Yes, Apple does care, because disgruntled customers are bad for business.
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Interesting that many runners use iPod touch with the audio jack on the bottom too, eh?
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Yes, Apple does care, because disgruntled customers are bad for business.
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Interesting that many runners use iPod touch with the audio jack on the bottom too, eh?
Which is exactly what I said I would do.
As to going with input connectors, I upgrade my computers based on need, not on 'the-latest-greatest'. At this time I fail to see the overwhelming need to change the iPhone connector.
This is exactly what irritates me about the new design. The loss of the several hundred dollars in peripherals, cases and adapters I'll sustain due to needless redesigns. Going to have to think long and hard about whether to get an iPhone 4S or the new iPhone.
Would a 4" iPhone (longer) with the old Dock Connector work in your accessories?
I wish I knew. I also would love to know the overwhelming need to a 1/4 inch diameter to the screen.
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Fair enough! Can you enlighten me?
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I wonder how much is the great benefits of the redesign and how much is to enhance the revenue of their 'partners'.
This new iPhone sucks.
It's uglier than the current model.
I'd need adapters just to use the docks I have.
It's even less ergonomic than the current sucky slab, where I have to hold the edges in an uncomfortable manner (3GS my favorite in this department).
The tiny increase of half an inch in height is almost no utility (will help with some movie playback) and actually makes it worse in landscape browsing.
It, apparently, won't have NFC which would have been a nice feature.
They haven't bothered to upgrade the cpu or graphics apparently.
All this has is LTE, which has been a staple on other phones for like two years now.
Thanks Apple for making it as difficult as possible to leave your walled garden. Really appreciate it. Not like I'd like a useable--modern--smartphone.
It's uglier than the current model.
I'd need adapters just to use the docks I have.
It's even less ergonomic than the current sucky slab, where I have to hold the edges in an uncomfortable manner (3GS my favorite in this department).
The tiny increase of half an inch in height is almost no utility (will help with some movie playback) and actually makes it worse in landscape browsing.
It, apparently, won't have NFC which would have been a nice feature.
They haven't bothered to upgrade the cpu or graphics apparently.
All this has is LTE, which has been a staple on other phones for like two years now.
Thanks Apple for making it as difficult as possible to leave your walled garden. Really appreciate it. Not like I'd like a useable--modern--smartphone.
Except for the iHomes that we also use for our iPods which will have to be doubled up, our stereo external speakers that also recharge the devices, the multiple docks, etc, etc, we have to replace. Inconvenient for me, but for people like my mother on a fixed income it's a deal breaker.
Yes, as I said, if necessary we will simply not upgrade. Still, I have a right to voice my displeasure on a Mac forum. That, after all, is what it's here for.
This is exactly what irritates me about the new design. The loss of the several hundred dollars in peripherals, cases and adapters I'll sustain due to needless redesigns. Going to have to think long and hard about whether to get an iPhone 4S or the new iPhone.
This is called technological progression. It's what happens when u want to be on the forefront. Its a good thing. Don't like it? Stay 2 gens behind.
Some of us have noticed a trend since they 4 came out. Apple has stopped trying to make the best they could with the iPhone.
I don't know why I care, but I feel let down. The past two years I've wanted to have a reason to upgrade and instead I get something that reminds me my current phone is now out of date and Apple doesn't have anything competitive to upgrade to.
They probably will sell a bazillion of these, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they've crested. This reminds me of RIM. Intentional lack of innovation to push profit.
I just don't see how that can work in today's mobile computing market...it's moving too fast to pull this kind of stuff and not eventually be left behind.
Good Lord! Did any of you actually read my post? Sorry to take it out on you huntercr, but you must be the 5th person that missed where I said...
"Going to have to think long and hard about whether to get an iPhone 4S or the new iPhone.".
With the new, small, thinner plug, wouldn't the iPhone be really unstable in something like an iHome where the iPhone is sticking out of the devise itself? Couldn't the plug just snap right off?
And if there's, say, a $20 adapter you can get... Still a no go disaster sky is falling omg apple is evil situation?
Fake
Ladies and Gents,
The photo is a fake. Unless it is an early prototype from like a year ago or more, there is no way that I can believe this is real. There are many people in the world who work in CAD (computer aided drafting) with access to a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine that can basically model up whatever they desire on a computer, have it machined and release this kind of crap so that everyone believes this is the latest iPhone.
What gives it away for me is that both the headphone jack and the dock connector show signs that they are 'machined'. It is not a complicated task to make items like these via CNC and even if the bottom of the phone looked like that, it is so primitive!!!
I opened this account on the forum (which I have been reading for years), just to say that....
Ladies and Gents,
The photo is a fake. Unless it is an early prototype from like a year ago or more, there is no way that I can believe this is real. There are many people in the world who work in CAD (computer aided drafting) with access to a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine that can basically model up whatever they desire on a computer, have it machined and release this kind of crap so that everyone believes this is the latest iPhone.
What gives it away for me is that both the headphone jack and the dock connector show signs that they are 'machined'. It is not a complicated task to make items like these via CNC and even if the bottom of the phone looked like that, it is so primitive!!!
I opened this account on the forum (which I have been reading for years), just to say that....
With an adapter, yes! Each new iPhone case I get from SwitchEasy comes with an adapter that allows the new iPhone to fit securely into the connector bay.
Look at the million other leaks that confirm this. Whether this particular shot is real or fake doesn't much matter.
The crappy connector is coming with no value to the consumer. Thanks Apple! Glad you're looking out for us.
Headphone jack makes 10x more sense this way around. Despise phones or devices that have it at the top, but then again it could be worse, it could be on the side of the device *cough* Blackberry *cough*.
Can't understand the people moaning about it. Why on earth would anyone flip their hand around their phone 180 degrees just to put it in their pocket, and vice versa?
Can't understand the people moaning about it. Why on earth would anyone flip their hand around their phone 180 degrees just to put it in their pocket, and vice versa?
I can hardly wait to see said $20 adapter. The one that will allow me to insert my micro USB iPhone (w/case) into my 30 pin devices. How about sketching out what that might look like.
My guess would be to add more battery. If the new phone has an LTE chip, which uses more power than the current chips in the iPhone, it is going to need more battery capacity to keep the same battery life as current iPhones.
I can't imagine them coming out with a new phone and having to admit it gets less battery life than previous iPhones.
Ohhhh myyyy
OMG people need to stop complaining about the new connector. Same thing happened with original iPod. It was Firewire, then went to 30 pin connector. No big deal. I'm 100% sure Apple will make adapters for non-adapters, lol.
OMG people need to stop complaining about the new connector. Same thing happened with original iPod. It was Firewire, then went to 30 pin connector. No big deal. I'm 100% sure Apple will make adapters for non-adapters, lol.
Of course, they could've just kept it at 3:2 and increased the screen normally to something modern, like 4.3 inches. That would have given plenty of battery space.
Or they could have just kept it the same thickness (making it easier to hold btw).
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You know they're just doing this to screw us all out of more money right?