Apple Highlighting iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Reviews by Tech and Mainstream Press

the 5s gold. best phone money can't buy right now

Who wouldn't love the iPhones... Twice loved.

840quadra said:

It's great they are getting positive feedback, despite this being a low key update for those wanting bigger screens, and other more eye candy features to be added. Will have to wait for 2014 to see what Apple does.

Just wished Apple would have built more of these units before the official launch. Some stores only receiving small amounts of stock, only once this week is quite poor. Hard for customers to be amped about the amazing products, if they can't get their hands on them.

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Well, they sold them as quickly as they could make them. It was the same last year. There's only so many they can make at a time. I'm sure they'd rather have twice as many on hand to strike while the iron is hot.

It's the best phone I've ever owned. Good enough for me.

and $100 cheaper it would have been "The ONLY Smartphone" because it OWNS the market... too bad they priced it like an iPhone LISA

Did Apple do promotion like this before? Just for interest.

They put a section up on their iPhone page but its not really in your face. I probably would never have caught it if MR didn't post about it.

It's good to see all the positive reviews roll in.

Has Apple made a big deal of press reviews before this? It just seems really strange for them to prop up the press reviews instead of letting the products speak for themselves.

millions and millions served...

9 million sold within 3 days?! Even Android fans have got to recognized that feat for what it is: amazing!!!

Where are the naysayers now?

Apple would never produce a gold one.
Apple will never produce a plastic one.
Apple would never come out with those colors.
Apple priced the 5c too much.
Apple needs a larger screen.
Apple cannot innovate.
Apple is doomed.

The 5S is not only the best "S" upgrade to date...it's the best overall iPhone to date. It is simply beautiful, and amazing. I for one did not expect to be this thrilled with the 5S...But I am, and then some. And the FP sensor...Well, it's simply, incredibly perfect.

Klae17 said:

Where are the naysayers now?

Apple would never produce a gold one.
Apple will never produce a plastic one.
Apple would never come out with those colors.
Apple priced the 5c too much.
Apple needs a larger screen.
Apple cannot innovate.
Apple is doomed.

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Well.. I see 2 points on your list that are true ;-)

I love mine. Fast, fast, fast!

I find little new things to like about it every day, like the chat bubbles in messages having bouncy momentum physics applied to them when you scroll. Loving details.

None of glorious reviews matter because all of those "news sources" are in Apple's pocket.

/s

blue22 said:

9 million sold within 3 days?!

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I'd love to know how many shipped
I work in ye olde dot com gulch and I've yet to see anyone with a 5S.

It may be the best smartphone on the market right now...but there is almost no reason to upgrade if you have a 4S or 5 already...unless you want a fingerprint reader.

Never had an iPhone? Sure...iPhones are very nice. I love my 4S 64GB. I really was looking for a reason(s) to upgrade to the 5S (the super-slightly larger screen which was introduced on the 5 didn't cut it for me) but no reasons appeared.


What would have made me happier (outside of iOS software improvements) and purchased an upgrade?...

-much better camera improvement
-larger storage options as well as replacing the 16GB option with 32GB
-USB 3.0 connectivity so I don't spend forever (on USB 2.0) transferring tons of content
-jaw-dropping Siri functionality/improvements thanks to newer CPU/iOS
-direct device-to-device Airplay support so I don't have to go through my router/network.


On a side note, I have seen iOS 7.0 on a friend's iPhone 5. YUCK! The whole style/colors is horrific, Calendar is all new look and feel, ditto for Notepad...just terrible from a UI perspective IMO. Oh, and she hates it too...she's gonna try to restore a backup.

The Verge: "...the 5S is “the most forward-thinking iPhone yet” and “the best smartphone in the world.”

(complete line: Apple says the 5S is “the most forward-thinking iPhone yet” and “the best smartphone in the world.”)

iapplelove said:

the 5s gold. best phone money can't buy right now

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Or the best phone money *can't* buy right now.

I wonder if the shortages are because they are having trouble making the gold ones, or if they just hugely underestimated the demand for that color.

I dont like that one of the quotes they have chosen claims the iphone had the best camera out of all phones, when that is objectively wrong.

Mike MA said:

Did Apple do promotion like this before? Just for interest.

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Usually on a keynote, where they would quotes some of media reviews.

This is kinda new (on apple site), but I like it so far. It's quite a personal touch and gives a sense of apple being the underdog, imo.

Alumeenium said:

and $100 cheaper it would have been "The ONLY Smartphone" because it OWNS the market... too bad they priced it like an iPhone LISA

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They sold 9mil in three days, don't think price is an issue...