Whether you love or hate Apple's iOS operating system, you undoubtedly pay attention to the company's yearly release of the iPhone because it changes the industry for months to come. Some may argue that this industry-changing force has lessened over the years, but make no mistake about it: the iPhone is the phone with which every other phone competes. It's the single most popular phone in the world.

The iPhone 5 is not just an incremental update, like the 4S was compared to the 4. It's got a new design, a new CPU, a new operating system, new radios, and even a new connector on the bottom. While very new in many ways, the iPhone 5 is familiar. It's a strange balance that Apple has rolled into the latest iPhone so as not to radically change what has already proven successful, while giving people a reason to say "yes" to upgrading or to buying an iPhone for the first time.

So while the iPhone 5 might be the best iPhone yet, is it the best phone on the market? Watch our full review playlist for the answer. less