Is it fair to say the iphone 5 is all hype?

[jaymzuk]

Bigger screen, LTE, faster processor, improved battery life, also a better screen as in addition to the size it is also clearer and has less reflections. Not to mention thinner and lighter, but that just depends on how important those qualities are to you.

Those are all the things you would miss out on if you just kept an iPhone 4S and installed iOS 6.

Without trying to be facetious, most of those features don't matter to me (Maybe I'm getting old, I'm 28 and consider myself geeky).

LTE in the UK is non-existent and won't be widespread for a couple of years. The bigger screen is nice and all, but still won't make it a good medium for watching video, and the screen glare has rarely been an issue for me, so it's a solution to a problem that didn't exist.

For me, it's a very easy decision to make, and I know of a number of people who were waiting for the iPhone 5 announcement who are now considering other phones.

I have no doubt whatsoever that the iPhone 5 is a fantastic phone in it's own right. I'm just not sure there's a compelling argument to make it 'the' phone to have in the way that it always has been, beyond the shiny cool factor, which is something that cannot be relied upon.

 

[Gregintosh]

I'm 28 too. To me LTE will make my life a tad easier. Also I can appreciate a better screen that shows me more info. Should make email and reading things more pleasant.

I guess it comes down to what you want. You could ask me why you should get a Mercedes and I can tell you about horsepower and engines but if you don't care then it won't matter.

That doesn't make it a crappy or disappointing car, just like you not valuing technological improvements does not make the improvements themselves disappointing.

 

[kas23]

Of course it's mostly hype! It's a friggin phone for god sake and people are going ******* crazy over it. Like its gonna reach out and wipe their ass for them. That said, it arguably is the best phone out there and I did preorder one too. But, it's just a cellphone.

 

[rsoxtim]

Not all hype but is it too much hype? Yes, this much hype for a phone is always crazy. That said, it's far better than any Droid.

 

[phillyred79]

That said, it's far better than any Droid.

Ahhhh... Dems' are fightin' words in various circles I reckon! (however, I agree)

 

[cyks]

This is the most inane argument I've ever seen. It's a great upgrade because it sold out in record time?

So was the "Cabbage Patch II" doll an incredible upgrade because it sold out the second it hit stores?

Was the Rubix Cube the greatest puzzle ever? Well, it sold the most, right?

Is the PlayStation franchise better than X-Box? PlayStation 2 has sold more units than any gaming console in history...must be the best, right?

The Toyota Corolla must be the GREATEST car on earth!! Toyota sells a Corolla once every 40 seconds...that's a record!

Long story short...just because it's the best selling, doesn't make it the best.

For the record...I like the iPhone, I've owned one since day one and I'm considering buying the 5.

I never said anything about it being better or that it's quick selling was proof that it was better.

The OP said millions were disappointed with it. If that were the case, it wouldn't have sold out so quickly.

 

[Jordan921]

I don't think it's all hype. If you don't like it don't buy it.

 

[saud0488]

Bigger screen
LTE
Better camera
Aluminum & glass build + new design
Faster processor

Yea, it's all hype

You know it's funny how everyone says "It's about the UI" and then they throw marginal improvements at you that are all hardware. Faster processer? Yeah, but same OS with hardly any new features. LTE? Sure, but it's a year late and on the same OS. Aluminum and glass build.....okay, that isn't really new. I guess I could give you better camera, but so far it's shown to be pretty much the same.

Btw, I was due for an upgrade so I figured why not an pre-ordered. I'm not fooling myself into saying it's a HUGE upgrade though. This is the least excited I've been for a new iPhone

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I never said anything about it being better or that it's quick selling was proof that it was better.

The OP said millions were disappointed with it. If that were the case, it wouldn't have sold out so quickly.

Sure it would have. If you read into what the guy wrote, he's saying that stuff was all hype and they all sold out very quickly.millions definitely are disappointed as evidenced by these forums, and common sense.

 

[Scrub175]

Anyone seen the op?

 

[duction]

thats a point... where are all the apple hating android fans lol

 

[whitesand]

Anyone seen the op?

You got it...Looks like it was just a pot stirring post to get everyone worked up..To suggest that the iphone 5 is hype is ridiculous at best...It's a game changing phone...

 

[Norco]

I think it all depends on what phone you currently have now. Upgrading makes perfect sense for anyone with an iPhone 4 and prior. For someone like myself with a 4S, upgrading to a 5 is more of a want than a need. All the new iOS 6 features are supported with my phone, and despite the faster processor in the 5, the 4S is no slouch. I'm waiting till next year to see what "golly-gee-whiz" feature Apple includes in the 5S.

 

[iSayuSay]

Well maybe not a lot people get disappointed with iPhone 5, although I did, a little bit..

But you just can't argue the iPhone 4 was the most [WOW]ing iPhone so far. 3GS to 4 was a revolution, though mostly appearance-wise.

iPhone 5, albeit having so many new features, everything [bigger] .. but it's just not impress as much. It's really hard to outdo the iPhone 4. It's just hard.

 

[mblank83]

wow didn't expect so many responses so quickly,

I thought it was a good upgrade by the way, I don't need to look for a reason to be disappointed (some1 said that i cant remember who here), it doesn't matter what I think of the iPhone 5, I don't have an urge to switch a phone I got 6months ago just because a new 1 is released, its not like people with androids get a new phone every time samsung puts a new phone on the market (maybe they do? ). My 4S is staying with me for another year, as it wasn't impacted and is still the same good ole phone it was before the announcement.

I was under the impression that many people were disappointed by sites like Yahoo, Forbes, I think GizModo, and apple blogs that posted the live event with comments from many readers saying stuff along the lines of "I was waiting until the iphone 5 came out to see if I should stay with Apple or get an S3 but now I think I will get that S3" and even youtube.

But maybe I was wrong haha

 

[jaymzuk]

I'm 28 too. To me LTE will make my life a tad easier. Also I can appreciate a better screen that shows me more info. Should make email and reading things more pleasant.

I guess it comes down to what you want. You could ask me why you should get a Mercedes and I can tell you about horsepower and engines but if you don't care then it won't matter.

That doesn't make it a crappy or disappointing car, just like you not valuing technological improvements does not make the improvements themselves disappointing.

I can certainly see the validity of your argument. My apathy towards the iPhone 5 as a choice as my next phone is due to the apparent lack of value that the updates can offer me personally.


As for the hype of the iPhone as addressed in the opening post, I'd argue that Apple hasn't really hyped the phone up at all, unless part leaks were intentional. The hype has been generated by anyone but Apple, albeit based on a history of significant innovations within the iPhone line every other release, be it technical or adding applications. I don't think iPhone 5 has been given any massively cheesy slogans or catchphrases to make us think that it's some sort of magical device, or that it changes everything.

The hype has only appeared to exist amongst the tech community.

 

[iEnvy]

The only people b****ing about the iPhone 5 are people on forums who are claiming that its garbage but know they'll get one, news analysts who have no idea what they're talking about, and Android fanboys.

Any decent tech website actually likes it.Watch Anandtech's video coverage on it They point out a few things they didn't like but ultimately they were impressed.

Of course you're going to have general hype about anything that is popular, but no it isn't all hype.

 

[CallOfDuty]

The only people b****ing about the iPhone 5 are people on forums who are claiming that its garbage but know they'll get one, news analysts who have no idea what they're talking about, and Android fanboys.

Any decent tech website actually likes it.Watch Anandtech's video coverage on it They point out a few things they didn't like but ultimately they were impressed.

Of course you're going to have general hype about anything that is popular, but no it isn't all hype.

Totally agreed! Android fanboys simply love to 'customize' the hell out of their android phones, filling it with all sorts of messy crap and then tries to put others down who doesn't (iPhone, even windows phone). I personally don't need useless clock widgets on my phone that shows the clock face and huge fonts.
For me, I'm extremely impressed by Apple's decision to include the A6. In my previous threads I've started I believed that it would be an A5X, but was not too sure because people assured that the A5X seems to be too much for the iPhone. I tried to find ways to dispute this fact with reasons like die shrinking and things, but it wasn't enough even to convince myself.
Since then, I wasn't optimistic of an A5X let alone an A6. I thought i was going to be disappointed with an overclocked A5. And I was pleasantly surprised and hit with an A6 chip. Way to go Apple!

Not only that, the fact that Apple is the first player to go with a A15 Chip (from what analysts and experts tell from the A6 Chip) than other competitors takes the iPhone 5 to a whole new level.

Okay, I'm going to receive alot of flaming for this, but and I can't believe many people are now RAVING about the design of the two-toned back. Aren't people complaining about the two-toned back previously? My friend previously complained about how ugly the two-toned back was, but after he watched the hands on videos and the official iPhone 5 video he is now MESMERISED by the sleekness of the back, the chromed bezel and everything. Especially the black one. Talk about hypocrisy.

 

[TopToffee]

No drastic change in shape of phone?

what the hell is a "drastic change in shape"?!

You were perhaps expecting it to be hexagonal?

 

[dreamteam]

Here's something I was wondering. If Apple did a better job at keeping the changes a secret, would this phone have gotten a better reception?

I think so. I think the some of the people calling this a disappointment are the ones that didn't get surprised by any of the new features. With all of the leaks nowadays, it's hard for apple to do a "one more thing" type of announcement anymore.

 

[Technarchy]

I'm always amused when people get asshurt when Apple wins.

The iPhone 5 is going to huge.

 

[mblank83]

I can certainly see the validity of your argument.

The hype has only appeared to exist amongst the tech community.

From Tim Cook:
"“iPhone 5 and iOS 6: the biggest things to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone.”"

and nice responses btw, does anybody think the iphone 5 was a "catchup" phone to catch up with the samsung galaxy phones and motorola and stuff? Are they ahead of their competition again?

interesting read here btw
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatsp...w-factor-levels-the-smartphone-playing-field/

edit: I agree with dreamteam, I was initially disappointed with the iphone announcement, but I think it really was because of all the leaks... I've only been following Apple alot in the past year or so, has it always been that everybody knows whats going to be announced before Apple actually announced it? Or is Apple really not doing much anymore to stop leaks?

 

[MH01]

You came onto macrumors to get a balanced opinion on the new iPhone ??

I'll give you credit and assume adequate intelligence, so in that case, is your troll post amusing you??

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I'm always amused when people get asshurt when Apple wins.

The iPhone 5 is going to huge.

What is your obsession with "asshurt"? Your spamming it all over the forums? Dealing with come confusion?? He he he

 

[Born Again]

So far the most commonly cited disappointment has been the lack of NFC.

First of all, I don't even though how many people use NFC to begin with. I am sure if you asked a hundred strangers on the street who are not techies what NFC is they would have no idea.

Also out of all the many people who have it now hardly anyone ever uses it. When was the last time you saw somebody pick up the phone and pay for something with it. I personally have never witnessed this, nor have I heard about this being commonplace from any of my friends working retail.

While some retailers have adopted this, they certainly have not given it much attention. And it is certainly not a system that is commonplace enough where missing it as a feature is a dealbreaker or even a major inconvenience. If lack of NFC is a dealbreaker for you, you must really be living in your own universe.

And yet all the tech geeks who want to talk about the iPhone being disappointing make it sound like Apple stuck on a monochrome LCD screen or decided to skip on including e-mail or something.

And when they finally ad NFC u will be loving it and using it

U know nobody asked for a thinner phone.

Their solving problems that nobody asked to solve


Give us a better iOS

Give us a bigger screen not taller.

Seeing calendars in portrait mode is not a feature lol

 

[Technarchy]

What is your obsession with "asshurt"? Your spamming it all over the forums? Dealing with come confusion?? He he he

Not sure what you're asking. If you want to discuss meet me at The Blue Oyster Bar on Howell street.

 

[Dmaynard83]

And when they finally ad NFC u will be loving it and using it

U know nobody asked for a thinner phone.

Their solving problems that nobody asked to solve


Give us a better iOS

Give us a bigger screen not taller.

Seeing calendars in portrait mode is not a feature lol

Not everyone wants a bigger screen. I for one want to be able to use my phone with 1 hand.

iOS is getting better (ios 6?)