Most people comment and rate this phone without using it. I have the 64 GB, iPhone 5S Gold, and have been enjoying every bit of it.
Why?
Touch ID - This makes security so easy. No more drawing patterns on screens, or typing 4 digit numbers. All it takes is a thumb:-) - It is so fast that my non-iPhone friends didn’t even know that I had touch ID enabled. It is 100% accurate, reliable and fast - It works!
LTE - It takes amazing engineering to make a multi-band LTE(baseband and RF) that works around the world. While companies take shortcut to sell only 3G supported phones at 50K+ price points, Apple comes with LTE support out of the box. I have been enjoying high speed wireless network in Bangalore since the day it was launched.
Brilliant Display - There are phones with better display, but the Retina Display is no slouch. I have no complaints against the display.
Compact - I am not a fan of big phones. This phone is incredibly light, fits in the product and build of the phone is real premium
Software - I have used Android from the day from its earliest days(2009) [The first one was HTC Hero which costed a whopping 35K then, with Android 1.5]
iOS is a brilliant piece of software. Steve Jobs has always mentioned that never wants to be the first, but wants to be the best. iPhone always gets features later, but they work like a charm
Apple - The brand was not built in a day. It comes with consistently delivering high quality and well designed products. This is the reason why a 105 BHP Mercedes A Class costs 30L but, a 128 BHP Hyundai Verna costs 12L. There is a joy of using a well engineered product. One has to experience this over a period of time to appreciate why people repeatedly purchase an Apple product
Camera - Let’s not just look at the Mega Pixel Count. Camera is more than what its MP is. The camera is brilliant - Burst Mode, Panaramic Mode all work seamlessly
Apps - Very high quality app ecosystem built over years
iTunes Store - I buy all my music and movies over the iTunes store. Very affordable, legal and I can instantly access them across my devices(A Windows 7 Dell, Macbook Pro RD, iPad 2) apart from my iPhone
Cons
Display - Pro and also a con. Videos appear much more vivid in large displayed Android Phones(might be fixed with iPhone 6 / 6 Plus)
Battery - Absolutely terrible to live with. We always need to connect it to a charger. With LTE, videos, Twitter, email lasts only 5-6 hours. I bought a charger for my home, car and office. This is the main reason I gave it a 4* rating. iPhone 6/6 Plus unfortunately does not address this issue(how about making it a little more fat and adding a terrific battery, like 3000 mAh?)
In summary, I absolutely love this phone, and please please don’t rate it 1* just because it is an expensive device. Apple is not forcing anyone to buy this!
I heartily recommend the 64 GB or 32 GB version(trust me, you need it!) and it is a brilliant phone to live with.