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mescalineeyes
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You sure you didn't run into some sort of firmware bug? The 4S did have some weird issues at first, but now, I easily get a full days worth of battery on my 4S even with moderate-heavy usage. By the time it hits the charger I usually still have 20-25% of the battery remaining.
Early on, however, the 4S DID die on me a few times and seemed to perform much worse in this regard. I'm not sure when things changed but it's not an issue at this point.
There's something gong on with your 4S that isn't normal.
Diablohead
Member
I hope that I can get a little saving as my old smartphone contract ends soon and I think that I can upgrade to an apple device without having to start fresh.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I'm still hoping plenty of pre-orders will be available at 5:30 am CST tomorrow morning online. That's when I'll first be able to order.
How does it work?
I have 5 lines from Verizon that i want to switch over to sprint.
OK, what I'm curious about is whether iPod Out still functions with the new cable. I can control my iPhone using the nav screen when connected via USB (bluetooth audio mode only allows for basic controls, though). Unlike some cars, I simply have a USB port included in the center console. When attached to an iDevice it allows me to use the control wheel just like an iPod and browse smoothly through the menus. I'm hoping they didn't fundamentally change the way iPod out works with this new cable for those that aren't using adapters. I'd like to be able to control it from the car.
Good news. I expect new Galaxy Nexus or SGS4 to use quadcore variant. Anyone knows when PowerVR series 6 will come?
Good stuff
TheGreatDivide
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I'm not an Android person. At all. I just thought Apple would take this opportunity to introduce some kind of visual change while offering functionality improvements, with the logic that the bigger screen permits it.
Ken Masters
Banned
OP is still shit, guess he really just wanted to be first
What do you want from the home screen besides, perhaps, live icons?
It's basic but it does what it needs to. Windows Phone has it beat handily in this regard and Android offers a lot of customization, but neither really changes that much about the way you use the phone.
then what's the point of a thread for it?
Considering in the keynote they showed it being used in a car to be used with an iPod connection kit it has too. That would make 0 sense if it didn't
I would hope so, I haven't read every post in the thread, but I saw some people mentioning on the previous page that some functionality didn't work. If video and audio didn't work, there's not much point in buying it other than for charging.. And if that's all there is, you can probably buy another complete cable and not have a shitty looking adapter.
Victory Red
Member
Do we know exactly what time the site will go live tomorrow for pre-order?
The Faceless Master
Member
i have no idea, my familiarity with the "iPod Out" term is nonexistent, i only know what i read on the product details page. your explanation sounds pretty plausible, but you would think Apple would be a bit more clear in their details...
Cool. All this information should really be collected and put in the poor excuse for an OP.
What's better, preordering tomorrow and having the phone ship on the 21st OR walking into a large Apple Store the morning of the 21st and walking out with a phone?
And what are you guys basing your opinions on the Lightning cable functionality on? Remember it's an "Adaptive" connector, meaning the pins can change to suit what it's connected to.
And what are you guys basing your opinions on the Lightning cable functionality on? Remember it's an "Adaptive" connector, meaning the pins can change to suit what it's connected to.
Victory Red
Member
I've done both, waiting in line is horrible. Sometimes when they ship it you get it a day early.
I'm going to have it shipped this time.
preordering it, unless you planning on waiting in line
Lightning to micro USB adapter for those who even care about it:
http://store.apple.com/fr/product/MD820ZM/A/adaptateur-lightning-vers-micro-usb
http://store.apple.com/fr/product/MD820ZM/A/adaptateur-lightning-vers-micro-usb
12:01 AM PST
chickdigger802
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slightly off topic, but people do tend to love to compare specs on android devices right? Like what software is available on the system that pushes the hardware visually? I know gameloft stuff appear there, what else? Didn't Galaxy on fire 2 have some nvidia version for android?
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Such terrible timing.
Seriously? Wow.
I demand pics of someone using a micro USB charger with old iPhone convertor and new convertor all daisy-chained together.
This sounds like the best option.
PST? Oh wow, so I'd have to stay up until 3 in the morning to have a chance at getting one shipped to me. I'm going to take my chances and hope some are still available when I get in to work. Otherwise I'll be hitting up Best Buy or Radio Shack. People don't pre-order phones at Radio Shack, do they?
Get the black. I felt the same as you, when getting my 4S. I still really love the white, but I get really jealous of those with a black 4S. Always bet on black. Also, dirts sometimes is really noticeable when it gets in certain areas of the white version.
BFIB
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SuicidalSteve
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The Faceless Master
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Victory Red
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If its anything like when this did this before, the site will be up and down all morning and by 9am there will still be plenty left due to problems with the site.
WickedCobra03
Member
Don't want. How big of a device do you want to carry around in your pocket? I mean at what point are these phones going to be need to be put in an extra bag. I don't have super small pockets, but I am not really even a fan of anything bigger than the iPhone 4S.
The Faceless Master
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so just use your AppleTV
the Dell Streak was designed to fit in a normal sized pocket... kind of like paperback books were designed to do the same eons ago. that size is basically the limit really. what will happen is bezels get smaller and screens get bigger, but that size is pretty much the high bar of phones.
Hopefully so.. It's just not worth staying up until 3 AM and ruining my Friday.
Someone will buy the accessories anyway.
lunarworks
Member
It's possible the reason the 30-pin adaptor dongle is so bulky is because it contains circuitry to produce analogue audio and video signals. They did say that "Lightning" is entirely digital. In any case, it outputs HDMI and digital audio by default.
Anyway, they did strip away features. iDevices haven't supported FireWire for ages, so those pins were redundant.
chickdigger802
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Wait what? I don't even...
if you think iphone 5 is big, don't look at modern android phones. Not sure if your heart can take it.
All I needed to hear. Thank you sir.
I'm doing the same. Waiting in line is such a hassle even if they give out free bottles of water.
Lol. A buddy of mine had one of those. We laughed trying to fit that monster into our pockets. No way.
Wasn't able to find one, but here's an idea of what it'll look like:
Actually I predict it will look like this:
