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What was anticipated for an iPhone 5 that is not in the 4S is the significantly thinner form factor, with a tear drop shape and aluminum back; a larger screen, 4 inches, and 4G speeds. The larger screen was a big point with me, I am used to the 4.3 inch size of my Android phones, and I like it. Make it thin and 4 inches and that will do just fine. The 3.5 inch screen makes the phone less usable for my old eyes, and movies, games and reading the news are just not as good.

Can't satisfy everyone, but what the iPhone 5 was expected to be was what I was hoping for. Now I have to decide if Siri and iCloud justify giving up my upgrade, even though the 5 is coming within 6-10 months. I'll be stuck with my next phone for 2 years.

What was anticipated for an iPhone 5 that is not in the 4S is the significantly thinner form factor, with a tear drop shape and aluminum back; a larger screen, 4 inches, and 4G speeds. The larger screen was a big point with me, I am used to the 4.3 inch size of my Android phones, and I like it. Make it thin and 4 inches and that will do just fine. The 3.5 inch screen makes the phone less usable for my old eyes, and movies, games and reading the news are just not as good.

Can't satisfy everyone, but what the iPhone 5 was expected to be was what I was hoping for. Now I have to decide if Siri and iCloud justify giving up my upgrade, even though the 5 is coming within 6-10 months. I'll be stuck with my next phone for 2 years.

I am disappointed that a few features (LTE, for example) I was looking for in a new phone were left out. Anything is an improvement over my old phone, but I don't really like the idea of spending more money six months down the line for a phone I want. This seems to be about par for Apple, just leave out enough so consumers will buy the new one down the line to get something they want or need.

I guess I will look for alternatives, but I am not thrilled about them.

This is a bad start for the new Apple CEO. He should have introduced a better phone to make a bigger splash.

Now I have to decide if Siri and iCloud justify giving up my upgrade, even though the 5 is coming within 6-10 months.

iCloud is a feature of iOS 5, so this will work on existing iPhone4 models as well. The only really new things are Siri and an upgraded camera (5 megapixel to 8 megapixel, and 720p video to 1080p), and the option of a 64Gb model. Everything else is pretty much exactly the same...