That same ChangeWave survey also asked iPhone 5 and other iOS 6 users if they experienced a problem with Maps. Only 3 percent cited a "very big" problem while 6 percent said it was "somewhat" of a problem; 90 percent said they haven't had any problems with Maps.

Contrast that with results of a 2010 ChangeWave survey over . In that survey, 7 percent of iPhone 4 owners told ChangeWave they had a "very big problem" with the iPhone 4's reception, while another 14 percent called it somewhat of a problem; only 64 percent of respondents said they had no problem with the iPhone 4's antenna and dropped calls or weakened reception.

The latest ChangeWave survey also found that the is doing little to dissuade people from upgrading to the new model. While 31 percent of likely iPhone 5 buyers called the new charging and data connection port somewhat of a problem and 6 percent called it a very big problem--it renders the new phone incompatible with accessories that rely on 30-pin connectors--the majority said it was either no problem at all or not much of a problem. More significant, none of the respondents who are unlikely to buy an iPhone 5 said the Lightning connector factored into their decision.

ChangeWave's survey comes as observers are clamoring to see how strong of a debut the iPhone 5 made this fall. , and those results will include some iPhone 5 sales figures. The new phone went on sale in nine countries including the U.S. on September 21 and 20 more countries the next week. Apple plans to have the iPhone 5 available in 100 countries by the end of 2012.

Apple has already unveiled sales figures for the opening weekend of the iPhone 5. It in the first three days of the iPhone 5's release.