Live Coverage of Apple's 2013 iPhone Media Event

[zioxide]

So why they didn't update the megapixals??

Because megapixels are a useless number. The sensor is 15% bigger. That's way more important to image quality than the number of megapixels.

Megapixels only matter if you want to print your photos to paper.

No harm in posting twice.

Are you gonna post the same thing six times?

 

[samcraig]

All the Apple haters on this thread, I have an honest question. Did Samsung pay a bonus to post today?

thousands. And I got an bonus hot pocket

 

[NickG420]

Ugh Rush....Seriously?

 

[winston1236]

So all I'm taking away from this so far is the new phone is going to be faster than the first phone they ever made.

 

[uknowimright]

thousands. And I got an bonus hot pocket

hope it was the BBQ one

 

[tdream]

APPLE Nailed it....

like Jesus

 

[rmwebs]

APPLE Nailed it....

In fairness...all they have done is FINALLY caught up. Look at the competition. Slowmo, Dual Flash, better photo sensor...all these things have been on their competitors phones for a long, long time now.

 

[robertpatryk]

I sure have seen this picture of a squarell....

 

[Radiating]

So the camera is much better, the processor is much better, and they added fugly colors, and took away slate.

2 steps forward, 1 step back.

 

[Oohara]

Nice, same slo mo capabilities as the Note 3.

 

[macaddict06]

So all I'm taking away from this so far is the new phone is going to be faster than the first phone they ever made.

Then you really haven't been paying attention at all.

 

[applesith]

So all I'm taking away from this so far is the new phone is going to be faster than the first phone they ever made.

Yeah, I'm not sure why they went backwards with doing an A5 in this. I'm sticking with my iPhone 5 because it must be faster???

 

[Nevaborn]

ok if these pictures are actually possible with released tech and not photo-shopped massively then we may be ok

 

[MalusSylvestris]

So why they didn't update the megapixals??

Because nobody needs more than 8mp unless they plan to print out a giant poster.

Megapixels are UTTERLY MEANINGLESS as a measure of photo quality.

Analogue film has a resolution equivalent to 20-30mp but if you put it in a crappy point-and-shoot camera you still get crappy pictures.

What matters is the quality of the optics, the size of the aperture and the level of noise in the sensor.

All that upping the megapixel count does is give you stupidly huge image files.

Seriously, I have 10 x 8 photos on my wall that were taken with a 2mp Olympus camera in 2002 and they look great, because it had a good quality lens.

 

[rovex]

Get that ipad on stage pronto.

what a mess

 

[Ricezilla]

APPLE Nailed it....

Yup they nailed their own coffin.

 

[BFG86]

now on to security

 

[sclawis300]

I don't like where the price is headed on this thing.

 

[dlmart2]

fingerprint reader

 

[Libitina]

Have we had any surprises yet?

 

[gigapocket1]

In fairness...all they have done is FINALLY caught up. Look at the competition. Slowmo, Dual Flash, better photo sensor...all these things have been on their competitors phones for a long, long time now.

as n a long time within the past year or after the iphone 5 release

 

[Donoban]

Did NOT see this coming!

 

[AppleInTheMud]

Still only 8 mp ? And the screen hasnt improved ? Nooooo !!!! **


I'll still buy it :-D

 

[Mr Bigs]

Never heard of anyone complaining about the keyboard.

Have you ever used swiftkey?

 

[PaulOBrain]

"Unfortunately, some people find that's too cumbersome." Apple says that about half of smartphone users don't bother.


How do they know this?