wondering why apple didn't simply use the design of the ipod touch, which is way more attractive than any iOS device so far 
Do you think the 5S will break any preorder or 1st month sales records based on the rumored specs? I'm genuinely asking. I just think the 5S is gonna be the least popular & uneventful launch in iPhone history. Hope I'm dead wrong.
You have got to be kidding. Judging a phone by playing with the demo is crazy. Those phones get molested in the first 30 minutes after being out on display. I own an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy S4. I'm not going to bash the iPhone to make the S4 look good. Yet that's what Android haters do. It's a sign of lack of knowledge for haters to perpetually repeat the same old FUD. Surely you can't be serious.
If you had any sort of knowledge, you'd know that article and data quoted is full of misleading and completely wrong information.
Take 5 mins and educate yourself then come back with the 'correct' information..which isn't what you think it is.
Here I'll even help you:
http://daringfireball.net/2013/07/fitting_the_facts
Twice in the past week, AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger has published detailed analyses of Strategy Analytics' data that strongly suggest a pro-Samsung bias.
The first questioned SA's report that Samsung had "dethroned Apple" in mobile profits.
The second accused SA of "rewriting history" to prove that the iPad's share of the tablet market had shriveled to 28.3%.
The latter report is especially damning because Strategy Analytics' seems to have inflated its earlier estimates of Android tablet sales by more than 11 million units.
First impression is everything.
Would you buy a phone that didn't work as expected when you demo it?
While you see that it's a demo device (and thus "molested") your average joe won't see anything else but a slow and choppy device with good specs.
And good specs != instant buy.
Not bashing the S4, but it's food for taught isn't it?
I'm after 64GB at least. If they restrict the storage on the "5C" that'll force me to get the 5S. Hope they dont. I dont care about the fingerprint thing and like the look of the plastic one.
The retina iPad mini will also have phone capabilityThat will be the next "one more thing". Take that phablet market
Yeah, let's all carry 7.9" devices and use them as phones. Facepalm.
U got me wrong. I would never switch over to anything else at this point. I'll be up at 3am per-ordering the 5S no matter what. Just like I've done with every iPhone release. I just think more this year then any the S cycle isn't gonna cut it much longer. I don't know why I have that feeling and I don't really know what I want. I leave that to apple to figure out. But when I think of the 5S getting a speed bump, new camera, and possibly a FP sensor (which I am excited about) I wonder if it'll be enough to last until late 2014. They have the App Store and ecosystem locked down right now. And I think that's their ultimate goal. But hardware wise, I think they will be surpassed by the time the 6 rolls around. It's happening right now and I hate the current competition. Most people but phones based on hardware alone. They don't even think about the smoothness and uniformity of the ecosystem. Some do, but the majority don't. They think the phone looks cool, so they buy it.
Do you think the 5S will break any preorder or 1st month sales records based on the rumored specs? I'm genuinely asking. I just think the 5S is gonna be the least popular & uneventful launch in iPhone history. Hope I'm dead wrong.
First impression is everything.
Would you buy a phone that didn't work as expected when you demo it?
While you see that it's a demo device (and thus "molested") your average joe won't see anything else but a slow and choppy device with good specs.
And good specs != instant buy.
Not bashing the S4, but it's food for taught isn't it?
After outwaiting the iPhone until the 3GS, I have been on the 4S for contract reasons.
The 4S does everything I need it to do, which is probably the same for most users.
I don't want a bigger screen, but will upgrade to the 5S. It's still reasonable in size.
The spec hounds need to understand that the entire smartphone category has matured to a point where there isn't much "innovative" one can pack into it.
If anything the memory options need to go up and start at 32GB.
Some of the features spec hounds are claiming they must have I lived all my life without, so I am not missing a thing.
Never compare Android phones with iPhones, as that entire concept is of no interest to me.
They did a good job copying and whoever likes that can just buy Android phones.
Good to have options.
Complaining that a company doesn't offer all the options for ones personal preferences is ridiculous!
I'm hoping the rumoured 13" iPad they're playing about with behind the scenes, will be some kind of iPad Macbook Air hybrid.
There are certainly times where it would be advantageous to plug the iPad into an external monitor and have the ability to display multiple apps at the same time. In a corporate environment where I'm out and about during the day in meetings, and then either dock with a monitor at home or hot desk, this would really be a killer device for me. Canonical seem to be innovating in the right direction, and it's a great time to take advantage of MS poor hybrid OS.
It's actually a good point; a main difference between the mini and the "full size" iPads is that there's no cellular data connection option. I never opted for the 3G models, but I can see the mini branching into a wifi and 3G/4G set of models.
Take a look at the silver metal band that surrounds the phone - that's the antenna.
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You have got to be kidding. Judging a phone by playing with the demo is crazy. Those phones get molested in the first 30 minutes after being out on display. I own an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy S4. I'm not going to bash the iPhone to make the S4 look good. Yet that's what Android haters do. It's a sign of lack of knowledge for haters to perpetually repeat the same old FUD. Surely you can't be serious.
web usage are better indicators of who is dominating the market.Wrong. Samsung overtook Apple for profit already. Look around before you start throwing numbers around.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/26/samsung-apple-profitable-mobile-phone
I think its about time Apple dropped the 16GB storage iPad
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1: Unboxing & Review
via McTube for YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WullwKrsuwM
reallyHa, still using metal instead of plastic. And they're releasing a tablet without a removable battery. Apple is definitely doomed.