$852 / 1.20 (20% VAT in the UK) = $710. That compares to $649 for the 16GB unlocked version, which won't be on sale for a month or so, so the difference isn't quite as much.
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Apple Announces iPhone 5 with 4-Inch Display
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$852 / 1.20 (20% VAT in the UK) = $710. That compares to $649 for the 16GB unlocked version, which won't be on sale for a month or so, so the difference isn't quite as much.
I actually really like it. I love the look of the back of the phone, The black bumper looks really sharp, i like the thinness... it actually looks like a well built phone. Not a fan of the plastic phones out there. As far as screen size, I don't want a much bigger screen... I have an iPad for that.
People have different opinions. Duh 🙂 I can have and probably will have the iPhone 5 as I need a phone, so I sincerely hope i will like it when I see it live...´til then I´ll stick to my opinion: the glass back was more elegant for the white model.
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jrswizzle
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The guy I was replying to said an improvement he would like to see was a slimmer design.
Was simply pointing out it is one of the slimmest in the world. Way to take one paragraph from a post directed toward someone else and take it out of context....
Apple up $7
The stock shot up in the last hour after being choppy all day.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AAPL
I guess the Street is liking it, the more they see it.
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They didn't mention it, so my guess is maybe not.
The stock shot up in the last hour after being choppy all day.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AAPL
I guess the Street is liking it, the more they see it.
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They didn't mention it, so my guess is maybe not.
This phone looks absolutely fantastic.
The seams are gone - no need for stupid bumpers to hide them anymore. The length makes it look even more elegant - brings the monolith from 2001 Space Odyssey to mind. The anodized black aluminum on the back saves it from being too shiny. It's better in a way that matte screen is better than the glossy one.
The seams are gone - no need for stupid bumpers to hide them anymore. The length makes it look even more elegant - brings the monolith from 2001 Space Odyssey to mind. The anodized black aluminum on the back saves it from being too shiny. It's better in a way that matte screen is better than the glossy one.
ECUpirate44
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It's decent, but I'm a little disappointed there's nothing huge. Also, where are the new iMacs and Mini's for hell's sake?!
LordVic
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notice this too on the Canadian site
Apple Ipad "starting at $299"
clicking through to the ipad store, the cheapest is the ipad2 at 419
did apple throw up a graphic early? perhaps hits at the 7"
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I agree for the black model. For the white model, it looks to me to be a step back from the gorgeous white glass.
Software drives hardware upgrades for me.
Usually I upgrade hardware based on some new gee-whiz feature in the software that requires the new hardware.
I went from iPhone 4 to 4S for Siri, for example. I haven't studied the information from the event closely (have to work some you know!), but I really don't see anything in iOS6 that will cause me to upgrade to the iPhone 5.
I guess if I was a big time gamer, maybe, but otherwise, I don't see it. Anyone pick out a gee-whiz software feature that will "require" the new iPhone 5 hardware?
Usually I upgrade hardware based on some new gee-whiz feature in the software that requires the new hardware.
I went from iPhone 4 to 4S for Siri, for example. I haven't studied the information from the event closely (have to work some you know!), but I really don't see anything in iOS6 that will cause me to upgrade to the iPhone 5.
I guess if I was a big time gamer, maybe, but otherwise, I don't see it. Anyone pick out a gee-whiz software feature that will "require" the new iPhone 5 hardware?
I dont know if I should upgrade just because I dont want to lose my unlimited data with verizon. Is this correct that if I upgrade and add another two years I cant keep my unlimited?
Are the seams gone? Do you mean on the side? I still see them on the new phone...
Mr. Gates
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I'll tell you what people wanted , a wider phone. The iPhone is so skinny you get cross eyed looking at it after a while.
The one hand argument is BS . There are many ways to hold a phone. We have hands NOT flippers.
Ok .......Maybe if you have hands like this it might be a problem
But for the rest of us and a LOT of Galaxy S3 users ...Its not a problem at all.
Apple just doesn't want to admit that they painted themselves into a corner with their App Ecosystem.
Fragmentation is just another word for diversity.
kas23
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I dunno. I was 99% ready to preorder. I'm eligible for an upgrade even though I have a 4S, but I'm disappointed. Not in the actual phone, but the related costs it will have. I'll need a new case and screen cover, a couple adaptors, and I'll be out an additional $100-200. Plus, the adaptors are not iPod Out. I won't be able to use this new iPhone in my car until my car manufacturer (BMW) builds a new adaptor, which could be many months. I feel deflated now.