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Reality Check: THIRTY big hardware improvements over 4s!
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That's fine. Not everyone is going to use it. There are plenty of people that can and do find a use for it. I've been using NFC to pump gas for 10+ years now.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/9/13/3326122/reality-check-30-hardware-improvements-with-iphone-5
Read it and WEEP naysayers!
Only a few have any real value to me. YMMV. My thoughts on how the improvements sit with me.........
4" Screen - Meh....last I checked, my thumb didn't lengthen
44% greater color saturation - I see no need to over saturate a display. That's more in line with a typical P&S Camera vs a good DSLR.
Full sRGB support - Good thing I don't edit images in PS on my phone
Higher brightness - Already keep mine at 50%
Less glare - Would be welcome for sure
Performance Improvements
2x CPU & 2x GPU - if it improves Siri's responses, I'm game.
Better battery life -Yet to be seen
Enclosure Improvements
20% Lighter -welcome
18% Thinner - Meh...lighter > thinner
Increased durability - $15 I replaced my back glass myself.
Wireless Improvements
LTE - Meh.....only useful if I'm using it as a hot-spot but I refuse to pay to do so.
DC-HSDPA - N/A to me
Dual band 802.11n - more useful on an iPad as I rarely wifi more than just apps. I suppose it would make syncing faster but I sync monthly if that and just leave my phone charge while doing so.
Camera/Video Improvements
Sapphire Crystal (more durable) - Never scratched any of my previous cameras
40% faster capture speed - Until it can shoot sports, no care.
Better low-light performance - In camera jpeg processing driven; good for those that don't Post Process.
Improved noise-reduction - I've downloaded the sample images and at ISO 50 they are still very noisy. No in camera jpeg processing help seen. I'd rather Post Process them.
720p HD Facetime camera - I've never used facetime
Improved video stabilization - Nice I suppose.
Still photos while recording video - Nice if you can pull a full 8mp image from a video but otherwise meh....
A6 post processing of photos - I never process on phone
All of the above are funny. Give me a camera with a decent lens and quality bokeh already.
Audio Improvements - Interesting
Better Earphones - I rather they keep any OEM ones and discount the phone
Three microphones - Interesting
5 magnet speakers - Interesting
2-way noice cancelling earpiece - Interesting
Wideband/HD Audio - Interesting
Connectivity Improvements
80% smaller dock connector - Meh.....I actually prefer a wider connection point for stability
Reversible dock connector - Not ground breaking.
On serious side, how is 
logo and "iPhone" text going to be embedded on the backplate?
Anyone get the information? I like how it's implemented on iPhone 4 and 4S. It's essentially non-destructible unless you also destroy/scratch/crack the backplate, in which case you'd want to replace the backplate instead. So, you essentially can't destroy those marks.
In the contrary, those imprints on pre iPhone 4 is disgustingly weak. Keep it for a few months and you'll start to notice how the logo and text imprint slowly start to get scratched and damaged.
So how about this iPhone? Will it be anodized into the back?
logo and "iPhone" text going to be embedded on the backplate?Anyone get the information? I like how it's implemented on iPhone 4 and 4S. It's essentially non-destructible unless you also destroy/scratch/crack the backplate, in which case you'd want to replace the backplate instead. So, you essentially can't destroy those marks.
In the contrary, those imprints on pre iPhone 4 is disgustingly weak. Keep it for a few months and you'll start to notice how the logo and text imprint slowly start to get scratched and damaged.
So how about this iPhone? Will it be anodized into the back?
While I like the iPhone 5 and will most likely get it, there are not thirty hardware improvements. Most glaring example, using the dock connector as two improvements. That's like saying adding thunderbolt to macs is two separate improvements. These things can be grouped together
1. Better picture quality. This includes 44% greater color saturation, Full sRGB support (same thing), Higher brightness, Less glare
2. Faster A6 chip. Since one chip includes both CPU and GPU, it's unfair to label them as two improvements.
3. Thinner: this include incell touch, smaller sim card, and everything they did to make it thinner.
4. Wireless improvements. - upgrading to modern network technologies is a given and I don't see why it counts as three improvements.
5. You have 8 improvements dedicated to the camera. Anybody who needs a better cell phone camera is crazy. Most people these days view their photos digitally and nobody has a 8 megapixel screen. Those who need higher quality photos get DSLRs. People stopped really caring about camera quality after iPhone 4. The biggest limitation of cell phone pictures is that it can only take wide angle shots, not any of the things Apple improved.
1. Better picture quality. This includes 44% greater color saturation, Full sRGB support (same thing), Higher brightness, Less glare
2. Faster A6 chip. Since one chip includes both CPU and GPU, it's unfair to label them as two improvements.
3. Thinner: this include incell touch, smaller sim card, and everything they did to make it thinner.
4. Wireless improvements. - upgrading to modern network technologies is a given and I don't see why it counts as three improvements.
5. You have 8 improvements dedicated to the camera. Anybody who needs a better cell phone camera is crazy. Most people these days view their photos digitally and nobody has a 8 megapixel screen. Those who need higher quality photos get DSLRs. People stopped really caring about camera quality after iPhone 4. The biggest limitation of cell phone pictures is that it can only take wide angle shots, not any of the things Apple improved.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/9/13/3326122/reality-check-30-hardware-improvements-with-iphone-5
Read it and WEEP naysayers!
Stuff a ton of Android phones had before. Plus, it's not the thinnest smartphone. But, I still love me some App$e
As I said, your use of the word "stretched" was nothing but doublespeak.
It is stretched from the 3:2 aspect ratio. The amount of usable space is diminished by stretching it in only one dimension.
Absolutely, you listed stuff that you feel are important. I listed stuff that are significant to me. Works out nicely.
Correct, except for the fact that I didn't belittle your opinion or act like it was invalid. If you're one of the people that was wishing all along for a tall iPhone, that's great. I'm guessing, though, that you would praise no matter what came out as the right way to go.
Hundreds of millions?? That might be a bit of an exaggeration. The numbers I've seen as of August are 85 million total iPhones sold...so figure about half are still in circulation and of those several are repeat buyers.
And you have to ask yourself if you really think the iPhone wouldn't have sold just as many if it had a 4.3 inch screen from the beginning. I bet it would have. I don't think it's that people have a preference for a 3.5 inch screen...it's just that has been the only option.
You might have been thinking of Android, which has sold around 250 million units to date. Most of those have larger screens...those people must be crazy!
I wouldn't hold my breath.
Again, if you can notice a difference...
That was my idea a while back, but I never got around to photoshopping it. Ha ha!
I also think people were waiting for Apple to do something more "innovative" like figuring out a way to remove the top and bottom bezels, instead of just making the phone longer. Maybe a phone that is lightly flexible because of a new kind of OLED technology. Maybe a hybrid solar charging phone. I'm not saying these are good ideas, I'm not the genius here. Apple got so rich because they could imagine new ideas no one has thought about.
Cameras will always get better, screens bigger, devices thinner, and faster. This is not any sort of innovation, it's just evolution of what we already have. Whether this kind of constant innovation is realistic or not, it is what people have come to expect from Apple and why some are disappointed.
Cameras will always get better, screens bigger, devices thinner, and faster. This is not any sort of innovation, it's just evolution of what we already have. Whether this kind of constant innovation is realistic or not, it is what people have come to expect from Apple and why some are disappointed.
But of course you do. The ratio is stretched from 3:2 to 16:9. Stretch is a term used to refer to widescreen aspect ratios in TVs and movies. Yes I understand that pixels are added, making it taller but not wider. Yes I understand the pixels are not actually stretched in the vertical dimension. Unfortunately those added pixels are not as useful to me as they would be if added in both horizontal and vertical planes.
Wrong, stretch is used when you spread the existing pixels of a video source. We are talking a video display. The display is not stretched unless you somehow spread the existing pixels over a wider space. In this case we are adding pixels to increase the size. So stretch is the wrong word when discussing displays.
I don't exactly find them that useful either. I don't find the need to add pixels in either direction. Despite that, using the term stretch is incorrect and is probably chosen due to it's negative connotation. I would prefer people keep it clear and concise and stop manipulating the situation by chosing terms that don't fit just because they fit their motivation.
after this upgrade the only waste to me seems to be the 4s, now that was BARELY an upgrade from the 4, glad i skipped that one.
In terms of internal components, yes it's much bigger of an upgrade than the one between 3gs and iphone 4. The processor jump is much more significant and now they have added LTE. iPhone 4's processor speed upgrade was very marginal in comparison and it didnt have a new wireless technology.
Those do not mean the new screen is oversaturated. it means now the screen has the color gamut that fits the standard color space. In other words the colors will be more accruate than ever before. Just as with the new iPad's screen, this improvement in color saturation and accuracy get ignored or misunderstood. The older LCDs tended to be undersaturated.
Damn the 4S owns. So the 5 pretty much does blow the S3 out of the water, like I imagined it would.
I love my 4S more now.
As a photographer and an iPad 3 owner and user, I can say while the new screen and colors are great, it's far from accurate. There's a visible difference once you calibrate the output of the iPad screen to match a color corrected monitor and printer. Thankfully the tools exist so when I show my clients their images, they don't get the super saturated and clipped images that while look good on screen don't match reality.
You are ignorant. Ignorant = lacking knowledge or unawareness in general
In-cell touch = no additional layer of digitiser = sharper image & less glare (thinner but yes who cares)
dual band wireless n = 5GHz region is less crowd = stable connection
facetime HD = It is a big different VGA (640 x 480) 720P (1280x720)
still photo while recording video = 1.want to get one shot out of movie 2. want to have movie backup for fast motion
A6 post processing = we will see -> just like you comment on battery life
three microphones = noise cancellation -> voice clarity
wideband audio = voice of human has several frequency -> in order to send voice through phone line, large portion of frequency is cut out. This produce unpleasant voice that is not understandable sometimes. Wideband improves this.
reversible dock connector = no wrong way to plugin like 3.5 headphone jack
Other things I don't know but not gonna justify them until I know.
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http://spyder.datacolor.com/
Same gear used in my studio only with an app that uses a color calibrated gallery to display the images.
You have some nice shots.