If the camera upgrades are leaps and bounds like I've heard they could be then...."jealous" won't really be the word. I won't be jealous -- I'll just get one. Camera is almost as important to me as the ability to call/txt!
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Try to think realistically, will the iPhone 6S make you jealous?
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Nope, since I'm also on the S cycle. Even with the 6/6 Plus coming out, I've only had my 5s for 14 months and don't really see the need to upgrade (especially since I like the 4" form factor).
Design change and lots of new features, or microarchitecture and performance upgrade -- take your pick.
The A7 was a radical step up in the processor design, and it moved the platform to 64-bit. The A7 used a completely new processor design that departed from both the prior design and the ARM reference design. All of this doubled the processor performance between the 5s and 5.
The A8 was a radical power consumption reduction that accommodated a major design change (i.e., larger screen and doubling the processed graphics resolution). Processor performance increased by only about 20%, but the power consumption was reduced by half. The A8 did not see major changes to the microarchitecture, primarily optimizations and a die shrink that cut the power requirements.
If Apple follows the same "tick-tock" alternation between the microarchitectural design and the die shrink/process changes, then the A9 will likely keep the power consumption constant (since the 6s would presumably share most of the internal design with the 6) while redesigning the CPU for a big bump in performance.
The triple-core A8X processor used in the iPad Air 2 already hints that Apple might also have a major change coming with the GPU, by going with their own custom design. The three-core design also hints that Apple might be ready to branch out beyond the dual-core CPUs they've used since the A5.
Design change and lots of new features, or microarchitecture and performance upgrade -- take your pick.
The A7 was a radical step up in the processor design, and it moved the platform to 64-bit. The A7 used a completely new processor design that departed from both the prior design and the ARM reference design. All of this doubled the processor performance between the 5s and 5.
The A8 was a radical power consumption reduction that accommodated a major design change (i.e., larger screen and doubling the processed graphics resolution). Processor performance increased by only about 20%, but the power consumption was reduced by half. The A8 did not see major changes to the microarchitecture, primarily optimizations and a die shrink that cut the power requirements.
If Apple follows the same "tick-tock" alternation between the microarchitectural design and the die shrink/process changes, then the A9 will likely keep the power consumption constant (since the 6s would presumably share most of the internal design with the 6) while redesigning the CPU for a big bump in performance.
The triple-core A8X processor used in the iPad Air 2 already hints that Apple might also have a major change coming with the GPU, by going with their own custom design. The three-core design also hints that Apple might be ready to branch out beyond the dual-core CPUs they've used since the A5.
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No Google applications are 64 bit yet, unless Google updated Chrome on IOS to use Apple's safari engine in their browser; which yes there is a difference actually running the app in 32 and 64 bit mode
games that I play like Vainglory (which looks absolutely incredible and runs amazing on my 6 Plus) and Asphalt 8 using Apple Metal and runs in 64 bit mode and it runs better and looks better then Android counterpart
I use real time audio processing apps alot, on my 5 before the 5s came out I couldnt even do real time audio convulition, when the 5S came out these developers were able to get over 4x audio processing boost over the 5 because of the 64 bit architecture and utilizing it and noticed a dramatic dramatic difference when the app got updated on the 5S to 64 bit support
So tell me once again how a 35-40% speed boost is not practical??? 😕
Man some people and their logic..
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The biggest change and performance improvement to the A8 is actually on the architectural side and not the die node shrink, that would account for only about 8-10 % increase in performance, they did alot of work on the memory side and memory latency and access is dramatically better on th A8 then the A7 which gives it that 25% increase
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iPad sales were declining, Apple had to do something. If the iPhone sales declined year over year I bet Apple would change the design to a one year cycle.
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I would consider none of these to be changes. The general design was keep but slightly modified for a larger battery and a connector. Is the general design for the 2014 mac mini different form the 2012 or the 27" ACD different the 27" thunderbolt display?
Wanting a new phone is desire.
Wanting a new phone because other people have it is being envy.
Worrying that your significant other will leave you for someone who has the new phone is jealousy.
I prefer real sources, not the freedictionary, that has the "quality" logic that jealousy arises from feelings of envy. LOL.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...t-is-the-difference-between-envy-and-jealousy
"Envy" and "jealousy" are often used interchangeably in common usage, but the words stand for two distinct emotions.[1] Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form), while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself.[8]
teknikal90
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Oh another audio guru in the house
Okay let's talk audio
I'm a recording engineer.
We're you around when Logic Pro 9 went 64 bit?
What was your CPU utilisation before and after?
What was your max track count before and after?
Or how about when pro tools went 64 bit? Did you notice any improvements on plugin overhead?
By the way, you're comparing iphone 5 to iPhone 5s.... Therein lies your difference already.
Your comparing of two games on different platforms and pinning down all differences to 64bit processing is laughable. For one, graphics is rendered at GPU level, not cpu. 64 bit refers to the instruction set of Cyclone - arm v8... Not the powervr GPU on the A7/A8
Further - android vs iOS - android runs opengl, iOS runs metal. Two different optimisation strategies.
It's not as simple as this phone runs better, therefore 64 bit is better.
I'm not doubting the benefits of 64bit - but I am doubting that anyone reasonable can tell the difference today on today's hardware - certainly not 35%. The 64bit move is a long term strategy.
Black Magic
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I'm guessing the 6S versions will have stronger internal frame support to minimize the bending crap.
Better Camera
Better Battery
Better CPU
Probably Support for HD Audio that will be exclusive to that model
Better Camera
Better Battery
Better CPU
Probably Support for HD Audio that will be exclusive to that model
It is more likely that they will have an opto-aluminum frame to provide a seamless fusion of the screen and casing. This will prevent all of the hairgate issues which allegedly changed the facial hair structure of users...vs bending which had no such impact.
Black Magic
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Apple is not gonna sell a lot of iPhone 6S next year, unless it comes with 5K display and 21MP camera
This.
I had iPhone 4, then I bought iPhone5 and now I'm happy with my iPhone 6.
I don't feel like changing phone every year
You should work as a financial analyst, with predictions like that, you can drive apples stock into the ground and wall street will pay a close attention
SomeGuyDude
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The Robot Cow
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Yea it'll make me a bit jealous but then I'll just be more excited when the new iPhone come out the following year.
RAM will be enough to get "jealous" and buy off cycle. It's ridiculous how frequently this thing runs out of memory
Jimmy James
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Hardware performance is now adequate.
I'm not going to get jealous in the same way that I don't get jealous if someone has newer cutlery.
I'm not going to get jealous in the same way that I don't get jealous if someone has newer cutlery.