Apple iPhone 5 vs TCL Y900 - 4-inch Against 5-inch Sizes Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Apple iPhone 5 vs TCL Y900 - 4-inch Against 5-inch Sizes Comparison.

TCL Y900 represents the MediaTek MT6589 processor. This MT6589 is a new budget quad-core processor from Taiwanese MediaTek. 

TCL Y900 has a 5-inch display while Apple iPhone 5 has 4-inch display. The TCL Y900 considers as a phablet while the Apple iPhone 5 still under the smartphone category with its 4-inch display. The size is clearly different especially the iPhone 5 is one inch smaller.

Actually you can imagine the TCL Y900 is other the 5-inch devices. This is because the size is roughly different. If you plan to purchase any 5-inch device in the future, you knew that it is how much larger than the iPhone 5. It is the time for Apple coming out with larger iPhone 5S. 

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Apple Cut Orders of iPhone 5 Display Due To Weak Demand?

(GSM Insider) - Apple Cut Orders of iPhone 5 Dislay Due To Weak Demand?

When the iPhone 5 was launched by Apple, it was said to be the tallest iPhone yet. iPhone 5 is taller 0.2-inch then the iPhone 4S, is this able to lure more iPhone 5 users? The answer may be no. 

From the latest news from Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple starts to cut orders for the iPhone 5 display. Other resources further claimed that Apple also cut the orders for other components and parts.

Although there are sources claimed that Apple cut the orders due to next iPhone is coming soon. But seems like not a good excuses. There are many countries yet to get the iPhone 5. 

Whether the iPhone 5 facing weak demand, Apple yet to confirm on this. 

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In Europe: iPhone 5 Transferred Largest Amount of Data, Follows by HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy S3

(GSM Insider) - In Europe: iPhone 5 Transferred Largest Amount of Data, Follows by HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy S3.

Research company Arieso found on that the iPhone 5 transferred largest amount of data among European countries.

After observed more than 1 million 3G users for 24 hours, Arieso found out that iPhone 5 transferred most data which is three or four times of iPhone 3G and also twice more than the iPhone 4S. The second position belongs to HTC Sensation XL and follows by Samsung Galaxy S3, around 3 times more than iPhone 3G. 

The uploaded data and downloaded ratio is 1:6, which means users downloaded more than uploaded. Samsung Galaxy S3 uploaded the most data, follows by iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. 

Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Apple iPhone 5 were among GSM Insider Best Smartphones of the year 2012. Check out the list here. 

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iPhone 5 Sales Could Easily Hit 4 Million Units For Q4 2012

(GSM Insider) - iPhone 5 Sales Could Easy Hit 4 Million Units For Q4 2012. 

Although the concrete sales numbers are yet to announce by Apple for the Q4 2012, research company able to come out with some prediction on the sales of iPhone 5.

According to Global Equities Research, there are about 3 to 4 million units of iPhone 5 sold in the last quarter of 2012 as some of them were previously BlackBerry users. 

It also pointed out that organizations replaced their employees' mobile phones to iPhone 5 is the key distribution for this sales numbers. 

Another reason is mainly because of the Christmas and New Year as many people purchased iPhone 5 as gift. 

iPhone 5 was ranked no.3 at the GSM Insider's Top 10 Best Smartphones of the year 2012. You can check out the article here. 

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Apple Confirms "Do Not Disturb" Bug of iOS 6 Will Fix Itself On Next Week

(GSM Insider) - Apple Confirms "Do Not Disturb" Bug of iOS 6 Will Fix Itself On Next Week.

Since new year day, there are iOS 6 users reported that they suffered from the "Do Not Disturb" bug. This bug is related to the "Do Not Disturb" option did not toggle off itself.

If you are the victim of this "Do Not Disturb" bug, dont worry. Apple stated that the bug will fix itself next week. No firmware update is going to release for this bug because expects the bug will fix itself by January 7th, 2013. Before the bug is fix, you should manually turn on and off the "do not disturb".

iPhone 5 was ranked at no.3 for the GSM Insider's Top 10 Best Smartphones for the year 2012. Check out the listings at here. 

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iPhone 5 Winner Announced!

(GSM Insider) - iPhone 5 Winner Announced!

It has been a long waiting for all participants of the iPhone 5 contest. Finally, the iPhone 5 was launched to more than 55 countries. So GSM Insider able to get another one. This is another unit of iPhone 5 which is the white colour that giving away to the lucky winner. This unit of iPhone 5 worth more than $600 at the moment. 

The winner of iPhone 5 is Mohd. Zaki from Indonesia. This is the name according the email and a notification email has sent as well. If you are not the winner, try another time. Good luck. 

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Introducing ZoPhone i5 - iPhone 5 Copycat with Dual Operating System

(GSM Insider) - Introducing ZoPhone i5 - iPhone 5 Copycat with Dual Operating System.

No doubt that there are so many copycats in China as they copied from the popular devices in the market. However, China does have innovation companies that manufactured the like of XiaoMi Phone 2, Meizu MX2 and Nubia Z5. [iPhone 5 listed at number 3 position at Top 10 Best Smartphone of 2012]

ZoPhone is a China based manufacturer that popular in copying others device. So there is nothing surprise when the ZoPhone i5 was introduced. The image above is the ZoPhone i5. 

ZoPhone i5 was copied exactly like the iPhone 5 as you can see from the image above. However, the logo at the back was changed to ZO logo. This ZoPhone i5 comes with 7.6mm body which is exactly 1:1 similar to the iPhone 5. 

The specs of ZoPhone i5 include 1GHz MediaTek MT6577 dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of  ROM, 8-megapixels of camera and 4-inch display with 960 x 540 resolution. The main point is this ZoPhone i5 runs on dual operating system. Users able to switch between the iOS and Android. 

The ZoPhone i5 also copied the Lightning USB port, Nano-SIM and Earpods from the iPhone 5. Since it is runs on dual-core processor, the AnTuTu benchmark scores only 6800 points only. 

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iPhone 5 For China Telecom Unboxing And Hands On, Reveals It Comes With Lightning Adapter

(GSM Insider) - iPhone 5 For China Telecom Unboxing And Hands On, Reveals It Comes With Lightning Adapter

The iPhone 5 already launched at China Telecom and China Unicom in China last week. Both of these two carriers are the minor players in Chinese telecommunication industry as it is dominating by China Mobile. However, China Mobile not offers any iPhone 5 at the moment. The images below are the iPhone 5 for China Telecom. See how it gets hands-on and unboxing. 

This is the iPhone 5 for China Telecom. The packaging remains the same like other packagings around the world. Nothing much different on the white packaging. 

At the back of the packaging, it showed that the iPhone 5 was designed by Apple and assembled in China. The version is 16GB and white colour. The model number of this device is A1442. The part no. is ME040CH/A. It was manufactured within this year 2012. 

The packaging of iPhone 5 showed some specs as well. It supports CDMA EV-DO Rev A network. So the iPhone 5 only compatible with the network of China Telecom. It does not state whether it supports WCDMA / GSM network.

This is the iPhone 5 for China Telecom that supports CDMA2000 network

iPhone 5 - The tallest iPhone yet. 

Similar design like the iPhone 5 around the world

iPhone 5 for China Telecom comes with accessories like Earpods earphone, charger, USB cable and Lightning to USB adapter. 

The Lightning to USB adapter comes together with the iPhone 5 for China Telecom. It is not available for iPhone 5 in the USA and Hong Kong. This Lightning adapter exclusively available in China.

All manuals from the box.

Finally, the iPhone 5 gets hands on. It supports the CDMA network of China Telecom. But never insert SIM card of China Unicom and China Mobile. 

Conclusion: The outlook of this iPhone 5 is similar like the one available at every around the world. It supports only network of China Telecom at the moment. However, it can use on networks of China Mobile and China Unicom if someone successfully bypass the verification of SIM card. Experts are needed in this issue. 

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Lamborghini Casing For iPhone 5, Brings Luxury Sports Car Brand To Your Hands

(GSM Insider) - Lamborghini Casing For iPhone 5, Brings Luxury Sports Car Brand To Your Hands

That are so many people in the world that never drive a Lamborghini. Although the iPhone 5 considers as the luxury smartphone, but there are not many iPhone 5 users that drive or touch Lamborghini sports car. But things gonna change soon with this accessory. 

Lamborghini unveiled two new iPhone 5 accessories - back casing and leather flip casing. The back casing is just protect the back of the device while another one is made from leather. Both are premium and licensed accessories for iPhone 5. 

With this two accessories, iPhone 5 users can hold the luxury sports car brand in their hands. There are no pricing for these Lamborghini casing. But one thing for sure is the price will be higher than others. 

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Oppo Find 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Apple iPhone 5 - Size Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Oppo Find 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Apple iPhone 5 - Size Comparison

Oppo Find 5 is a 1080p full HD monster! while the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the flagship of Samsung and the iPhone 5 is the latest generation of iPhone from Apple. [Read more : Oppo Find 5 Hands-on : Oppo Find 5 specs sheet]

Here is the comparison between these three devices at the launch event. Oppo Find 5 comes with 5-inch display while the iPhone 5 has 4-inch display and the Samsung Galaxy S3 has 4.8-inch of display. The length of iPhone 5 and Oppo Find 5 is almost same as you can see from the image. This is because Oppo Find 5 has a thin bezel at 3.25mm. The thickness of Oppo Find 5 stands at 8.9mm. 

From the size comparison, have you make up your mind which one to purchase? We recommend the Oppo Find 5! 

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First Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak Coming Soon On December 22, Supports iPhone 3GS and Above

(GSM Insider) - First Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak Coming Soon On December 22, Supports iPhone 3GS / 4 / 4S / 5 and More.

Jailbreak for iOS 6 is not something easy as Apple integrated more securities to the system to ensure the hacker unable to hack into the device. This is why the jailbreak for iOS 6 is yet to release.

According to Dream JB website, it announced that the First Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak coming soon. The release date for First Untethered iOS 6 Jailbreak on December 22, 2012.

The devices that able to install the untethered iOS 6 jailbreak from Dream JB included iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad (gen2+), iPod Touch (gen4+)

There is another alternative for ioS 6 users as the Chronic Dev Team working on untethered iOS 6 jailbreak as well. But there are no information yet from Chronic Dev Team. Stay tune for more updates. 

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Malaysia: HTC 8X and Desire X Arrived, Nokia Lumia 920 / 820 and iPhone 5 Coming Soon

(GSM Insider) - Malaysia: HTC Windows Phone 8X Coming To U Mobile, Nokia Lumia 920 / 820 Coming To Digi

Folks at Malaysia, hold your break now! If you want to purchase any smartphone, please for a few more weeks. Because more smartphones coming to you very soon. 

HTC Windows Phone 8X already arrived at U Mobile. It is the Windows Phone 8 device from HTC. HTC 8X packs with 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor. The display size is 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 with 720p resolution. It has 8-megapixels rear camera and 2.1-megapixels front camera. It supports beats audio. HTC 8X available at U Mobile from MYR 129 / month. Purchase HTC 8X from U Mobile at here.

Another smartphone that arrived was the HTC Desire X. It is a low end Android smartphone. It powered by dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM. The display size is 4.0-inch. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS. HTC Desire X available to purchase at U-Mobile from MYR 164 / month. Click here for more information.

The Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 heading to Digi soon. Digi already posted the news on this by stated that both devices are coming soon. For those who interested on the Windows Phone 8 devices from Nokia, visit Digi website at here to find out more.

The last but not least is the iPhone 5. The latest iPhone from Apple is heading to Malaysian shore soon. Apple just announced that iPhone 5 coming to Malaysia on December 14th, 2012. There are more than 7 days to go before the launch of iPhone 5 in Malaysia. But Celcom, Digi and Maxis offering registration for this device. Visit here to register with Celcom. Click here to register with Maxis or click here to reach Digi website.



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Apple Confirmed iPhone 5 Heading To 50 More Countries On Mid-December

(GSM Insider) - Your waiting is over, Apple just released a statement regarding the global availability of iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 going to available at South Korea on December 7th, and more countries on December 14th.

Here are the availability of iPhone 5 around the world:

iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea on Friday, December 7 and on Friday, December 14 in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Grenada, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. iPhone 5 will also be available on Friday, December 21 in Barbados, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia, Uganda and Vietnam.

The announcement of iPhone 5 is just on time ahead of the festival season at year end. We will update you soon on the iPhone 5 worldwide. 

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China Unicom Received Pre-Order More Than 100,000 Units of WCDMA iPhone 5 On First Day

(GSM Insider) - Earlier yesterday, China Unicom started the pre-order of iPhone 5 ahead of rival China Telecom. After more than 24 hours, the pre-orders received were more than 100,000 units. Very impressive for iPhone 5 in China.

According to internal news from China Unicom, there are more than thousands of online retailers that able receive the pre-order. Besides that, physical stores also offering pre-order for iPhone 5. In total, more than 10,000 stores that offering the WCDMA iPhone 5. Earlier, both WCDMA and CDMA2000 iPhone 5 received the approval from Chinese authority. 

China Unicom is yet to offer the unlocked version of iPhone 5. If you interested to get the iPhone 5, you need to commit yourself to China Unicom with plans and packages available.   If you want an unlocked iPhone 5, we suggest you to purchase it from Hong Kong. But make sure it is compatible with the network in China. 

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Unlocked iPhone 5 On Sale At Online Apple Store, Priced From $649

(GSM Insider) - Good news for those who want to purchase iPhone 5 without any contract as it is now available to purchase at Apple Store in the United States.

There are three different iPhone 5 models available 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Online Apple Store priced iPhone 5 16GB at $649, 32GB at $749 and 64GB at $849. It is the first time unlocked iPhone 5 on sale in the United States although there are many countries already available to purchase. However, there are some countries yet to get the iPhone 5. 

Apple stated that this iPhone 5 works on any GSM networks around the world. It is not compatible with the CDMA network. So if you are interested to purchase it and bring to somewhere else, go ahead for this device. 

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Both WCDMA and CDMA2000 Versions' iPhone 5 Gets Approval, Gives Us The Official First Look of Chinese iPhone 5

(GSM Insider) - As the time nearer to beginning, it means the time for the launch of iPhone 5 in China getting nearer. China is one of main market for Apple due to the large number of population. 

In the latest documents from Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center showed that the iPhone 5 approved to launch in China.

There will be two different versions for iPhone 5 in China. The first is iPhone 5 that compatible with WCDMA network. WCDMA iPhone 5 (A1429) is the one offers by China Unicom. Another version is the iPhone 5 that compatible with CDMA2000 network. CDMA2000 iPhone 5 (A1442) is the one offers by China Telecom.

Both iPhone 5 also manufactured in Zhengzhou, China.

The latest rumours suggested that launch date of iPhone 5 in China falls on December 14th, 2012. 

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BlackBerry 10 L-Series vs Apple iPhone 5 - Size Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Research In Motion already announced that the announcement date of BlackBerry 10 is on January 30, 2013. So there are still a few months before the launch date. Earlier today, Someone from China posted a series of photos on the BlackBerry 10 device. 

Here is the comparison between the BlackBerry L-Series and the Apple iPhone 5. The display of BlackBerry 10 L-Series is definitely larger than the 4 inch of iPhone. So you can understand why some are not going for the iPhone 5. It looks small even with the 4 inch of display. Please like our Facebook page or follow us in Twitter and add us to your circle in Google + so that you wont missed out any breaking news and freebies contests from us. 



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