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iPhone 5 — what we’re missing?!

Apple has finally announced the iPhone 5 and with it, some slightly significant improvements were made over the iPhone 4S. We look a bit closer and dissected some items to see what we’re missing.

Apple didn’t waste any time and started the announcement with the new iPhone 5.

Yugatech 728x90 Reno7 Series

The new iPhone is thinner (7.6 mm) and lighter (112 grams) yet is now taller than the previous ones at 4.0-inche diagonally. In the last 5 years that Apple has introduced the iPhone, this is the first time that they’ve actually increased the size of the display.

Apple iPhone 5 specs:
4-inch display @ 1136×640 pixel, 326 ppi
Apple A6 chip
16GB, 32GB, 64GB
HSPA+, LTE up to 100Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Bluetooth 4.0
8MP rear camera, LED flash
1.2MP front-facing camera @ 720p
iOS 6

Apple also introduced new features like the Lightning connector, new set of EarPods, and the pure glass and aluminum design.

So, what is missing in the picture?

● Philippine Release Date. Apple did not mention the Philippines in its initial release date. Hong Kong and Singapore are going to get it on September 21. The next batch is in October and around 100 countries will get it by December. Are we expecting the iPhone 5 to be released by Smart and Globe this December, just like last year?

● iPhone 5 Price. Apple quoted price is the same as last year $199, $299 and $399 with 24-month contract for 24 months.

These are the prepaid prices of the iPhone 4S from last year. The iPhone 5 could be the same.

Smart iPhone 4S 16GB – Php33,200
Smart iPhone 4S 32GB – Php38,200
Smart iPhone 4S 64GB – Php43,200

Globe iPhone 4S 16GB – Php37k
Globe iPhone 4S 32GB – Php43k
Globe iPhone 4S 64GB – Php49k

● iPhone 5 LTE. Is the iPhone 5 compatible with LTE from both Smart and Globe? Apple did not say and according to their LTE map showed during the announcement, the Philippines isn’t included yet.

Apple website states that “Band support does not guarantee support on all LTE networks running on the same bands.”

Those are really important questions we don’t have answers yet. Your guess is as good as ours.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

68 Responses

  1. Avatar for Jamirah Omar Jamirah Omar says:

    how can i cntct you if i wnt to buy iphone5 to u? 091928*****, ths s my cp nmber.. please text me cuz im really looking the cheapest price of iphone5.tnx and god bless..

  2. Avatar for Pichan Pichan says:

    kapag bumili ba ng iphone5 ibig sabihin STUPID agad? ako wala pa akong iphone kahit isa. iPtouch 4th meron. pero phone wala. so balak ko tlgang bumili ng iP5. wala lang GUSTO ko lang. kung anong kulang, kung anong “WALA” ok lang. kasi hindi din naman maglalabas o gagawa ng gadget ang mag kompanyang yan ng KUMPLETO. kasi dun sila kikita/magkakapera. kapag gumawa sila ng KUMPLETO ang apps or kung ano man. ano pang silbi nila? kaya hahanap at hahanap mga yan ng idadagdag para mabenta mga produkto nila. babawasan din mga nailagay na features pra nman mabili din yung mga luma na may gusto ng features na yun. ganun lang kasimple. ang hindi ko lang maintindihan ay bakit nagagalit kayo sa mga apple fans??? sila ba nagagalit sa mga SAMSUNG fans?? or kung ano man. lahat ng tao may sariling pagiisip. kung ang tingin nyo dun ay katangahan, pwedeng ang sarili nyong idea ay katangahan din sa iba.

    so ako. tanga na kung tanga. bibili ako iP5. kasi gusto ko :)

  3. Avatar for luna luna says:

    Hi! I just chanced upon this thread while looking for what new phone to buy and it gave me a LOT of info and new products to research about. I am an avid apple user: nano, touch, mac air and will soon purchase an imac but i refuse to get an iPhone because i don’t wanna have the same phone as almost everyone i know. I have an htc cha cha and an old xperia.

    Now, please help me find what new phone to get because I feel my xperia is dying soon. My requirements: it has to be color white, has qwerty keypad (for some reason, i like feeling the buttons when i text, nahihirapan ako sa touch screen!), semi touch screen, camera with flash, wifi, personal hotspot, large internal and expandable memory. In short, a lot like my htc cha cha but newer or better. It doesn’t matter if it has games or whatever coz that’s what my touch is for. I want my phone to be reliable and have a long battery life. So there, what phone can you suggest i get?

    Thanks :)

  4. Avatar for Emery Emery says:

    I am an apple fanboy in terms of Macs. Dati ok ako sa iPhones. I had 3gs and 4. I was impressed until samsung Galaxy s2 came out. Android is really for me. To all Apple fanboys out there who boast a lot that they have a lot of money, MAHIYA KAYO! Respect those who are proud that they are not bound to Apple. I can buy iPhones pero I choose Samsung over Apple pagdating sa smartphones. *Dependent ang Apple sa other companies like Toshiba and Samsung. CHINA made pa. RESPETO LANG PLEASE!

  5. Avatar for mave mave says:

    …We all have our take on the iPhone, however you can not truly judge the phone if you haven’t owned or experienced one. If I am asked about Android phones, I don’t comment because I haven’t really experienced it. It would be unfair.
    I’m a user of the iPhone from the 2G, 3G, 4 and I’m now queing for the iPhone5. I love the iPhone because of how effective it is for me. I don’t buy it just because I have the means or it is the “it” phone, I love the iPhone because of the over-all experience. The resale value of the phone is just a bonus.

    You can not judge the phone solely by the specs it has, but rather you have to compare it to what you really need.

    If the iPhone is not for you, then don’t buy it, no one is forcing you to, besides, there are plenty of phones to choose from.

    • Avatar for Jojo Jojo says:

      Speaking of experience of having this or that, we can read or heard from other people who use to have this or that thing. From that we could learn from them even not having that this or that thing.

      On this articles, the author wrote about Iphone5 missing piece on what the latest phone have on the market today and thats the point of discussion. Nobody can question person preference on phone. But we can’t deny the other person point of view on this or that thing.

      I do have some hands-on Apple store whenever I go to mall and of course others too, I observe some differences :)As an Adnroid user, I enjoy Android system and its regular updates… Whenever IOS apps are, there is equivalent in Android system. Whenever the latest hardware or technology the latest phone has (e.g S3, SGN2, etc) Apple will release later or go after in few months… sign of good business :)

      Do you think this competition are benefical for us the consumer?

      Enjoy Apple.
      Enjoy Android.

  6. Avatar for Annonymous Annonymous says:

    Yeah! Screw iSheeps!!!

    BAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! ,,/,,

  7. Avatar for epol epol says:

    parang mas cool pa ata yung mga naglalabasan na prediction design ng iphone5 sa youtube lalo na yung transparent iphone5 kuno. nakakatawa lang kasi ng i-launch ng apple ang iphone5 mas lalong dumami ang humanga sa lumia 920 at S3.

  8. Avatar for Raha Sulayman Raha Sulayman says:

    Okay lang naman talaga bumili ng iPhone because of brand loyalty. Huwag na sana ipilit ang mga baluktot na hirit kesho design is unparalleled o ecosystem is great or I have money to burn. Tunog tanga lang ang dating.

    In the end, the iPhone 5 really is not worth the hype and the selling price. Talo na sa specs, hindi pa price competitive.

    That is just the truth. So iTards, huwag magalit sa katotohanan.

    Mayaman din ako. I do have the money to burn. Pero I have the brain not to burn that money.

    • Avatar for Jojo Jojo says:

      Agree… being wise is good. Rather waldas sa under specs. In other words, we have option.

      Galaxy note user :)

  9. Avatar for Raha Sulayman Raha Sulayman says:

    Okay lang naman talaga bumili ng iPhone because of brand loyalty. Huwag na sana ipilit ang mga baluktot na hirit kesho design is unparalleled o ecosystem is grea or I have money to burn. Tunog tanga lang ang dating.

    In the end, the iPhone 5 really is not worth the hype and the selling price. Talo na sa specs, hindi pa price competitive.

    That is just the truth. So iTards, huwag magalit sa katotohanan.

    Mayaman din ako. I do have the money to burn. Pero I have the brains not to burn that money.

  10. Avatar for marv marv says:

    Figured it out.

    GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)

  11. Avatar for marv marv says:

    Hi,

    Let’s talk specs. Which of the two GSM versions (a quick Google search says no CDMA in the PH) will be supported here in our country?

    1. GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)

    2. GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)

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