[Closed] PSA: iPhone 5 Annoucement Today

Surprised at no nfc or wireless charging though. But they don't actually have to try that hard do they.

Nope. Apple could smear dog shit on a calculator, and I would buy two in a heartbeat.

Navigon has google search, its also better than the premium tomtom's my collegues were using.

Well the kudos of owning the latest iPone has finally come to an end.
I'm rather happy about that.
Now I can enter bars and cafes without feeling like some sort of inferior lepper and sit on tubes in smugness for choosing a far superior phone in the for of an S3"

I say well done Apple but like this years GCSE grades. "could try harder" / "down graded"

Still looks nice, almost as nice as an S3, but not quite.

Reading through this thread has made my mind up, the phone might be great but i never want to become or be associated with the kind of person owners of one seem to have become. I thought "fan bois" was just a joke but blimey people have a look at yourselves.

They're fantastic devices. I'm due a new phone, so may just get one depending on upgrade price. They're easy to use, far better for what I use it for compared to my works blackberry. (which is in turn far better than the iPhone for what I use that for)

Reading through this thread has made my mind up, the phone might be great but i never want to become or be associated with the kind of person owners of one seem to have become. I thought "fan bois" was just a joke but blimey people have a look at yourselves.

Would that look be from a photo taken using a 'MySpace angle' while riding ones bike?

Anyway, all I have seen in this thread is people talking about a product they like, with no more evangelical verve that what you might see in a poncey real ale or bike thread. Why, when it comes to technology, does this like and endorsement for a brand become 'fanboyism'? Which, if it does exist is kept company by its equally popular bedfellow, the 'reverse fanboy'.....damn hipsters.

Reading through this thread has made my mind up, the phone might be great but i never want to become or be associated with the kind of person owners of one seem to have become. I thought "fan bois" was just a joke but blimey people have a look at yourselves.

I would say you display much more 'fanboy' tendencies when talking about 29ers than the people in this thread have about iPhones. 😉

the phone might be great but i never want to become or be associated with the kind of person owners of one seem to have become.

Christ on a bike, I bet you're a laugh on a night out.
[i]'Hello ladies, before we get acquainted, what make of phone's in your handbag'.
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Well the kudos of owning the latest iPone has finally come to an end.
I'm rather happy about that.

So am I, and I've had iPhones for 4 years now.
You know what, sometimes I'm embarrassed to own one. I don't have one to show off, I have one because I like it, it suits me and I use it ALL the time. Mine's covered in a chunky case partly to protect it, partly to disguise it.
I don't generally "do" expensive brand names generally but I do have the odd weakness. Oakley, Apple, Ducati. I'm very careful how I spend my money though, I don't waste it on stuff because it's new or fashionable.

But the negativeness of people like RD pisses me off. He's just flapping his gob because he's got nothing better to say, to look clever.

The pricings up on the website. From $199 in the US, from £529 here. Wtf...

Integrated sat-nav (if Apple has done it properly) is so much better than 3rd party apps....google a place/restaurant/shop etc and tap 'directions'

Yep, both the free car sat-navs I use (NavFree and Waze) can search for destinations in Google. In fact Waze searches its own database, Google, FourSquare, Bing and your contacts.

Just to confirm an s3 fits fine in the pocket.

Doesn't in mine. In fact if I've got a cover on then I can only just get an iPhone in. Suit jackets with huge pockets full of heavy gadgets hang very badly, giving you the Boris Johnson look.

Surprised at no nfc or wireless charging though. But they don't actually have to try that hard do they.

Lack of NFC does seem a bit odd - but perhaps given the obvious privacy concerns plus the [url= http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/android-nokia-smartphone-hack/ ]security holes in the Android NFC[/url], its not so bad.

Explain wireless charging to me: you spend an extra £50(?) buying a "magical mat" which charges inefficiently, but saves you the sub-2 seconds it takes to plug in a phone.

Hmm.. and they say iPhone users have more money than sense 😀

The new dock connector is reversible so it saves the only (very minor) frustration with plugging in a phone:
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Well the kudos of owning the latest iPone has finally come to an end.

Can't say I've ever felt such "kudos" - it's a phone, not something to be proud of - but I'm 37, not a 12 year old comparing trainers at lunchtime. 😀

The S3 is a very nice bit of kit. And has plenty of plus points over the iPhone.
If I hadn't already drunk the Appley-flavour Kool-Aid then I might consider it myself but for now the apps and "ecosystem" and my investment in both still keep me on the Fruit Side.

Sent from my iPhone 😉

The pricings up on the website. From $199 in the US, from £529 here. Wtf...

That's $199, minimum cost depending on price plan, on a 2 year contract vs £529 sim free.

Graham S. Having google search in the nav app isn't as slick as the way it's done on android.
My wife has one and the Google Navigation is probably the only thing I'm jealous of (although she prefers the keyboard too).
Basically, see a postcode anywhere and just click it and you're navigating.
I have to say, I have navfree and when we're in the car together, I always use her google nav, as I like the 3 route choices and a few other bits. The computer-generated voice sucks, but then it does read street names, etc.

Basically I'm out of contract on my iPhone 4.
Went from paying £35/m to £11/m

To go to an iPhone 5, would mean going back to £35/m for 18months.
It doesn't seem worth it.

But then neither do any of the Android phones.

But then neither do any of the Android phones.

So stick with the iP4?

Lighter, faster, smaller and same boring OS. Oh and bloody expensive. You may not be a fanboi PP (you're a nice bloke), but some of the fanbois who parade around my office with their apple products espousing how great they are like its a religion need to get a grip. There's sadly plenty of them out there.

[url= http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/iphone-5-spurned-by-cnet-uk-readers-50009185/ ]For the fanbois[/url]

So stick with the iP4?

Ultimately, It will be an app that dictates an upgrade. Maybe a camera-related one. If a new app comes out that my lowly iPhone 4 can't run properly, then I might be tempted. But it will annoy me, and will probably be down to lazy programming.

What you need to ask yourself is, is this really the best they have to offer?

Its probably the best that they need to offer to satisfy the market. Longer screen, slightly faster and LTE which should cover most needs for the nest couple of years.

Phones are almost at the stage where PC's are these days. Unless you're into gaming or serious graphics work, ANY new computer you buy nowadays ( even tesco £299 laptops ) will do the job in terms of day to day tasks smoothly.

New phones are reaching that stage too. They manage the web, facebook, photos and calls without really breaking sweat. If they came out with a phone that was 10x faster, would it really be any more useful to me? not really.

Looks alright, but lacks a certain something... Dunno, perhaps they could have restyled it a bit?

The lack of NFC doesn't bother me, although it is a bit weird - but all things considered the technology's still a bit green, I'm waiting for them to iron out the bugs before it becomes a must-have feature. (When I say "a bit green" I mean the full implementation and deployment, obviously NFC itself has been around for years...)

Good enough to consider for the next phone, if and when I get one, but not so exciting as to make me want to queue up for it.

I'm due an upgrade, just gone out of contract and yes I've managed to crack the screen on my Iphone 4 again.

Question

- Any reason not to switch to Orange/EvEv and get nice fast 4g?
- Where should I sell my iphone 4?

AlexSimon - Member
Basically I'm out of contract on my iPhone 4.
Went from paying £35/m to £11/m

To go to an iPhone 5, would mean going back to £35/m for 18months.
It doesn't seem worth it.

But then neither do any of the Android phones.

Hooray! I'm not the only one (£17pm in my case)....

[i]£529 sim free[/i]

ROFLMFAO ! 😆

Question

- Any reason not to switch to Orange/EvEv and get nice fast 4g?

Will there be enough 4g where you live?
The battery will die quicker if your switching in and out of 4g all the time.
Do you need it?
I can get faster data on my phone than my broadband some days but can't afford to use too much of it!!

Solo:
£529 sim free

ROFLMFAO !

Yes. Numbers are funny, Solo.

"It's not open vs closed, it's 'fragmented' vs 'integrated'!"

Do be do...

Have we got a SIM free price for the 64gb yet?

I'm just going to look at all the options and see which is cheapest over 2 years and sim free might suit me....

Scuzz Vid:

Don't listen to Woz he's crazy.

😆

Solo - Member

£529 sim free

ROFLMFAO !

Which is the Android phone with best camera (equal to the 4S in terms of overall image quality, not megapixels)?

Will there be enough 4g where you live?

London?

Explain wireless charging to me: you spend an extra £50(?) buying a "magical mat" which charges inefficiently, but saves you the sub-2 seconds it takes to plug in a phone.

Or you're in a bar or cafe and you put your phone down on the table and it tops up the battery. No wires no looking for socket. Seems like a great idea to me.

Oh an yet another new connector that doesn't fit any of your old devices. Great I'll buy an adaptor but why the hell should you. Bloody give it to you free or at cost price not $25.

Apple make the biggest margin on their products than any other brand yet they give nothing back to the customer.

And to top it [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/13/cost-iphone-5-foxconn-factory?newsfeed=true ]off.[/url]

Any reason not to switch to Orange/EvEv and get nice fast 4g?

Explain wireless charging to me: you spend an extra £50(?) buying a "magical mat" which charges inefficiently, but saves you the sub-2 seconds it takes to plug in a phone.

ROFLMFAO !

Jimmers, let's discuss this on twitter. It'll have to be #DMSHOCKA though.

One opionon on should you go 4g
maps and info
But really will you get enough data to make it worth using it so quickly?
Would you start watching iplayer while at work or in the park?

This is key to me, especiially with Wii available at home & work - who needs 4G in the middle bit of the day?

Just phoned my local t Mobile shop incidently. 4S is free handset £36 a month, no discounts. Couldn't (wont) comment on 5 but he said if I assume the upper echelons of the iOS price plans were the same and expected to pay for the handset I'd be in the right ballpark. So thats an estimated minimum of £36pm + handset cost at its maximum, up to £61pm with a lower handset cost.

Jeez.

4G would be great for doing proper work on the move.
But that's not with a phone.
And it's not really London.

As before they don't need to try 🙂 Why bother with good deals if people will buy anyway.

I think you can get an S3 free for 40/month and I'm paying less than that here in Oz

Well the kudos of owning the latest iPone has finally come to an end.

ha! It would appear so. Maybe the idiots will be less annoying now?

> Oh and bloody expensive.
> £529 sim free.. ROFLMFAO !
Is this totally out of line with the Android line-up then?

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is £499 sim-free. £30 difference. So the price doesn't seem hugely out of line to me.

This might be of interest for those wish to compare hardware willies:
http://www.itproportal.com/2012/09/12/iphone-5-vs-galaxy-s3-spec-comparison/
(just to show I'm not blinkered it does favour the S3 overall).

Ultimately, It will be an app that dictates an upgrade. Maybe a camera-related one.

Well the new camera sounds better on paper - be interesting to see how noticeable an improvement it is over the the 4s.

New phones are reaching that stage too.

Agreed. There is a lot less room for ground-breaking revolution now.
Especially at the prices people are prepared to pay.

Or you're in a bar or cafe and you put your phone down on the table and it tops up the battery. No wires no looking for socket. Seems like a great idea to me.

That sounds cool - but I don't really drink in the kind of bars that turn all their tables into wireless mobile phone [s]stealing[/s] charging points. That doesn't sound like the kind of bar where a man can get a good pint of real ale and some pork scratchings. 😆

ha! It would appear so. Maybe the idiots will be less annoying now?

Nah they'll still harp on about Android

I've noticed buying the iphone outright always seems similar to high-end Android phones, but for some reason the contract deals always have a much higher up-front cost for the iphone?

as per last few apple updates i have not seen anything to tempt me away from my current models iphone 4 and ipad 2

Ipad 3 was nothing special and the iphone 5 is nothing special.

guess thats good for my bank balance - only reason i can see to change now is that my current kits still worth good $$$$ but then it probably will still fetch $$$ in another year or 2 time if they release something worth upgrading too

Ipad 3 was nothing special

Apart from, you know, doubling the screen resolution to a level never seen before in tablets.

Not sure if this has been posted already, but the prices are up on the apple store:

[url] http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone/compare [/url]

16GB - £529
32GB - £599
64GB - £699

Dave

Ipad 3 was nothing special
Apart from, you know, doubling the screen resolution to a level never seen before in tablets.

Thats only useful if you want/need/can use double the resolution.

"but for some reason the contract deals always have a much higher up-front cost for the iphone? "

alot of people buying the iphone on contract for the pose factor who couldnt otherwise afford it - for example go to any university campus , when i was a student i couldnt have dreamed have affording an iphone...... easily availible when you break it down to x a month ..... much like when some of my student friends appeared in brand new cars when cheap credit was availible on 6grand cars.

when i did the maths buying my iphone 4 32gb , buying outright worked out 200 quid cheaper over 24months of the comparible contract to what i get at the moment.

Maybe the idiots will be less annoying now?

🙄

Oh the ironing!