Popped into the Three store on the off chance this lunchtime and they had just received a shipment of six 32gb iPhone 5s. Had to get one.

This is my first iPhone, but have had an iPad for two years and an iPod touch before that so the OS is all very familiar. New design earbuds come in a nice little case.

Mrs. B has an iPhone 4 and putting the two side by side, there is not a huge difference. The 4 is slightly thicker and heavier than the 5.

I would say to anyone who has a 4S don't rush to upgrade. 2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
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My wife has a 4s and I have a 5. Try using the 5 for a couple of weeks and then pick up the 4. Guarantee you will notice a massive difference  2012 DISCOVERY 4 GS AUTO ORKNEY GREY
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Question on this iPhone 5 business please chaps. I do not have cloud set up because my home internet router runs on 5ghz frequency which the iPhone 4 cannot link to. Anyway, I would not get the full benefits out of it to be honest.

That said, all my apps and contacts etc are all backed up to my macbook pro. So then, when I get my new phone and plug it into my computer, will all my apps and contacts etc simply sync to the new phone?

02 have quoted £135 if I recycle my iPhone 4 so I will just need to perform a factory reset before sending it back. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Do you have wifi sync set up on your Mac? it syncs while charging so you dont need to plug it in.

£135 is pretty good for a 3 year old phone isnt it? 2012 DISCOVERY 4 GS AUTO ORKNEY GREY
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parallax33 wrote:

Do you have wifi sync set up on your Mac? it syncs while charging so you dont need to plug it in.

£135 is pretty good for a 3 year old phone isnt it?

If you sync your old one to iTunes to back it up then sync your new one to iTunes it should all transfer over, that's what my iPad did and can't see the iPhone would be different.

ad210358 wrote:

If you sync your old one to iTunes to back it up then sync your new one to iTunes it should all transfer over, that's what my iPad did and can't see the iPhone would be different.

Cheers

Looking forward to the new phone. Didn't bother with ios6 for the 4 because I heard others say it can't cope. The 4S can because it has a better processor and the 5 is better still.

Got a black 4 but gonna go for white with the 5. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Doc, The backup that gets created when you sync the iPhone 4 can be loaded into iPhone 5 and will bring in all your apps as normal. Just remember to select the right backup when setting up  2012 DISCOVERY 4 GS AUTO ORKNEY GREY
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having tested another iphone5 on the 3 network where i live, i'll soon be leaving o2 and ordering an iphone5 on 3, their 3g coverage is alot better, the tariffs are cheaper and the data is unlimited.

Bought Mrs. B an iPhone 5 this weekend to replace her old iPhone 4. She is complaining about battery life. Mine is fine, but I was used to Android and Nokia smart phones which had lousy battery life.

Anyone here with a 5 got observations about the battery?

Edit: Apparently OK today.  2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
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just got mine, soooo quick compared to 3gs!!

Got the iPhone 5 today

I went for white with a clear back case and I bought one of those adapters so it will work on the in car charger which uses the old connection. Got it from O2 store and it is currently syncing with itunes to transfer all my apps etc to the new phone.

Got a good deal too. £41 per month, 24 month contract, phone cost £30 and through work I get an O2 Open code so I get £75 credited to my account.

Looking forward to using it now (just gonna get the google maps app though cos Apple's maps are crap )

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I went with the iPhone 5 recently as well. Biggest hold back from getting versus Android was the lack of google maps, but I took the chance, and was so glad when google maps came out with the app ... its brilliant.

Agreed fisha. I gave the 4S a miss because I knew my contract wasn't up and that Apple were just filling the gap until the 5 came out. I will also give the 5S a miss when it inevitably gets released at some point and hold on for the 6.

I got a good price for my old 4. A guy at work is giving me £170 for it tomorrow  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Yes. Nice wad of dosh for Christmas TD. Unfortunately, Mrs. B's iPhone 4 was snaffled by one of my offspring.  2013 RR Evoque Pure Tech
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