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iphone 5 = Extremely Disappointed
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Honestly the main thing I was disappointed in is the screen width. Why would they go taller but not wider? The 5 looks goofy as hell because of it.
No thanks, I think I'll switch back to Android after my 4s wears out. Which is disappointing because I really like iOS and was looking forward to a nice big phone screen to see it on.
Honestly the main thing I was disappointed in is the screen width. Why would they go taller but not wider? The 5 looks goofy as hell because of it.
No thanks, I think I'll switch back to Android after my 4s wears out. Which is disappointing because I really like iOS and was looking forward to a nice big phone screen to see it on.
humm.. for me....
1. a6 is dual core....s3 w/ quad will hit europe in a few month im sure north america will follow. cpu should be quad for the price of iphone
2. ram is still low..c'mon..for iphone..ram should be 2g (it will be good for the jailbreakers)
3. no mirco sd slot.....what is this crap on 8/16/32.really..get with the time.
4. battery..*sigh* u know..apple might as well have the charging core combine with the phone..at least it will be easier and don't have to carry the cord around.
5. no nfc..don't really care about this..
now currently i have 3gs..this will be an upgrade for me...but after playing around w so many 4s and android...i really have to think if i should cont to stick w apple.
1. a6 is dual core....s3 w/ quad will hit europe in a few month im sure north america will follow. cpu should be quad for the price of iphone
2. ram is still low..c'mon..for iphone..ram should be 2g (it will be good for the jailbreakers)
3. no mirco sd slot.....what is this crap on 8/16/32.really..get with the time.
4. battery..*sigh* u know..apple might as well have the charging core combine with the phone..at least it will be easier and don't have to carry the cord around.
5. no nfc..don't really care about this..
now currently i have 3gs..this will be an upgrade for me...but after playing around w so many 4s and android...i really have to think if i should cont to stick w apple.
I really don't see why the name is a big disappointment to you. What difference does it make if it was the called the 'iPhone 6', but still had the same design, features, etc.?
I thought that too, till my 4 died a premature death back in the Spring and I decided to get the 4s. It's noticeably faster in real world use.
Obviously, I have no idea how the iPhone 5 will be in actual use, but if the performance increase at least matches the difference between the 4 and 4s, it will be a significant improvement.
But hey, if you've found something better for your needs, rock on!
1. The S3 with quadcore will not be available to North Americans, so this point is irrelevant for those of us who live in North America.
2. Ram too low? The 2GB of ram on the S3 is completely unnecessary at this point. I could see 1GB still and maybe half way, but 2GB really isn't necessary.
3. That was the point. They made it smaller to make the phone thinner. Most peope will live. And 8/16/32? Are you talking about memory sizes? It goes up to 64...
4. Considering the fact Android phones have a batter 10x worse than the 4's, I think we're good here.
5. Honestly, who cares? I don't need it, nor want it, and same goes for millions of others.
I'm still on the fence myself between the One X, S3, and iPhone 5, as neither side has given me enough reason to choose either. But these points are rather foolish.
1. I actually have a Galaxy S III, I live in Sweden and it has quadcore been out for months. The performance is good if you compare it to Android, but honestly iPhone 4 FEELS quicker not to mention 4S. Quadcore doesn't do a lot as of right now, almost no Android app even uses it. Though to be fair I've only had the Galaxy S III for a week and a half, but I have used it a lot during that time since my job is selling phones.
2. More RAM would always be nice, but how is that really necessary on iOS? On Android, sure... But on iOS that doesn't even have true multitasking, even the 512 MB 4S has feels fine. And I don't think Apple has jailbreakers in mind when deciding how much RAM to put in.
3. Micro-SD, you can forget about hoping for this one ever. Maybe they'll get a regular size SD card slot on the iPad but that would be strictly for importing photos or something like that. iOS doesn't handle files the way a Mac/Windows/Android etc handles them, so you can't have SD, it would complicate things for the OS.
4. Batterylife is always an issue, I'm not even happy with it on the Galaxy S III which has a relatively big battery (2100 mAh). So yeah I'll give you this one, I long for the days when a smartphone will last more than a day even during heavy use...
5. NFC would be cool, but no practical real use as of right now, other than what Samsung has done with S Beam. So I'm not sure this is an issue for anyone really...
Overall I'm pretty pleased with how the product turned out, not sure if they could've done it so much better. I'm bound to be using my Galaxy S III for 3 months every day at work because I got it from Samsung but after that I think I'll switch back to my iPhone 4S and since my contract doesn't end for another year I'll try to do my best to not buy this even though I'm a sucker for new tech.
I do like the screen on the Galaxy S III, I mean the size. Regarding screen technology I think IPS is much nicer than Super AMOLED for a few reasons. But screen size wise I actually got used to the 4,8" relatively quickly and at first I was afraid that it would feel too big, but it's actally quite nice.
But I think why Apple doesn't do them bigger is probably because I'm not the target market being a tech savvy male 25 years old. I'd bet there are more female iPhone owners than male...
How so? It has a brand new body made out of aluminum, with less glass. It's a rounded rectangle. There is only so much anyone can do with it, and Apple already explained why they weren't going any bigger with the screen.
Apple won't lose any sleep over the competition's new phones in a few months, either. It took the lull of a new iPhone announcement for the S3 to finally pass iPhone 4S sales, almost a year after its release. The iPhone 5 will be the top selling phone until the iPhone 5S comes out.
Samsung will have at least another 3 phones out by the time Apple get their next one out .
This new phone does not even have the spec to beat the galaxy 3.
Its a major letdown from Apple and they will fall further behind in the coming months.
If there was one phone that fully met the needs of the entire planet then we wouldn't be seeing the scores of models that pop up every year. Ironically, my son has been waiting for a new iPhone so that he could get rid of the HTC One X he got a few months ago. He liked his previous HTC (which broke) much better.
I like it this way myself. I have a wider android phone and it doesn't feel quite right in my hand.
I guess your hand size has a lot to do with it. Also, I think my iPhone 4 is too heavy. It's fine, but an upgrade would be nice.
WILL YOU STOP COMPLAINING PEOPLE!!! Seriously you people will NEVER be happy! Back in the 70s you think people had cell phones? Look at all the great stuff we have today.
The only area that it doesn't compare to or beat against the S3 is screen size, which is personal preference. Almost everything else is on par or better. Yes, I know the S3 has 2GB ram, but that's overkill for a mobile device. My iPhone 4 only has 512mb and it runs more smoothly than many Android phones with 1GB+.
I agree. My main gripe with my iPhone 4 is the weight. 20% lighter suits me fine.
After looking at some of the videos, I think the iPhone 5 is beautiful. The attention to detail is fantastic and it looks really classy (unlike the plasticky S3).
I am also happy with it not being wider. My only gripe is the headphone being at the bottom, that's really going to annoy me.... But hey ho.
I did however expect a bit more from iOS6........ But I suppose they want to keep things simple.
lets see
lower clock speed (probably)
less ram
smaller screen (not 720 either)
no removable storage
no removable battery
no nfc
no customization
no custom roms
no smart stay
no pop up player
..........
Im just going to stop now. I think the point is made.
I have the 4S factory unlocked now let see why shall I update to the 5?
LTE ? will work only in the US (very spotty on ATT) don't work in Connecticut.
so over sea I better stay with the 4S.
if I want a bigger screen this 4" is not really 4" the letter size will stay the same
I like the iPhone and after iOS 6 what the iPhone 5 will give me it's not worth the extra money
There are people starving in the world and you're disappointed because a phone is called an iPhone 5 instead of an iPhone 6. I couldn't care one bit about what the phone was called. They could call it 'Phone' for all I care.
You've got problems if the biggest disappointment of all this for you is what they have called it.