That is correct! going forward with 5C/5S it wont be such a bad idea owning a Verizon iPhone because it will support all 3G/4G HSPA+ and LTE bands
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Apple Announces iPhone 5s With 'Touch ID' Fingerprint Sensor
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That is correct! going forward with 5C/5S it wont be such a bad idea owning a Verizon iPhone because it will support all 3G/4G HSPA+ and LTE bands
Agreed, and this is my plan, though I am disappointed. Think there's any chance the phone will be available in stores later in the day on that Friday of Saturday?
You've been fooled by the camera companies that try to sell you cameras that more megapixels is a measure of quality. Higher megapixels does not equal higher quality. They made a big deal out of 1.5 micron pixels on the phone because the larger the pixel the better it it performs.
I am upgrading from the iPhone 4 and think this is a great update. I would suspect that the camera alone is a worthwhile upgrade from the 5. I am looking forward to the fingerprint sensor. Using my phone for work email has forced me to use a 6 digit pin and typing it all the time is quite annoying. I can really feel how slow my iPhone 4 is compared to my "new iPad"
So this is how the NSA
So this is how the NSA fingerprints the world? Honestly I just cannot trust any digital company anymore. Well, I trust Apple more because their cloud stuff will probably break while Google cloud will be rock solid giving away your info and fingerprints. You check your phone, your fingerprint gets cross referenced in national database, your GPS phones cops and next thing you know your in jail for forgetting to get health insurance from an exchange. A beautiful world we have now.
One thing that would be nice is if this is forerunner to multiple users and parental controls on iPhone. My brother showed me his on his Fire and it was sick.
So this is how the NSA fingerprints the world? Honestly I just cannot trust any digital company anymore. Well, I trust Apple more because their cloud stuff will probably break while Google cloud will be rock solid giving away your info and fingerprints. You check your phone, your fingerprint gets cross referenced in national database, your GPS phones cops and next thing you know your in jail for forgetting to get health insurance from an exchange. A beautiful world we have now.
One thing that would be nice is if this is forerunner to multiple users and parental controls on iPhone. My brother showed me his on his Fire and it was sick.
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don't know if this was answered, but wouldn't you be able to use it with at&t?! being unlocked and all...
Finger print sensor is interesting but I bet finger prints go directly to the NSA.
Just like they do with any other forms of id like a drivers license or id card.
Yawn
Same same... nothing different. Gonna stay with my 4S. Give me a bigger screen so my eyes stop straining.
Same same... nothing different. Gonna stay with my 4S. Give me a bigger screen so my eyes stop straining.
And you beleive they won't get a copy of the fingerprint file? Didn't apple state they never took data from your computer, then admitting later they did? Nothing like apple helping the government collect fingerprints for them. Thanks but no thanks.
As for iOS7 going 64 bit, didn"t apple state the 2006 mac pro was 64 bit, but was found out later it could not run 64 bit OS? I will wait until the tests are done from reputable labs to see if the 5S is what its supposed to be.
I was wondering the same thing. I bet next time will be just the iPhone 6, pushing the 5S into the 5C spot and put the 5C into the 4S spot so
iPhone 5C
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6
then the next year will be
iPhone 6C
iPhone 6
iPhone 6S
An iPad mini may work better for you, it does for me... or perhaps a trip to the doctor for reading glasses
I hope there will always be a high quality iPhone choice that is no bigger than the current 5, it is borderline too large to carry around and use as it is.
Fingerprint for Apps would be nice
It sure would be nice if they would open up the fingerprint sensor in some way so that apps could use it for authentication purposes. For example, I use the 1Password program and it would be nice to just use my fingerprint to get into it. Hopefully some functionality like this will be coming in the future.
It sure would be nice if they would open up the fingerprint sensor in some way so that apps could use it for authentication purposes. For example, I use the 1Password program and it would be nice to just use my fingerprint to get into it. Hopefully some functionality like this will be coming in the future.
Screen...
Switch to AMOLED...oh, wait...
I was just noticing today how I've never had a problem with seeing my iphone in direct, bright sunlight. Have you checked your auto-brightness settings?
Switch to AMOLED...oh, wait...
I was just noticing today how I've never had a problem with seeing my iphone in direct, bright sunlight. Have you checked your auto-brightness settings?
wish they made the jump to 128GB phone
i guess since other phones come out with such crappy numbers they didn't feel need to raise it up
I just hope they don't do what they did with the iPad 4, releasing a 128GB model a few months later. Well, at least I can get a 128GB iPad 5 and maybe (a big maybe perhaps) a 128GB iPad mini 2. I'm a little disappointed, but I think I can live with it...for now.
Another possibility, the 5s is discontinued and we get the 5cs instead with 5s specs so it will only be the iPhone 6 and 5cs next year (the letters are now lower case). Maybe the 5c sticks around.
Why? Because the iPhone 5 has been replaced by the 5c with a new plastic body and the reports that it's been difficult to manufacture the 5 and presumably the 5S.
1) You can setup your wife and kid to be one of your multiple fingerprints.
2) Your wife and kid could use your PIN code.
3) Your wife and kid could use the emergency call feature on the lock screen.
Now I don't feel so bad that my contract still has another year left. I was disappointed last year in the lack of a 128 GB option (the smallest size that would fit my entire music collection at 256kbps). But since they have historically doubled the top end every 2 years, I didn't expect it until this year. 128 GB was almost going to make me consider doing something financially stupid and upgrading out of cycle, but I guess that's no longer a concern.
I said it last year, and I'll say it again now: give me a 128 GB option for $100 more and I'll gladly pay for it. Make the phone 50% thicker with a larger battery to fill that extra space and I'll pay another $100 for that. But of course, Apple knows best.
If they want to keep me when my contract is up next year, there'd better be a 128 GB iPhone 6.
I said it last year, and I'll say it again now: give me a 128 GB option for $100 more and I'll gladly pay for it. Make the phone 50% thicker with a larger battery to fill that extra space and I'll pay another $100 for that. But of course, Apple knows best.
If they want to keep me when my contract is up next year, there'd better be a 128 GB iPhone 6.
I could understand if $1129 was for a 128GB, but i agree this is very excessive!
Not good to see the tech pricing inquiry a few months ago had no effect on pricing!
what's really strange is that the 32/64GB ipods are now listed as having 802.11ac. so they put it into ipods but not in the iphones?!
Not impressed by the specs. The whole x64 thing is a red herring to throw people off of the fact that A7 is not quad core. Apple is almost 2 years late on that.
Camera upgrade is OK. The dual-flash shouldn't be a big deal as white balance can be fixed easily. Going to f2.2 is good news. I'm interested in seeing how people use slow-mo.
Finger print lock is probably the biggest functional upgrade.
But really though, at this point, phones are phones. Nothing groundbreaking is going to happen. This applies to both Apple and Android or other OSes. If you want the latest toy, you'll upgrade. Otherwise, you'll stay pat.
Camera upgrade is OK. The dual-flash shouldn't be a big deal as white balance can be fixed easily. Going to f2.2 is good news. I'm interested in seeing how people use slow-mo.
Finger print lock is probably the biggest functional upgrade.
But really though, at this point, phones are phones. Nothing groundbreaking is going to happen. This applies to both Apple and Android or other OSes. If you want the latest toy, you'll upgrade. Otherwise, you'll stay pat.
Now I don't feel so bad that my contract still has another year left. I was disappointed last year in the lack of a 128 GB option (the smallest size that would fit my entire music collection at 256kbps). But since they have historically doubled the top end every 2 years, I didn't expect it until this year. 128 GB was almost going to make me consider doing something financially stupid and upgrading out of cycle, but I guess that's no longer a concern.
I said it last year, and I'll say it again now: give me a 128 GB option for $100 more and I'll gladly pay for it. Make the phone 50% thicker with a larger battery to fill that extra space and I'll pay another $100 for that. But of course, Apple knows best.
If they want to keep me when my contract is up next year, there'd better be a 128 GB iPhone 6.
Why can't you buy the 16GB phone, save yourself over $100 and then subscribe to iTunes Match for $25/yr? You've got 4 years of Match paid for, and you'll save yourself another $100 in two years when you repeat this money-saving feat. You can just send me the money you saved if you would like!