Yep, I'm coming from a 3GS and I don't want to upgrade. I'm actually thinking of going Nexus Prime if the hardware and new software wow me more than what happened today.
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So you're telling that Apple announcement moved the whole market between 1pm and 4pm?
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With this I do agree!
So you're telling that Apple announcement moved the whole market between 1pm and 4pm?
iPhone 5 was actually the EU's plan to stimulate consumer spending.
Scary that there are people that manage their expectations over something they don't control especially when the vendor promised nothing? That's a crucial step to not being disappointed.
Stock dips are generally emotional reactions. At one point it was down 4%, but it only ended down .56%. If an iPhone 5 (completely new design) was introduced, you may have seen a similar move in the opposite direction. Over time stocks level at, and reflect, a "truer" value...using one day to decide a company is making the right financial moves is not prudent.
This tiny leaked pic of the Nexus-Prime has me more excited than the entire iPhone4S keynote today.
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I am still in shock that the new i4S is in the same exact shell as the current iPhone4, same screen size, same resolution, same thickness, same radio no 4G. I mean it looks exactly like the iPhone4, after 16 months this is the best Apple could come up with ? Are they serious, or is it April fools day ?
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I am still in shock that the new i4S is in the same exact shell as the current iPhone4, same screen size, same resolution, same thickness, same radio no 4G. I mean it looks exactly like the iPhone4, after 16 months this is the best Apple could come up with ? Are they serious, or is it April fools day ?
I'm not sure this is extremely accurate. I do agree that a bump would have been seen had they introduced wholly new hardware, but Apple's value is tied to so much more than the iPhone "hardware".
New hardware does not come without costs, and over time, those costs may not sustain a stock price that "shoot(s) up". There's a balance between constantly producing new, capital investment-intensive, hardware and maintaining sustainable profit margins.
I'm not criticizing any other manufacturers, but many put out much lower-cost hardware based on existing designs that do not drive costs up significantly.
The Droid Bionic is very similar in form-factor to the DroidX, but it's internals are different. The Droid and Droid2, many of the Samsung and HTC phones are simply "theme and variation": changes; similar form-factors with nuances in internals.
It's really very similar to what iPhone is doing and has done with the 3Gs and now 4S.
Only time will tell if enough of the installed base will leave to make the decision a poor one; not one day emotional reactions.
The "Nexus" line of Google Android phones are big updates/changes every year, why can't the iPhone change every year ? The Nexus-One built by HTC was really cool, but then the Nexus-S made by Samsung had a gorgeous Super AMOLED screen, and Gingerbread OS, and now the Nexus-Prime looks to be the worlds first Super-Smartphone, with another MAJOR step up from the last Nexus just a year ago.
Why doesn't Apple update the iPhone all new like the Nexus series, every year ? Apple sure has the cash and engineering to do so, the iPhone4S is major letdown in that regard.
Compare the Nexus-Prime to the Nexus-S, will be a vast improvement, and just a year between releases, actually will be only like 11 months between release. And the iPhone4 comes out June 2010, and iPhone4S 15 months later, and it looks almost identical, with very little design changes, and minor software updates that should have been there back in iOS3.
Why doesn't Apple update the iPhone all new like the Nexus series, every year ? Apple sure has the cash and engineering to do so, the iPhone4S is major letdown in that regard.
Compare the Nexus-Prime to the Nexus-S, will be a vast improvement, and just a year between releases, actually will be only like 11 months between release. And the iPhone4 comes out June 2010, and iPhone4S 15 months later, and it looks almost identical, with very little design changes, and minor software updates that should have been there back in iOS3.
The iPhone 4 is a phone that is on par with my Droid incredible which is two years old and the 4s with its upgraded internals is no where near what the android superphones are now or will be
You know what is even more damning....they didn't even toss in HSPA+! Haha are you kidding me with that? I mean I have VZW so I knew nothing was going to happen with regards to the CDMA/EVDO radios but c'mon. It's almost 2012 and they aren't even going to toss the GSM folks an HSPA+ bone? Hahahaha
I think people really don't understand how good Siri is now.
There is nothing comparable on Android. Google's app isn't anywhere close.
There is nothing comparable on Android. Google's app isn't anywhere close.
The speed is twice as fast though. Whatever tech jargon you want to throw at it, faster is faster.
That's right! What the hell happened to the LED notification light. Apple couldn't even be bothered plop that in? Cripes.
Come on don't you get it??????
I just can't believe what i read.
Can't you guys see the masterplan. Apple always has a masterplan....
The moment he said iPhone 4S i thought "man these guys are geniuses and planning an atomic blow, not just a big blow, a colossal one"
Try to guess: we'll see if someone gets it.
I just can't believe what i read.
Can't you guys see the masterplan. Apple always has a masterplan....
The moment he said iPhone 4S i thought "man these guys are geniuses and planning an atomic blow, not just a big blow, a colossal one"
Try to guess: we'll see if someone gets it.
They ******** up. It's simple as that. Atomic bomb? Sure. It's just that they blew themselves up with the bomb.
I said it in another post, but they really need to update iOS and make it "different"... it's so boring and monotonous now after all these years. I agree about Mango, that is a really cool and slick UI.
This isn't so much of a minuscule upgrade. They focused hard on hardware especially the camera and the features it comes with. They now made the iPhone a stand alone camera for most people. It was a stand along camera with the iPhone 4 for some people but now with the iPhone 4S we will see more using it as there one and only camera.
The antenna issue is fixed.
Huge improvement with camera
iOS 5 and assistant
Big spec update
iCloud
new apps
ect..
They came out with a lot of things that are really great.
The next iPhone will probably have the larger screen, new redesign, improved specs and camera once again.
I always felt that the 6th generation was going to be the "BIG" one. The iPhone 4 was the "BIG" update from the 3GS, do you really expect another huge update after the iPhone 4?
Anyways I am happy with the iPhone 4S and will be purchasing it and selling off my iPhone 4.
The antenna issue is fixed.
Huge improvement with camera
iOS 5 and assistant
Big spec update
iCloud
new apps
ect..
They came out with a lot of things that are really great.
The next iPhone will probably have the larger screen, new redesign, improved specs and camera once again.
I always felt that the 6th generation was going to be the "BIG" one. The iPhone 4 was the "BIG" update from the 3GS, do you really expect another huge update after the iPhone 4?
Anyways I am happy with the iPhone 4S and will be purchasing it and selling off my iPhone 4.