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Apple's iPhone 5S Revealed in New Photos
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Wow. Apple is is really milking iPhone 4's design.
I am underwhelmed to say the least.
the 4 did not have a unibody. it's main design elements were comprised of a wrap around external antenna and a glass back. the 5 design is new and does not share those attributes.
youre just upset because it has a similar shape. oh nos.
Sensationalism makes clicks, clicks make ad money.
Thus the entire purpose of tech blogs has been solved.
so ridiculous that apple is the most profitable and successful handset maker and the competiors arent. ridiculous!
profit is the air companies breath. profit, not stock price. external people control the stock price...only apple controls its profit.
you must be new here. welcome.
bahahaha - "slow rate of improvements"! hahahah...thanks for the laugh, mate.
guess you didnt grow up in the PC era. the post-PC mobile era operates in light speed compared to desktop evolution.
The only criticism I have with Apple is that they are rumored to be waiting until late September to release this phone. They need to get this phone out before the back to school buying season. Get an announcement for the 5S out in August and save the Sept/Oct media event to announce the Apple TV in time for Christmas buying.
As for all the criticism around the 5S and the upgrade cycle...I am one of those buyers that has two lines so that I can always have the most current phone. My 4S was wonderful (came from Android and BB before iPhone) and the 5 was even better. I fully expect a 5S upgrade while we wait for a thinner and hopefully wider iPhone 6 next summer.
I have to laugh at the folks that complain about the price to upgrade every year. If you pay the $10/month to have a second line - you can get the phone fully subsidized every year. Given the fact that we are paying a fortune for our contract every month...getting a new phone is roughly 1/5 of the annual cost.
I for one can't wait until the next phone comes out. Should be truly wonderful to have the latest from Apple...and will be first in line in 2014 when an all new device comes out.
What I expect from the iPhone 5S:
- upgraded processor
- improved battery life
- fingerprint sensor
- better camera (front and rear)
What I dream of on the iPhone 5S
- Drop the 16G - have 32GB/64GB/128GB keep prices the same
- Shock the industry with an all new design...the leaks being for the low cost alternative
- Stereo Speakers
...yeah...I know none of these will happen.
Are you insane or just blind?
The iPhone 5 was not redesigned. It was merely thinner and some glass on the back replaced with aluminium. If this is true, iPhone 5S will be a horror to hold like the iPhone 4. The iPhone 3GS was the last comfortable phone to hold from Apple. People will disagree, some will buy a thrash can if it had phone capabilities.
The iPhone 5 was not redesigned. It was merely thinner and some glass on the back replaced with aluminium. If this is true, iPhone 5S will be a horror to hold like the iPhone 4. The iPhone 3GS was the last comfortable phone to hold from Apple. People will disagree, some will buy a thrash can if it had phone capabilities.
My two cents... this is the phone that should have been presented last year, but they keep these small changes only to get profit later.... for example camera.... in iP5 is the same of 4s.... underpar than the competitors, but they decided to keep it for this release, as a distinguishing thing to make people switching... bad choice, but apple can do this to the market, Samsung not.
The iPhone 5 has a different aspect ratio from the 4 series, as well as much faster processor inside. It has a new lightning connector, it changed the position of the earphone jack, and it is made of significantly different materials. You may not be able to see the difference, but that is lack of perception on your part. If you bought a case for the iPhone 4, thinking it would work for the "not redesigned" iPhone 5, you would probably think that the case maker got it wrong.
When you use the word "merely" it implies you are going to list all the differences. Intentionally limiting it to two out of many makes you an unreliable person.
No
It is a redesign in the simpliest form of the word but not when you apply the term in business. Could Ford release a new car by just changing the color and give it some new headlights and call it a redesign? The iPhone 4 was a redesign. The HTC One was a redesign. HTC Legend was a redesign. The Imac G3 was a redesign.
Competing companies have released phones that have good design. When you have inspiration you innovate. The inspiration is here but not the innovation. iPhone 4 was beautiful but a atrocity to hold.
It is a redesign in the simpliest form of the word but not when you apply the term in business. Could Ford release a new car by just changing the color and give it some new headlights and call it a redesign? The iPhone 4 was a redesign. The HTC One was a redesign. HTC Legend was a redesign. The Imac G3 was a redesign.
Competing companies have released phones that have good design. When you have inspiration you innovate. The inspiration is here but not the innovation. iPhone 4 was beautiful but a atrocity to hold.
Yawn. If that's the best Apple can do to compete with the S4 then everyone, sell your shares quick!!!!!
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??? How about you stop being an Apple sheep and actually look at another brand that will deliver an impressive spec now ... The S4 and HTC One, even a windows phone; with lazy designs like this (or lack of design!), Apple don't deserve your money!!!!
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??? How about you stop being an Apple sheep and actually look at another brand that will deliver an impressive spec now ... The S4 and HTC One, even a windows phone; with lazy designs like this (or lack of design!), Apple don't deserve your money!!!!
I don't get why people get so worked up over this sort of thing. It's more or less how it's always gone for all phones.
But I'll say, one physical feature they really ought to rethink is those damn chamfered edges. They look gorgeous initially, but they are just far, far, far too fragile for a mobile device like this and on the black models, end up looking lousy after very little real world use.
But other than that small complaint, I'm in no hurry to lose the iPhone 5 form factor. The weight and thinness feel great to the hand and the aluminum body provides solid durability. There's just no real need for major physical change in the phone.
Hell, after all, most people just dump these things in cases that disguise the majority of the distinguishing features anyways.
But I'll say, one physical feature they really ought to rethink is those damn chamfered edges. They look gorgeous initially, but they are just far, far, far too fragile for a mobile device like this and on the black models, end up looking lousy after very little real world use.
But other than that small complaint, I'm in no hurry to lose the iPhone 5 form factor. The weight and thinness feel great to the hand and the aluminum body provides solid durability. There's just no real need for major physical change in the phone.
Hell, after all, most people just dump these things in cases that disguise the majority of the distinguishing features anyways.
If they keep the current home button how are they going to add a fingerprint scanner re the recent patent that just emerged? Surely they would need to switch to a capacitive "button" to make it possible. I think they'll keep the fingerprint stuff for the redesigned iPhone 6 next year.
Surprised? Of course not. Disappointed? Absolutely. Apple used to occasionally throw us surprises... now they're as predictable as the sunrise.
If Ford changed the shape of its car, they would call it a redesign. Especially if they gave the car twice as much power, and a bigger windshield, and moved the fuel tank door to the opposite side and changed the method of fueling it and included a new stock radio. And changed the material of the undercarriage. You might not, because you think a change of shape is only the simplest form of redesign. But Ford would call it one.
Volkswagen redesigned the Beetle. It still has a roundish top, so maybe you think it's only redesign in the simplest form. Toyota redesigned the Prius between the second and third generation. It's still recognizably a Prius, but a redesign nonetheless.
Why do you think "merely" putting glass on the back makes the iPhone 4 a redesign, and taking it off is not?
insert token "um, because it is a rumor site" here in response to the token "Why front page" whining.