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I got a notification mine shipped today with estimated delivery of Monday (silver/32g). I was surprised because the site originally said it would ship between October 1st and 10th. I ordered the afternoon (around 3pm) the day of the release.

Looking forward to it.

I almost regret getting the gold one because even though I ordered at 3:05 AM EST, I gotta wait a week. I mean, a whole week...gosh! Still.
 
Wrong. The 5c exists solely to make the boring 5s seem more exquisite. If they were to sell the 5 for $99 and the 5s for $199 they would have egg on their face.

They can't innovate, so they pull illusions to make their flagship product look important.

Sure. They just have the fastest phone with the only functional fingerprint sensor in the mobile space (or virtually anywhere in the consumer space), but they "can't innovate" and need to make the 5s look good. There's more to "innovation" than making a bigger screen or throwing in a bunch of gimmicks like eye tracking. The fingerprint ID is both more secure and more convenient than a simple password. I can add the security of a complex password (for backup) while losing none of the convenience.

More likely they couldn't price the 5 at $99 on contract ($549) and go through the added costs of making the baseband changes to sell it around the world while maintaining their markup, so they used it as an opportunity to develop a plastic model that's cheaper to produce.

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Hopefully with the same pixel density, not just a bigger lower res screen.

That's probably why they haven't released a bigger phone yet. They don't want to create a new resolution yet and they don't want to lower the pixel density. Android is more resolution-independent, which has its benefits, but also its drawbacks in that it makes it less worthwhile for developers to release tablet versions of software ("the phone version works just fine"). That may be why Android has coalesced around large-screen phones and small-screen tablets.
 
How is the stock in the stores itself? Friends of mine are flying back end of september and it would be great if they manage to bring an iPhone 5s for me...

Is waiting to be back in stock the same as the delivery time on the Online Store?
 
That's probably why they haven't released a bigger phone yet. They don't want to create a new resolution yet and they don't want to lower the pixel density.
More likely it's just because they are on a 2-year R&D cycle, and smartphone evolution seems to be slowing anyway. The extremely fast evolution of Android phones has allowed them to catch up and in some ways surpass the iPhone, but going forward I think a 2 year cycle is probably an okay choice. Smartphones are rapidly approaching the same point PC's are at -- Good Enough.
 
that is weird, I almost went with a 64gb space gray because Apple and Verizon had shorter shipping estimate on those. then I realized I would be paying $150 extra just to get my phone a bit earlier. I would never crack that extra 32gb. Not with an iPad mini riding along.

Yeah, I just hoped they'd fill them in order and since I ordered it 3 minutes earlier that would be 100,000 phones earlier than the other one :)

The 16GB is arriving earlier than estimates, so the 64GB still has a few days to get here and still make day one of the estimates (so it could arrive early too).

I usually keep mine above 40GB. Some photos I probably don't need and reference stuff I don't need (4GB of Audubon books, a GPS that doesn't need internet, and lots of other junk) but that I like having. I like having the space for photos and video (especially with the new high speed video.
 
No bashing here, just the truth. Economics make more sense with the 5c than the 5. Good for them

The award for minimal design effort goes to Samsung. I have no doubt that designing the 5c wasn't simply slapping on some plastic. The had some real problems to solve from a new antenna system to how to make a plastic case that meets Apple's standards. Their last attempt was not too successful. I still have a cracking 3gs in my drawer.

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I almost regret getting the gold one because even though I ordered at 3:05 AM EST, I gotta wait a week. I mean, a whole week...gosh! Still.

I feel for you. I would recommend going to the Apple store several times a day to hold a Gold iPhone until yours arrives...I wouldn't wan't you to collapse in the street of Gold iPhone starvation. It would be terrible if your family lost you the day before your new Gold iPhone arrives.
 
Wrong. The 5c exists solely to make the boring 5s seem more exquisite. If they were to sell the 5 for $99 and the 5s for $199 they would have egg on their face.

They can't innovate, so they pull illusions to make their flagship product look important.

Because they can't sell enough iPhones?!?

That's the way they've done it previously, sell the old one for cheaper. Isn't this the same/better for the customers, with a few (very few) better specs for the 5c instead of last year's 5? Better battery life and a few more cell frequencies and ____? (Maybe a few improvements in the circuitry?)

As I said the differences are minor (actually more minor than I'd thought, so the "new" model worked on me!) so a bit is psychological: buy the "new" $99 iPhone vs. last years $99 iPhone...

Gary
 
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The 5c is probably easier to make, more profitable, and they already know the diehards will go for the 5s.

I'm starting to wonder if the 5c is a comparative flop.

Doubtful it's a flop. More likely, it's and easier to produce product and therefore less likely to be in short supply.
 
Evidence for this please? I'm guessing the 5C will have a different firmware designation to the 5 and will receive the exact same versions of iOS as the 5S.

What this may mean though is that a hacked firmware will give the 5 an unofficial extra year of iOS updates.

Why would you do that? They would have to buy a warranty for it such as apple care which would bring the cost up anyways.

Would you really say that applecare is essential though?
All the information I've found says that it's not, since the product is most likely to fail well within the first 12 months. Extended warranties are generally just companies milking you for extra money to pay for security you don't need, and will almost definitely not use (of course SOME people will have problems during the extended time, but the numbers are so few that Apple makes a ton of profit of the extension payments).
 
I guess I should be thanking the lord I walked into an Apple Store at 5pm launch day, and they had the exact color, and exact size I wanted. :eek:

Yes, god did that for you.....:rolleyes:

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It seems that this year is a big change in the way Apple sells the iphone. I think they know every year people will go mad for the phone, so now they shifted to a "release the phone, then make it" style. Talk about tightening the factory-to-end-user experience!
 
Would you really say that applecare is essential though?
All the information I've found says that it's not, since the product is most likely to fail well within the first 12 months. Extended warranties are generally just companies milking you for extra money to pay for security you don't need, and will almost definitely not use (of course SOME people will have problems during the extended time, but the numbers are so few that Apple makes a ton of profit of the extension payments).

If you use Discover it doubles the warranty so can take u through new phone. Also has 30 or 60 or 90 (can't remember) day lost/stolen protection.

It's automatic and no preregistration required.
 
I guess I should be thanking the lord I walked into an Apple Store at 5pm launch day, and they had the exact color, and exact size I wanted. :eek:

Only a loser would have a space grey 16GB iPhone 5S. The cool kids have gold.
 
I ordered Friday @ 8:45amEDT and my status in the Apple Store still says "October". Where are people seeing Shipping dates of Late October?
 
Lol are things ok at home? Seriously you are way too keen to vent steam. It's actually pretty funny.

If you think everyone who has an opinion is stating like the gospel well you can do that. It's a free country and you can be as ignorant as you like

Heheh you're just too funny

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Not actually sure if it has an exact meaning. I just know it as a fun slang word that basically means sexy :D
Love the look of all the new iPhones.

You're hilarious. But that's OK. You won't be around for long. You've picked enough fights that you'll get banned before too long.
 
When and how did you order (apple.com, carrier site,...) ?

Carrier site.

But it was business premiere for AT&T so not sure if that comes with priority.

Was surprised by the email I got today.

Said phone is now in TX Forth Worth ready for delivery Tuesday.

I was prepared to just sit it out for next 28 days or so.
 
Iphone 5s shipping October

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When and how did you order (apple.com, carrier site,...) ?
Carrier site.

But it was business premiere for AT&T so not sure if that comes with priority.

Was surprised by the email I got today.

Said phone is now in TX Forth Worth ready for delivery Tuesday.

I was prepared to just sit it out for next 28 days or so.
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May I ask what time you placed the order?
 
Would you really say that applecare is essential though?
All the information I've found says that it's not, since the product is most likely to fail well within the first 12 months. Extended warranties are generally just companies milking you for extra money to pay for security you don't need, and will almost definitely not use (of course SOME people will have problems during the extended time, but the numbers are so few that Apple makes a ton of profit of the extension payments).

Extended warranties are always in the house's favor. Otherwise why would they bother?

Do this instead. Every time someone offers you an extended, put that money in an account for yourself. Someday something bad will happen that an extended warranty would have covered. Go get a small portion of that cash from that account and cover it. And buy yourself something else as a bonus for not being an idiot.

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Sure. They just have the fastest phone with the only functional fingerprint sensor in the mobile space (or virtually anywhere in the consumer space), but they "can't innovate" and need to make the 5s look good. There's more to "innovation" than making a bigger screen or throwing in a bunch of gimmicks like eye tracking. The fingerprint ID is both more secure and more convenient than a simple password. I can add the security of a complex password (for backup) while losing none of the convenience.

More likely they couldn't price the 5 at $99 on contract ($549) and go through the added costs of making the baseband changes to sell it around the world while maintaining their markup, so they used it as an opportunity to develop a plastic model that's cheaper to produce.

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That's probably why they haven't released a bigger phone yet. They don't want to create a new resolution yet and they don't want to lower the pixel density. Android is more resolution-independent, which has its benefits, but also its drawbacks in that it makes it less worthwhile for developers to release tablet versions of software ("the phone version works just fine"). That may be why Android has coalesced around large-screen phones and small-screen tablets.

They only want to support two sizes. Next year they'll EOL the 4s and release a larger screen. Simple.
 
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