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iPhone 5 sounds interesting. I won an original iPhone 1 and have been hooked since. Only upgraded once since then. Might be time to upgrade again, but it has to be worth it.

edelbrp, on 19 May 2012 - 12:44 PM, said:

What did you upgrade to? Even if it was the 4, the new one will be worth it. The 4S has a dual core version of the 4's processor but they both only have half a gig of ram which the next one should improve on.

Also, anyone else find it annoying that they keep calling the next one the iPhone 5? I'd put money on it that they'll go the way of the iPad and just call it "The new iPhone".

jeneastonvdr6, on 19 May 2012 - 02:43 PM, said:

They will call it, "The Iphone 5 with a chrome back and bigger screen so please buy it"

jeneastonvdr6, on 19 May 2012 - 02:43 PM, said:

Absolutely. The iPhone 5 is already here, named the iPhone 4S. I agree that the 6th generation iPhone will be marketed the same as it has appeared on the back of every iPhone ever made.

the problem is the impact the Apple banning everything that might compete against it around the globe. They are not revitalizing it, they are chocking it hoping for large returns when the collective population gasps for air. Apple's success is not from putting out the best devices but preventing the best devices from eroding its market share.

I wish I worked as an analyst so I could quote simple statistics and make vague yet obvious predictions.

Cut the hype.

This is a good example of shoddy reporting. Your article does not offer a single reason why a reader must believe that iPhone 5 will "fire up" the market.

Apple will first have to figure out how to make a flawless LTE phone.

Meanwhile, LTE phones such as Nokia Lumia 900 offer 5 times the download speed of exisiting iPhones. Check it out.

This is a good example of shoddy reporting. The article does not offer a single reason why a reader must believe that iPhone 5 will "fire up" the market.

Apple will first have to figure out how to make a flawless LTE phone.

Meanwhile, LTE phones such as Nokia Lumia 900 offer 5 times the download speed of exisiting iPhones. Check it out.

I ain't buying an iPhone until they make the screen size bigger and more memory. I've been saying this since iPhone 3 came out. I don't care much for dual/quad CPU. It's a phone for crying out loud. As for dual/quad GPU, that's not only a joke. Plus it's a big strain on battery use. I'd be very happy to manually clear my cache every time I use a new app if that makes the battery last longer. In today's standards, anything smaller then 4.0" of screen is a eye strain.

When I first got my iPhone 3GS I downloaded so many apps and wasted a good year in them. But now I have adapted, it just is not so interesting anymore, and thats what made the iPhone special.

Now the only apps I use are Google maps, My local transport thing and well the camera. So the only thing that would convince me to upgrade is a very good camera.

i expect the iPhone 5 to just do what
oither android phones have already done and released (such as the S 3 and HTC one) and that is Jump the Hardware up even more, Or in apple's case add some other feature witch i guess will distinguish it, Either way their is nothing revolutionary anymore, that train ended with iPhone 3

Apple this or apple that, iphone this or iphone that Wtf people, i think y'all brainwashed to like certain things just because they made a big impact on mainstream media or advertising market you see a fancy gadget and your like " omg i gotta have that". personally i don't see any point of buying an over-rated, overpriced product that doesn't even have the same speed or protections as the other products do.

TravisSichel, on 19 May 2012 - 07:22 PM, said:

Then you don't even have to wait. The camera in the 4S is amazing. The 3GS has only a 3mp sensor and takes standard quality video. The 4S is 8mp but with a much better lens than the 4 and takes 1080p video. It's almost a year old and is still one of the best camera phones out there. I bet they don't change the camera at all in the next one.

IarrthoirFirinne, on 20 May 2012 - 05:43 AM, said:

And are we supposed to take your word on it being over-rated and/or overpriced? Also, how do you know how the next iPhone's "speed" or "protections" (whatever that's supposed to mean) will compare to other phones?

crosswordbob, on 21 May 2012 - 05:01 AM, said:

Let's just bash people for their opinion of a device. You don't have to listen to his opinion. In his own words he feels he is right as he has a right to his opinion. The problem with you fanbois, is you have no respect for anyones opinion. Th eiPhone is over-rated...very over-rated and it is very expensive.

That si why carriers are pushing other handsets now above iPhone because the subsidizing them and the fact they have to invest so much in iPhone is killing them. For every iPhone they sell, the carriers have to subsidized a minimum of $450 for the chepest model and as much as $600 on the most expensive model, this verus Android devices where the most they may be subsiding is $300. It is the most expensive device without contract at $899.999 retail for the 64Gb model. The vast majority buy iPhone on contract because it costs to much any other way. That si fact not opinion.

Orver-rated? Very much so. It si the most talked about device ever yet it doesn't even sports todays technologies. When Apple released the iPhone 4, it was only about 1 years behind the best competitors handeset, now they are 3 years behind. No REAL LTE, the screen is simply to small I don't care how good it loos, it stills lacks open capabilities like changing the uI and file transfer over BT, you can't use the USB as a flash drive and the list goes on. I certainly won't be buying another. I sold my 4S and got the iPad and that is the last Apple device I will be buying for a while.

No one saying it is a bad device, what we are saying is it gets so much attention when it lacks many of todays latest technologies.

The next device may sport maps with navigation capabilities? Old news. Phone that allow you to use your voice for input? Was old news.
Its just a boring pretty device. All that is really good is the qualit of the apps as devs focus more on usable option that look good vs Android for example where the apps look crappy.

In other news, Windows Phone takes 7% market in China, beating the iPhone hold of 6%. The writing is on the way. Analyst already have said with Microsoft getting back into the game, Apple may start losing some ground to them and tha by 2014, Apple could fall to 3rd...

And with the help of Sasmung starting to sell Galaxy S devices liek crazy and also biting into potential market, it looks very likely the analyst is right.

QUADICON, on 21 May 2012 - 06:04 AM, said:

And where did I suggest he didn't have a right to his opinion? I merely pointed out that his opinion is not universal: in other words I have a right to my opinion.

QUADICON said:

I completely respect his opinion—I just don't share it. That s why I am not a fanboi, no matter how often you call me one.

QUADICON said:

That's your opinion. It is not a fact. When you present your opinion as though it is FACT, YOU are the one who is telling people they don't have a right to their own opinions. In other words, YOU do what you accuse ME of, when I in fact do not. You can't get much more hypocritical than that. And THAT is why you ARE a hater.

This post has been edited by crosswordbob: 21 May 2012 - 08:26 AM

QUADICON, on 21 May 2012 - 06:04 AM, said:

Maybe the real reason that they are pushing Android is that they're afraid of thr iPhone getting an even LARGER slice of their sales pie.

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and over at Verizon, the iPhone accounted for 51% of their sales. But you'll argue that even though they are selling tons of iPhones, they're getting killed because of the subsidy, right? Frankly, I don't care if iPhone subsidies are hurting Verizon and AT&T profits. Do the vast majority of smartphone users buy their phones on contract, meaning a subsidized price? Yep, so it's not limited to he iPhone.

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That's fantastic for Microsoft in the Chinese market, but hardly indicative of general worldwide acceptance.

You know as well as I do that the next iPhone will be a MONSTER sales hit, despite some beliefs that it's hyped and too expensive.

QUADICON, on 21 May 2012 - 06:04 AM, said:

Not having some features that you claim to want does not make something over-rated. No LTE? Not everyone wants early LTE tech with its heavy battery usage. Lots of people are glad that Apple had the balls to reject it until the technology could be improved, rather than chasing a tick on a spec-sheet just to keep you happy. Screen too small? Opinion. Many people seem very happy with the size. UI customization, generalised BT transfer and USB might be good for some people, but it would make the device less reliable, which not everyone wants.

QUADICON said:

iOS has had navigation apps for years.

QUADICON said:

Trying to pretend that Android's voice input was anything like Siri just shows you are more interested in Apple-bashing than making objective comment.

QUADICON said:

Given that quality and availability of apps are two of the number one features many people—myself included—look for in a phone, that's a pretty major factor right there. You might as well say that all a car has over a lump of wood is that it can get you from place to place better.

This post has been edited by crosswordbob: 21 May 2012 - 08:56 AM