iPhone 5 Thread

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by euge

what do you guys think of the battery life? I am on verizon, I turn off LTE when i don't use it and my brightness/wifi/and location services are on. I feel the battery is pretty shitty and will go to 10% in about 6-7 hours of heavy usage, maybe less.

You mean 6-7 hours of heavy data usage?

[Quicksilver]

Correct, there is a difference between heavy usage and heavy data usage
Since the ios6 update battery life seems better on my 4S.
Haven't used the Mophie in almost 2 weeks.

[Kewl X5]

In my experience, Verizon iPhone 5 on LTE (I have great LTE coverage where I am) has the same or maybe slightly better battery life than previous Verizon iPhone 4S

[Meiac09]

So I've had two... Verizon has great LTE everywhere I've been except San Francisco, where I go no service, but i got more than 50 Mbps in Napa.

The damn screen popped off, and my friend who works at the Apple Store in NC said thats common. I was pissed... but more pissed when the phone ate 10GB of data downloading my iTunes library over LTE while I was on Wi-Fi and had set it not to use cell data for that. I reviewed it after it came out, but since then have been really split between loving the speed, the feel and aspect ratio, and the ... slipping quality.

It's also a pain, since whenever I need lightning cable, I have the 30 pin - and vice versa

[noncom23]

I have had mine for a few weeks now.
I like the new size. The phone works better
for me in Dallas than my i4. LTE on its
own, is just as fast as my wifi for surfing.
Overall I am glad I moved up to th i5.

[PersonaNonGrata]

I'm liking mine too. I've had it for about a week only after a bit of a wait for stock to come in and ship. The biggest difference I noticed and feel is the lighter weight. The switch from glass to aluminum was good. VZ LTE is great and being able to FaceTime over LTE is pretty cool.

I am a terrible accessory whore and spent entirely too much time looking at cases. I am a holster user which is kind of dorky but I do not like pocket carry. It amazes me how few good holster cases are out there. Most bigger name cases are kind of pricey when compared to the eBay and mall kiosk stuff but after buying a bunch of that stuff, I am really happy with my Seidio Active case with metal kickstand and holster. It does not add much bulk which was a priority for me. Why get a slim and light iPhone 5 and them encase it in a boat anchor of a case? What are you guys using?

[brian5]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

I'm liking mine too. I've had it for about a week only after a bit of a wait for stock to come in and ship. The biggest difference I noticed and feel is the lighter weight. The switch from glass to aluminum was good. VZ LTE is great and being able to FaceTime over LTE is pretty cool.

I am a terrible accessory whore and spent entirely too much time looking at cases. I am a holster user which is kind of dorky but I do not like pocket carry. It amazes me how few good holster cases are out there. Most bigger name cases are kind of pricey when compared to the eBay and mall kiosk stuff but after buying a bunch of that stuff, I am really happy with my Seidio Active case with metal kickstand and holster. It does not add much bulk which was a priority for me. Why get a slim and light iPhone 5 and them encase it in a boat anchor of a case? What are you guys using?
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I am an accessory whore too -- is there a support group for that? I ended up with over 20 (30?) cases for my old iPhone 4...

I use my iPhone 5 for work and play -- I returned my work BlackBerry. So for work, I like a holster too. Splash is one of the few that have leather ones for iPhone 5. I'm using the Alpha I (which takes naked iPhone) but they have Alpha II which accommodates a shell case. Note that the closure is not velcro, it's magnetic, which I much prefer.

For weekends, I just snap on a decent thin case. I have the incase slider.

FYI. After using it for weeks (months?), I do find the battery life is better than the iPhone 4 or 4S.

[noncom23]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

I'm liking mine too. I've had it for about a week only after a bit of a wait for stock to come in and ship. The biggest difference I noticed and feel is the lighter weight. The switch from glass to aluminum was good. VZ LTE is great and being able to FaceTime over LTE is pretty cool.

I am a terrible accessory whore and spent entirely too much time looking at cases. I am a holster user which is kind of dorky but I do not like pocket carry. It amazes me how few good holster cases are out there. Most bigger name cases are kind of pricey when compared to the eBay and mall kiosk stuff but after buying a bunch of that stuff, I am really happy with my Seidio Active case with metal kickstand and holster. It does not add much bulk which was a priority for me. Why get a slim and light iPhone 5 and them encase it in a boat anchor of a case? What are you guys using?
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Uh, three cases, no holster. Calling Dr Freud!