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What I'd like in the iphone
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SD card slot, though I don't ever see that happening. My 32GB is enough for me at the moment.
FRONT LED light. This is a preference thing, but they should've added it with the ability to turn it off for those that don't like it.
4G. I think that goes without saying. I am coming from a Droid Bionic and it was nice being able to watch NFL Mobile and Youtube with wifi off without buffering pauses.
That said, I still much prefer my 4S over any other I've had previously. Interested to see how the Galaxy Nexus holds up though.
FRONT LED light. This is a preference thing, but they should've added it with the ability to turn it off for those that don't like it.
4G. I think that goes without saying. I am coming from a Droid Bionic and it was nice being able to watch NFL Mobile and Youtube with wifi off without buffering pauses.
That said, I still much prefer my 4S over any other I've had previously. Interested to see how the Galaxy Nexus holds up though.
LED would be nice.
Everyone always wants more space.
Just don't put that stuff on your phone.
What the heck would you need a second SIM for? Use GV or a VOIP app, that way you don't have to pay more.
I'm not obsessed with the thinness factor. I actually prefer a bit bigger/thicker phone, so this wouldn't be a problem for me.
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I make a lot of money and am in a comfortable position in life, so this isn't a large issue for me. I wouldn't spend thousands on a phone, but if I spent and extra say few hundred bucks for some extra space, it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.
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My Storm had it on top and it was extremely convenient. At work I have my phone in my front breast pocket, no sound on and the light would be handy. Different colour for each type of notification is what I had with the BB and that was an enjoyed feature. Just my personal experience here.
I'm not obsessed with the thinness factor. I actually prefer a bit bigger/thicker phone, so this wouldn't be a problem for me.
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I make a lot of money and am in a comfortable position in life, so this isn't a large issue for me. I wouldn't spend thousands on a phone, but if I spent and extra say few hundred bucks for some extra space, it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.
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My Storm had it on top and it was extremely convenient. At work I have my phone in my front breast pocket, no sound on and the light would be handy. Different colour for each type of notification is what I had with the BB and that was an enjoyed feature. Just my personal experience here.
A 500GB Flash Drive as small as the iPhone would be thousands of dollars.
I could use the second SIM for work. I currently have to carry a second phone which is cumbersome. I'm in Canada, so no GV, and I do have a VOIP app, but I need something that I can change numbers for regularly. A pay as you go SIM that I could swap out with a different number each month would work much better.
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lol...i never actually mentioned the 500 gb (though it would be nice!). 128 would do me.
I have a 64 gb ipod and it is full of just games (and about 5 gb dont make it on it right now). My 64 gb phone is also full (a lot of games too though). So 128 would allow all my games, my tv shows, music, etc. and leave some space for video. Would be a good amount.
I'm not complaining by any means, the 4s is awesome, just a few things to make it PERFECT-for me.
You end up defeating the point if you have one device that you can't turn half of off or whatnot. Dual SIM devices are rather unusual, and that's why they are a real specialty.
You also did mention 500GB in your original post. Not even sure that's possible, 500GB SSDs alone are larger than an iPhone.
lol...sorry, I meant the 500 gb as a dream wish (like when i used to pay 250 gb for a 250 gb external hard drive, but now get 3tb for the same price). Far off wish, that would one day would come true. Not that it was something that I was hoping for in the next year or two. That's all. I should have clarified.
Dual SIM. I would like something that I could use to make calls from the second number. I'm not as worried about incoming. If I could have a "switch" or whatever to flick between them is sort of what I was getting at. Maybe put two SIMS in and be able to toggle between them. I mean, if we sent monkeys to the moon 5-6 decades ago, I would think there would be a way to have two completely separate phone numbers on one iphone. Maybe just me though.
There is. It's called VOIP. There are all kinds of VOIP solutions that will add a second line to an app.
Well I have Line2 on an account, but it's not quite what I am looking for. You can't send or receive an sms within Canada.
Oh man, you really just need two phones then.
huh? Having a flash doesn't preclude them from putting a notification light on the front... they have nothing to do with each other...
I think the reason it's not considered an "notification" LED is because it doesn't continuously flash until you dismiss the notification.
It's just a phone. You don't need these new-fangled internets on your phone! Just go get a StarTac! It's all you'll ever need!
Locked apps is something that I too am desperately waiting for. I let my friends play games/check out stuff on my phone all the time, but I'd rather not have them messing around in my Messages/Facebook/Twitter/Mail. I'm pretty sure it's a feature that you can get if you jailbreak, but unfortunately there's not one for the 4S yet.
I'm happy with my 16GB cause it fits me day to day. With 1080P though 128GB does sound good.
Battery life sucks not anyway though so until that's addressed doesn't really make much a difference.
With the life I get, I run out of battery before I'd run out of space.
Battery life sucks not anyway though so until that's addressed doesn't really make much a difference.
With the life I get, I run out of battery before I'd run out of space.
You don't have to play every single GB of stuff each day. And the 4S has great battery life, lasts a full day.
Maybe yours has great life, not mine. It mostly always lasts a full work day. On a off or vacation day where I'm taking a lot of pictures, etc.. (not even listening to music or videos / heave net usage) I found the batt life sucked.
Typically I take a GB or so with me daily. However, when I shoot video that takes up space quick. Day to day not an issue, but when on vacation or whatever where the last thing I'm thinking about doing is going on a computer. This becomes a problem.
No, you don't, however that's the convenience that the iPod promised and, as a natural progression of it, that's what the iPhone should offer. Which makes more sense, not only for travel, but just your daily activities:
Transfer media over one time when initially setting up the device, then adding new media as it comes in, always having all your songs with you whenever you want one.
Daily selecting the media you want on the phone and the removing/adding more when you think about it (if you happen to be near your computer or have high data/battery usage using the cloud). I've owned devices where I have to continually switch out my music, they were called Walkmans and Discmans.
It's not just the ease of use, it's the practicality of the whole thing. Every time there's a (potential) capacity increase people are always whining about how no one needs to have that much music on them or what not. Even with a 16GB phone and no media, with apps hitting 2/3GB these days, HD pictures and HD video recording, your space isn't going to last as long as you think it will. When the iPod came out it was 5GB. Did you ever stop to think why there's a 160GB model now, or 32 times as much storge? Clearly not.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying, the poster above is arguing that the battery will die before playing all 64GB of music.