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Are you buying the iPhone 4S?
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I have had 2 people tell me (to my face) in the last hour they are happy with the upgrade but they really wished it was called iPhone5.
I was on the fence. I think a bigger screen would have made it an easy decision ... so I'll wait this small upgrade out.
Siri is nice and all but it sucks in noisy rooms and in places where it is quiet and you just don't want to speak out loud - i.e., work.
Siri is nice and all but it sucks in noisy rooms and in places where it is quiet and you just don't want to speak out loud - i.e., work.
No way! I will keep my iPhone 4. I am not paying apple 300 dollars for a better camera, and a faster phone, when they could of gave us that when the released the iPhone 4 last year
Not quite, although there is truth to what you say. The same was said of the iPad2 when it came out. However, the faster processor in the iPad2 makes a noticeable difference (1GHz A4 vs 1GHz A5), and the differences between the 4 and 4S might be more noticeable if Apple uses a 1GHz A5, as the 4 uses an underclocked 800MHz A4.
Since I'm eligible for an upgrade, and I already sold my Ip4 for $250, that means I'll get the 4S for $50! sounds like a deal to me
p.s. I'll get it in white this year.
p.s. I'll get it in white this year.
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I will not be buying a 4S purely and simply becquse of Apple's crazy pricing in the UK.
Starting at £499 they must think I was born yesterday to spend that on an interim model that retails in the US for $199 or £129...
This should retail for a maximum of £249 in the UK, the US isn't the only country in the World that is getting hammered in the recession.
Sorry Apple but you just lost a customer.
Starting at £499 they must think I was born yesterday to spend that on an interim model that retails in the US for $199 or £129...
This should retail for a maximum of £249 in the UK, the US isn't the only country in the World that is getting hammered in the recession.
Sorry Apple but you just lost a customer.
I guess I will. I always wanted the white iPhone and now I can buy one. I am eligible for an upgrade and iOS is still one of the best operating systems in my opinion. I am still trying to decided between the 4S and a blackberry 9900.
I have the iPhone 4, but my birthday is the 6th and I had every phone since the 3GS so I am just going to get the iphone 4S. Plus now ill be able to get it in white
They're playing the long game here, which is the smart one. All of the people who DON"T have an iPhone or have a 3GS have a compelling reason to upgrade. All of the people who have an iphone 4 won't feel bad about not being able to upgrade right now.
Many people don't like the idea or wouldn't like to early upgrade or cancel their contract, so this gives everybody "something". To us tech enthusiasts, it sucks, because we want the best, all of the time.
For the average person though, I talked about it with multiple college students (student here obviously) through casual conversation and they aren't really interested (just a general vibe I get from people).
Next year, when the largest install base (iPhone 4) can upgrade, the 5 will be big. Plus, the technology isn't really here yet; aside from what they did internally, what else is out? Nothing.
A new screen/design is the ONLY thing they pretty much left out, which is still up in the air depending on who you talk to.
I don't know, I was waiting for the 5 but I am not sure now. I have never had a smart phone so I don't know what model to get now.
This will be my first real smartphone, so I'll be getting the 4S. I was going to just go with the iPhone 4 when I heard about the price drop, but it's lame considering it's an 8GB model for $99. That makes little sense to me. The 16GB model should be $99, seeing as how the increases in storage are at $100 increments, I might as well just go with the 4S. And I'm not waiting another year for the 5.
+1 doing exactly the same thing. Year after year...
Main reason is upgrading to 4S is antenna, I like to keep my phone naked.
Yes Buying but not sure about Bluetooth 4.0
Yes definitely going to buy as I needed a good portable camera(have a SLR) and might just go for this instead of carrying a camera around for family events. Not sure whether Bluetooth 4.0 works with the Lexus. Does anyone know whether Bluetooth 4.0 is backward compatible ??
Yes definitely going to buy as I needed a good portable camera(have a SLR) and might just go for this instead of carrying a camera around for family events. Not sure whether Bluetooth 4.0 works with the Lexus. Does anyone know whether Bluetooth 4.0 is backward compatible ??
