iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 5

For $99 more get the 5. It's faster, has more memory, and will last you longer running the latest an most demanding apps.

 

And, you can get the 4 for $1. Will work just fine. One of our phones is still the 3g and it works great.

Save your money.

Remember, half of America still does not have a smart phone of any kind. Pretty hard to convince anyone here though.

 

You haven't owned a smartphone before but you think 3.5" is perfect for you? Based on what?

Anyway, the most convincing reasons to get an iPjone 5 is to look at a calendar. It's October 2012 so why would you sign a 2yr contract and opt to get a brand new phone but not the latest model?

 

theres already 3000 threads about this...stop trolling if u have the money get the 5 ...if u get the 4 your gonna make a thread in 2 weeks 4,4s owners "Should we have gotten the 5?

 

Saving money and getting a plan on ATT/Verizon is contradicting lol. If you're going to be paying $80+ a month on your plan, an extra $100 over 2 years is nothing and definitely worth the money.

If you really want to save money but need a data plan, go for prepaid like T-mobile's $30 plan or straighttalk's $45 plan. I'm currently on puretalk's family plan and for 3 people, we pay total $40 a month.

 

Nice comparison video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afOhPspYC6M&feature=player_embedded

 

Don't want to sound like a troll but get GS3, the best smartphone out there.

 

You do sound like one. There's no such thing as "best smartphone" or "best cell phone". My uncle has a $0 dumb nokia phone that perfectly fills his needs: Calls. My father has a Blackberry which allows him to do stuff company related he wouldn't be able to do with neither an iPhone nor an Android. I do have an iPhone which perfectly fits in my ecosystem (i.e. iCloud with my Mac, my iPad, iPod, Apple TV...). And one friend of mine owns an Android because he wants.

The GS3 might be the best phone for you. Not the best phone out there.

 

Fair enough. Straight talk and puretalk piggyback off of ATT towers so they're essentially the same. Puretalk doesn't include data but you could literally get away with $20 a month assuming you're surrounded by wifi 24/7 on campus. Straight talk is a very decent option ($45 unlimited talk/text/2gb data). Only downside is you'd need to purchase a phone from craigslist (4S is about $300)

 

I don't know how people would conclude iPhone 5 is more durable than 4 or 4S. Well yes the 4(S) have a bit excessive glass chassis. It might breaks or cracks easier when dropped.
And when your iPhone dropped, it's going to be bad no matter which iPhone you have. Cracked or severely deformed, you'd wanna replace it anyway.

Other than that, you might be surprised that 4 and 4S construction is actually more solid and resistant to daily and normal abuse than the 5.

I have 4S myself for approx. 1 year and there's no single scuff or dent on the antenna band. Just as perfect as day 1 with normal usage, not overly babying nor abusing it. Not even visible scratch on the screen. And I use my phone almost naked except for faux leather back skin.

Some videos on Youtube also shows you how durable the 4 and 4S chassis really are than the 5. It's stainless steel, baby!! Not soft aluminum!

 

Do a little research before commenting like this. The iPhone 5 has been dropped, had heavy things dropped on it, submerged in water, and I still haven't seen one break.

 

To me, it just sounds like you want us to convince you to get an iPhone 4S and not an iPhone 5.

The thing is, you want to keep the iPhone for 3 years. An iPhone 5 will last longer, simply because the iPhone 4S is already a year old.

The new iPhone 5's A6 chip is one of the fastest on the market (CPU and GPU wise) so when iOS 7 is released, it will run much smoother on an iPhone 5 than on an iPhone 4S.

Also, the new, smaller dock connector. If you get an iPhone 4S, you'll maybe get some accessories... accessories with the old dock connector. What if you get an iPad, or new iPod? Or what if you are going to upgrade from your iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6, 7, 8 or older? Than you'll also need to upgrade all these accessories. I'd argue that, since you are new to the Apple ecosystem, the best thing to do is to get an iOS device with the new, smaller dock connector. It will save you a lot of money if you decide to stick with Apple in the long run.

 

I highly suggest an iPhone 5 with an Otterbox or Incipio case as well as AppleCare+. It is a lot of money up front for all of this, but you'll thank me later.

 

I wasn't talking about breaks or drops. Yes 4 and 4S cracks easier since they have more glass. But they withstand daily normal abuse better. Clanking with keys, coins or lints. Surely won't scuff the antenna band like the newest iPhone on earth now. Stainless .. steel.

 

You're most likely going to have this device for the next 2 years so you may as well just spend the extra $100 to have the better and more future proof device.

 

Nope .. It does not .. but don't tell me you're getting an iPhone without expecting and appreciate a bit about build quality and aesthetic. I would want my iPhone to look good for as long as possible without worrying too much. As in I don't want my car get scratched although I know .. shoot happens.