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Alright sorry to say but.....IT'S UGLY!
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Apple had two choices... stick with the design people have been purchasing and selling out since the iphone 4, and keep majority of it's customers happy..
Or try to design every new device differently like Android. That's Android's issue. Every 3-6 months there's a new FLAGSHIP phone. Me personally I like the idea of uniformed phones. Sure now mine is taller than everyone elses, but when I had a 4s, I didn't look at other people and say "Ha! I got the 4s, you got a 4" without asking which model.
So saying a phone that is technically simular with more than enough features [4G, tweet/facebook from Notification Center, Siri Sports Score & being able to shoot video and capture pictures without paying for an app] was enough to do me justice and purchase it.
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I personalyl havent seen anything uglier. But then again.. I owned the Blackberry Storm lol
Or try to design every new device differently like Android. That's Android's issue. Every 3-6 months there's a new FLAGSHIP phone. Me personally I like the idea of uniformed phones. Sure now mine is taller than everyone elses, but when I had a 4s, I didn't look at other people and say "Ha! I got the 4s, you got a 4" without asking which model.
So saying a phone that is technically simular with more than enough features [4G, tweet/facebook from Notification Center, Siri Sports Score & being able to shoot video and capture pictures without paying for an app] was enough to do me justice and purchase it.
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I personalyl havent seen anything uglier. But then again.. I owned the Blackberry Storm lol
I really don't like the 'two-tone' design on the back. Either have it ALL glass, or ALL aluminium. The design of the back looks very clumsy and very non-Apple.
Sorry but I totally disagree. Final judgement is of course reserved until I get one in my hands but from the pics the iPhone 5 is one of the best looking devices I've ever seen. Everything just seems to work really well together, the metal and glass complement each other nicely and as a piece of design it just feels... complete in a way that most devices don't. Just my opinion of course and that's the key, everyone has a different opinion when it comes to design but I don't think it's going to hurt sales one bit.
As for whether it's a new design, I'm really really tired of hearing this argument. It keeps the same design language of the 4 and 4S but of course it's a new design. Heck look at every iPhone face on, the design language hasn't changed since the original! Here, from the front: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4868210585_3745216613_z.jpg
There's a change in materials but the front is almost identical over the years. Same for the back: http://stuffpoint.com/apple/image/56299-apple-iphone-family-line.jpg
Look at it this way, BMW have had a consistent design language for decades with certain elements almost always present over the years. Doesn't mean that a new 3 series isn't an all new design despite having similarities to the outgoing model. Or, for that matter and maybe more relevantly, think about the new Retina Macbook Pro. No-one's arguing that isn't a new design but it's clearly based on the existing Macbook design language. Same materials, same style of keyboard, same general look, totally different design.
I think it looks great. I didn't like it at first when I saw the leaked pics, but seeing it now, it really starts to grow on me. If I weren't stuck in a contract, I'd preorder it first thing on Friday.
We can,we just aren't such superficial fashion freaks with ADD that we are horrified by seeing a beautiful design theme continued.
What the hell is with you people??Do you replace everything you own every twelve months because you need something different?Pretty much every product out there has a multiyear design cycle,Why can't you robots see that!!!
Phones are not fashion accessories.At least for sane people.
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I'm not seeing the logic. People complained about the iphone being all glass.. They replaced the back glass [because obviously you can't replace the font] with ALUMINUM... Which doesnt crack.
A lot of folks chance it by not wearing a case to show off their phone.. cool but say it drops.. hits the ground.. That's LESS money you have to spend replacing the front AND back glass.. Shoot.. I'm all for it.
LOL... here we go again 
I think it's one of the best looking phones out there. It is solid, and the manufacturing video from the Keynote makes me realize just how much attention and thought they put into this thing. Which in turn will most likely mean that it's gonna be solid. And did you see the screen on that thing? The hands-on videos showed a fantastic screen. can't wait to get mine.
I think it's one of the best looking phones out there. It is solid, and the manufacturing video from the Keynote makes me realize just how much attention and thought they put into this thing. Which in turn will most likely mean that it's gonna be solid. And did you see the screen on that thing? The hands-on videos showed a fantastic screen. can't wait to get mine.
OP: you are not the target market. Majority of the consumers they are targeting don't want their phone to change at all. They just want it to work.
Enthusiasts need to keep in perspective that they (we) are not the consumers that Apple is aiming to please.
Enthusiasts need to keep in perspective that they (we) are not the consumers that Apple is aiming to please.
It's nothing to do with Steve Jobs. Apple are known for their industrial design and I just don't think the two-tone back really fits with that image (in my humble opinion)
My thoughts exactly! It just looks inelegant, especially on the "white" iPhone (whatever is left of the white parts that is...). I have always bought a white iPhone and love the 4 especially, but iPhone 5 is really the ugliest white iPhone yet...I´ll probably upgrade to the 4S
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Something is wrong right here...in my opinion an Apple product is not supposed to "grow" on you. It´s supposed to wow so much that you can´t wait to get your hands on it from the first time you see it at the presentation video. The iPhone 5 is the first iPhone that left me indifferent in its design...
Thank you. You saved me the trouble of having to type all of this out.
Sometimes I think the people who bitch the loudest are the ones who haven't been buying iPhones since June 2007 and haven't watched the product evolve.
And I seriously do think that if people want some RADICAL change every time you get a new phone, they're best served by the handful of Android companies.
Not saying every phone you get will be a good one, but if your phone is a fashion accessory and not something you depend on to store information and communicate? It might not matter if it's hit or miss.
As long as it LOOKS DIFFERENT.
Didn't read the thread but I just want to say that I am really into this new design. I though it was ehh looking at the leaks, then saw the official pics yesterday and noticed the darker aluminum vs the white version. The phone looks super sharp now, I'm not alone right?
For the things you ask for... there's Android. Available from many different companies.
Better yet, I think Palm made you a Treo back in 2001 that might work.
Honestly. Shaky hinges for lids and removable parts and cramped keyboards are about as UN Apple as you can get.
I don't like the aspect ratio. The phone overall looks cool, but Apple turned me into a late adopter. iPhones just ain't exciting to me any more. I'll keep my 4 & 4s for now and will try something new next year after I see what the new iPad is gonna do.
OP?
You never used an Original iPhone, did you?
If my iPhone logic plays out, we will see a "radical" redesign of the exterior in about 2 years.
Original iPhone/3G/3GS... same phone on the outside with a different backing (which added a slight curve to the back)
4/4s/5/5s... same basic style of phone body (squarish instead of rounded) with changes to backing/screen/length of phone/thickness of phone
This change is more radical than the Original to 3G, but less radical than the
3GS to 4 change.
I call iPhone 6 in 2 years as the next biggie.
I didn't expect it to look too very different. There's a lot of engineering that goes into these phones to make them solid and dependable.
I like the new one, but it's more because I like seeing what they'll do with the product next.
You never used an Original iPhone, did you?
If my iPhone logic plays out, we will see a "radical" redesign of the exterior in about 2 years.
Original iPhone/3G/3GS... same phone on the outside with a different backing (which added a slight curve to the back)
4/4s/5/5s... same basic style of phone body (squarish instead of rounded) with changes to backing/screen/length of phone/thickness of phone
This change is more radical than the Original to 3G, but less radical than the
3GS to 4 change.
I call iPhone 6 in 2 years as the next biggie.
I didn't expect it to look too very different. There's a lot of engineering that goes into these phones to make them solid and dependable.
I like the new one, but it's more because I like seeing what they'll do with the product next.
Just curious.....
Your due for an upgrade.
So for $99 you get the 4s. great phone, awesome, I got one.
Or for $199 you can get the 5.
Is it at least not worth a $100 to get newer phone with all this:
1) 4G
2) Bigger better screen(i was happy with 3.5")
3) Better WiFi
4) Better Cell signal quality
5) Better Low light camera
6) HD Front facing Camera usable in Facetime
7) A6 Processor reported 2x faster and 2x faster graphics
8) Faster dock port
9) Better speakers and microphone
10) Better touch screen
All of the above was great on 4s I have one, but its now better.
Its really odd with you folks always saying...."All they did was make it taller"
Thats ridiculous. Id hate to be Apple trying to please you folks all the time.
I mean I could see if you had a 4s saying , nah, Ill skip it. But youre upgrading anyway, and to a 4s!
Or if money was absolutely in question, then sure, 4s it is....but then Id just stay with the 4
Guys we're done with breakthrough WOW specs. Those days are gone for years or until Siri starts having sex with us, its just incremental upgrades
I have a 4s think at $199 its worth it to me.
I also think it looks awesome
But by your account, youre just into a completely different look. Id rather have a good phone than one that looks a certain way.
But each their own, all you guys skipping just means Im one phone easier to grabbing one come Dec.
I normally wouldnt care, but all the people that keep saying, "Ahh, its just taller" Thats STUPID
Lol you consider the iPhone 5 bulky? It's alittle bit longer but thinner so it shouldn't be bulky at all. It's surprising how many people feel that Apple should have made a phone that catered to only themselves.
I said "first 3". The iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS had very similar designs.
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Themselves? Who are they going to cater too? Aliens? We are the market!!!! And most of you want tacky bigger screens!! It sucks being the 20% that doesnt want a big a** screen!!
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You dont have to buy iPhones from year to year in order to recognize the evolution of apple phones, or apple in general! I never wanted to buy an iPhone for the longest time for my own reasons but I finally bought a iPhone 4 and I love it!