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Alleged iPhone 5S User Guide Photo Highlights Fingerprint Sensor As 'Touch ID'
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Before you jump into a topic read back a little further and at attention. Nobody said anything about Authentec.
hahaha, so when your iPhone will get a 5" full 1080p screen with NFC !!
Actually, there is 50/50 prob that the sensor also has NFC integrated.
So they are getting rid of the headphone jack
You would think if they labeled all other buttons on the phone in that picture they would of labeled the headphone jack too. odd.
Good point..
This is funny. You're excited to hear them announce the exact same phone you probably current have. 5Same and 5Cheap.
Atleast Samsung changes the design...SOME from device to device.
Other people can't express their opinion which differs from yours? You need to bash them for that? Wtf is wrong with you.
You're missing the point. It's about making your product look good in commercials, shop windows and on the packaging. A plain white wallpaper does not look good.
And what exactly makes your passport biometric then?
The biometric passport can store fingerprints and other biometric data. They don't have to. The US doesn't require it. The RFID chip only stores the same information you'd see on the passport information page - name, nationality, date of birth, photo, etc.
Biometric is just the terminology used. I'll agree that it's not really biometric without fingerprints or retinal scans or other biometric data, but "biometric passport" is the name of the standard that most countries use for their passports. In fact, the US refers to it as an "e-passport" but it still conforms to the biometric passport standard.
Facial recognition can be used at borders to make sure the person holding the passport is the same person in the photo - that can be considered biometric. I'm not sure if any countries actually do that though.
They certainly can. And I'm sure you agree I can express my opinion too. And that, I find the whole NSA thing boring.
Do you understand it? I'm sure you do. Good boy.
I don't think it is right to simply dismiss him like this just because he expresses what he wishes to have. But you are right, there are other phones that offer this and it may be a surprise for you, lot of people choose them over Apple now, not in small part of what he was referring to.
You say removable batteries and SD cards won't be in an iPhone, ever, but the same way speculated about the NFC a year ago and now there is a good possibility that it will have it. So in other words, you don't know what will be in an iPhone in the future.
On the battery life, I wouldn't be so sure that it is the best. When I read people's wish list for the iPhone, better battery life is always mentioned. If it was so good, and it really lasted a whole day, I would imagine it wouldn't be that high on the list.
LOL. Seriously, why in the hell is he in a Mac forum whining about the iPhone when he has everything he wants in his precious Android phone? Some people can never be happy unless they can rain on someone else's parade.
You can own a Mac and an Android phone. You can own an iPhone and a Windows PC.
Shocking I know...
P.S. - this isn't a Mac (only) Forum. Also shocking I'm sure.
Haters
I do realize this is a free country (USA) from the last time I remember and this forum is open to all including people who disagree with or even hate Apple and their products, but why come in here and post and read when you hate Apple and their products so much. I don't hate Android products I'm just not a fan but I don't spend/waste hours on end ridiculing their products in the Android forums. Seems like there are more people in MacRumors now more than ever that come in here and post how bad Apple is and how great other products are. I'm just curious.
I do realize this is a free country (USA) from the last time I remember and this forum is open to all including people who disagree with or even hate Apple and their products, but why come in here and post and read when you hate Apple and their products so much. I don't hate Android products I'm just not a fan but I don't spend/waste hours on end ridiculing their products in the Android forums. Seems like there are more people in MacRumors now more than ever that come in here and post how bad Apple is and how great other products are. I'm just curious.
I'm well aware of that. I think it is perfectly fine for people to criticize features of the iPhone they don't like. What I have a problem with is people who seem to love Android and extol its superiority to the iPhone and then complain about why Apple doesn't make an Android clone. If he loves his Samsung phone why does he feel the need to whine about the iPhone when he doesn't plan to get one. Can you comprehend that?
Where did I ever indicate that I would be surprised that people choose other phones over an iPhone? Just because I prefer an iPhone doesn't mean I'm ignorant or naive.
The reason people thought there wouldn't be NFC was because it wasn't ready yet or they were expecting a different Apple solution. I'm aware that I don't know what will be in an iPhone in the future, but I'm 99% sure that a removable batter and SD slot will not ever be a part of any iPhone.
Again, I never claimed its the best... I said I've never seen a phone in person that has better real-usage battery life than my iPhone. That's simply my observation. But just because people want BETTER battery life doesn't mean that the battery life is poor... It's just something people always want more of. I'd love if my phone lasted a week, but for now, iPhone has the best real-usage battery life that I have personally seen.
Actually, yes, because they are relying a lot on subpixel rendering and hinting to display small-point text. Full-page PDFs are difficult to read on the iPhone but very easy to read on the S4 thanks to the smaller dot pitch - more pixels to render text properly without smearing the heck out of it.
Ahhhhh yes it is a "Mac (only) forum" Hence MacRumors. But you are free to express yourself about other products.