The only numbered iPhone was 4 and it was the 4th iPhone. I'm in the "iPhone" camp for the next one, but in no way is it the 5th iPhone and should not be called the iPhone 5. It isn't the fifth iPhone. There's nothing "5" about it.
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The only numbered iPhone was 4 and it was the 4th iPhone. I'm in the "iPhone" camp for the next one, but in no way is it the 5th iPhone and should not be called the iPhone 5. It isn't the fifth iPhone. There's nothing "5" about it.
But it will be called the iPhone 5, even if Apple designates it simply "iPhone".
People still call the new iPad the iPad 3, occasionally. You can make it your life's work to correct people for their "mistake", or you can do something useful.
Well I've owned two pairs of iPod earbuds and they are so bad it's hard to explain. Not only do they sound like the cheapest earbuds you can buy, but the rubber surrounding the earbuds and the strain relief "melts" about 1 day after your warranty expires (which is a mere one year after purchase). They then become sticky, and soon black and disgusting, after which the cable also starts to dissolve and stick to itself and its surroundings. What kind of material are they using anyway? I mean even the cheapest plastic I've seen doesn't do this!
And no, I barely used them, they sat on my shelf for a year and it happened twice in a row!
Apple really needs to make something orders of magnitude better for me to care about their earbuds...
And no, I barely used them, they sat on my shelf for a year and it happened twice in a row!
Apple really needs to make something orders of magnitude better for me to care about their earbuds...
Yup. Already done that. We should have an option that if 10-20 ppl report someone as spammer, their posts will be automatically suspended and removed.
Too much power for the masses to have.
CDs are not compressed. They are full audio quality. And yes, there is a discernible difference in sound quality, but most people cannot tell.
CDs are lossless. You need to get your facts checked.
Not exactly, since '5' is a number and '4S' is not.
You're right, I was very confused when they skipped iPhone 2 and went right to iPhone 3G from the original
I imagine that is why quite a few people think it will just be iPhone, who knows for sure, it is true that it has nothing to do with the fifth generation so five does not make all that much sense yet going from iPhone 4S to iPhone 6 is not likely to happen either.
Well... yes, CDs are lossless, but to say they're representative of "full audio" is misleading. A single second in CD quality audio comprises 44,100 slices at 16-bits each. Real sound is not split into discrete parts - it's a continuous wave. With digital mediums, we have to cram as many discrete segments within a unit time as possible, but technically you are losing some data.
Where that poster is incorrect is that a 256kbps AAC is indistinguishable from CD quality audio. That is not the case. The differences are subtle, but they do exist. And while AAC can theoretically support 24-bit/96kHz audio, such files do not yet exist in the iTunes music store.
He is also incorrect in saying that vinyl is necessarily superior to CD. While vinyl is analog, the reality is that the amount of noise generated in the production and playback of analog materials creates a limit. My understanding is that realistically, they'd be about equivalent to 12-bit CDs. The "warmth" of the sound that many audiophiles claim to hear is likely due to the noise generated.
You're deluded. Apple earbuds are NOT higher quality than any of those three, and I hate beats. Oh and btw, I wouldn't really consider Sony overpriced.
there are only two names that they could go with either the more likely "the new iPhone" or "iPhone 5"
if they go with iPhone 5, it shows that the "S" also stands for "second edition"
the 4S was just the "iPhone 4(second edition)" as it only was a modest speed bump, not a true new design.
the 3GS, was the second edition of the 3G iPhone
that's really the only reason I could see them keeping the the number system for the iPhone is so they can keep the "S" since carriers keep at least one pervious generation in stock as the lower cost model. and the naming scheme is beneficial to customers when setting up contracts and awaiting their upgrades.
if they go with iPhone 5, it shows that the "S" also stands for "second edition"
the 4S was just the "iPhone 4(second edition)" as it only was a modest speed bump, not a true new design.
the 3GS, was the second edition of the 3G iPhone
that's really the only reason I could see them keeping the the number system for the iPhone is so they can keep the "S" since carriers keep at least one pervious generation in stock as the lower cost model. and the naming scheme is beneficial to customers when setting up contracts and awaiting their upgrades.
Anything that has less of Apple's hopeless grey rubber is a good thing.
Unless they were just to start using better rubber.
Unless they were just to start using better rubber.
To me they look like they would be a replacement for the extra earphones you can buy from Apple. Those haven't changed since the iPod days and are calling for a redesign. The third parties has caught up and are most time are cheaper.
Be gentle and try to understand them. Their brain can't come up with a better conversation argument than this 5-6 story; think how bad should be to live a life as an imbecile. No need for a ghetto for these poor souls.
I agree, if these are improved earphones with say improved quality and noise cancellation I can't imagine they would be included with the new iPhone. Could be wrong.
Why is every thread on this website an argument about what the next iPhone should be called? There are far more important things to be discussed!
Why is every thread on this website an argument about what the next iPhone should be called? There are far more important things to be discussed!
It's because with all the leaks we pretty much know everything else about the new iPhone