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Newly Released Video Offers Detailed Look at Upcoming 'Champagne' iPhone 5S and Low-Cost iPhone
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I've always favoured the current iPod Touch design over the iPhone 5. This is essentially all the 5C is. A phone edition of the Touch.
I just need a no thrills iPhone in orange.
I hope you are not for one moment even considering the possibility of fans changing their mind based solely on what Apple ends up producing.
No, I won't have it.
I'm sure people think independently and will stick to their opinions, shun such a plastic product as has been said over the years, irrespective of what Apple produce, and not simply buy it like mindless sheep.
No, it's going to fail I'm sure.
ROFLMAO!! Excellent reply. How could I have even thought that anyone would buy a plastic iPhone after reading for years how plastic phones were junk.
Hopefully the 5c will get the wife to upgrade from her 3gs.
And that video makes the champagne phone look not so good.
btw I thought there was supposed to be a model with a larger screen?
And that video makes the champagne phone look not so good.
btw I thought there was supposed to be a model with a larger screen?
Not sure what you mean, you think they will say 'we don't offer black because it's Pro color'? If they wanna say that on the stage, so be it.
FWIW, there is some truth to this. The MacBook Pro's all have a black bezel around the screen while the MacBook Airs do not. Doesn't mean a whole lot IMHO though.
Uh, I think you either misunderstood my post or your replied to the wrong person. I was talking about the gold phone.
Champagne...so 90's
Call me crazy, but I honestly think that color will go over well in China.
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"We took color-novation... and gave it something more flowing off the tongue. Something so unique, it could only be from Apple. We call it 'Chromovation.'"
Lots of stories about the appearance of these new phones. So how likely is it that either or both of these phones will be universal models as opposed to carrier specific? Is that even possible yet, or do the chips and antennas for that still not exist?
Sure, in the USA. But if it's still selling big in asia, why not make it for asia? Personally I think the graphite is gorgeous, I'd pick that over the black or white. And I sure hope there's a fairly neutral color for the 5c.
Champagne...so 90's
Sure, in the USA. But if it's still selling big in asia, why not make it for asia? Personally I think the graphite is gorgeous, I'd pick that over the black or white. And I sure hope there's a fairly neutral color for the 5c.
I'm envious of those who have an upgrade this cycle because of the huge selection of iPhones to chose from.
All plastics are not the same:
All plastics are not the same:
Go pick up an HTC One (the new one) that is made from aluminum and plastic or a Nokia Lumia, which appears to be of similar construction to this Iphone 5c
Both the Lumia and the HTC one are solid feeling phones. They have very tight seams (if you can even feel the seams at all) have little to no flex to them. They are quality and plastic.
Now go pick up a Galaxy IV. Its made of several plastic panels that snap/screw together. Very loose seams, very flexible, almost a creaky feeling, and in general feels much cheaper; much more like a toy.
Now I havent felt an Iphone 5c yet, but I hope its more like a Lumia in physical quality and less like a Galaxy IV.
All plastics are not the same:
Go pick up an HTC One (the new one) that is made from aluminum and plastic or a Nokia Lumia, which appears to be of similar construction to this Iphone 5c
Both the Lumia and the HTC one are solid feeling phones. They have very tight seams (if you can even feel the seams at all) have little to no flex to them. They are quality and plastic.
Now go pick up a Galaxy IV. Its made of several plastic panels that snap/screw together. Very loose seams, very flexible, almost a creaky feeling, and in general feels much cheaper; much more like a toy.
Now I havent felt an Iphone 5c yet, but I hope its more like a Lumia in physical quality and less like a Galaxy IV.
I would say the contrary.
Apple (since Jobs came back) has always been pretty fastidious about not overlapping the computer lines too much. If you go back to the slump era between the first and 2nd Jobs tenure. Apple had absurd amounts of product duplication. Quadra and Performa versions of the same exact computer?
These days the various desktop models form an almost a linear progression of performance from the slowest Mac Mini up to the Mac Pro max config. Ditto for laptops, except there is that wrinkle between the MacBook Air and the 13" MacBook Pro. Nearly equivalent performance and price, but with one you get more CPU and an optical, the other you get SSD instead of HDD.
All of the fanfare about color I believe is because merely having 16/32/64gb configs isn't enough.
I highly doubt that. With so many leaks and confirmations from these so called "analysts" (though I wouldn't go by their word), there is a very high probability that the Gold and Graphite/Grey/Gray 5S are on their way. There can't be smoke without fire, right?
Pathetic.
Really, Apple? Your big new innovations for the next iPhone are the different color cases? No 1080p, 5-inch screen variant? Still no SD slot, and still no user-upgradeable battery? I'm so glad I quit waiting when the rumors indicated you were not upgrading the phone again, and I switched to a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which comes with a far better UI by the way. The only thing I miss is Plants Vs. Zombies 2, but I am keeping my old puny iPhone4 for that until the Android build is release on the Google Play marketplace.
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My S4 doesn't feel creaky at all - and if I want an aluminum back I can buy one - or I can buy any number of color backs for it. Instead, I opted for a 7500mah battery upgrade and a TPU case. Yes, it's larger than the iPhone, but with the stock battery and cover it actually weighs less than my iPhone 4 does, and the extended runtime on the battery is well worth the extra weight and bulk. At least it's an option, as opposed to the walled garden of the iPhone.
Really, Apple? Your big new innovations for the next iPhone are the different color cases? No 1080p, 5-inch screen variant? Still no SD slot, and still no user-upgradeable battery? I'm so glad I quit waiting when the rumors indicated you were not upgrading the phone again, and I switched to a Samsung Galaxy S4 - which comes with a far better UI by the way. The only thing I miss is Plants Vs. Zombies 2, but I am keeping my old puny iPhone4 for that until the Android build is release on the Google Play marketplace.
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My S4 doesn't feel creaky at all - and if I want an aluminum back I can buy one - or I can buy any number of color backs for it. Instead, I opted for a 7500mah battery upgrade and a TPU case. Yes, it's larger than the iPhone, but with the stock battery and cover it actually weighs less than my iPhone 4 does, and the extended runtime on the battery is well worth the extra weight and bulk. At least it's an option, as opposed to the walled garden of the iPhone.
My coworker has an GSIV and it definitely is less "solid" than an iPhone 4 or 5. It's made of at least 3 thin plastic "panels" that are snapped/screwed together. The iPhone 5 is only 2 external parts. An aluminum case and a glass front panel. I don't have any actual numbers, but I would bet money that an iPhone 4/5 would deflect significantly less that any galaxy model if put through a deflection test.