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Apple Introduces iPhone 4S with A5 Chip, Faster Graphics, Siri Voice Assistant
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Okay, so all you haters and whiners,
You don't appreciate the A5 chip which, as proven, mashes up all the competitors' CPUs,
You don't appreciate the new camera, which is as good as the best Android phones,
You don't appreciate the new clever antenna system which makes 4G speeds, without 4G,
You don't appreciate the new awesome Siri voice assistant,
You don't appreciate the extended battery life,
You don't appreciate the fact that it is a world phone.
JUST BECAUSE IT HAS NO NEW CASE! IT STILL LOOKS BEAUTIFUL EVEN TODAY, AND I STILL FIND IT THE BEST DESIGN OF A SMARTPHONE!
You don't appreciate the A5 chip which, as proven, mashes up all the competitors' CPUs,
You don't appreciate the new camera, which is as good as the best Android phones,
You don't appreciate the new clever antenna system which makes 4G speeds, without 4G,
You don't appreciate the new awesome Siri voice assistant,
You don't appreciate the extended battery life,
You don't appreciate the fact that it is a world phone.
JUST BECAUSE IT HAS NO NEW CASE! IT STILL LOOKS BEAUTIFUL EVEN TODAY, AND I STILL FIND IT THE BEST DESIGN OF A SMARTPHONE!
Honestly, I care nothing for Siri. The other stuff is good, but kind of expected in the very least...no?
New processor is to be expected, each year technology improves...
Camera is good to begin with, they need to make the cover for the lens/eye/whatever better because it is the only thing scratched on my phone.
The speeds are only as fast as the network.
Ive had dumb phones with voice assistant and never ever tried or wanted to use it.
Battery improvement should happen anyway.
World phone...who cares, someone on Verizon currently probably isnt too worried about it and neither is someone on AT&T. That is more for Apple, they now have 1 phone that works with every carrier.
I am finally going to get a smartphone as my dumb phone just ran out of contract.. I was really anticipating this. I have a macbook pro, and an iPod.. but this phone is just flat out disappointing. I have been looking at an HTC or the Bionic, I guess I'm going with either one of those. Really let down by this, as I've wanted an iPhone since the 4 was announced, but since then android has really caught up. I think the market is about to sway, not in apples direction.
You've never handled a "smart phone" but you do have the ability to analyze and compare them?
Then you'd have the opportunity to buy a few shares.
What a dopey comment.
What the hell did people expect? I've noted that Apple has, with their iMac and Mac Pro's - and frankly the MBP and MBA, maintained the look of these pieces for more than one model year because - they are all great designs.
This talk of a tear drop design just doesn't make any sense and it doesn't make a better phone. Bigger screen - why? Get an iPad if you want a bigger screen.
Apple is changing the way we interact and use our phones and people aren't getting it. It's not a whole lot different than when Apple pulled the floppy drive from their desktops - or now dropping the optical drive from the MBA.
I didn't expect, nor want a new different iPhone case - I love the design, the look, the feel, the fact that I've climbed mountains with my iP4 with no issues of broken glass and the only complaint I've had has been bt connection issues - which was resolved after getting a replacement phone.
I for one, think the new personal assistant is incredible and will make me that much more productive while driving - maybe game playing college students won't see the benefit, but I do.
This talk of a tear drop design just doesn't make any sense and it doesn't make a better phone. Bigger screen - why? Get an iPad if you want a bigger screen.
Apple is changing the way we interact and use our phones and people aren't getting it. It's not a whole lot different than when Apple pulled the floppy drive from their desktops - or now dropping the optical drive from the MBA.
I didn't expect, nor want a new different iPhone case - I love the design, the look, the feel, the fact that I've climbed mountains with my iP4 with no issues of broken glass and the only complaint I've had has been bt connection issues - which was resolved after getting a replacement phone.
I for one, think the new personal assistant is incredible and will make me that much more productive while driving - maybe game playing college students won't see the benefit, but I do.
Apple is now actually behind. So it has what, a 800MHz Dual-core? big whoop. I might just wait for the next release. My infuse isn't bothering me. I'll just get the new iPod touch.. which is now SUPER underpowered.
If it was just a spec-bump (albeit a nice one) then I'm wondering why they needed to wait a few extra months past the usual yearly iPhone update cycle to launch it. Was it the A5 chip? Steve? Siri? Apple needing to break the pressure of the cycle?
No-one would've been surprised by a 4S in July, but waiting till October must've created a lot more expectation.
No-one would've been surprised by a 4S in July, but waiting till October must've created a lot more expectation.
Person 1: Oh crap, I'm getting an Android phone. The 4S sucks
Person 2: Why, so you don't like the new stuff it has?
Person 1: No, I like those features but the fact is that I wanted a phone half an inch bigger and a millimetre thinner.
Person 2: Why, so you don't like the new stuff it has?
Person 1: No, I like those features but the fact is that I wanted a phone half an inch bigger and a millimetre thinner.
Why doesnt he ask Siri how AAPL is doing today?
Actually if you read the liveblogs, that was one of the examples they did.
As of this post, AAPL is down 2%. For comparison, Nokia and Amazon are both down more, and all of the indices are down varying amounts.
People seem to forget that when Apple makes an announcement the stock ALWAYS goes down a bit. Regardless of whether the people on this board think it's good news or bad news (who am I kidding, people here ALWAYS think it's bad news). People always point to the stock price in the first couple hours following an announcement as "evidence" but historically that has been one of the absolute worst indicators of whether an Apple product will do well or not.
I wish they would have updated the case to match all the new hardware inside. But I doubt that's a factor for most people, what will sell more phones are the new OS features. And probably more than that, availability on more carriers plus more low price options - for people on the high end, it really is hard to beat iPhone especially with the apps available. But where the real battle for market share is, is with cheaper phones and hopefully the 3GS and 4 options will make a difference.
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and then we'll see apple sell millions upon millions of these things, stock's will rise...and then a new iPhone will come out and this will all start again...oh yeah, forgot...i'll be getting a new phone too!
and then we'll see apple sell millions upon millions of these things, stock's will rise...and then a new iPhone will come out and this will all start again...oh yeah, forgot...i'll be getting a new phone too!
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Guys, I just heard something from some of the guys I know at apple. Those people claim that iPhone5 had delays due to high resolution displays.
They say that the new iPhone is due next June and will also use Apple's new A6 and 1GB of RAM. The next iPhone will have a 4inch screen with a tapered design weighing less than a 100g.
Yes, you heard it first here.
They say that the new iPhone is due next June and will also use Apple's new A6 and 1GB of RAM. The next iPhone will have a 4inch screen with a tapered design weighing less than a 100g.
Yes, you heard it first here.
I actually wonder what some of you have expected. What kind of hardware-specific features are you missing? What should the iPhone 4S have that it currently does not? I cannot come up with something, only some slight improvements, which Apple did.
Not that long ago, Jobs mentioned that he saw the iPhone 4 as the most perfect piece of engineering and the best consumer product Apple has ever come up with. Overall, I think Apple is satisfied with the iPhone and only added some minor new features to the iPhone 4S to make it even better, such as improving the camera and the speed, but also the unification of carrier support.
From a certain point, the disappointment is understandable. Apple spoilt us by bringing new iPhones with distinctive new hardware features each year, that it is disappointing to see that there is almost nothing new this time. I think it is a good sign however, the iPhone is reaching perfection.
So happy I bought my iPhone 4 on Verizon the day it came out. I was a bit worried about the tech refresh that would come a few months later, but now I'm right where I want to be.
Actually. There probably won't be an iPhone 5 the next time around. It would probably be the iPhone 4g for the next one then iPhone 5.
