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Who's not happy with today's news?
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It's kind of silly to be happy - or unhappy based on the news delivered by a corporation. Just saying. As you were.
That's fine with me. It's a battery drain plus I have nothing I can play that resolution on besides the phone.
This is a false equivalency.
You can drive 180mph on pretty much any road that has little traffic (night time), minimal curves, and few traffic lights. The infrastructure already exists to drive that speed basically anywhere. Just because a lower speed limit is mandated by law doesn't mean you don't have the choice.
As far as 4K goes, many people do not have the choice to use it, even if there was a law that was in place that said you could only run 1080p on your electronic devices. The infrastructure to create and deliver 4K content is not prevalent at this time.
Use a better analogy next time.
Your needs are different than my needs are different than the next person's needs. None of what you said appeals to me. I don't need parental controls on the phone I'm buying for myself. Though I'm pretty sure Privacy and Restrictions accomplishes what you want. While waterproofing is great, it's not the must-have feature for me. So its exclusion is moot.
I'm sure the things I want in a phone most probably don't appeal to you.
I was speaking more to the exclusion of a standard that hasn't been defined or set, nor has the infrastructure been built to accommodate its needs. I think there are more pressing things to adjust like the current broadcast system content delivery, rather than 4K content creation and consumption. But that's me, I understand you are different.
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I work with video formats for a living, I am aware.
I'm disappointed.
You will be watching videos you make today, with 4k, years from now when we will all have 4k televisions.
You will be watching videos you make today, with 4k, years from now when we will all have 4k televisions.
How many people actually have 4k devices to play the video back on? The iPhone 6+ itself only has a 1080p display doesn't it?
I'm not happy. The back looks ugly (IMO) and the protruding camera is ugly and will probably annoy the hell out of me if it wobbles on a flat surface. And no, I don't want to use a case. The other specs are underwhelming and I'm really pissed about the starting model still coming with 16GB. I'm sure as hell not paying 800 for the unlocked 64GB version, especially if it still comes with 1GB RAM only.
Design is OK -- no doubt they are iPhones, even if they are generally a step back in aesthetics. I'm sure the functionality will be very good, and the larger sizes are nice to see. The area where I am underwhelmed is battery life, particularly with the 4.7". With all that extra size the rock star engineers and designers at Apple couldn't up the battery life over the 5s? Huh?
Sounds like a no buy for you then. Problem solved.
I don't like the raised camera but I own a 4S and I like the option of 4.7" or 5.5". I don't want to carry a tablet in my pocket. I do wish the 4.7" had 1080. Unless I missed it of course.
I'm only "not happy", because the decision of which model to get (if I indeed purchase one) is difficult to make.
Prior to the reveal, I wasn't interested in a 5.5" phone. It would be uncomfortable in my pocket (if it even fit), and would just be way too big for my needs.
On the other hand, the 4.7" doesn't have the landscape features that the 5.5" does (which I consider a major piece of functionality I would use a lot), it doesn't have the higher PPI display the 5.5" does, and more important, doesn't have the awesome battery the 5.5" does.
I'd be looking at the 128 GB option of either, but I don't want to spend $1000+ AUD on the 4.7" if I know I'm going to be missing out on those features above, but on the other hand, I don't want such a large phone.
It's a tough one, and I'm sure a lot of people around the world are also trying to reach a decision for the same/similar reasons.
Maybe I should just save my money and stick with my iPhone 5, which is completely full, and has a battery that only lasts a few hours.
Prior to the reveal, I wasn't interested in a 5.5" phone. It would be uncomfortable in my pocket (if it even fit), and would just be way too big for my needs.
On the other hand, the 4.7" doesn't have the landscape features that the 5.5" does (which I consider a major piece of functionality I would use a lot), it doesn't have the higher PPI display the 5.5" does, and more important, doesn't have the awesome battery the 5.5" does.
I'd be looking at the 128 GB option of either, but I don't want to spend $1000+ AUD on the 4.7" if I know I'm going to be missing out on those features above, but on the other hand, I don't want such a large phone.
It's a tough one, and I'm sure a lot of people around the world are also trying to reach a decision for the same/similar reasons.
Maybe I should just save my money and stick with my iPhone 5, which is completely full, and has a battery that only lasts a few hours.
Many millions and I bet there will be 10x as many 4K UHD TVs sold in 2015 as in 2014.
http://www.twice.com/news/statistics/q2-ultra-hd-tv-shipments-top-all-2013/53793
BTW 4K videos from smartphones play on any PC or Mac along with 4K youtube videos.