I've had the 4 since launch day and now with the 4S for a couple days. I have to say, like many of you guys, I was really disappointed when I saw the announcement. Within 5 minutes the keynote lost me and I was googling the best android phone and research SGSII and Nexus Prime info. I wanted a NEW design darn it! But I've been down that path before (mytouch 4G, Nexus S, etc). I love apple products but I felt that I needed a bigger screen, a new design that looks fresh. However, after I stopped to breath for a second, I looked into the new camera, video quality, iCLOUD, and Siri - I couldn't thank Apple enough for doing what's right - building the infrastructure first.
Did you take a step back from all the complaining and realize that we are getting a FREE cloud service. Perfect integration between tablet and phones. Beautiful pictures taken FAST (speed is key for photography). Not to mention we can talking to our freakin' phone! I mean how incredible is that? I saw a commercial for KINECT voice control and goes something like "play, pause, next track" - you can probably just tell Siri you're hungry and it'll pause the video for you (ok I'm exaggerating but you get my point - we can talk normally).
So with that in mind - here comes the next observation. We might be bored of seeing the design, but look closer. If you are watching a futuristic movie, the iPhone 4/4S would be the most fitting - it's sleek, industrial, modern, and beautiful. It's not to say other phones aren't beautiful, but Apple perfected the designs to the point where Nokia (who I admired for their amazing designs) couldn't compete.
Point is, they did it right the first time with the 4's design, then they further focused on the software and integration and AI. This is the better route. Why waste time on thicker phones with worse battery. And the screen size, while could be slightly bigger (3.7" to 4" max) is still an amazing feat. It looks beautiful and fits most people's hand perfectly. So there you have it, flame all you want but Apple was actually looking out for us. We don't appreciate it now, but this type of integration and AI is the future.
Did you take a step back from all the complaining and realize that we are getting a FREE cloud service. Perfect integration between tablet and phones. Beautiful pictures taken FAST (speed is key for photography). Not to mention we can talking to our freakin' phone! I mean how incredible is that? I saw a commercial for KINECT voice control and goes something like "play, pause, next track" - you can probably just tell Siri you're hungry and it'll pause the video for you (ok I'm exaggerating but you get my point - we can talk normally).
So with that in mind - here comes the next observation. We might be bored of seeing the design, but look closer. If you are watching a futuristic movie, the iPhone 4/4S would be the most fitting - it's sleek, industrial, modern, and beautiful. It's not to say other phones aren't beautiful, but Apple perfected the designs to the point where Nokia (who I admired for their amazing designs) couldn't compete.
Point is, they did it right the first time with the 4's design, then they further focused on the software and integration and AI. This is the better route. Why waste time on thicker phones with worse battery. And the screen size, while could be slightly bigger (3.7" to 4" max) is still an amazing feat. It looks beautiful and fits most people's hand perfectly. So there you have it, flame all you want but Apple was actually looking out for us. We don't appreciate it now, but this type of integration and AI is the future.
