I don't get the grumbling. I like the phone thin and rounded. Fragile? Sure. Get a case.
You can add a case in just about any color, thickness and material you want. However you can't make a bulkier phone thinner.
We thought we were getting
Two days battery life
Liquimetal casing
New previously unknown super sapphire unbreakable unscratchable display
Wireless charging
Waterproof
LED notifications
2GB ram
500+ dpi
Mind blowing A8 processor speed
Paired with a wrist gadget that was standalone
Waterproof
Beautiful
With wireless and kinetic and solar charging
And glucose and BP monitoring
Made of Liquimetal
We got a big fragile iPod and a wrist tumour
And marketing. Lots of marketing. Fake shortages. Fake articles written by Apple's PR team.
I keep waiting for the honest little kid to point out the emperor is naked
But the little kid has been banned, the bellowing of the PR machine shouts down anyone daring to peep the slightest concern.
I was so excited for what we were supposed to get.
I am so disappointed
Meh.
I ain't payin $1000 for a big fragile iPod
I'll sit this one out and see what happens next cycle
I suspect I'm not alone.