Live Coverage of Apple's 2013 iPhone Media Event

[BruceEBonus]

The choice of using Elvis Costello to end the presentation was a good one. But. His choice of song ..Oliver's Army ... Now ...not so good ..

"And I would rather be anywhere else ... But here today...."

 

[69650]

4S is £349 unlocked in UK. Was hoping for cheaper. My wife hates her Galaxy Ace and wants a cheap iPhone. 4S would be fine for her needs.

£349 for a 2 year old iPhone with only 8GB. Jeez who would be stupid enough to buy that.

 

[b_scott]

I like Apple and all but even i is disappoint. the 5C should be starting at $49 with contract and about $269 max off contract. Its only 100 cheaper than the 5 which is a vastly better phone outside of LTE band support.

Then to gouge people further with the 5S, its an absolute shameless shakedown. The difference this time though is there are vastly equally good or better options out there for cheaper.

Makes no sense.

Plus 16GB and no 128GB...sort it out Apple.

what do you mean gouge further? New phone is always 199/299/399.

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I have been holding off getting an iPhone until they are 128 GB. Apple is really dragging their feet. Very disappointing update. Apple seems to really be purposely crippling the storage capacity. I would be willing to pay more money for a 128 GB device. My iTunes library is over 64 GB and I do not want to pay extra fees for iTunes Match service.

It's not going to happen for awhile and might never. Most data is going to the cloud.

I have 350+ GB of music. I have a 64GB iPhone and I take with me what I want to listen to. Keeping room for video, photos, and apps.

 

[Hankster]

You visit a website with its main purpose is to report rumors and then are sadden by the fact that their are no surprises.

Haa haa. Well said.

 

[kas23]

5C is nice, but the price is a rip off. Even if i'm not a billionaire 100 bucks is not a world shattering sum of money and i would get 5S (contract free).

The iPhone 5C's only purpose is to end the cannibilization of the latest iPhone by last year's model. Customers were preferring to buy the 4S over the 5 due to price. This will now end and people who buy the 5C will filling Apple's pockets with cash.

 

[DotCom2]

AAPL stock dropping like its hot...

That happens almost every time on events like this. You can almost count on it and short the stock. Everybody knows that!

 

[apolloa]

Who cares, it's Windows Phone 8. That's why.

Someone has already no doubt posted to you by now, but if you're going to try and correct someone, at least know what facts and specs are of the devices you're talking about. NO NEXUS RUNS WINDOWS PHONE OS! fyi

 

[kruug]

If you want a cheap piece of junk, there are dozens of Android phones to choose from.

There are also dozens of Android phones to choose from that outperform iDevices in the day-to-day market (not this hyped up spec-laden marketing hour).

Sure, you could say you have the fastest processor in a mobile device, but when your graphics, sensors, and main OS all utilize the crap out of it, it's going to lag (not saying this is how it is on any device, just illustrating a point).

 

[nick_elt]

No, you are wrong. It is simply Apple resorting to spec bragging, as is done by so many Android manufacturers.

The iPhone5 does not lag at all. There is NO application besides the new idiotic Infinity Blade that needs that processing power. Apparently Apple chooses to highlight game developers and not developers who make real, useful apps.

Have fun wasting your time playing silly games on your $700 phone.

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there was a free download of infinty blade 2 recently so i got it to check it out........... it really is crap

 

[69650]

The choice of using Elvis Costello to end the presentation was a good one. But. His choice of song ..Oliver's Army ... Now ...not so good ..

"And I would rather be anywhere else ... But here today...."

Oliver's Army was one of the first singles I ever bought. Ah Vinyl, those were the days.

 

[Pro31]

Looks like they need to bring someone in to make Apple "cool" again.

 

[samcraig]

Well I don't know what all the hoopla is about.

People have unrealistic expectations - especially for an "S" update.

You got the typical spec bumps and some new features. Also a whole new OS being released.

At this point - and for awhile - phones aren't going to be "innovative" in the same way or revolutionary. They are all (iOS, Android and Windows Mobile) going to be evolutionary.

And with all the tech news out there - you can pretty much see where things are headed in the next several years.

But go ahead. Feel free to complain how boring all of it is...

 

[b_scott]

it's very unforunate that since the iPhone 5, nothing has been kept in secret as far as Apple products. I think this impacts hugely in a negative way not only to close followers, but also to the general public, as there is practically no excitement or wow moments during these announcements.

I followed the blog and found myself hoping that there's something that was not leaked, or leaked purposely only for Apple to whip out something totally unexpected. While the technological advancements are undeniably nice to have, they aren't so much "wow" factors anymore, especially in the technology world that now evolves every other month.

perhaps if Apple really did keep something in secret, there'd still be a bit of excitement when these announcements come around, even if the "new" features aren't all that worth an upgrade.

agreed. Also no more "one more thing"

 

[MalusSylvestris]

Did they announce the Mega Pixel count on the iPhone 5S, is it still 8MP???

Yes. And yes, megapixels still mean nothing. You could have 100 megapixels and if the optics are crap and the sensor is crap then the picture would still be grainy and crap. Why do people find this so hard to understand?

 

[kas23]

They replaced it with the 5S at the same price point. The 5C is essentially the 5 with a plastic case so that they can sell it for $100 less and make the same margin. The design is probably too difficult to make in large quantities at the margins they want.

You're right about the margins. It's likely going to cost Apple much less to produce the 5C than the 5.

 

[HenryDJP]

This is a load of crap update from Apple...really Apple? An iphone 5C $100 discount from an iphone 5S? you got to be kidding me...I'll wait for iphone 6..thank you.

And then you'll say you'll wait for the iPhone 7 and then the 8. Come on. You're just whining. Apple has never over the years given us a plethora of goodies in their product updates at one time so move on if you can't handle it. It's not gonna change.

 

[Steve121178]

iPhone 5S UK pricing confirmed. 16GB is £549, 32GB £629 and 64GB is £709

iPhone 5C UK pricing: 16GB is £469, 32GB is £549

 

[iChrist]

lol $549 for 5C off-contract

Apple forgot that people only pay a premium for a well-built quality product.

If they want to play with plastic, they need to get realistic with the pricing.

 

[vpro]

I'm with this poster.

No. just no. And here's why:

If there is to be a huge fuss made about these devices, which cost a couple of percent of the value of a car (And a far less of a status symbol, sorry fanboys), then yes, I expect something new, something different.

I'm fully aware of how far smartphones have come since I owned a Motorola A925, but if these devices are to command such price tags, and such attention (Some of which is not down to Apple), then I expect something of substance.

The iPhone 5s is nothing new. not that there's anything necessarily wrong with that, but when you have the weight of expectation on you, you need to hit it out the park.

There is one question that needs to be answered when it comes to new devices such as this, and that's 'Does this device stand up on it's merits alone', and in this case, I have to say no. The value proposition just isn't there if you own a 4 or a 4s.

I'm with you on that one +1 for you! I think the ( S ) stands for small, they give small "improvements" on these devices to make you ( s )mile, that's that, that's it... That is how they keep you a slave, you work for them, you provide massive free live hands on advertisement value for them, but you have to pay to serve them. Isn't that true?

 

[nick_elt]

£349 for a 2 year old iPhone with only 8GB. Jeez who would be stupid enough to buy that.

and no micro sd slot

 

[Kariya]

what do you mean gouge further? New phone is always 199/299/399.

Off contract prices are higher. (Yes buying phones off contract is quite popular in Europe)

 

[JGIGS]

The world's first 64-bit smartphone is nothing to sneeze at. That isn't a simple spec bump. Overall, this is a very solid update that will push technology forward. A7 and TouchID are going to force all other premium manufacturers to follow suit and compete.

It's nice but isn't going to make me rush out and buy a new phone. Smart phones are at a point cpu performance wise that for what they are used for by most users they are sufficient.

But then again smart phones and computers are in the later stage of their product cycle so I'm not sure there is many obvious enhancements anymore.

Seems like the biggest decision factor now is form factor and operating system/eco system (ios vs google/android ..., mac vs windows/google), open vs. walled garden type of eco system.

 

[jlasoon]

hahah yeah riiggghhhttttt because Apple are only just scraping a profit right? Or has inflation gone up by over 30% in the last year?

Take a measuring tape to Subway next time.

 

[djphat2000]

Can't wait till Pre Order. I already sold the iphone 5, and gonna make money off the deal getting new iPhone 5s. LOVE IT

 

[BruceEBonus]

Oliver's Army was one of the first singles I ever bought. Ah Vinyl, those were the days.

Sadly. Or rather....fortunately I was there when he was more punk than country too