Thread: Iphone 5

No shit! But finally at the end of 2012 its 4G capable.

Christ, I had a 4G Blackberry 3 years ago.

I need a new phone. I might go with this. Don't see anything better out there

Always apropos in a Mac thread.

Not impressed at all.

This article made me laugh, taking a loan out for a phone



It's the day before the big not-so-surprise unveiling of the iPhone 5, and you know what that means: organizations the world over are releasing surveys purporting to tell us just how much people want -- nay, perhaps need -- Apple's latest and greatest device. The flood of information we've received suggests that Apple lovers are willing to go into debt and land in the romantic doghouse if it means they can get their hands on an iPhone 5.

CouponCodes4U surveyed nearly 2,000 people and found that even though 81 percent of the respondents can't afford the newest Apple devices, a full 51 percent nevertheless took out a loan or used a credit card to buy an Apple device in the past three years, according to The Street and ChipChick. Over a third had spent more than $1,000 on Macs or iDevices in the past year.

Things get even screwier in a separate CouponCodes4U survey cited by Josh Smith at GottaBeMobile; according to the cited report, 61 percent of respondents would give up sex for six months if it guaranteed they'd get early access to the iPhone 5, while 39 percent of males would give up an inch below the belt to get the newest iPhone before their pals. Amusingly, over two-thirds of the respondents said the reason they want a new iPhone is to ooze sex appeal to the opposite gender.

GottaBeMobile also pointed us to a TechBargains survey in which 64 percent of iPhone 4S users said they plan on upgrading to the iPhone 5, with around half of those planning to move up as soon as the newer version is available. Seeing as how most iPhone 4S users are still likely tangled in a two-year service contract, that means a sizeable chunk of Apple fans could be willing to either pay the full price of an iPhone 5 or break their cellular contract to get one.

How big of an impact will the iPhone 5 have? A survey by Robert W. Baird analyst William Power found that 45 percent of respondents are eligible for a phone upgrade by the end of the year, and a full 45 percent of those people planned on switching to the iPhone 5. "Those percentages, if they held, could suggest 50 million+ iPhone 5 sales in the U.S. alone, well above current forecasts," Power wrote.

Meanwhile, the surveys from both William Power and TechBargains suggest that 4G LTE is a major wish for the iPhone 5, but a third survey by Piper Jaffray?s Christopher Larsen found that 47 percent of every day consumers say they don't need 4G speeds -- and most of them don't have a firm idea on what 4G is or who has the best network, anyways.

Which of these tea leaf readings will turn out to be true? We'll have to wait and see, but with the rumored launch date of the iPhone 5 just 10 days away, we won't be waiting for long.

And the Surveys Say: People Really, Really Want the iPhone 5 - Yahoo! News

Originally Posted by OfficerFarva

What a fucking joke!

herd mentality...

I don't like Safari. Is the iPhone 5 windows based?

No. Safari. I've had all kinds of phones. iPhone's are the best. The phone doesn't look that much more impressive but in reality the 4s looked better than any other phone and the iPhone 5 has a TON of improvements from the 4s

Originally Posted by Goodskie

No. Safari. I've had all kinds of phones. iPhone's are the best. The phone doesn't look that much more impressive but in reality the 4s looked better than any other phone and the iPhone 5 has a TON of improvements from the 4s

it's still just a phone

If your kind of a geeky/tech type person go for a droid phone. If you want something that works with little to no maintenance get an iPhone.

Originally Posted by LAM

herd mentality...

I'm rocking an IPhone4 right now, just so you don't think I'm a hardcore apple hater. For $900 dollars and how much they hype their products though this is really is a joke.

I am probably a little biased being an engineer and seeing all this high-tech stuff for decades none of this stuff expresses me as none of it really changes anything or really makes life better only different. a tv is still a tv high def or not the programming on it still blows. a computer is just a computer and a phone is just a phone to me.

Originally Posted by LAM

it's still just a phone

Actually no. it's a phone, digital camera, high def video camera, gps, iPod, surf the web, video chat, alarm clock, weather, news, everything on the Internet including this post, calculator, flashlight, language translator, video games


I could name thousands of other things.

And I'll be getting the new iPhone for $250(with contract)......but first I'll be selling my iphone 4 for $400 so I'll have $150 left over so whoever thinks iPhones are $900 should prob not buy the most expensive one outright like a retard

Samsung Galaxy SIII For Android: Ice Cream Sandwich Platform. Love mine.

Originally Posted by Goodskie

Actually no. it's a phone, digital camera, high def video camera, gps, iPod, surf the web, video chat, alarm clock, weather, news, everything on the Internet including this post, calculator, flashlight, language translator, video games


I could name thousands of other things.

And I'll be getting the new iPhone for $250(with contract)......but first I'll be selling my iphone 4 for $400 so I'll have $150 left over so whoever thinks iPhones are $900 should prob not buy the most expensive one outright like a retard

Spending $250 for a two year extension on your contract that gets you almost nothing extra and you're calling people retarded... Ok than.

Originally Posted by OfficerFarva

Spending $250 for an extra two year contract that gets you almost nothing extra and you're calling people retarded... Ok than.

Whoops its 200. I'll be selling my iphone 4 for 400. Do the math. Thats $200 in my pocket genius

Nothing extra? Just about every single thing on the phone is better. Maybe you should learn the difference between "than" and "then". There's an app for that.

Originally Posted by secdrl

Samsung Galaxy SIII For Android: Ice Cream Sandwich Platform. Love mine.

Thats a nice phone too.

I think it's retarded how people pick sides on apple vs android. The galaxy 3 is very nice.

Originally Posted by Goodskie

Actually no. it's a phone, digital camera, high def video camera, gps, iPod, surf the web, video chat, alarm clock, weather, news, everything on the Internet including this post, calculator, flashlight, language translator, video games


I could name thousands of other things.

And I'll be getting the new iPhone for $250(with contract)......but first I'll be selling my iphone 4 for $400 so I'll have $150 left over so whoever thinks iPhones are $900 should prob not buy the most expensive one outright like a retard

yes I know that but how many people actually use all of those things? what good is the technology if it's not utilized? no good at all...

Then don't get it. I use everything I mentioned plus drug calculators for work and other shit.

Lots of people listen to music, take pictures and videos, use gps, alarm clocks, the Internet....MOST civilized people

Originally Posted by Goodskie

Then don't get it. I use everything I mentioned plus drug calculators for work and other shit.

Lots of people listen to music, take pictures and videos, use gps, alarm clocks, the Internet....MOST civilized people

my 2 year old HTC G2 that I got off ebay for $150 used does all those things. so how is it better?

Originally Posted by LAM

my 2 year old HTC G2 that I got off ebay for $150 used does all those things. so how is it better?

Faster, better camera, better screen. Better everything. U don't have to buy it man.

People live in trailers and drive piece of shit cars. Some people like nicer things

Apple Officially Reveals The iPhone 5: LTE, 4-Inch Retina Display, New A6 Chip, Lighter Than iPhone 4S

Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University. Once upon a time, he was the news intern for MobileCrunch, and in between posts, he worked in wireless sales at Best Buy. After graduating, he returned to the new TechCrunch to as a full-time mobile writer. He counts advertising, running, musical theater, and soup among his myriad interests.





And just like that, months and months of breathless speculation have finally come to an end. Apple?s Phil Schiller has just officially announced the new iPhone 5 at the company?s massive press event here in San Francisco, less than a year since its predecessor was unveiled.


Some of the news won?t come as much of a shock considering the sheer volume of rumors and leaks lately (even Apple let some details slip earlier today) ? I?m going to resist the temptation to pontificate on every new feature as it?s revealed (for now, anyway), so let?s get right down to it.


The iPhone 5

• We can finally put the debate to rest ? Apple?s newest mobile juggernaut is called the iPhone 5 (despite actually being the sixth iPhone to hit the market). It?s 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S, 18% thinner, and crafted out of (what else?) glass and aluminum.
• Pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will begin on Friday, September 14, and the device will ship to lucky consumers starting on September 21. As usual, the device will be available in 16, 32, and 64GB models, which will cost $199, $299, and $399 respectively with a two-year contract from AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint.
• The long-rumored (and handsome) two-toned design is indeed legitimate, as is the new iPhone?s larger 4-inch Retina Display. And yes, that 16:9 display runs at 1136 x 640 with five rows of icons. According to Schiller, it?s ?the most accurate display in the industry? because the touch sensors are embedded in the display as well.
• As expected, Apple has also unveiled a brand new chipset for the iPhone 5: the A6, which Schiller says is a full two times faster than the A5 chip in the iPhone 4S
• The iPhone 4S?s battery life wasn?t anything to write home about, but the iPhone 5 seems equipped to do much better ? 8 hours of 3G talk time, as well as 8 hours of 3G and LTE web browsing to be precise.
• The iPhone?s audio system has been bolstered with a smaller (but improved speaker). There are also now three microphones in the mix: one on the front, one on the back, and another on the bottom.
• That oft-rumored miniature Dock Connector is real: it?s all-digital, has eight pins and it?s called ?Lightning.? Yes, there?s an adapter for it, but no word yet on exactly what it will cost you.

Connectivity

• It?s hardly a surprise at this point, but the iPhone 5 packs support for Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T?s LTE networks here in the States. What?s really impressive is that combined that LTE support with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi onto a single ?ultra fast? chip.
• Despite what a handful of leaks pointed to in the weeks leading up to the event, there?s been no mention of an integrated NFC chip yet.

Camera

• Smartphone cameras are really starting to give their point-and-shoot brethren a run for their money (think Nokia?s PureView and HTC?s ImageSense tech), but instead of running up the megapixel count, Apple has stuck with an 8-megapixel camera. That said, the backside-illuminated sensor is smaller, and features much better low-light performance (finally!).
• App developers may be bummed to know that the camera now also has a built-in panorama mode. The revamped camera also supports 1080p video capture, and users can now snap photos while recording video at the same time. I wonder how HTC feels about that.

Originally Posted by Goodskie

Faster, better camera, better screen. Better everything. U don't have to buy it man.

People live in trailers and drive piece of shit cars. Some people like nicer things

I hate to see people get so excited about an item that does more harm to the economy than it does good in reality. Apple's production methodology alone costs over 500,000 jobs in the US. hard for me to get "excited" about a product that does that.

lol @ you faggots paying 300 dollars every 3 months for the same piece of shit with specs that were out almost 2 years ago. all they're doing is chaning the lens frame and changing a few codecs and charging you up the ass and you still can't even access user/shell permissions or files.

brb tethering my GSIII at 15+ megs a second and bypassing data output information and being charged no extra fees.
brb watching 1080p movies on a fucking widget.
brb face unlock
brb adjustable chip speeds and overclock kernals
brb modding battery levels
brb voice to text word for word as fast as i can speak a sentence.

fanboys gonna fanboy

Comparison:

What's with these slow ass battery draining processors Apple keeps using? I assume they are proprietary to Apple?

Originally Posted by Gregzs

Comparison:

It's out-of-date, but I laughed at this when it came out:

I will get one.