What's the point of upgrading from a 2011 phone to a 2012 phone? Get an iPhone 6 or wait for the 6s (4 months left).Looking to upgrade from my trusty old 4s. Is there actually any difference between the 5 and 5c, apart from the obvious cosmetics ?
Main uses are calling, music, the occasional movie, and browsing.
What's the point of upgrading from a 2011 phone to a 2012 phone? Get an iPhone 6 or wait for the 6s (4 months left).
Yes, but you will agree that buying a 2012 phone is just nonsense (you can't even update to iOS 9 without turning it into a brick like happened to the iPhone 4s). For the same (or less) price you can get a top of the range 2015 phone which runs Lollipop buttery smooth.Not everyone wants or needs the latest and greatest.
I have an iPhone 5. I am typing this post on it.Yes, but you will agree that buying a 2012 phone is just nonsense (you can't even update to iOS 9 without turning it into a brick like happened to the iPhone 4s). For the same (or less) price you can get a top of the range 2015 phone which runs Lollipop buttery smooth.
Yes, but you will agree that buying a 2012 phone is just nonsense (you can't even update to iOS 9 without turning it into a brick like happened to the iPhone 4s). For the same (or less) price you can get a top of the range 2015 phone which runs Lollipop buttery smooth.
The iPhone 5 is not even on the market anymore, so he would get a used one.It's certainly not nonsense depending on what someone might need and want and have the means to go for. It's closer to nonsense to assume that everyone should want the same things and is capable of getting them just because others want that.
The iPhone 5 is not even on the market anymore, so he would get a used one.
The iPhone 5 (or the 5c) is not a wise choice, today.
It has poor battery life with iOS 8, lags (even if performance's good on 8.3), bad compatibility with iOS 9 (90% sure), ecc... And it's the same price of a top of the range Android phone (lollipop buttery smooth).
Not everyone wants or needs the latest and greatest.
Yes, but you will agree that buying a 2012 phone is just nonsense (you can't even update to iOS 9 without turning it into a brick like happened to the iPhone 4s). For the same (or less) price you can get a top of the range 2015 phone which runs Lollipop buttery smooth.
Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest !
I only want a pay as you go phone, without any contract, so can't justify paying over £500 for a phone.
If it's only a question of cosmetics, the iPhone 5 wins every time. Thanks for your help!
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My 4s is running 8.3 just fine.
Good joke! My girlfriend's iPhone 4s runs like a 80 android 2.3 phone with iOS 8.3 (I even factory restored it via DFU). You can improve the situation by disabling transparency. But iPhone 6 is on another planet. It's like comparing the worst FIAT ever produced with the best Ferrari ever produced.
The iPhone 5 is not even on the market anymore, so he would get a used one.
The iPhone 5 (or the 5c) is not a wise choice, today.
It has poor battery life with iOS 8, lags (even if performance's good on 8.3), bad compatibility with iOS 9 (90% sure), ecc... And it's the same price of a top of the range Android phone (lollipop buttery smooth).
Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest !
I only want a pay as you go phone, without any contract, so can't justify paying over £500 for a phone.
If it's only a question of cosmetics, the iPhone 5 wins every time. Thanks for your help!
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My 4s is running 8.3 just fine.
In most cases, I would recommend keeping the 4s, and wait for iOS 9. If it's not supported, go ahead and get a 5, but software-wise, it won't last very long, just saying. If it is supported, it's said to be an optimisation release, so you have nothing to worry about. Get a SIM-only deal, and keep it for about a year, then you can probably save for a new phone then. Just my personal recommendation.
Just wondering though, what are you unhappy about with your 4s?
It has poor battery life with iOS 8, lags (even if performance's good on 8.3), bad compatibility with iOS 9 (90% sure), ecc... And it's the same price of a top of the range Android phone (lollipop buttery smooth).
Good joke! My girlfriend's iPhone 4s runs like a 80 android 2.3 phone with iOS 8.3 (I even factory restored it via DFU). You can improve the situation by disabling transparency. But iPhone 6 is on another planet. It's like comparing the worst FIAT ever produced with the best Ferrari ever produced.
You are talking out of your ass mate. IPhone 5 on 8.3 is great. I was just thinking the other day that the iPhone 5 has held up so well that there is no incentive to upgrade. My battery life is great. I actually get around 1.5 days of use out of a full charge. And as for lag. You are misinformed again. I've never experienced lag where the phone is hung up and waiting for a response to be recognised. I'd say it is like 0.2 sec slower than when I bought it back in 2012
90% sure? I'm 90% sure that you are full of *****. There is a chance, as with every point update, but I'm feeling pretty good by past performance of the iPhone 5.
And plus, why buy the latest iPhone 6/6plus when we are 90% sure the 6s will have 2gb of RAM?
I still use a iPhone 4S and will continue using it(same goes for the iPhone 1st, I have).
The 4S is pretty fast, even in 2015. I play games like MC5,MC4,Dead Space,Mass Effect,etc...and I have no issues. Everything is smooth, don't know what you're talking about...
I wish I could get iOS 6 back, sadly that would probably kill my unlock for AT&T.
Looking to upgrade from my trusty old 4s. Is there actually any difference between the 5 and 5c, apart from the obvious cosmetics ?
Main uses are calling, music, the occasional movie, and browsing.
Nonsense. We have two 5c at home and they do certainly not lag.The iPhone 5 is not even on the market anymore, so he would get a used one.
The iPhone 5 (or the 5c) is not a wise choice, today.
It has poor battery life with iOS 8, lags (even if performance's good on 8.3), bad compatibility with iOS 9 (90% sure), ecc... And it's the same price of a top of the range Android phone (lollipop buttery smooth).
**** 'watch your language' BS!I am an iPhone 5 owner. I can notice lags (the framerate is not 60 fps stable, if you say the opposite, you're lying). I can notice slow processes (try to tap when an app opens immediately. It won't get your tap before 0,5-0,9 seconds). And if you say you can get 1.5 days of battery life, give us a proof, because I hardly believe that. The leading result I have seen it's 8 hours of usage (light usage with strong signal and NO LTE).
Here you can see the differences between 8.3 and 7.1. Not that huge difference, but it means A LOT in everyday life - and do not forget that iOS 8 lags on iPhone 4s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBV9mvJb5ls
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PS: watch your language.
My 5c gets one entire workday of battery. With streaming, music, browsing and calls over lte and wifi. A lot of it on high brightness, too.
Go with the 5C if you can find a 16GB model. 8GB will leave you constantly battling for storage space. The 5C was released in September 2013 (not 2012), and as others have said, it does offer improvements over the 5. I mainly use it for the camera, photo apps, maps, music, tumblr, flickr, occasional web browsing.. Oh yeah, and the phone too..and I haven't had any issues yet with lag or performance. It's a good phone.
There's a rumored 6C model that will likely be released in the fall if true. The current 6 model prices will come down at that time as well, so you'll have more options if you can wait until Sept/Oct
Thanks for that. Can you tell me what improvements the 5c has over the 5 ?
Your usage sounds very similar to mine.
And it must be 16gb for me. My music would overflow an 8gb model.