It's more than a spec bump and slight software bump.
The entire phone is rebuilt on the inside, a new camera, processor, antenna redesigned. Software with 200 NEW features is not just a slight software bump, it's major. On the inside it's all different, the only thing that hasn't changed is the outside appearance. The iPhone 4 design is in my opinion the best looking smartphone out there. At this point I would be happy if the iPhone 29 still looked the same.
My iPhone 4 feels like a new phone with all the new features in iOS5. I would love an iPhone 4S but I will have to wait until next month win my contract will allow that. At first I thought I would just wait until the iPhone 5 came out, but after playing with one at the Apple Store yesterday I can't wait. Like when the 3GS I may change my mind next month when I am eligible. I kept my 3G until the 4 came out, it was just 6 more months of waiting, but now we'll see what the rumors are in a month and go from there.
Reread all of that and tell me it isn't a spec bump and slight feature bump. There's nothing "new". Nothing. Finally pull down notifications like Android, and you get a spec bump along with Siri, which still is NOT NEW.
The entire phone is rebuilt on the inside, a new camera, processor, antenna redesigned. Software with 200 NEW features is not just a slight software bump, it's major. On the inside it's all different, the only thing that hasn't changed is the outside appearance. The iPhone 4 design is in my opinion the best looking smartphone out there. At this point I would be happy if the iPhone 29 still looked the same.
That's the first thing you said. It all qualifies under a spec bump and a minor UI update.
I ordered an iPhone 4S myself, and it should be here in a few hours (had to get it shipped from home), but this update from 4-4S is just a spec bump, just like the 3G-3GS. Everybody knows it, that's why so many people were upset when they announced this. 16 months or so right? Far too long for a spec bump, but I'm assuming they were waiting for iOS 5; they couldn't just release a spec bump in the middle of the year, they'd get hounded for that.
You love your iPhone and it does a lot, I get it; I'm going to love mine and use Siri religiously, being a college student, and the services it has and the polish it has over Android are what I'm looking for.
But that doesn't cloud my judgement when I look at it and say, it's a spec bump. With a minor UI update. That is all. Don't get caught up in how you FEEL, look at it rationally.
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How long have you had apple products? You'll notice that they don't just change their design every year (like all other pc companies). They stick with a design that works and improve the specs for a while. They aren't doing anything different than what they have done in the past. And they are the most profitable company because of it.
It's different with phones rather than computers though. With computers, it's a device that sits in one spot when used, and generally the only things worth changing are the internals and display. Once you get a good design, you keep it.
They changed to Aluminum recently due to heat dissipation (to allow for less fan usage or whatever) and the fact that it looks and feels nice, but with phones, design is more important than just specs. Design and software.
Software wise, I think iOS has a lot to offer, reasoning for me to jump ship from Android after 2 years. However, the hardware could change, and the fact that Android is becoming so powerful and so widespread doesn't help when Apple is on a 1 year cycle, especially when Samsung keeps outing better phone after better phone.
The Galaxy S 3 should be announced at CES or so next year; now don't get me wrong, and don't wrongly assume, I'm no spec junkie or Android fanboy or anything, but it's easy to say "Apple is doing great, the phone is awesome" now, but say that 5 months from now, when we're looking at quad core phones on improved UI overall (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Blackberry's new OS, along with whatever update WIndows phone 7 gets.
Competition is great, and I love it; i just want Apple to speed up their level of innovation; they did an amazing job so far, but they need to INCREASE that to stay on top of the game.
