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Walked in for a 5S, came out with a 5
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Now that Apple has launched their in store pickup program, you won't have any trouble getting a 5S today! I just checked my local stores and all of them have 64 GB 5S's available. If I didn't get mine on Friday, I would be definitely be getting it today.
My passcode is 20 characters with a mixture of letters, numbers, and symbols. I don't about you, but it takes me at least 4 seconds to type it.
Yeah, I don't know why people try to justify their purchasing decisions to the forum, then there's someone who tries to prop them up (or justify their decision to hold off on a model) with "the next update will be better and everyone who updated now will be green with envy."
Ummm. No. A huge chunk of people in this forum upgrade yearly. We aren't missing a thing.
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I love the fingerprint sensor. It is more convenient than typing a passcode. Mine was 6 digits (minimum size required by my company; they used to require 8-digit alphanumeric plus symbol, that was hell).
So you waited to get a new iPhone of the biggest size then decided to settle with an old iPhone of only marginal size. Sounds like you made a mistake. Ordering online would have solved this problem.
I would revise the claim to: most of those who upgrade yearly.
Each year beginning with the first iPhone I've bought the latest model upon its release, EXCEPT this year. On sheer principle, based on a lack of compelling features, I'm taking a pass & keeping my iPhone 5 on iOS 7. I dare say I'm certain I'm not alone in this position.
I'm getting increasingly irritated with Apple for milking us simply because they can. They're capable of much more & this is the year they could have really blown away the competition had they done their best work, rather than relying on the brand and modest improvements to sell the phone.
So this year my money will go to Samsung for the fun & enjoyment of trying something fresh.
The problem is many of them come crawling back to Apple/iOS after jumping ship.
I don't see how the iPhone 5s is any different from the iPhone 4S for an "S" type upgrade. Some people found Siri utterly useless, just as you do for fingerprint sensor. Nevertheless, a number of us upgrade yearly regardless of features and some of us doing upgrade swaps with existing lines actually make money selling the year-old iPhone unlocked.
I wouldn't insult those whom decide they prefer Apple by claiming they come crawling back. Especially since nothing beats a first hand experience with any product. Instead I would acknowledge their wisdom & open minded approach for trying. Nor would I state that they jumped ship, simply using an iPhone in no way requires one to be in love with Apple.
That said, I most certainly agree with you. There's a myriad of individual preferences.
Personally I'll have two active lines this year. One for my iP5, and one for the Galaxy Note 3 I've got pre-ordered. The best of both worlds, and lots of fun for a tech enthusiast.
Not trying to insult. I'm simply using some of fellow members' personal anecdotes. "I tried it for a while and I came crawling back," "Yes, I jumped ship for a while and now I'm back," etc.
Look, no one will sing the praises of the 5 more than I will. It was, and still IS a phenomenal phone...
But unless you HAVE to have "black", the 5S is the way to go. It is NOT just a gimmicky fingerprint reader and tweaked camera... It's a freaking A7 processor too (along with a better (and newer) battery, M7 coproc., better resale, better "future proofing" (only applicable if you keep it, but still...).
Is that worth hundreds of dollars? Maybe not. Is it worth A hundred dollars though? I think given the choice almost everyone would say YES.
If the 5 and a $100 bill were put next to a 5S, what would MOST people that knew the difference grab? If you don't, may as well grab a 4S, it's not THAT different after all (still has a screen, camera, makes calls...).
It's not a HUGE upgrade, but the A7 was the DRIVING motivator for me.
That proc is an absolute BEAST!!!
But unless you HAVE to have "black", the 5S is the way to go. It is NOT just a gimmicky fingerprint reader and tweaked camera... It's a freaking A7 processor too (along with a better (and newer) battery, M7 coproc., better resale, better "future proofing" (only applicable if you keep it, but still...).
Is that worth hundreds of dollars? Maybe not. Is it worth A hundred dollars though? I think given the choice almost everyone would say YES.
If the 5 and a $100 bill were put next to a 5S, what would MOST people that knew the difference grab? If you don't, may as well grab a 4S, it's not THAT different after all (still has a screen, camera, makes calls...).
It's not a HUGE upgrade, but the A7 was the DRIVING motivator for me.
That proc is an absolute BEAST!!!
The scanner was, for me, the single biggest feature I was hoping would make it into the 5S. The amount of times I have to unlock my phone daily ... it's a pain in the arse to have to 'home button - swipe - tap - tap - tap - tap - tap - tap - hit ok' every friggin time (and worse if I mistyped one of the characters). Now, it's just 'home button ... ' nothing else!
People that crow about it being a gimmick either don't lock their phone to begin with, don't access their phone that often, or are just being stubborn.
Yes, the 5S is significantly faster than the 5. Yes, the camera setup (hardware and software) present a much improvement system. This scanner, though .. I love, love, love it. Love it.
Fingerprint reader saves 3 seconds x 50 times per day x 365 days per year = 15 hours per year
I'd like that 15 hours back
Have fun putting in passcodes for 15 hours.
I'd like that 15 hours back
Have fun putting in passcodes for 15 hours.
If it saves you any time that means it makes your life easier and is definitely worthy of an upgrade.
The 3G was a durable phone. I accidentally dropped it 2 times, even though it was in my house and not high off the ground when I dropped it. I heard a lot of other people liking the 3G and 3GS because of the durability also.
That "Next" program is a loser. You may be able to upgrade yearly but as I understand it, you also have to turn in your current iPhone at the time of your next upgrade.
You are essentially renting your iPhone for that year.
You are essentially renting your iPhone for that year.
Now that Apple has launched their in store pickup program, you won't have any trouble getting a 5S today! I just checked my local stores and all of them have 64 GB 5S's available. If I didn't get mine on Friday, I would be definitely be getting it today.
This. I haven't checked today but I recall hearing that the Louisville Apple store had 64GB models in stock as of yesterday. I'd drive 30 min and get the model I want before dealing with AT&T.
With that said, the 5 is a great phone. I chose to sit this upgrade out because of that, just didn't have enough compelling reasons to upgrade. My work IS getting me a gold 5s but that decision was made after I chose to not upgrade my personal iPhone 5.
Well I would have waited honestly, but given that I sold my 4S just maybe an hour before doing so. I would be without a phone at all, and that I cannot do hah.
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That "Next" program is a loser. You may be able to upgrade yearly but as I understand it, you also have to turn in your current iPhone at the time of your next upgrade.
You are essentially renting your iPhone for that year.
Well that's also if I decide to do that, I may just keep it if it's running fine and whatever the next phone may be isn't all that special.
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I never put passcodes on my phone cause they're annoying. With the new feature of not being able to restore a phone without disabling Find My iPhone first, and to even do that you have to enter your Apple ID do even disable it.
