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Newly Released Video Offers Detailed Look at Upcoming 'Champagne' iPhone 5S and Low-Cost iPhone
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Yeah, an oversized screen would make an iPhone "truly amazing". News flash: increasing screen size is trivial. That's why you see every Chinese and Korean doing it. Fitting all of the technology in a smaller 4" form-factor while preserving a daylong battery life - that's a technological achievement that only Apple is able to offer.
You want an oversized plastic phone with 3 hour battery life and bunch of poorly executed gimmicky features that no one uses? Go buy a Galaxy. iPhone isn't for you.
Thats basically what I said, Richard. Buh-bye.
Uh... maybe avoid MacRumors then?I just feel that all these leaks take away from the excitement of the keynote. I've always looked forward to the keynotes and while leaks don't tell the whole story I just wish there weren't so many of them giving away the secrets.
Yeah, I know it's probably the word "Mac" in the name that throws people off. Too bad nobody wants to leak things about Apple's lowly computers.
I'm liking the champaign colored model more and more. At first, when it was rumored to be gold, I said no way - and I still mean it. But this shade looks really nice and I'm really thinking I may go with that over black.
Couldn't disagree more.
See how that 'taste' thing works?
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Thanks for you invaluable input Gucci.
Nah your supposed to hate ugly plastic phones like the galaxy series.
Htc one x and Nokia lumia's look nice.
The first thing I noticed in the video were the scratches on the black iPhone 5. They really do show up in that harsh lighting.
That's what the "champagne" iPhone reminds me of: fashion jewelry.
That's what the "champagne" iPhone reminds me of: fashion jewelry.
Anybody else agree that the screen in this leaked pic goes from edge to edge? It sure doesnt appear to have a ~3/16" bezel on the sides...
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Here's for still holding out hope of at least a slightly bigger screen...
Here's for still holding out hope of at least a slightly bigger screen...
Please no more apple.
It's like they're sliding back into old times with twenty models of the same thing.
I wonder if the 5c will come in 16gb only.
the way i see it apple has gone from 6 choices to at least 5colourways for the 5c and 9 different 5s models! now that's just stupid, that there is samsung territory!
The sad thing is they could have pleased more people by doing...
1) low cost one colour iphone 16/32gb made in plastic, low spec but new tech so ios7 is a'ok
2) small current size premium available in 64gb or 128 gb, black or white
3) Large phablet size premium available in 64gb or 128 gb, black or white.
That would be 9 models and each would have their own markets and fans.
This method is just the same product which is going to confuse people and make choice harder, it's bad enough there are so many memory options considering the actual cost of extra space is minimal and prices vary dramatically.
I think apple should have stopped going down this road long ago and just presented the option of low, middle and high end. I get the feeling this is going to be a poor year for apple until next redesign. Changing colours is just a marketing ploy when nothing has changed or been improved here. It's the elephant in the room.
Is no one else just bemused by the choices here.
I mean champagne looks dull and pointless, and 5c is typical apple picking the worst pantone colours they possibly could to offend my eyes.
I an apple fan but this is so disappointing from one of the biggest companies in the world to not be able to see that this is not going to be the best phone they could have made by any stretch of the imagination, and that was their only goal in the very recent past.
Damn.
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Afraid not look at the top you can clearly see screen is in it's usual recessed location. the illusion is a specular highlight/reflection going across the body of the phone.
It's like they're sliding back into old times with twenty models of the same thing.
I wonder if the 5c will come in 16gb only.
the way i see it apple has gone from 6 choices to at least 5colourways for the 5c and 9 different 5s models! now that's just stupid, that there is samsung territory!
The sad thing is they could have pleased more people by doing...
1) low cost one colour iphone 16/32gb made in plastic, low spec but new tech so ios7 is a'ok
2) small current size premium available in 64gb or 128 gb, black or white
3) Large phablet size premium available in 64gb or 128 gb, black or white.
That would be 9 models and each would have their own markets and fans.
This method is just the same product which is going to confuse people and make choice harder, it's bad enough there are so many memory options considering the actual cost of extra space is minimal and prices vary dramatically.
I think apple should have stopped going down this road long ago and just presented the option of low, middle and high end. I get the feeling this is going to be a poor year for apple until next redesign. Changing colours is just a marketing ploy when nothing has changed or been improved here. It's the elephant in the room.
Is no one else just bemused by the choices here.
I mean champagne looks dull and pointless, and 5c is typical apple picking the worst pantone colours they possibly could to offend my eyes.
I an apple fan but this is so disappointing from one of the biggest companies in the world to not be able to see that this is not going to be the best phone they could have made by any stretch of the imagination, and that was their only goal in the very recent past.
Damn.
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Afraid not look at the top you can clearly see screen is in it's usual recessed location. the illusion is a specular highlight/reflection going across the body of the phone.
I don't get the Champagne look. It is terrible looking and will be the bastard child of the iPhone lineup.
Please be some real innovation in the 5S. Changing colors is not innovation. Hopefully the fingerprint scanner is the real story with the 5S.
Please be some real innovation in the 5S. Changing colors is not innovation. Hopefully the fingerprint scanner is the real story with the 5S.
While I'm sure that some others won't share my sentiment I just feel that all these leaks take away from the excitement of the keynote. I've always looked forward to the keynotes and while leaks don't tell the whole story I just wish there weren't so many of them giving away the secrets.
I always laugh my butt off at people like you because YOU are the cause of your disappointment! YOU come to this site, YOU look at the threads related to future products then YOU whine about how your experience is spoiled. LoL at YOU.
Champagne phone is not for me but it looks pretty nice. I'm always covering my phones with sticker protection as a re-sale value saving measure so it really wouldn't matter but I think I'm going black this time as it seems they've fixed the anno issues.
I wonder if the champagne will be some variant of titanium nitride (TiN) coating? If so, I suspect that the rumored graphite color will be some TiCN variant. Further, they might be able to make the old slate color with a new coating, making it virtually scratch resistant.
Why they chose to anodize instead of a TiX coating system doesn't make sense, given the level of precision that they expect for every device.
Hope this thought pans out!
Why they chose to anodize instead of a TiX coating system doesn't make sense, given the level of precision that they expect for every device.
Hope this thought pans out!