Thanks for the in dept experience. I can really see the little annoyances and inconveniences of Android that iPhone users take for granted. I think iPhone ESP after hearing about android is really really intuitive and like they say it "just works." No mess, no lag; I couldn't imagine tapping a button to access my apps. That right there is 1 of many deal breakers. Or pull down the notification bar to see my messages and emails haha! I know android folks talk about iPhone UI as being "sooo basic bla bla" but what's the point of a UI with more features but is inconvenient and I'd even say tedious to use on a daily basis....
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Thanks for the in dept experience. I can really see the little annoyances and inconveniences of Android that iPhone users take for granted. I think iPhone ESP after hearing about android is really really intuitive and like they say it "just works." No mess, no lag; I couldn't imagine tapping a button to access my apps. That right there is 1 of many deal breakers. Or pull down the notification bar to see my messages and emails haha! I know android folks talk about iPhone UI as being "sooo basic bla bla" but what's the point of a UI with more features but is inconvenient and I'd even say tedious to use on a daily basis....
I agree that fragmentation isn't an issue comparatively speaking, for what's proposed with iOS here (an additional PPI device with the same resolution and aspect ratio), but I disagree that the Wintel model fits the same as the mobile device model. The nature of touch screens alone makes a much larger "fragmentation" difference than you would get on a pure command line or mouse/keyboard type of interface. And even though the PC market survived in spite of "fragmentation", that doesn't mean that it wouldn't have been even more successful in certain ways without it.
I am all in on the iPhone 6 .... if this is true.
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How is a new form factor going against what Apple stands for?
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How is a new form factor going against what Apple stands for?
I dont care what you or anyone else uses for a phone..tablet...or anything else. I dont care what Apple releases next. I dont own any Apple products anymore. Not because they were garbage...but to ME in MY opinion they got stale. Bored me. So I wanted something different and yeah...with a bigger screen. See thats whats so great...we all have a choice.
I completely agree. Maybe we would finally get some of those new design features that we expected from the iPhone 5.
Oh, it will come.....
Finally broke down and got an iPhone 5 yesterday, I was holding out for the jailbreak. Expect a big beautiful new screen shortly after my return window closes.
You can thank me later.
Finally broke down and got an iPhone 5 yesterday, I was holding out for the jailbreak. Expect a big beautiful new screen shortly after my return window closes.
You can thank me later.
Im not here to argue iphone vs android...but the part about accessing your apps....not sure I get it. You can have all your apps on your home page or other pages just like the iphone. You can make folders with apps inside...like the iphone. And yes you also have a draw with your apps if you need. There is no draw back to having the draw of apps. you dont need to use it. Not sure what you guys are talking about.
I guess I have been lucky. I dont have all these stability issues and problems that others say there are with Android
Lets face it. The smart phone market is over-saturated, and people have a really good idea of what they want/need now, and many phones offer that. People have choices. Apple eventually expanded their iPod lineup and continuously improved it to offer what the market was trending towards, and they should do the same with the iPhone. A 5" phone isn't a bad thing. More choices are good. I will be switching from iPhone if they don't come out with a bigger screen version soon (as in, the 5s or whatever the next version is needs to have a bigger screen). I love Apple products and wouldn't part with my Macbook or iPad for anything. I want a bigger phone though. If they don't come out with one, no big deal...I'll just switch. I think Apple knows many people feel this way now. It's not a knock against them for sticking to their guns to this point....the iPHone is a heck of a phone. I just think what people want is changing too fast and they are going to have to keep up if they want to retain their customers.
Same here--but for those who don't mind the extra size (bad eyesight being a great excuse) I certainly don't mind them adding the option!
I doubt even Apple yet knows whether they'll sell it or not (the 4" iPhone outsells the various mega-phones) but it makes sense to work on it just in case they decide to do it.
Three additions:
Android gives you a larger number of customizations of the screen you see when you're NOT using your device
Android devices are quickly abandoned by the manufacturer and you stop getting software updates. Even vital security fixes, often.
Some of Google's own stuff is worse on Android than on iOS (like the Maps app). Not surprising considering that iPhone users are used to better UIs and would crucify Google for UI problems that Android users tolerate. Also not surprising considering that Google makes more money from iOS than from Android.
My wife won an LG Eve in Dec 2009 that came with Version 1.5. The cellular company stated they would update the phone in the new year, then the Spring, and then after Summer 2010 they stopped talking about the update. I had to have a friend with some significant Windows knowledge help me find an update that would work with the phone and he had to use code and some hack to upgrade it to 2.3. When we were finished we discovered the update was in Korean. Just the experience of updates was enough to deter me from ever buying Android.
Ugh huh, and if Apple could make a paper thin phone that would be a good thing?
Yes it would, and they should call it the iPhone Air.
haha sorry but you didnt understand a single thing i said
its probably my fault
imac/tv - point being huge screen
ipad/galaxy tab - point being large screen
iphone - PHONE screen
samsung made a huge screen phone because they couldnt compete specs-wise, meaning benchmark scores, battery life etc.
galaxy s3 mini IS an iphone 5 competitor, see the difference between ability of those companies to cramp high-performance components in small space. now imagine iphone 5 with 5 inch screen and its possible performance, given that existing iphone 5 and s3 are neck to neck in performance with better battery life on the iphone. thats an absolute apple victory.
samsung doesnt have 4 inch high-end devices. they cant make one, if they could, they would. basically, iphone 5 has no competitors whatsoever (if you wanna a 4 inch screen).
the way i see that huge screen trend is samsung's inability to compete and thus making workarounds. oled screens and mostly black android ui anyone? see the connection? one could say they are cheating
in any case, my apologies
I don't get why people are complaining. There are OTHER sizes to suit your needs. There are some users out there that want a larger screen whether you like it or not (not me but others). As long as other screen sizes are available I think it's a good idea.
haha sorry but you didnt understand a single thing i said
its probably my fault
imac/tv - point being huge screen
ipad/galaxy tab - point being large screen
iphone - PHONE screen
samsung made a huge screen phone because they couldnt compete specs-wise, meaning benchmark scores, battery life etc.
galaxy s3 mini IS an iphone 5 competitor, see the difference between ability of those companies to cramp high-performance components in small space. now imagine iphone 5 with 5 inch screen and its possible performance, given that existing iphone 5 and s3 are neck to neck in performance with better battery life on the iphone. thats an absolute apple victory.
samsung doesnt have 4 inch high-end devices. they cant make one, if they could, they would. basically, iphone 5 has no competitors whatsoever (if you wanna a 4 inch screen).
the way i see that huge screen trend is samsung's inability to compete and thus making workarounds. oled screens and mostly black android ui anyone? see the connection? one could say they are cheating
in any case, my apologies
Now I see your points. But again I dont think Samsung needs to make a 4" High End Device. Why? They are doing just fine with the larger screens. I would assume one could say the same for Apple. Why make a larger phone...they are doing just fine. Im not trying to drag Samsung into this. Just wondering why your so against a larger screen if Apple did so
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Am I the only one who wished the rumors were going the other way? A return to an outstanding 3.5" device?
Can't wait to see Schiller to explain why all of the sudden the 5" is the best screen size after his speach during the iPhone5 event:
"'It is designed to fit in the hand, and all of our software is being updated to take advantage of this display."
It's going to be like listening to the explaination of why the world didn't end in 2012...
I doubt that he will state that as it turns out, Samsung had it right from the beginning, and slowly at Apple they realized that bigger is better.
Well, I will tune in for a good laugh.
"'It is designed to fit in the hand, and all of our software is being updated to take advantage of this display."
It's going to be like listening to the explaination of why the world didn't end in 2012...
I doubt that he will state that as it turns out, Samsung had it right from the beginning, and slowly at Apple they realized that bigger is better.
Well, I will tune in for a good laugh.
HTC had the first 'big screen' phone, not Samsung. Samsung follows, never leadsCan't wait to see Schiller to explain why all of the sudden the 5" is the best screen size after his speach during the iPhone5 event:
"'It is designed to fit in the hand, and all of our software is being updated to take advantage of this display."
It's going to be like listening to the explaination of why the world didn't end in 2012...
I doubt that he will state that as it turns out, Samsung had it right from the beginning, and slowly at Apple they realized that bigger is better.
Well, I will tune in for a good laugh.
And that makes Apple what? Will they be spinning it such that you will beleive they were the first with a large phone?
Probably not. Just like they didn't try to claim they were the first to make a small tablet or have a fast user switch mode (that's one time where Jobs explicitly mentioned someone else had it first)
Early Upgrade
I've got my 4S and my contract ends in November. How do i know weather to early upgrade to the 5s or wait for a 6 to come out. Basically if i buy a Phone i have to have it the day it comes out otherwise it's too old for me.
I've got my 4S and my contract ends in November. How do i know weather to early upgrade to the 5s or wait for a 6 to come out. Basically if i buy a Phone i have to have it the day it comes out otherwise it's too old for me.
Do like I did and get a new 4S. It will easy last you several years and by then we'll be driving Buicks to the Moon anyway.
I bought a 4S rather than a 5, not because the 5 was bigger, but because going only taller really brought nothing new to the table. It was just so Apple could jump the 4" train, though 16:9 in a 4" package is a joke and a half.
haha, again, you didnt understand me
im saying that this huge screen trend is misinterpretation. im saying that people (majority) dont actually like huge screens but are buying them because of lack of options:
if you wanna go high end you have only two options, apple and 4inch screen and android with its huge screens. get it now?
i curious what would happen if samsung came out with two IDENTICAL phones regarding specs, but one with 4 inch screen and the other with 5 inch screen. which one would sell more? i say the first one, by a huge margin, but thats just my opinion.
hence, apple isnt the one who needs to give a choice, samsung and the others are. so samsung, make a high end phone with a normal, not niche screen size.
so the current huge screen trend is a summary of two things. people dont wanna go apple, but want a high end smartphone. do you understand what im trying to say?
i honestly believe they (apple) wouldnt make any tangible difference in sales if they indeed went bigger
iphone 5 is big for me as it is. i need absolutely and exclusively one hand operation phone.
please tell me, why bigger screen? for what? like we agreed, movies, book reading etc. have their own respective devices...
the only real life application for a huge screen for me is if im bored somewhere, like commuting, in class etc. but i have a car. i work. im not bored. and watching a movie on a 5 inch screen would make my neck, head and eyes hurt.
bigger screen pros are similar to android pros. why is android better? because i can download torrents on it -.- i can watch movies on a bigger screen -.-
i guess steve jobs was right all this time, YOU'RE USING IT WRONG, thats a phone we're talking about
phone with a 5 inch screen is like a laptop with a 21 inch screen, out of order, smth is not right, understand?