Apple Special Event - 9.9.14 - "Wish we could say more"

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That camera almost looks like it's just glued onto the back.

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I'm guessing they are cutting 5C since it's been performing under expectations. 5S might stay.

If previous Apple sales cycles have shown, 5c will be downgraded to 8GB and sold for free, 5s will move down to $100, and the 6 will be $199.

This comes as a surprise to me as one of the reasons Apple created the 5c was because they couldn't have two models with aluminum backs (5 and 5s) on the market at the same time (too expensive), so they made the plastic-back 5c to save money. I wouldn't be shocked if Apple discontinues the 5s and in it's place creates the iPhone 5cs, a 5c with the fingerprint sensor, A7 processor, and dual LED flash, at the $99 price point.

Then again if they were, where are the leaks?
 
If the iPod touch is any indication the protruding camera does not matter at all in actual usage and we will all get over it.
 
Gold was such a big seller I would be surprised if they didn't.

I'm going black again. Seemed like it was way easier to get at launch then the white models.

Still not sure if i'll grab this or get myself a 5S gold once the pricess go down


We'll see
 
I'm sure Apple went through many different designs with the camera. If the camera is protruding, it's probably because it's the best versus a thicker phone or whatever. I rock a thin case anyway so I can't say it's going to bother me much.
 
Then again if they were, where are the leaks?

It's easy to hide something when no one is looking for it. I don't remember there being leaks or rumors of the iPad 4th Gen coming out, all attention was on the iPad Mini. Not saying there will be a new entry in the "C" version of the iPhone, but that the media is too focused on the iPhone and iWatch that they could overlook it.
 
Even if it is the actual device isn't going to look all that different.

I agree.
The antenna lines and protruding camera show me a company that believe their own shit smells better.
Also I don't agree that mobile phones will replace credit cards. I will always need my CC no matter what happens because not every shop is going ip use this new system and surely that's the point, that until everywhere has this in place then why bother.
 
Even if it is the actual device isn't going to look all that different.


but the bottom is bugging me to madness, i adored the look of the 5S

If i'll like the new one anyway, i'm going with the smaller one, i expected to like bigger phones, but my Xperia Z purchase changed it, really can't hold it right for a one hand use (might be different with this one though)
 
My main issue - and this was true for the last Android phone I had as well - is that the device just turns into a slow, glitchy, shit-battery, near-unusable brick after about a year's time. All the while I see my parents and others' iPhones chugging along just fine after two years. Have Android phones gotten better in this regard? Have I just been unlucky?

No, not bad luck. Unfortunately, that's one of the compatibility issues that surface when horrible "skins" like Sammy's TouchWiz are placed on top of Android. And they really are completely different OSs in practise.
So you update all of your apps and the device progressively becomes slower and clunkier. Pretty normal, especially for a GS3.
iPhones managed to get durability better, but iPhone 4s today are laggy and slow in general (or at least mine is) and even 4Ss are not as smooth as 5s and 5Ss - not by any means unusable though.

Anyways, we've now come to a point where components are plenty powerful enough, so that even a late 2013 phone will probably be holding up well in 2015, especially a device like the (stock) Nexus 5.
As of now, I'd say that the yesterday-revealed Moto X is the one with the right to claim Android's throne both for hardware and software (although it still has to be proved), while the Nexus 6 (coming this Halloween, approximately) will 99% be a safer bet, despite probably being a little more of a tool rather than a 'personal' and sexy-looking design object like the X.
Bear in mind that these are just assumptions I am making though, for I have been into the tech "business" for a while now; but that also tells me that I could be completely wrong, especially given the fact that Motorola themselves seem to be in charge of the next Nexus.

If you really, really had to buy a phone this moment, I would like to recommend the OnePlus One (which is the phone I am currently using), but to get one isn't exactly the easiest thing unfortunately, so it would come down to either the semi-jump-in-the-dark Moto X or a GPE HTC One for me. But again, that depends on the user's demands.
Holding on a couple more months is still the best possible thing to do in my opinion, since a lot is about to change in the Android space thanks to L and Material Design. And by the holiday it'll be a triple-threat between the new Nexus (or Nexii, possibly), the Moto X and the OnePlus One, which should be publicly available for purchase by October.

Never going to recommend a 'skinned' Android again.
 
but the bottom is bugging me to madness, i adored the look of the 5S

If i'll like the new one anyway, i'm going with the smaller one, i expected to like bigger phones, but my Xperia Z purchase changed it, really can't hold it right for a one hand use (might be different with this one though)

Look at those hideous lines!

i agree! the 5/5s design is great
 
but the bottom is bugging me to madness, i adored the look of the 5S

If i'll like the new one anyway, i'm going with the smaller one, i expected to like bigger phones, but my Xperia Z purchase changed it, really can't hold it right for a one hand use (might be different with this one though)

Yeah, the design on the 5/5s top/bottom is way better than this super slim, super curved look.

....oh well. It's just an oh well / whatever situation until next Wednesday.
 
Wish they still did black on silver. I think my phone looks decent in that combo.
This colour combo never existed. That's a mod.

edit: oh, I'm assuming you mean from the original iPhone?

Yes. I would take a picture of my original but its beat up to hell.



Fuck it. Here it goes lol. OG iPhone was given to me by friend for collective purposes. Don't flame me on the condition please GAF.


"Diamond destroyed chamfered edges"

After two years without a case, what would you expect?
 
Another issue that bothers me is what will the strength of the new thinner shell be like?
I would think that when you take a soft metal like aluminium and make it thinner then something has to give.
 
I am stuck between the new iphone and ios8 or motoX and android l.
Both great looking phones and OS's.
Wait until the conference.

Personally I say iphone but then I'm probably biased. Android has improved a lot but there are too many small issues.
 
Another issue that bothers me is what will the strength of the new thinner shell be like?
I would think that when you take a soft metal like aluminium and make it thinner then something has to give.

To give? You're not going to drop the phone and have a dent in it if that's what you mean.
 
I really wanted the 5.5 version. But my phone broke 3 weeks ago, and I've been without a phone for that time now. I can't wait until Oct-Nov (whenever they are delaying it to). Might just give in and jump on the new iPhone 6's smaller model.
 
What? Bad experience?

Too awesome for ya?

Lolwut.

And right before the release of L...

I thought I would really enjoy the customization of android and have 5 ROMs on constant rotation and whatever people do with it's openness but I haven't taken advantage of any of that (I honestly enjoy jailbreaking more for some reason). Android just feels really boring and bland compared to iOS for me and I appreciate the construction of apple products. I also have a Mac (heh) and the iOS8 + mac integration looks good so i'm planning on jumping back.
 
I thought I would really enjoy the customization of android and have 5 ROMs on constant rotation and whatever people do with it's openness but I haven't taken advantage of any of that (I honestly enjoy jailbreaking more for some reason). Android just feels really boring and bland compared to iOS for me and I appreciate the construction of apple products. I also have a Mac (heh) and the iOS8 + mac integration looks good so i'm planning on jumping back.
You're shitting on the Android user's axiom that you "upgrade" from iOS to Android and never look back.
 
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