Electronista has spent some time with the iPhone 5 and can confirm that it is the best iPhone yet. While that might seem inevitable, as Apple has discovered with its new Maps app, change is not always a positive thing. Despite this embarrasing launch hiccup, the iPhone 5 remains at the pinnacle of hardware and software engineering -- we even like the new Lightning connector. The iPhone 5 simply looks and feels beautiful, yet retains a sense of solidity in its construction: there is no cheap plastic creaking or chassis flex to be found.