Apple promises that the iPhone 5 is the thinnest, fastest and most brilliant mobile phone ever made, and while it isn’t officially in stores just yet, I would have to say that consumers agree. The phone’s scheduled release was set for Sept. 21st, but now if you order one off Apple’s website you’ll see that the phone isn’t available to ship for another two weeks. Two weeks? It’s already sold out? Yes, and in one hour. Compare this to the 22 hours it took to sell out the iPhone 4s and the 20 hours it took to sell out the iPhone 4, and you’ll see that this is the most sought after phone in Apple history.
According to cnet what differentiates the iPhone 5 from other models is that it’s 18% thinner, has a longer Retina Display by half an inch, uses a metal back instead of glass so it’s more durable, is made with an A6 chip so it’s twice as fast, and has an enhanced camera and audio features. The battery life is also supposed to be longer but with a larger display and LTE I’ll leave that up for debate, at least until I can put it to the test. Like other models, the iPhone 5 comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB in either black or white. If that isn’t enough to convince you that the iPhone 5 is the greatest phone ever made, just check out the official trailer.
A larger screen is one of the more appealing traits for the new iPhone 5 but can also have some noticeable effects for users. Applications that haven’t adapted to the new screen size will show up with black bars on the top and bottom. However, adapting applications give developers the opportunity to use more white space, create longer lists and have more functions available at the tip of a finger. Overall these enhancements have the capacity to create an improved patient/provider relationship because they can make information more comprehensive and can also make the process of communicating faster and easier.
