These questions keep coming to my mind as i was trying to explore the iphone and iOS. I used to borrow iphone of friends and relatives to make a call, browse internet to try and understand the phone interface. But somehow i did not get the "feel" of the phone during such interactions.
The desire to own a iphone was also present deep inside me , though the price and availability kept myself away. This desire deep inside me, found a opportunity to upgrade my phone. Hence I motivated myself to buy a iphone 5s ( though i was pushed/motivated by others to go for it- finally iPaid the hefty price !!).
Before i started using it, i was also having the natural feel that, as everyone is saying good about this phone, wanted to understand whether people are getting carried by the Apple Hardware finesse, Steve Jobs Charisma, No. of Apps in Appstore etc or does it have all ingredients to make me impressed. So i wanted to be very critical in analyzing my iphone 5s.
Now its almost 7 months of usage of my iphone. Started admiring the phone every day with a pinch of salt though.
What are the experiences with this phone , made me admire it.
a. Camera and Video Capabilities
b. Apps by Apple
c. Quality of Thirdparty Apps
d. Integration of Apps with iOS
e.Battery
f. Charging Cable
The things that make me feel the phone is inflexible are
a. need of iTunes for music transfer
b. exclusive airdrop feature for file transfer
Camera and Video Capabilities
I would say this iteration of Iphone is best in terms of the photo and video capabilities. The enhancements of these features are by leaps and bounds compared to previous versions. The isight camera as Apple has christened the camera is excellent in capturing photos. The photos capture good details and deep colors when taken in good light conditions. This includes natural light and also artificial lighting conditions.
In low light conditions, the true tone flash of the phone, makes the photos excellent. Excellent means the photo output is almost synonymous to the real life.Over all the photos look stunning in proper light conditions and superb with flash.
These excellent photo memories get auto uploaded through wifi to your iCloud or to your Google+ account. It is very convenient to share these photos once they are uploaded.
Also this entire camera & flash is accomodated within the 7.6mm thickness of the phone. There is no protruding nature of the camera signifying the hardware finesse of the phone.
When it comes to video, the quality is excellent, except for the audio which is mono recording.
The highlight feature is the slow motion video which is technically recording 720P @ 120fps which is a real nice touch. This feature is first introduced in the Apple iphone 5S.
I used this feature to capture the videos of my little son & my little niece. both are toddlers and its very exciting to capture their movements in slow motion. This is a super like feature for me. WIll cherish these videos forever. The youtube app immediately uploads these videos to the youtube website and can be easily shared to your loved ones.
Apps by Apple
Apple introduced new applications along with the iphone 5S & 5C like keynote,numbers,imovie,iphoto etc. These are feature rich high end applications which are used in image,video & documents processing.
These applications are powerful ones,meaning have very deep processing abilities and all the options are well thought off with proper help functions. In Apple terms these are applications are above Industry Standard.
Thirdparty Apps
Apple to its forte has excellent, well researched applications made by third party developers. Truly these apps further enhances ones productivity and ability to go beyond the extra mile in your working.
Also there are certain restrictions in iOS ( as per our working) like groups cannot be made in phonebook and so group sms cannot be sent.
Integration of Apps & iOS7
I have used extensively the Android phones with all apps which include areas like photo,video processing, some productivity apps, note taking,reminders,calender apps. I used to get a feeling that all these apps are extremely innovative & good ones individually. However when it comes to integration with the OS , i always felt there is something more is needed.
This wish was truly achieved by the iOS. The integration of these apps with the OS is something truly a phenomenal work ie very intuitive by Apple. It starts with calendar app, notes app, reminders app, photo attachment in mail app ( it actually asks you to reduce or maintain the same size of the photo),the payment app of the app store.
In addition to my favorite features, there are all favorite features like touch id,very clear & sharp display with superb touch features, the premium quality built, the music app and excellent ear phones,
Battery
The Battery of the 5S is very good. It extends to a complete day( 16-17hrs) with only phone calls(about 3hrs). with 2G on it comes to about 13-14hrs and with 3G on 9-10hrs.The more you use the touch screen the faster the battery discharges. Also when the screen is used with maximum brightness, drains the battery faster. The battery also charges fast.
Lighting Cable
This is how Apple calls it the Charging/Data Cable. This is again the new cable introduced along with iPhone 5. The cable is similar to the micro usb but it is very user friendly. that is the cable can be put in the mobile in any manner without any bias.
I personally feel with all finest hardware, Great Apps and iOS , its the integration of these into the iPhone5S makes it a best phone in the market.
+Divya Sankaran
+Muthuraj Krishnasamy
+Sriram Rangaswamy
+vivek shankar
+Sindhuja Kapali
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