At just 7.6mm thick and weighing 112g the iPhone 5 is 20% lighter than the 4S. The new 4 inch Retina display is longer, not wider, so now there’s a 5th row of icons on the homescreen. The iPhone 5 has the latest A6 quad-core chip delivering 2x faster performance compared to the A5 chip on previous models.

The camera on the iPhone 5 now has a hybrid IR filter, 5 elements lens, f/2.4 aperture and precision lens alignment. The 8 megapixel camera also has a panorama mode. You can take a slow sweep of the landscape and the iSight camera combines the images to create a stunning 28 megapixel panoramic photo. Video records at 1080p HD and includes face detection for up to 8 people. There’s also a front facing 720p camera for use with FaceTime.

iOS 6 has more than 200 new features, the Maps app is now Apples own and it includes fantastic 3D detailing, turn-by-turn navigation and Flyover allowing you to get a bird’s eye view of major cities and landmarks.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II continues the large screen and stylus pairing with a stunning 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display and a newly improved S Pen. The screen has a ratio of 16:9 and a 1280×720 resolution making this a superb phone for watching movies or web browsing. The 1.6GHz quad-core processor and 2GB RAM ensures no matter how data hungry the visuals are, the Galaxy Note II can handle tasks with ease.

The S Pen gives users a fantastic input method with a natural ergonomic design and a nifty eraser on the end so you simply switch the pen round to erase any mistakes. Additional features of the stylus include Air View that previews messages and videos by simply hovering the pen over them or Quick Command that is a simple gesture to open your favourite most used apps.

The 8 megapixel camera includes image stabilisation, touch focus and face and smile detection as well as HD video recording at 1080p. 4G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS are all on board as well as NFC and DLNA ensuring there is no end to the connection options. Multimedia is fantastic on this phone thanks to the stunning screen and the Android 4.1 OS delivers a number of pre-loaded apps as well as access to the Google Play Store.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II combines everything you need from the best of Android smartphones and places it on a big screen with a powerful processor making this the ultimate smartphone for those that love the latest and best features.

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If you prefer a free iPhone 5 then it will cost you £46 a month on O2 or £47 or Vodafone. Both of these tariffs comes with loads of minute and 1GB internet data.

At just 7.6mm thick and weighing 112g the iPhone 5 is 20% lighter than the 4S. The 4 inch Retina display is longer, not wider, there’s a 5th row of icons on the homescreen. The iPhone 5 has the latest A6 quad-core chip delivering 2x faster performance compared to the A5 chip on previous models.

The iPhone 5 supports 4G, available to Orange and T-Mobile customers by the end of the year and coming to other networks in 2013. Customers who buy the iPhone 5 now will be able to use 4G once their network supports it.

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