The iPhone 5 may offer plenty of new features and improvements, but a few key upgrades are missing.

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At long last, the iPhone 5 is here, and now the dissection begins.

Of course, whether it truly lives up to expectations won’t matter to millions of people with older iPhones (and other smartphones) who’ve been waiting to upgrade to the next iPhone no matter what. But for those who have an iPhone 4 or 4S and are on the fence about upgrading, here’s a look at some key features Apple left out of this model that may find their way into the next iPhone (let’s call it the iPhone 5S for now).

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