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New iPhones Still Expected to Launch in June/July, Fingerprint Sensor for iPhone 5S?
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I just want a better camera than my iphone 4, so i will probably get the 5S. Other than the camera, my iphone 4 is fast enough for my needs, and I still run great games on it. The iphone 4s is still popular because it does 99% of what people wants. The smartphone market is maturing and I doubt we will see any big breakthru moving forward. I guess we can always make it bigger! Because I like putting big phones in my pocket and whipping them out for the world to see.
If they want to truly innovate, its time to move away from smartphones in its current form
If they want to truly innovate, its time to move away from smartphones in its current form
i wish Iphone was the size of galaxy S3 screen-wise.
its not comfortable searching the web on the 4 incher. and I dont want a tablet. i already got a laptop. dont need a dedicated web browser when I already got a smart phone. be more smart and give me more visual space.
its not comfortable searching the web on the 4 incher. and I dont want a tablet. i already got a laptop. dont need a dedicated web browser when I already got a smart phone. be more smart and give me more visual space.
Don't know about the S3, but the Google Nexus's 8MP camera has 3 more megapixels than the iPhone 4's 5MP camera but takes blatantly worse photos. But it has more megapixels! How could it be worse?! Same goes with the 1080p video versus the iPhone 4's 720p.
More megapixels doesn't mean more quality, but too few megapixels (around 2 if viewed on a typical PC monitor) could make an otherwise good shot look bad. And you can blow up higher-res photos more. That is it.
Which Nexus are you referring to? The Nexus S (5MP), The Galaxy Nexus (5MP) or the Nexus 4? (8MP)
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It's not that the fingerprint is bad, but it's just too little! It doesn't even have NFC! No 4.8-5 inch screen, no NFC, probably no widgets and no true multitasking! Thank you but no, I'm not changing my perfectly good iPhone 4 for just the fingerprint senzor! If this is all that they release this year, then I'm giving up on Apple and switching to Android!
I agree, I'm tired of waiting. I will be looking at the SG4. I sure hope these specs are wrong.
Apple is falling behind. No touch screens for any of their laptops. No big screen phones.
I see the stock price taking another dump.
I think Apple needs to buy some Microsoft stock. The current RT and the next rev of the Surface PRO is going to take a byte out of their tablet and laptop market.
And yes I just bought a RT and it kills the iPad for business use.
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i haven't tried 2.5'' or 3'' size....3.5'' is the perfect size in my opinion but if they release a 4.8'' iPhone then the 3.5'' can be considered an iPhone mini.
It doesn't matter if they did it first.
If Apple does it....mind blown.
Yeah...
Like Siri, yet Google Now is far superior.
Like maps, no more needs to be said.
Apple iAss is as stale as Betty White.
If this is all Apple has to offer for their next phone then the stock really will be in $300 range & Google will surpass them in Market Cap.
My old feature phone had a 2.5" screen, but it's not a touchscreen and it'll be painful to use it if it has a touchscreen.
As for 3.0", they're fine for touchscreens but you won't get a QWERTY keyboard but instead an alphanumeric keypad. Close example for a 3.0" phone with a touchscreen would be the Sony Xperia X8.
+1 to this. After I switched to Android I've noticed the fierce pace of upgrades. Major OS updates every 6-9 months. At least every 6 months there are new phones that hardware-wise outclasses any previous phones. The selection is endless (big screens, small screens, super fast cpu, huge battery, waterproof, great camera and so on) so you can get a phone with the features that suits you.
This update, if it's correct, seems lackluster at best. Basically same hardware for another year. I just hope that the update includes a new major iOS update with exciting features, or Apple might have a bad year (iPhone-wise) ahead of them.
Finger print sensor for passcode is obvious, think of the other possibilities.
It could tie into webkit and iCloud, and log you into web services so you don't need to remember or make a zillion different passwords. If it used iCloud it could log you into desktop as well with bluetooth integration (and share web site password sharing via iCloud). Instead real hard long passwords would be created, and the finger print sensor would auto-paste it in.
It could be used as a legal signature for document signing (or after verification paste in your signature). This would be huge in several professions.
It could be used for multiple account handling on iOS. Senses your fingerprint, logs you into your account.
It could tie into webkit and iCloud, and log you into web services so you don't need to remember or make a zillion different passwords. If it used iCloud it could log you into desktop as well with bluetooth integration (and share web site password sharing via iCloud). Instead real hard long passwords would be created, and the finger print sensor would auto-paste it in.
It could be used as a legal signature for document signing (or after verification paste in your signature). This would be huge in several professions.
It could be used for multiple account handling on iOS. Senses your fingerprint, logs you into your account.
The writing on the wall? The 1 1/2 yr old 4S outsold the 9 month old Galaxy S3 last quarter. The 4 and 5 are iconic designs. There's a huge benefit to keeping the same great design for 2 years.
For one, you get a far more robust accessories ecosystem. It also helps iDevices maintain its legendary resale value. And it also gives Apple time to design the next gen phone with more meaningful changes rather than make changes for changes' sake just to make ADHD geeks happy.
I like how in the past 48 hours...the launch dates have changed like 3 times
Before this it was Sep/Oct
Article now says June/July
iMore just said Aug
http://www.imore.com/iphone-5s-planned-august-next-ipads-may-debut-april
We got June to Oct covered guys. Its a good range.
lol
Before this it was Sep/Oct
Article now says June/July
iMore just said Aug
http://www.imore.com/iphone-5s-planned-august-next-ipads-may-debut-april
We got June to Oct covered guys. Its a good range.
lol
Yeah. Really. If that's all there is going to be to the new iPhone 5S then I'll also just get the cheaper 5. It's plenty fast enough, light enough, thin enough, good enough photos. So why pay more unless the screen is bigger or they improve things in other ways?
At least the 4S had Siri, a distinctly better camera and was faster.
Mark my words. You are gonna bite your mouth in 2 weeks. Iphone 5 is gonna look like a crap phone.
-Fast settings
-NFC
-possibility to connect an USB stick
-print on ANY printer
-change your standard browser/email App
-multitasking (I mean MULTITASKING, not that background thing on iOS)
-multiwindow
-live widgets (at least for weather, calender)
-possibility to install flash, if you still need it
-bluetooth sharing
-lockscreen information
and so on and so on.
p.s.1: for every App you mentioned above, there is an equivalent on the Play Store (except for garage band - don't know, because i only used it on the Mac for ring-tone-creation)
p.s.2: Why cant you just accept other peoples thoughts, only because for them the iPhone is not holy anymore? That guy your quoting obviously has an iPhone until now and if he is considering a change, he seems not to be satisfied with it anymore. I did this step half a year ago, and never regretted it - and as it is MACrumors and not iOSrumors i still claim the right to write here
Wrong. Out shipped, not outsold. There is a difference.
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-Fast settings
-NFC
-possibility to connect an USB stick
-print on ANY printer
-change your standard browser/email App
-multitasking (I mean MULTITASKING, not that background thing on iOS)
-multiwindow
-live widgets (at least for weather, calender)
-possibility to install flash, if you still need it
-bluetooth sharing
-lockscreen information
and so on and so on.
p.s.1: for every App you mentioned above, there is an equivalent on the Play Store (except for garage band - don't know, because i only used it on the Mac for ring-tone-creation)
p.s.2: Why cant you just accept other peoples thoughts, only because for them the iPhone is not holy anymore? That guy your quoting obviously has an iPhone until now and if he is considering a change, he seems not to be satisfied with it anymore. I did this step half a year ago, and never regretted it - and as it is MACrumors and not iOSrumors i still claim the right to write here
On multitasking can elaborate as to what Androids implementation gives that Apples doesn't? It actually looks like Androids implementation means it drains more battery hence the need for 3rd party apps to get by.
Imagine, you touch the home button and the phone instantly unlocks, no need to type pass code, no need to draw patern, just touch and it is unlocked for you, and only for you.
Inteligent flash light depending on ambient light...smart.
Those small things drive the industry.
PLEASE Apple,i dont want bigger screen. Current form factor is perfect to hold and work.
Inteligent flash light depending on ambient light...smart.
Those small things drive the industry.
PLEASE Apple,i dont want bigger screen. Current form factor is perfect to hold and work.
has apple ever allowed people to custom the phones really? I dont see it happening. The jailbreak tweaks make up for the boring iOS has always been. Im happy with the phone now that i have some extra things on it.
Not only for you.
There are no fingerprint sensors reliable enough to be called safe. On average, a random group of 20 people has someone who can unlock your phone.
This "S" upgrade is coming at the worst possible time in terms of the competition Apple is now facing.