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base shagohod
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Took me a minute to figure out what he was saying but lol
Ken Masters
Banned
exactly, paying $200-400 for device doesn't get a pass
Indeed. Apples been making fantastic looking and feeling products out of aluminum for a while. They should have zero issues with scuffing or wear out of the box. No excuses. And the finish should be strong enough to handle general usage without looking worn down.
Have a bunch of stuck pixels at the top near the clock.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It took an hour for Koodo to sell me my phone because of server trouble, and it doesn't actually work yet because there was some error during activation so it might be a day or so before they get back to me.
Now everything makes sense:
BTW guys, that's not a shield, it's his Battledroid.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
So dramatic! So elegant!
that case is so ugly, take it off man... wow
I'd be fine with activating it myself but they are being downright militant about letting us leave.
This is the most horrifying video I've seen in recent memory.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
The package has been delivered... Too bad I'm stuck at work for 2 more hours.
out0v0rder
Member
lol 3 of my friends just walked into best buy and got their phones, no lines or anything. just pay and leave with a phone.
Ken Masters
Banned
try target if your use ATT
chickdigger802
Banned
any screen shots of how 'legacy 4:3 apps' look on 5?
Also how is the heat? Any try some unreal engine games or push LTE a lot (streaming, heavy browsing)?
Also how is the heat? Any try some unreal engine games or push LTE a lot (streaming, heavy browsing)?
Ken Masters
Banned
Apple sent me a "Welcome to your new iPad" email, the hell?
iPhone 5 is the iPad-mini confirmed.
You won the secret Apple sweepstakes for an iPad 5. The smallest iPad in the world, now with cellular reception.
DeadRockstar
Member
That explains scuffgate. Scratch away the coating to reveal the new iPad.
It's not hot, but it's definitely warm to the touch. Without a case, you're going to notice it for sure, especially when it's up against your face
Do you use the phone in your right hand? I've always held my phone in my left hand (I'm right handed), and using my thumb to "reach" for a back button is a non-issue. There are only a few cases where a button is in the far upper right. Which I can still just reach.
I wish the phone was also a bit wider still, but the new height makes more of a difference than I thought it would.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I wonder if it's scratch 'n sniff?
I use both hands. I'm phonebidextrous.
Smells like teen spirit.
please take a pic of the same scene with your i5 and post thx.
Same lineup, same lighting, iPhone 5, now you can all see crumbs on my desk from breakfast:
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Any reason you guys use Chrome? I love it on PC and Android, but on iOS Apple limits it so it can't be better than Safari.
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Deleted member 17706
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Man... what the hell is going on with Apple? How could they let this scratching and scuffing issue make it into the final product? People are even reporting damage to their devices from right outside of the box.
Combine this with the maps debacle and this is a pretty disastrous release.
Still probably going to outsell every other Apple product launch...
Combine this with the maps debacle and this is a pretty disastrous release.
Still probably going to outsell every other Apple product launch...
Foxconn messing up our phones!
chickdigger802
Banned
launch woes is common with all electronics
. it's a known risk for early adapters since forever.
Hari Seldon
Member
Is the scratching and scuffing only on the black cause of that coating on the aluminum or is it on both of them?
Even if I'm using my sister in laws upgrade?
Dreams-Visions
Member
they've had one snaffu or another with every product launch they've had the last few years. yellow screens (iMac), uneven discoloring (new iPad), "you're holding it wrong"-gate (iphone 4), and so on.
moral: buy a launch unit at your own risk.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
It's on both though not as apparent in white.
Scratch black: you see white body.
Scratch white: you see white body.
jts
...hate me...
It can be better, it's just a tad slower on heavy javascript pages, but the new iPhone should handle that with no problem.
I still prefer Safari, but there's plenty to like on iOS Chrome. Tab management, porn mode, bookmark and password sync, etc.
infiniteloop
Member
Got my phone on the mail, did a restore... how do I actually activate it?
Ken Masters
Banned
you all under the same plan? not sure how it works for ATT but you can upgrade the same way at Target as you can at an ATT store or best buy
-Pyromaniac-
Member
It's mindblowing how light this thing is. Also black is a beautiful work of art.
keeping unlimited with subsidized phone
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Deleted member 17706
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launch woes is common with all electronics
it's a known risk for early adapters since forever.
early adopters.
I can't tell what you're trying to do with this post. Are you saying that Apple's doing nothing wrong here and such issues are to be expected and the user's fault for expecting better?
I guess it's because the 4S was the first iPhone I bought. It had a pretty flawless launch and is a great device.