayMate Technologies, the global leader in video diagnostics and test patterns for calibrating, optimizing and evaluating displays, reveals that iPhone 5's display is...
