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Apple iPhone 5 first impressions device, photo, and screenshot gallery

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  • The iPhone 5 comes in a compact and attractive retail box. I ordered the black one since I thought the black metal looked attractive online.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The box contents include the new Apple Earpods, USB charging adapter, and USB cable with the new connector.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • I really like the new connector from Apple that lets you place the end into the iPhone in either orientation, unlike microUSB.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Apple spent three years developing the new Earpods. I NEVER used the earbuds included before, but do find these to be decent and useful.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The back of the iPhone 5 is well designed with glass pieces along the top and bottom and metal in most of the back cover. It is attractive and feels great in the hand.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The camera and flash are found in the upper glass area of the back.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The Apple logo is glossy metal.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This smartphone lineup shows the front of the Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple iPhone 5, HTC One X, and Nokia N9.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Here you can see the backs of the Nokia Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple iPhone 5, HTC One X, and Nokia N9.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The ringer switch is on the upper left with the volume buttons positioned below it.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The metal edges are beveled and if you watch the Apple video you can see it is done by a diamond blade.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The back of the iPhone 5 looks great.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The iPhone 5 is quite small in the hand.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Here you can see how small the iPhone 5 appears on my Galaxy S III.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • In this photo I show the iPhone 5 next to the Samsung Galaxy S III.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This photo shows the iPhone 5 on top of the Nokia Lumia 900.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • And here is the Lumia 900 next to the iPhone 5.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • My daughter and I took this photo using the 1.2 megapixel front facing camera on the iPhone 5.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • My two oldest daughters the day before we head out to drop off my oldest for college.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • I love my oldest daughter.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Do you like my "I love Windows Phone" sweatshirt? I had this shot taken at the Puyallup Fair near the Krusty Pup vendor.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Scones are one of my all-time favorite things at the Fair.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • I am enjoying the new Siri and finding it more useful in iOS 6.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • I can't get Passbook to do anything for me yet.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The new iOS Maps look good, but there is plenty of controversy at the moment.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can toggle between maps and satellite view in iOS Maps.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • I may go back to trying out Safari on my MacBook Pro now that syncing to the iPhone is supported.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • There are some new settings within iOS 6.

    Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

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The Apple iPhone 5 is an amazing piece of hardware and also takes great photos. It also comes with the new iOS 6 mobile operating system, as shown in this gallery.

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I am enjoying the new Siri and finding it more useful in iOS 6.

Published: September 22, 2012 -- 08:34 GMT (01:34 PDT)

Caption by: Matthew Miller

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