http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/9/13/3326122/reality-check-30-hardware-improvements-with-iphone-5
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Only took them two years
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Reality Check: THIRTY big hardware improvements over 4s!
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Only took them two years
I know right?
Better Earphones? Better than the crappy ones that come with it...super. That's a HUGE improvement in the phone?
Wideband/HD Audio? Great....if you live in the UK maybe. Carriers in the US already said they aren't going to support that.
Smaller sim? Who the heck cares? I never see it. Never know it's even there. How can that be considered a HUGE improvement?
I don't know about all of you, but I think the BEST upgrade feature is CLUMSY NINJA.
Geez, cmon guys. Get real.
Geez, cmon guys. Get real.
Do you guys think the A6 is really twice as fast? I mean doesn't it contradict Moore's law this day in age? I mean companies like Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments have faced the limitation barrier of current gen processors and struggle to improve performance year in and year out. Is it likely that Apple out of no-where can out manufacture these tried and tested companies? I mean they went from A5/A5x to A6 in a year and claim 2x the performance over the A5 in processing capability? (A5X is on par with A5 on this metric, but has better graphical performance) I guess we won't know till someone tears down the phone and puts it through the performance mill....
Maybe you missed the part where I said that you can attach an image (or video) in iOS 6.
http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#mail
The amount of useable space was not diminished in any way.
I didn't belittle your opinion. I called your use of the word "stretch" doublespeak. Which it was.
But you did belittle mine when you said "It's probably about right for kids and girls, though."
Nope, I'm one of those people that don't think screen size is more important that the rest of the package.
And now you are calling me a fanboy.
Not even close. 245 million iPhones were sold as of June 30, 2012. And most of them are still in use according to Apple. Just because there are repeat buyers, does not mean the old phone are abandoned.
I don't think that at all. I think the screen size is "about right" in that hundreds of millions of people were happy with their purchase. That does not mean they couldn't be happy at a different size as well.
Again, not even close. Android is well over 400 million units. And I bet you don't have any stats on how many of those units are over 4". Or any controls for whether they were purchased for the larger screen or some other factor.
Not crazy at all to like larger screens... despite your strawman.
Moore's law simply states that the number of number of transistors will double approximately every 2 years. It doesn't say anything about performance.
The iPhone 5 resembles the 4S square design and because most "well informed" folks are only dumb enough to care about CPU core numbers and RAM and marginal screen size bump, yeah, there's little difference from 4S. Exactly the folks the Samsung ads are trying to target
Truth is iPhone 5 is a new benchmark: one of the thinnest and fastest smartphones on the market. Small and fast usually don't go together in electronics and that by itself is a HUGE feat. More space = less constraints. The in cell touch itself is amazing, it alone improving the design in 3 areas: thinner, better color, and better battery due to increased light transmission. In regards to camera, it doesn't matter how good your elements are if you have a low optical quality "filter/protector"...same as screwing on a cheap filter on a quality camera lens. The sapphire crystal protector is the same used to protect the screen on a Leica M9P
Truth is iPhone 5 is a new benchmark: one of the thinnest and fastest smartphones on the market. Small and fast usually don't go together in electronics and that by itself is a HUGE feat. More space = less constraints. The in cell touch itself is amazing, it alone improving the design in 3 areas: thinner, better color, and better battery due to increased light transmission. In regards to camera, it doesn't matter how good your elements are if you have a low optical quality "filter/protector"...same as screwing on a cheap filter on a quality camera lens. The sapphire crystal protector is the same used to protect the screen on a Leica M9P
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I agree, I literally have this issue every night when I charge my iphone. I have to wake the phone to see which way to put the charger in. I have been really looking forward to some sort of reversable charger.
BUT
It was also one of the reasons I shied away from the 5 this time around, as I so many accessories that use the dock connector. I will wait a year untill replacement accessories are widely availible, and then buy into the new design.
I can play this game too!
I don't know what Android is, so I won't look into it.
I don't know what NFC does, so I don't want it in my phone.
I don't know what a "Samsung" is. Is it small? Can I eat it?
There are plenty of legitimate reasons why you won't upgrade. A refusal to learn what some of the benefits are is NOT one of them.
I think you've misinterpreted Moore's Law. And mobile processors are constantly making landmark advances. The A6 is certainly 2X as fast as the A5.
I've never tried putting the dock connector in the wrong way in my life so a reversible connector isn't really an improvement in my eyes.
Half of those "improvements" are really clutching at straws actually.
"In-cell touch" ? My iPad is incredibly smooth... touch screen responsiveness is NOT one of my complaints.
"Sapphire Crystal (more durable)" I don't use the camera lens cover to hammer nails in and don't make a habit of dropping my phone. It could be made out of plastic for all I care.
44% greater color saturation, Less glare - I've been spoiled by these with my S3 for several months already, but they're a welcome addition.
"Better Earphones" - still rubbish. If you want a decent audio experience you need to buy something better than Apple earphones.
Half of those "improvements" are really clutching at straws actually.
"In-cell touch" ? My iPad is incredibly smooth... touch screen responsiveness is NOT one of my complaints.
"Sapphire Crystal (more durable)" I don't use the camera lens cover to hammer nails in and don't make a habit of dropping my phone. It could be made out of plastic for all I care.
44% greater color saturation, Less glare - I've been spoiled by these with my S3 for several months already, but they're a welcome addition.
"Better Earphones" - still rubbish. If you want a decent audio experience you need to buy something better than Apple earphones.
The main benefits of in-cell touch are a thinner display and increased clarity. Nothing to do with responsiveness.
Similarly, the advantage of the sapphire crystal lens is scratch resistance, not breakage protection.
So in-cell touch makes the display thinner, which in turns makes the device thinner. If that's the main advantage then it's not a separate advantage to being thinner.
Increased clarity sounds like something that most people won't even notice. I never heard complaints about the retina display being unclear.
Fair enough, that I can understand
Except overall thinness was not one of the improvements listed. A thinner screen and a thinner enclosure are two separate improvements.
I'm not sure what you are trying to get at here. It's a list of hardware improvements. Whether or not you appreciate them doesn't change the fact that they exist. And whether there are 25 or 30 doesn't really change the point.
I'm asking if these so called "improvements" are actually "improvements" ? An improvement surely has to make something better... why is a thinner screen better? Is that going to improve anyone's experience with the device?
Plus, a reversible connector is not an improvement for people who put a one sided connector in the correct way all the time. I'm not an idiot, there's a little diagram on the connector which shows which way the connector should be plugged in.
The term "improvement" is used very loosely in this thread.
You seem to be simply nitpicking. Thinner and lighter have obvious advantages in a mobile device.
And, again, the claim that you don't have problems with the old connector doesn't change the fact that it's an improvement. I'm sure you can imagine a situation where someone might attempt to put in the connector in the dark. Or design an accessory where the iPhone could be docked either way.
I'm criticising minor details that somebody has brought up as improvements. A thinner screen is not an improvement for the consumer. I guarantee nobody would even know whether the screen was thinner or not. Apple talks about its' "precise engineering" to wow people. They're good at selling, and people fell for the hype hook, line and sinker.
Can't think of a single reversible accessory off the top of my head. Look, I'm not saying that a reversible dock connector is a bad thing, it's just not something I would even think twice about when comparing features between devices.
I for one am quite excited about the 5. I've been holding off on buying an iPhone for three years now, and have been using the same p.o.s Motorola i580 for six years now. What ever small or "big" improvements you all year-to-year iPhone purchasers are quibbling about will be light years ahead of my i580. I say bring on the iPhone 5!
but....... They are improvements over the 4S, which is the whole point of this thread. It really doesn't matter what your opinion is regarding the improvements, they are still improvements over the 4S, which is the whole point of this thread .... oops did I repeat that
