Apple iOS 7 beta review: Evening the odds

14 June 2013
The last couple of iOS updates were hanging on the wrong side between too little and too late. The user interface is six years old now and while it has been repeatedly polished in every revision so far, it was decidedly starting to look stale. And it's not just a matter of visuals either...

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Bilall, 25 Nov 2013VideoJust find new iphone. Black slate

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    • Anonymous
    • bak
    • 17 Nov 2016

    Anonymous, 04 Feb 2014So you bought a phone to bash It immediately ? Very believa... moreI do. Know my. Iphone

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      • Anonymous
      • bak
      • 17 Nov 2016

      MdN, 14 Jun 2013Same old keyboard annoyance. You type small letters but on ... moreNo problem

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        • Anonymous
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        • 17 Nov 2016

        Anonymous, 16 Aug 2016Great... You r rightOkay

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          • Anonymous
          • bak
          • 17 Nov 2016

          Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016It's nice phoneYes they are nice

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            • Anonymous
            • rAf
            • 30 Sep 2016

            It's nice phone

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              • Anonymous
              • 2Bj
              • 16 Aug 2016

              iphone 5 user, 01 Apr 2014All phones are better. So you better stop comparing them. I... moreGreat... You r right

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                • tDR
                • 26 Sep 2014

                Azzi, 13 Sep 2013Battery atleast 2000mah, atleast On day standby with 3G on.... moreDon't u afraid with the leakage battery issues if using non-original charger dude? Just asking

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                  • iphone 5 user
                  • t7X
                  • 01 Apr 2014

                  All phones are better. So you better stop comparing them. It will not help you to make your life better. Just use your phone properly and it will give you satisfaction.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 04 Feb 2014

                    Nel, 19 Sep 2013Uhmmm... I am not being critic here but I think they copied... moreOr the Lumias chopped the colorful iPod touch color scheme back in the day when they were released. This goes both ways.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 04 Feb 2014

                      4s user, 23 Sep 2013iOS7 lifted the following GUI elements from different compe... moreSo you bought a phone to bash It immediately ? Very believable comment ..

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                        • 25 Nov 2013

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                          • 07 Nov 2013

                          4s user, 23 Sep 2013iOS7 lifted the following GUI elements from different compe... moreif you compare the samgung galaxy whit iphone 5s,this is better because iphone 5s takes every good stuff of all phones for something better

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                            • Ernie
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                            • 04 Nov 2013

                            How do u make the iphone 5s play all video formats n can it download music for free?

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                              • Kshithesh
                              • up9
                              • 29 Sep 2013

                              Most sophisticated phone ever I have seen. The camera feature is awesome. Apple rockz again !!!

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                                • 4s user
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                                • 23 Sep 2013

                                iOS7 lifted the following GUI elements from different competitors' OS.

                                Cartoon like icons - Nokia's Symbian OS

                                Text as buttons for a certain function - from Windows Phone 7/8

                                Lock Screen - from Windows Phone 7/8

                                Mutltitasking/Active App Kill - from Blackberry OS

                                Control Center - Android

                                This is not innovation. It's a quick fix to make people stay with iOS. John Ive's formula was to find out what people loved from other OS and lift them directly to iOS.

                                With iOS, damn battery life has gone from bad to worse. 100% - 90% in a little over an hour without even using the phone. What's going on in the backgroud Apple? I stongly suspect some processes are running in the background causing the unnecessary battery drain. I also noticed that even at airplane mode my 4s is a bit warmer to the touch than before.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 21 Sep 2013

                                  The all new features of the iphone 5s & iOS7 are useless and just an after tought that you xan live without. Unlike samsung's s pen, s voice, s scroll, s health those innovative features becomes part of your life and you really need it day by day

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                                    • 21 Sep 2013

                                    AnonD-5197, 12 Sep 2013There's very little "iOS" left through this updat... moreYes that's how i felt when android started...
                                    " wow what a os this is... hey wait a moment... it is a copycat of ios i think?!"
                                    Same menu...same store... same almost every thing...
                                    we forgot that apple was the first to innovate such smartphones when all others were busy making phones like nokia n70...

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                                      • 19 Sep 2013

                                      Hey with all do respect i dnt have an iphone 5 or ipad, mac or an ipod but all my friends do they never see the opportunity life has given to them honestly.I love testing new devices, studing them and rating them and with all do respect tha best inventer who ever lived was Steve Job because tha iphone, macbookpro, ipod and ipad are works ov excellence this genetation wil ever hav if you dnt believe me ask yourself why is every device compared to apple produces..May his legacy live on for eva and eva Amen!

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                                        • 19 Sep 2013

                                        Uhmmm... I am not being critic here but I think they copied the colours of iPhone 5c from the Nokia Lumia *20 range.