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will you upgrade if apple keeps the design?
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If apple were to keep the phone the same, I'd keep my iPhone 4 and try android for a year and come back next year when they re-design it. More importantly, would I be able to jailbreak it.
why are people moaning about if theres no design change they wont? the 3G and 3GS where the same design how would this be any different?
I think the 14-15 month wait is the reason. I don't see why Apple would delay for so long for a mere spec bump.
maybe they going with change this year and making wwdc about the software and releasing all hardware in the september keynote?
If they don't shy away from the current design, I'll be getting a Galaxy S2. I really, really hate the design of the IP4 compared to my 3GS.
Also, another thing that will keep me from going the iPhone 5 route is availability at launch. If I have to go traipsing around the whole freaking city like I did with my 3GS/iPad2/Touchpad just to find one to buy, I will undoubtedly get bored and get an SII.
the 3G was something you took to the shooting range to put out of one's own misery
the 3GS had the speed
+2. I've done this with every model of the iPhone. Also, selling it jailbroken and unlocked brings in more money. I sold my 3GS for $425, used $200 of it to upgrade to the iPhone 4 and stuck roughly $200 in my pocket after eBay and PPal fees.
Screen has to be bigger to make it worth it.
Merely a spec bump for the people with iPhone 4's
would not be worth getting locked into another contract
especially with LTE just around the corner.
Merely a spec bump for the people with iPhone 4's
would not be worth getting locked into another contract
especially with LTE just around the corner.
16 months later and its the same design?!?! Apple wouldnt
I would probably get it, but I wouldnt rush to get it the first day
I would probably get it, but I wouldnt rush to get it the first day
Maybe if we're lucky they won't make our iPhone 4's virtually useless with the new OS update so we're not forced to buy the new phone..
Not like that happened with my 3G or anything...
2nded
Old iPhone1 and 3G user, since moved on to Android, Nexus-One and now Nexus-S 4G. I was willing to go back to the iPhone5, but I want a 4" screen, if not the Nexus-Prime is sounding too hard to pass up.
If the iPhone5 is still similar design to the i4 then no thanks, having to wait extra long for this release, that sounds hard to believe. I would think if this new i5 phone took longer to develop there should be a significant design change.
And for current iPhone4 users, if the i5 is just minor upgrade and similar design, I would just wait it out until the iPhone6.
If the iPhone5 is still similar design to the i4 then no thanks, having to wait extra long for this release, that sounds hard to believe. I would think if this new i5 phone took longer to develop there should be a significant design change.
And for current iPhone4 users, if the i5 is just minor upgrade and similar design, I would just wait it out until the iPhone6.
I only care for features and stability when it comes to buying a new phone. Design is rarely on top of my list since beauty is subjective and I didn't upgrade from a 2G to 4 mainly for design. Besides, this is a messageboard filled with reports of problems and folks who are OCD. They keep searching for that "perfect" iPhone when there really is no such thing. Whether Apple designs it for the better in the next iPhone, there will still be another one next year to improve on it and there will still be complaining from people about any little thing. I remember when the iPhone 4 was first leaked, people hated the design. Then some either fell in love or still hate it. And then by next year, we will talk about how crappy the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 looked.
This can apply to people when someone becomes less shallow. A phone can be "pretty" but if it doesn't work right for me, I wouldn't want it around. You can't drastically change with a SLATE DESIGN anyway. Apple just ends up just changing up the materials or making it curvier.
This can apply to people when someone becomes less shallow. A phone can be "pretty" but if it doesn't work right for me, I wouldn't want it around. You can't drastically change with a SLATE DESIGN anyway. Apple just ends up just changing up the materials or making it curvier.
Same here for me. My 3GS is working just fine, so if it's just a "refresh", I'll stick with it.
The only way I use my upgrade on a "refresh" is if there's some new feature that hasn't been figured out beforehand and it blows me away. Better camera and upgraded chip set in the same iPhone 4 form factor? I'll pass.
the no option is split into 3 other options - not sure how you missed that one
Actually no. "Depending on" and "might" are not the same as a simple "no." Also, getting another phone is NOT the same as "no I will not upgrade."
Possibly. But given that the leaked parts are suggesting the same camera, same battery, same fragile design, I'll probably explore other options. Assuming Apple follows past trends and drops the price of the existing iPhone 4 to $99, I'll probably buy that instead. There's no use in spending $199 to get essentially the same product with a faster processor (the 4 is fast as it is), and voice features that I won't use.
Currently have a crappy prepaid phone (iPhone not financially possible yet, but soon enough), so yes I am looking forward to the new model of iPhone which I hope to purchase sometime before the end of the year holidays