iPhone 5: What if it's not the best phone ever?
Today in San Francisco, at 18:00 our time (01:00 MYT / 13th Sept), Apple will unveil the most anticipated device of the year, the iPhone 5.
Since its inception in 2007, the iPhone has blazed the smartphone trail, leading from the front with innovative design, software, and hardware. In the last couple of years, though, Apple’s technological supremacy has begun to wane. Few would argue that the iPhone 4, with its Retina display, was best-in-class in 2010 – but fast forward to today and the landscape is very different indeed, with almost every smartphone maker giving Apple a run for its money.
For five years, Apple has dictated mobile computing trends – but today the tables are turned, and for the first time Apple must play catch-up. Today, if it wishes to retain its title as the king of smartphones, Apple will finally have to admit that its 3.5in display is too small, and that Android’s larger, 16:9 displays are the way forward. Today, if the Cupertino company wishes to be more than just a purveyor of beautiful House of Ive curios, it will finally jump on the LTE and NFC bandwagons.
