There's no way around it - this is a beautiful screen. Apple's much-ballyhooed "Retina" technology let the company keep the high pixel density it had on the smaller iPhone 4 and 4S models. At 1136x640, the resolution is high enough to show off games and videos in impressive style.

Hit 3: Speed

The iPhone 5's new A6 processor may have gotten a little of its thunder stolen by Intel's noisy entry into the smartphone market, but that shouldn't distract people from the fact that it's a . The processor core is a custom design from Apple's own engineers.

Miss 1: Maps

You've probably heard about this by now, but it bears repeating - by ditching Google Maps and going with its own mapping software, Apple has shot itself in the foot. Mapping is a tricky business, and by all accounts, Apple's effort doesn't seem quite ready for prime-time. Users can take heart that Google is apparently going to port Google Maps over to iOS 6, but that doesn't wipe the egg off Apple's face.