That's exactly what I'm not sure if I'll upgrade to 5S.
I love the 4S design, the fact that it's the last model with the 3.5" screen and 30 pin connector. If and when I do upgrade, I will be keeping my 4S.
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That's exactly what I'm not sure if I'll upgrade to 5S.
I love the 4S design, the fact that it's the last model with the 3.5" screen and 30 pin connector. If and when I do upgrade, I will be keeping my 4S.
My i5 does everything I want it to, and it does it with minimal wait.
I'll be giving the next iPhone a miss but can't wait for iOS 7
Same here. The iPhone 5 is speedy enough. And a 30% increase in the new phone is not as impressive as the 100% increase from the 4S to the 5.
iOS7 is the real game changer here, not the 5S. The standard 5 does everything it needs to with flair, and handles iOS7 beautifully.
You are pure genius man! What will you be using for the next 12 months while you wait for the iPhone 6?
Folks, follow his lead. The iPhone 6 rumors should be flowing within the next 30 days.
Can´t wait for fall 2014, when my contract expires and I switch from 4S to 6, man is my phone experience gonna fly
1. Faster CPU for later iOS's, not todays iOS, which is fast already. Always nice to have something better for down the road. Repeat, down the road, when things get a little tired and that extra boost helps.
2. Not talking about professional photos, but photos that are sharper than todays. Always a welcome addition.
3. Taking pictures in lower light with the dual flash, is nice as well.
4. More ram is great for those that want it over todays offering. I don't need it but ask anyone that thinks its a good idea will tell you so.
5. The S model is a year older with possible improvements over the 5. The 5 had some issues and the S model sometimes gives Apple a little more time to adjust or fix those issues.
6. As mentioned, some customers have the money to buy each release. If some don't care about upgrading, they don't, but those that do have the right to do so.
Spec wise it might have twice the ram, and the geekbench shows that it's twice as fast but that doesn't equal twice as fast when you're using it.
I did a side by side test with my 4S and my friends 5, and my 4S wasn't far behind. Again, on paper it's twice as fast, but not in the hand.
Your "two cents" sound like a bunch of reasons to convince yourself that you don't need to upgrade. Some people like to upgrade when a new/better phone is released.
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To be fair, the 5 is more than twice as fast (100% faster+) than the 4s in many benchmarks.
Benchmarks are just bunch of *****, do you feel that 5 is twice as fast as the 4S in everyday use? I don't think so.
Yes it is over 100% faster according to benchmarks but benchmarks don't portray actual use. If you haven't seen a 4S and 5 side by side look on YouTube. Plenty of comparison videos. It's faster but not by much, in reality. Nothing that makes you think it's "100% faster" atleast.
If you sell your phone, what are you using for a phone while waiting for the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, or whatever else you want to buy in the future?
If I sold my iPhone 5, I wouldn't have a good phone to use in the meantime.
If I sold my iPhone 5, I wouldn't have a good phone to use in the meantime.
Why are you so hell bent on calling everyone who upgrades crazy ?? If I have the means, I will upgrade,..my choice, not asking u for anything, am I ?
Sorry but I agree with the original poster. It's ridiculous to upgrade from a 5. That's why our country is in debt.
Check any site that posts benchmarks like Anandtech, Phonearena or GSM arena. The iPhone 5 is absolutely 100% (that's twice) as powerful as the 4S.
As for speeds sake, the 5 is noticeably faster. Just check this or any other number of speed test videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCRH5dTn2eM
If you've used both phones you'll feel the difference, especially in the camera. Everything loads up to twice as fast.
Even if someone using it daily didn't physically see the difference (which I doubt), there are performance capabilities in the background that affect all kinds of things. Having twice the power of a 4S makes a difference there even if you don't see it. Game graphics are absolutely better and many have noted during the iOS7 Beta that the iPhone 5 performed far better than a 4S, or even had small UI features that other versions of iDevices were incapable of handling.
Debate if you want, but the evidence is a mountain. The 5 is just that much faster than a 4S. It was a huge leap in performance. But the iPhone 5S's 30% on an already lightning fast iPhone 5? That's not going to be a huge change.
you sure seem to know a lot about how well a product that isn't out yet will perform on software that isn't out yet.
I do not understand people who sell their phone to buy another phone that looks the same and it's 0.5 seconds faster with a better camera.
I upgrade when a new design is introduced :
Bought the Original iPhone in late 2007, the iPhone 3G in early 2009, iPhone 4 on launch day and iPhone 5 on launch day. Next upgrade : iPhone 6 on launch day.
Just my two cents.
Some people want the latest and greatest. Some have the money. You should save your two cents for the upgrade, so when the rest of us are rolling with our golden iPhone 5S, you won't feel left out!
rsxmachine,
From your post above it sounds like you have the iphone buying/selling down to a science. I am really considering leaving Sprint (2 lines both iphone5/ 12 months left in contract) because of their service and signing up with ATT gophone plan. So I have a few questions for you:
1. Where can I get the best deals when buying/ selling iphone5 besides ebay and craigslist?
2. Should I sell my Sprint iphone5 before September 10 and buy after September 10 because ATT iphone5 (No contract) price will drop after the September 10 new iphone 5c/5s announcements?
3. Any tips you might have when buying/selling iphone?
Thanks.
Guys u guys are getting hell bent for nothing. First of all everyone knows that iPhone "6" is the 5S. I think the OP just didn't explain it correctly. And second of all, who cares what people say. Buy the phone if u want it.. Don't give a F what people say.
I do not think you understand. I am not upgrading because there is a need, I elect to do so because I want it. Many others will, too!
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Yes but in the iPhone forum this is always opportunity for others to "jump" the OP. That is unfortunately the way it is here.
I've only been running the Beta on a 5. I've heard the 4S had some particular performance issues but they've been hammered out more and more each Beta. Seems like the 4S has a harder time handling some of the new UI functions like transparency.
Either way, Apple was doing major optimizations to it to make it run smoothly on a 4S. We'll have to wait for the full release but I'm sure the 4S will run iOS7 just fine, minus one or two unimportant animations or transparencies.
I would sell my 16GB iPhone 5 if I could get the 5S at subsidized price, but I can't because it hasn't been 24 months since I upgraded (AT&T)
