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iPhone 5S to Be Available in Gold with 128 GB Option?
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Here's a mockup from appleinsider where the glass is more of a cream color and the logo and lettering is champagne instead of silver.
I think I like the white glass better, but do prefer the champagne logo.
I expect all logos to be BLACK this year. With Apple black is the new silver.
I like the champagne color when it's front and back. Having white fronts with whacky colors in the back really bother me. It seems half assed and isn't cohesive. I'm also surprised no one has thrown iOS 7 styling into these mock ups lol.
Good work though kids!
Good work though kids!
You really must hate Apple. Almost every post you make takes a negative view of Apple or Apple products.
It's a hoarders dream come true.
Apple makes a kings ransom, and the owners can download everything under the sun... it's win/win.
This is classic marketing. If your yields are not as good as you want, split and price the product line to match the yields. Thus, I'm seeing three and not two product gradients.
iPhone 5C, student and such aimed at all the el-chepo Android users
iPhone 5S, main stream customers
iPhone 5U, high end customers and special enterprise needs
Note how they are all in alphabetical order.
I'm getting a refund from my college at the end of this month, I might have to buy this phone, depending on how different it is. If this 128 gig thing is true it shouldn't cost no more than $399 or else those sales will just be poof.
I agree with you and cougarcat regarding the lightning connector and screen size of a 5C to normalize the product line. It would be interesting if this was the first step toward Apple obsoleting the 3.5" screen size within the year.
I have the 64GB iPhone 5, and Ill be delighted if they bring out a 128GB version and will buy it for sure.
I have iTunes Match, but my preference for iPhone is to have my music library on my phone, I also like to keep a few movies and TV shows, as well as taking loads of HD video of my son.
You have to remember, that everyone has different needs and requirements, not everyones requirements match yours.
On the colour, Id like to see a Champagne option, but looking at how white and clean iOS7 is, I cant see myself choosing anything but the white model this time... Im sure itll sell like hotcakes though.
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They have more Red products now, then when SJ was about.
They're extremely dedicated to this cause, which is great to see.
Oh, I could see needing the space if you have some shows and movies from iTunes on it. I don't bother putting that on my phone. I wasn't putting people down for wanting it, just curious how you could use up that much space. I have countless photos, songs and videos of when I get to see my nephew and I have a small dent into the storage space.
Agreed. It would be a much better excuse for me switching to the 5S from my Galaxy S2 if it comes with 2GB ram preinstalled.
I do know what wax is. Can you tell when a car has been waxed? Probably not because it's still the same shape/colour. A phone with a cover on looks completely different - so much so it's not immediately obvious if the iPhone is a 3, 3GS, 4 or 4S.
My point here is, for most, does it matter what colour the iPhone is when the vast majority put them in some tacky case? If the iPhone was made from a more suitable material, maybe there wouldn't be the need to protect it from - dum dum duuuuum - some keys.
Thank you, OllyW. I stand corrected.
I hope he is right again regarding the 128GB option for the next iPhone.
In my opinion (which isn't really worth a lot), Google and U.S. cellular carriers seem intent on limiting storage capacity in order o drive customers to their streaming services.
The new Nexus 7 is a perfect example of this with only 32GB max of storage.
I'm not sure if a gold colored case for the iPhone 5S is a good idea. After all, many iPhone users put their phones in protective cases, and once in a case unless you look really closely you can't tell the color of the case of the phone itself.
Also, why 128 GB of internal storage? With a proper iCloud configuration, you really don't need that much internal storage. I'd rather have 64 GB internal storage maximum but raise the internal RAM to 2 GB for faster operation and/or more apps loaded into main memory.
Also, why 128 GB of internal storage? With a proper iCloud configuration, you really don't need that much internal storage. I'd rather have 64 GB internal storage maximum but raise the internal RAM to 2 GB for faster operation and/or more apps loaded into main memory.
A lot of people though, would rather have all their stuff on the iPhone. This way its always there and there is no reliance on needing to have an Internet connection to access your Cloud based storage.
For Cloud storage to work, we need to have fast mobile connections, and also generous data allowances. And in some countries this isn't the case.