Apple has released an update to iOS that changes the current speakerphone profile on the iPhone 5. This is something that I wasn’t expecting from Apple, but I will certainly take it as I believe that the speakerphone on the iPhone 5 is weaker than on the iPhone 4/iPhone 4S. With a 4 or 4S I felt like I was able to be many feet away from the phone but still be able to speak and have the listener clearly hear what I was saying. Additionally, I felt as if I was able to hear who I was talking to much better.
This explains why I have always felt unimpressed with the iPhone 5’s speakerphone. For a phone that is sopposed to be better than the previous model I never felt as if the speakerphone was good enough. Hopefully this update will improve the usability of the iPhone 5’s speakerphone, though nobody seems to know for sure what this update specifically does in terms of audio.
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