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[DMeisterJ]

I'm not sure why people are so bothered about other people liking the iPhone 5. *shrug*

Anyway, I thought I hated how the white one looked, but then I saw a profile pic of it in white, and fell in love. I'm not upgrade eligible for a few weeks, but I think I want the white one.

 

[entremet]

Still wondering what people were expecting here.

Virtual bj's I guess.

 

[chickdigger802]

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/12/3322892/phil-schiller-passbook-nfc-lightning

In short, schiller thinks passport is all folks really need and nfc is useless (tbf, none of my android friends ever actually used nfc ever). And wireless charging is pointless due to you still need to plug shit to the wall.

And it does seem lightning exists just because they ran out of room designing iphone 5 lol.

 

[LyleLanley]

Do people really think that this isn't a pretty big update to the iPhone? Maybe they've just become used to all the leaks but this seems like a fairly substantial update to me.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/12/3322892/phil-schiller-passbook-nfc-lightning

In short, schiller thinks passport is all folks really need and nfc is useless (tbf, none of my android friends ever actually used nfc ever). And wireless charging is pointless due to you still need to plug shit to the wall.

And it does seem lightning exists just because they ran out of room designing iphone 5 lol.

I think it's a bummer that they didn't include NFC but I kind of agree with the wireless charging part. It seems like most people who use wireless charging have just replaced a usb plug with a power mat that's plugged into the wall.

 

[fluffydelusions]

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/12/3322892/phil-schiller-passbook-nfc-lightning

In short, schiller thinks passport is all folks really need and nfc is useless (tbf, none of my android friends ever actually used nfc ever). And wireless charging is pointless due to you still need to plug shit to the wall.

And it does seem lightning exists just because they ran out of room designing iphone 5 lol.

that forward thinking...

 

[Enco]

Do people really think that this isn't a pretty big update to the iPhone? Maybe they've just become used to all the leaks but this seems like a fairly substantial update to me.

How so?

It's bigger and has some minor improvements (e.g. battery life and camera). What else?

I was ready to pre order it on the day but I'll pass now. My 4S is plenty fine.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/12/3322892/phil-schiller-passbook-nfc-lightning

In short, schiller thinks passport is all folks really need and nfc is useless (tbf, none of my android friends ever actually used nfc ever). And wireless charging is pointless due to you still need to plug shit to the wall.

And it does seem lightning exists just because they ran out of room designing iphone 5 lol.

Then NFC is dead, just like Flash. Apple dictates the industry.

 

[ari]

This is a post Steve Jobs Apple now.

but the ear buds and all this R&D was under development for 3 years. :/

Look, i wasn't expecting a mind blowing phone that do more shit then my droid...but i WAS expecting a mind blowing phone that do more shit then my droid.

If the S3 was the iphone 5, that would change things and light the world on fire. Its not, so because of the brand alone, this phone will sell millions. Whatever, just the state of the phone market i guess. Iphone is a brand on its on and would sell twice the competitors because of its name, no matter if that competitor been doing it for ever.

 

[Xrenity]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6283/iphone-5-hands-on-pics-and-video
Anandtech is really positive on pretty much the whole package.

 

[LCfiner]

that forward thinking...

doesn't mean they aren't working on it.

it's a typical Apple exec interview. anything that they're not shipping isn't needed. As soon as they ship it, it's awesome.

that said... I can't disagree that NFC isn't that impressive whenever I've seen a demo.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Can we talk about awful the lighting Brand is?

What even is it? It's not micro thunderbolt.. Is it usb3? It looks like a great connector, but this really is Sony levels of superfluous branding. The new dock connector would have been fine.

 

[chrislowe]

Ive got one question, how could this be a "completely new design", if the Samsung was a copycat?.

Not sure how Apple defines "new"

 

[giga]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6283/iphone-5-hands-on-pics-and-video
Anandtech is really positive on pretty much the whole package.

Anand knows the value of 100% sRGB and the Cortex A15.

 

[Dartastic]

So, when are preorders going to go live? Thinking about selling my iPhone 4 in order to get the cash to pay for this one.

 

[LyleLanley]

How so?

It's bigger and has some minor improvements (e.g. battery life and camera). What else?

I was ready to pre order it on the day but I'll pass now. My 4S is plenty fine.

It seems like they addressed two of the things android fans constantly complain about when talking about iPhones in that they made it bigger and included 4G. I'm not sure what else they really could've done except add NFC. Either way, some people will say that this was a lackluster update and that Apple is losing it's touch since Jobs died but they'll still go on to sell a trillion phones.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

Virtual bj's I guess.

This is the industry leader, people were expecting to be blown away and they "played it safe." Especially since last years phone was an incremental upgrade. Even Siri was interesting.

 

[BFIB]

but the ear buds and all this R&D was under development for 3 years. :/

Look, i wasn't expecting a mind blowing phone that do more shit then my droid...but i WAS expecting a mind blowing phone that do more shit then my droid.

If the S3 was the iphone 5, that would change things and light the world on fire. Its not, so because of the brand alone, this phone will sell millions. Whatever, just the state of the phone market i guess.

As far as my post Jobs comment went, I meant for the iPhone. I'm sure his vision is still in new products that haven't been released yet.

I agree on your statement though. I wonder if the smartphone end has hit a wall for now? There's only so much you can do.

 

[Soyongdori]

Stuck with shitty 3GS for far too long. Gonna switch to either this or Galaxy S3.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Ive got one question, how could this be a "completely new design", if the Samsung was a copycat?.

Not sure how Apple defines "new"

When they say it is, and if anyone else does it first, Apple sues them because they really did it first.

 

[chickdigger802]

How so?

It's bigger and has some minor improvements (e.g. battery life and camera). What else?

I was ready to pre order it on the day but I'll pass now. My 4S is plenty fine.

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

I'm probably picking up a 5 because my bro wants my 4S.

hmmm....

Is it just me, or does White look kinda shitty in person? Probably stick with black again.

 

[-PXG-]

I'm not really surprised. The biggest improvement is the display, but still, it's too small. Everything else was predictable and/ or has been available from the competition for ages. Apple needs to step up...or not...People will buy it anyway.

 

[Dark_AnNiaLatOr]

For some reason the two tone part in that white pick looks like dirty PVC.

 

[dark10x]

If the S3 was the iphone 5, that would change things and light the world on fire.

I'm curious, what is it that you think makes the S3 so special?

I followed its release and it seems less interesting than the iPhone 5 even from an upgrade standpoint. There's nothing revolutionary or particularly special about it, as far as I can tell. Not suggesting the iPhone 5 is a huge upgrade either, mind you, but the S3 seems to be less of one. Plus it still has that Pentile matrix screen.

Personally, I think the new Nokia phones are more interesting than either the S3 or the iPhone 5.

 

[Hato-kun]

So much shredding in this thread.

I'm still running a goddamn Nokia BL-5CB.

I think I'm gonna upgrade.

 

[Enco]

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

I'm probably picking up a 5 because my bro wants my 4S.

hmmm....

Is it just me, or does White look kinda shitty in person? Probably stick with black again.

Yikes. That does look pretty awful.

It seems like they addressed two of the things android fans constantly complain about when talking about iPhones in that they made it bigger and included 4G. I'm not sure what else they really could've done except add NFC. Either way, some people will say that this was a lackluster update and that Apple is losing it's touch since Jobs died but they'll still go on to sell a trillion phones.

It's a brilliant phone but from the 4S is very lackluster. Anyone who doesn't have a 4S should love it though.

 

[chickdigger802]

For some reason the two tone part in that white pick looks like dirty PVC.

Yeah... looks 'cheap'. hmmm...

 

[BFIB]

So much shredding in this thread.

I'm still running a goddamn Nokia BL-5CB.

I think I'm gonna upgrade.

Yes, please do.

Since its your first iPhone, prepare to be amazed.

 

[entremet]

This is the industry leader, people were expecting to be blown away and they "played it safe." Especially since last years phone was an incremental upgrade. Even Siri was interesting.

What did you want?

 

[Bgamer90]

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

???

So no one shouldn't want a bigger screen & LTE?

The jump from 4S to 5 isn't like the jump from 4 to 4S. It's bigger.

 

[Victory Red]

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

I'm probably picking up a 5 because my bro wants my 4S.

hmmm....

Is it just me, or does White look kinda shitty in person? Probably stick with black again.

White doesn't look shitty in person but I went Black 3G, Black 3GS, Black 4, White 4S... and I regret it. Going back to Black.

 

[rozay]

I was really hoping they'd take a page out of the iPad book and make a split keyboard.

I mean this in the least "apple hater" way possible, the white 5 in live pictures in my opinion is the worst design in the iPhone series. None of those elements really fit together as cohesively as they do on the charcoal version.

 

[LyleLanley]

Yikes. That does look pretty awful.


It's a brilliant phone but from the 4S is very lackluster. Anyone who doesn't have a 4S should love it though.

I feel as if that's the case for most new phones assuming you already have a modern smartphone.

 

[BFIB]

A red one would be sexy as hell.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

What did you want?

Me? Nothing. I haven't had an iPhone since the 3GS. But if HTC put this exact phone (asthetics and app store aside) on android nobody would make a peep.

Edit: The iPhone was head and shoulders above every other, and Id argue the 4 also, this doesn't feel that way.

 

[raven777]

I am really curious about the actual color of the back metal plate of the black version.

I want it to be dark like the first image but all the photos I have seen taken by the press seem to be similar to the second image.

 

[Fusebox]

Love the new specs. Not enough to get me to upgrade from my 4S but still an awesome phone.

Also, worst first reply ever.

 

[dark10x]

Me? Nothing. I haven't had an iPhone since the 3GS. But if HTC put this exact phone (asthetics and app store aside) on android nobody would make a peep.

So what would it take for you to be excited by any phone from any manufacturer?

The thing is, there really is no 'big thing' that convinces me to jump to android either.

Android continues to repel me, honestly. There's absolutely nothing appealing about it.

Windows Phone 8, however, seems genuinely cool. If I weren't tied to the AppStore (a huge problem for MS) I'd consider grabbing one of the new Lumia phones.

This whole connection to whichever platform you started with is a REAL problem.

 

[neojubei]

Pretty much. I'm still hanging around due to the damn ties of app store

The thing is, there really is no 'big thing' that convinces me to jump to android either.

I feel the same way. I'll stick with iphone for now.

 

[LCfiner]

Ive got one question, how could this be a "completely new design", if the Samsung was a copycat?.

Not sure how Apple defines "new"

well, depends how you define "design". if you define it not just by how it looks but how it's made, the iphone 5 is entirely different.

instead of a stainless steel band with side mounted components and front and back glass, it's an aluminum machined back and sides (all one piece) with rear mounted components. antennas and other compoents are all redesigned to be within the glass windows on top and bottom. then there's a glass front. allows for it to be lighter and thinner than the 4S

samsung Galaxy design was a copycat of the 3G. the court case was about older samsung phones plus all the software tweaks samsung made to touchwiz to ape iOS.

The galaxy S3 isn't a copycat of any current apple design

 

[Auron_Kale]

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

I'm probably picking up a 5 because my bro wants my 4S.

hmmm....

Is it just me, or does White look kinda shitty in person? Probably stick with black again.

For some reason the two tone part in that white pick looks like dirty PVC.

I am really curious about the actual color of the back metal plate of the black version.

I want it to be dark like the first image but all the photos I have seen taken by the press seem to be similar to the second image.

It's gonna probably look like Apple's shots - both the black and white - as probably the lighting/flash from cameras make the colors of the aluminum look odd. And I find that the white iphone always looks odd in photos not taken by apple. It's once you go to the apple store that you realize that the white looks like it does on the website.

 

[buhdeh]

Pretty much, 4S owners have pretty much zero reason to upgrade.

I'm probably picking up a 5 because my bro wants my 4S.

hmmm....

Is it just me, or does White look kinda shitty in person? Probably stick with black again.

Maybe it's the flash? but the back of the black doesn't look too great either...

 

[Piggus]

This is the industry leader, people were expecting to be blown away and they "played it safe." Especially since last years phone was an incremental upgrade. Even Siri was interesting.

Would you like to give some examples?

"WOW HOW DISAPOINT APPLE Y U NO BLOW MEHWAY"

Same shit from the cynics every year.

 

[Oxn]

So do the itouch have a standalone GPS or not?

 

[giga]

I am really curious about the actual color of the back metal plate of the black version.

I want it to be dark like the first image but all the photos I have seen taken by the press seem to be similar to the second image.

That's a combination of bad lighting and flash making it look washed out. It's slate.

 

[chickdigger802]

???

So no one shouldn't want a bigger screen & LTE?

The jump from 4S to 5 isn't like the jump from 4 to 4S. It's bigger.

oh fuck, forgot about LTE for a sec

But gaf and twitter loads well enough on 3g, so it's probably not a huge deal. Probably bigger when i leave college and don't have wifi everywhere.

taller screen doesn't seem to important atm, will have to see one in hand.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

So what would it take for you to be excited by any phone from any manufacturer?

I honestly don't know. It's not apples fault either I just feel now that they've become number one it's easy to rest on your laurels. Which is what I feel they are doing.

 

[Soybean]

What exactly did people want? LTE, bigger screen, in-cell touch LCD, improved camera and more battery life in a thin-as-fuck unibody case. I don't understand the disappointment.

 

[Bgamer90]

To use a car analogy, six years ago the iPhone was like a sexy new flagship model from BMW or Porsche. Today it's a Toyota Camry. Safe, reliable, boring. The car your mom drives. The car that's so popular that its maker doesn't dare mess with the formula.

lol oh please. Missed this quote.

It's a "Toyota" in the sense that's it's popular but quality wise, it's still very high.

 

[Sean]

Seems more like an off year update than a true revision. I guess I'll get one as my contracts up and I can pretty much pay for it by selling my old phone but it's not the most exciting update ever.

How is this not a "true" revision?

LTE is a huge addition. There's a larger screen with better display. Twice as fast CPU and graphics. 20% thinner and lighter. The WiFi, battery life, camera, microphones, etc have all been improved. New faster dock connector, new headphones. Literally everything about it is better.

 

[jrDev]

That looks delicious!! :-O