It takes longer to charger but you get the same amount of hours of use from it.
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It takes longer to charger but you get the same amount of hours of use from it.
I agree with much of this. I think, however, that once you get used to the 16:9 ratio it will look and feel good. I hope they don't go that way on the iPad. I've used some 16:9 tablets and, since you use them a lot in landscape, they feel too narrow. But a phone is used mostly in portrait and a lot of content is in scrolling fields (twitter, facebook, emails, texts, even columns on websites) so the larger, longer screen will add a lot of function there. Plus, when the keyboard is on the screen (almost always in portrait) you'll still have a good sized area to view the field you're typing into.
This is my opinion as well. I know most will disagree, but I still am giving Apple the chance that they release something completely different. I do like these leaked images of what the new iPhone may be, but think how badass it would be come announcement day to see Tim introduce a different design. Its perfectly possible for them to of thrown these parts out to get peoples attention away from what it really looks like. And if this is the case, I can't help but laugh at all of you who are so negative towards this leaked phone and jumping at the bit to talk **** about it every time something pops up about it on a RUMORS site...
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I can't think of a single example and I've followed Apple for a while. We have had stories about them feeding misleading information to parts of the supply chain to see if that information ends up in the press (they might tell a supplier that they have plans to launch an X in Q2 and then, if such a story appears in the press, they'll know that supplier has been spouting off) but I can't remember a single time when Apple has actually built fake prototypes and leaked them to websites to confuse people.
Does anyone know if the Galaxy SIII uses these new Gobi 28nm (combined LTE/voice) chips?
Thanks.
This is my opinion as well. I know most will disagree, but I still am giving Apple the chance that they release something completely different. I do like these leaked images of what the new iPhone may be, but think how badass it would be come announcement day to see Tim introduce a different design. Its perfectly plausible for them to of thrown these parts out to get peoples attention away from what it really looks like. And if this is the case, I can't help but laugh at all of you who are so negative towards this leaked phone and jumping at the bit to talk **** about it every time something pops up about it on a RUMORS site...
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No, it isn't "perfectly plausible". It's possible, of course, but it is not probable or reasonable. It's baseless speculation that requires us to set aside all the evidence in favour of an extremely unlikely alternate narrative. That's the very antithesis of "perfectly plausible".
Not only posts like this but also ... 'Tim Cook claimed a doubling down of secrecy' and this ... 'The next iPhone will be called iPhone 5/iPhone 6' .... Blah Blah Blah
Every post we see regarding any bit of 'info' ends up being a pointless discussion around these things mentioned above..
My take on this is that the components need less energy. The very reason the 4S doesn't have LTE is that the energy needed to power it was conflicting the design parameters - in other words: They would have to compromise the thickness of the phone to put in a battery to power it. Now, many stated here that the new LTE chip generation is supposed to be more energy efficient. Let's surely hope so.
Not only posts like this but also ... 'Tim Cook claimed a doubling down of secrecy' and this ... 'The next iPhone will be called iPhone 5/iPhone 6' .... Blah Blah Blah
Every post we see regarding any bit of 'info' ends up being a pointless discussion around these things mentioned above..
Exactly. Why don't the moderators do something about this?
There seems to be many people here at MacRumors complaining about how minor of an upgrade this is, how the battery life is obviously going to be worse, how Apple is stagnating, etc.
You know what? If you're not even going to wait until the new iPhone is announced to make an informed decision, much less waiting until you can personally USE the device, you might as well just switch to Android or WP. It's obvious the iPhone isn't making you happy, so why prolong the pain?
You know what? If you're not even going to wait until the new iPhone is announced to make an informed decision, much less waiting until you can personally USE the device, you might as well just switch to Android or WP. It's obvious the iPhone isn't making you happy, so why prolong the pain?
I thought I would be needing the 4s or have to replace it but my iPhone 4 has lasted since launch day. The battery is slowly fading so I'll get the new iPhone, so I hope it has a better battery. LTE is not available in my area yet so that isn't going to hurt me for now unless I travel. I think it is available a few miles away so maybe soon it will.
I used to buy new gadgets right away but Apple stuff is incredible lasting. I still have the original 2006 MacPro and it's super fast with the upgraded SSD even though I wish it could do Mountain Lion without hacking it, but Lion screams on it anyway. My launch day iPhone 4 buttons all work. I keep it in my pocket all day at my restaurant where it gets very dirty, especially with flour. It just wipes clean when I get home.
Oh and I never used a case. I never understood why people do, and believe me I'm clumsy and have dropped that phone more than enough.
I used to buy new gadgets right away but Apple stuff is incredible lasting. I still have the original 2006 MacPro and it's super fast with the upgraded SSD even though I wish it could do Mountain Lion without hacking it, but Lion screams on it anyway. My launch day iPhone 4 buttons all work. I keep it in my pocket all day at my restaurant where it gets very dirty, especially with flour. It just wipes clean when I get home.
Oh and I never used a case. I never understood why people do, and believe me I'm clumsy and have dropped that phone more than enough.
Because this creates traffic on this site and at the end of the day, people just want to see #s growing!
Also because moderators would end up having to close every thread that gets made... Trolls will always be Trolls!
Well it would seem the whole phone is a marginal upgrade
Surprise ...It's taller
Right.
All it's got (supposedly) is a bigger screen, more durable body, faster networking, smaller dock connector, and a new operating system. All signs also point to a faster processor, doubling of RAM, and a better camera. If only they had revolutionized the volume buttons, we'd have a game-changer on our hands. /s
I have tested - 7 hours talk time or 7 hours browsing or 9 hours video beats most other smartphones? Even the much bigger s3 but not the galaxy note. well you could put a car battery in there.
After reading this....If this is true, i dont think Apple will even have LTE in their next phone. Think about it, Apple only really has so many key features every year that they promote.
Last year was icloud, imessage, and siri.
This year will be maps, Larger screen. nfc or lte.
I can almost guarantee the new iphone wont have lte and nfc in the phone. It'll be one or the other.
Last year was icloud, imessage, and siri.
This year will be maps, Larger screen. nfc or lte.
I can almost guarantee the new iphone wont have lte and nfc in the phone. It'll be one or the other.
Agreed, and all this "4s is much worse than 4" crap? All the controlled tests I've seen (and my own experience) put the 4s battery slightly below the 4, not "much worse".
Mad. I'm not going to ask you again but you're simply going to have to stop approaching this from a rational standpoint. You must apply a self administered "Reality Distortion Field" here where in your bubble the only way to improve something is to make it bigger. Please don't make me have to publicly address you about this again!
It's nerd rage gone out of control lol
I've learned in life that for many people there's a payoff to being negative and no matter what the situation brings they will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's sad that some people get a charge from negative vibes but what can you do ...it's their personal choice.
Here's hoping that this is the next iPod battery and that the iPhone battery will indeed have more capacity.
Good post. The SoC-of-the-week isn't showing any real returns based on the common usage model. I even have asked folks who are carping about the next phone X having N cores, _how_ they use the phone, and it's usually like you noted above: communication/productivity apps, and some "lite" gaming.
Even when you consider something like gaming on a phone, there's so much horsepower still on the table for the current generation phones - not unlike how we saw a huge escalation in the quality and technical execution of games on consoles other their life cycle (look at the first 6 months of PS3 games vs. current), it's more about optimizing the platform, not continually tossing more hardware at the problem.