I'm decidedly on the fence about upgrading. I'm a Day 1 3GS owner, and my phone is already showing signs of failure (radio won't pick up a 3G signal, I've been on EDGE for the last month). I definitely need a new phone when my contract is up in June, but...
1. I think the iPhone 4 is a rubbish design -- the "glass-sandwich" lacks the durability that I need from a phone. I'm out of the office every day, I use my phone constantly for work, and with the amount of into-pocket / out-of-pocket movement it gets, the occasional drop is almost inevitable. I need a phone that can survive a 3 foot drop without looking like it took a bullet.
If the iPhone 5 uses the same design as the 4, I'm out.
2. I'm still worried about Antennagate issues -- I'm not buying a phone that has the same known issues as the iPhone 4 with reception. Flat out. If Apple refuses to acknowledge a problem that Consumer Reports has documented, I'm going to refuse to buy their product. They should have a hardware fix for the issue (beyond "buy a case") by now.
3. I want a phone with LTE/4G -- Why would I buy a phone and lock myself into a 2 year contract for a network (3G) that is already badly outdated? The rest of the world is moving to LTE/4G right now; if you buy an iPhone 5 you fall 3 years behind the tech curve.
4. The rumored improvements just don't impress me thus far -- used the iPad 2 and the original iPad, and I don't get the hype with the A5 processor. I didn't notice a gigantic speed difference between the two. Certainly not enough to warrant being excited over it's inclusion int he iPhone 5. And, as for the camera: the only photos I take with my phone are stupid things to put on twitter or send as texts to people. I don't need great detail as I take a candid shot of something funny happening at the store.
1. I think the iPhone 4 is a rubbish design -- the "glass-sandwich" lacks the durability that I need from a phone. I'm out of the office every day, I use my phone constantly for work, and with the amount of into-pocket / out-of-pocket movement it gets, the occasional drop is almost inevitable. I need a phone that can survive a 3 foot drop without looking like it took a bullet.
If the iPhone 5 uses the same design as the 4, I'm out.
2. I'm still worried about Antennagate issues -- I'm not buying a phone that has the same known issues as the iPhone 4 with reception. Flat out. If Apple refuses to acknowledge a problem that Consumer Reports has documented, I'm going to refuse to buy their product. They should have a hardware fix for the issue (beyond "buy a case") by now.
3. I want a phone with LTE/4G -- Why would I buy a phone and lock myself into a 2 year contract for a network (3G) that is already badly outdated? The rest of the world is moving to LTE/4G right now; if you buy an iPhone 5 you fall 3 years behind the tech curve.
4. The rumored improvements just don't impress me thus far -- used the iPad 2 and the original iPad, and I don't get the hype with the A5 processor. I didn't notice a gigantic speed difference between the two. Certainly not enough to warrant being excited over it's inclusion int he iPhone 5. And, as for the camera: the only photos I take with my phone are stupid things to put on twitter or send as texts to people. I don't need great detail as I take a candid shot of something funny happening at the store.
