iPhone 5S drops this June

[oh you mad]

I just don't see how ppl can buy a new phone w/ the same OS year after year and not get tired of it but I guess to each his/her own

Meets their needs, that's all it ever comes down too.

The bulk of society use their phones for calls, texts, email, web browsing, some games here and there, listen to music.

Iphone is popular so imessage helps, app store on iphone is good, you can text and browse easily, it has great ipod integration (works the same, itunes and all)....that's all people can ask for and apple knows it.

Trust me the busier you get the less you want. The people that want cool stuff on thier phone and 90000 widgets are the ones that have the time to play with it. My iphone 4S is jailbroken and i haven't downloaded an app or tweak or even changed my icons in 6 months since i switched projects at work. I see how simplicity is appealing now that i don't even want to use my phone when i get home from a long day at work.

Pretty much, I had several Androids devices and couldn't keep up with rooting, themes, roms. On top of that I hated the battery life and all those force close screens.

I dumped all that for a 4s on sprint which was another mistake (As good as "unlimited data" sounds don't do it) 

Now I have a iphone 5 on a t-mobile no contract plan ($30 for unlimited data/text and 100mins) yeah data gets throttled after 5gbs but its much better than sprint.

Battery life, reliability, simplicity, itunes>>> widgets, swype, themes

 

[johnnyredstorm]

i just want that indent tweak for the notes app to be permanent. having to click space 5 times is annoying.

 

[mrdozo]

Examples like this invalidate the whole "iPhone is innovative" argument. They're so behind tech wise that they are using panorama as a selling point...

Android ftw baby !!!

I still have my galaxy1 4g, in january or february I'll upgrade to the Note 2. I love that phablet ( tablet+phone )

 

[ScroogeMcBuckz]

For me the phone is just one of the elements that ties into a ecosystem I'm already engulfed in. I use Apple TV to play my music wirelessly thru the tv and speakers wherever I am in the apartment. Same thing with my iTunes library when I'm on the MacBook, or if I want to watch a movie from the Mac on tv without having to take it out of the room. I threw a Bluetooth connector on my iHome and put it in the bathroom so I can listen to music without worrying about the steam from the shower messing up my phone. I know these things can be accomplished without a iPhone or MacBook, but having both makes these things all but seamless. If you have wifi you're set. I've come to realize simplicity is exactly what I'm looking for and the less time it takes to accomplish my needs the better. Apple does this well.

 

[Bert.]

Have the i5 from a 4s, really bored with it at this point really thinking about the s3 or note 2

is yours verizon?

 

[dathbgboy]

I just don't see how ppl can buy a new phone w/ the same OS year after year and not get tired of it but I guess to each his/her own

Meets their needs, that's all it ever comes down too.


The bulk of society use their phones for calls, texts, email, web browsing, some games here and there, listen to music.


Iphone is popular so imessage helps, app store on iphone is good, you can text and browse easily, it has great ipod integration (works the same, itunes and all)....that's all people can ask for and apple knows it.


Trust me the busier you get the less you want. The people that want cool stuff on thier phone and 90000 widgets are the ones that have the time to play with it. My iphone 4S is jailbroken and i haven't downloaded an app or tweak or even changed my icons in 6 months since i switched projects at work. I see how simplicity is appealing now that i don't even want to use my phone when i get home from a long day at work.

Pretty much, I had several Androids devices and couldn't keep up with rooting, themes, roms. On top of that I hated the battery life and all those force close screens.

I dumped all that for a 4s on sprint which was another mistake (As good as "unlimited data" sounds don't do it) 

Now I have a iphone 5 on a t-mobile no contract plan ($30 for unlimited data/text and 100mins) yeah data gets throttled after 5gbs but its much better than sprint.

Battery life, reliability, simplicity, itunes>>> widgets, swype, themes

Yea I guess I see that, I've always been a fan of not being tied down and limited regardless when it comes to a phone. I don't root or anything like that anymore but I'd like the option if I decide to. I'm more Google than anything and appreciate the things Android has to offer like downloading apps from the internet instead of through the playstore, drag and dropping music into my music player instead of syncing all the time. Not knocking those that appreciate Apple for what it is, like I said, to each his/her own

 

[gatorbeltsnpattiemelts]

Man I don't know... I was on android for a really long time.... then got an iPhone. Honestly, for what I need, they aren't that much different. I just like the way the iphone looks, the interface etc.


I keep saying my dream phone would be an iPhone on Android.

 

[luong1209]

Glad I held off on the 5....now my question is....deal with my crappy 4 for 6 more months or just eff it and get the 5 as I usually planned....hmmmm decisions....decisions...

I said eff it and got the 5 yesterday. I also had the 4 and the home button was the worst, took me like 3 mins just to exit an app.

THIS. I have to channel the power of Thor just to get back to the home page.

Glad I held off on the 5....now my question is....deal with my crappy 4 for 6 more months or just eff it and get the 5 as I usually planned....hmmmm decisions....decisions...

Same boat gaiz.

When people say they get bored of their phone...What can make the phone, "more fun"...What apps/games? Srs question.

 

[scarsorscabs]

I just started reading this thread and only bothered with the first page so I don't know what else has been discussed but the idea that Apple is screwing people by releasing new iPhones sooner is ridiculous.

You choose to buy the model when it came out, you're not obligated to buy the new one when it comes out.

 

[infam0usp]

^ exactly. Apple refreshes their entire product line ONCE a year unlike HP/Dell/Toshiba/Acer that make multiple lines of desktops & laptops every financial quarter of the year

not to mention they hold their aftermarket value better than ANY other computer. had a Macbook ($1300) for 2 years, upgraded the ram + HDD, & sold it for $1000 on Craigslist. music/movie/art students will jump on a good condition used Macbook like white on rice. ALL DAY LONG

 

[mr jordan04]

Looking forward to almost a year of mostly baseless rumors.

 

[ninjahood]

^ exactly. Apple refreshes their entire product line ONCE a year unlike HP/Dell/Toshiba/Acer that make multiple lines of desktops & laptops every financial quarter of the year

not to mention they hold their aftermarket value better than ANY other computer. had a Macbook ($1300) for 2 years, upgraded the ram + HDD, & sold it for $1000 on Craigslist. music/movie/art students will jump on a good condition used Macbook like white on rice. ALL DAY LONG

that dont mean they're superior products.

i got a decade old dell still rocking out.

 

[sooperhooper]

This reminds me of how Honda makes small tweeks to the accord and other models.

 

[infam0usp]

that dont mean they're superior products.

i got a decade old dell still rocking out.

cool story bro. nobody's gonna pay you a stack for it tho & your 10-year old Dell can't run the newest version of Photoshop CS/Crysis 2 or anything else that requires a NEW dual/quad-core processor because whatever old 1 is in your desktop is welded to the motherboard

 

[All Ready]

Still using the 4s and if the 5s is wider I may scoop

or I might scoop the note 2 but don't know if it'll fit in my pocket

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

I still don't believe that it's releasing in June..

 

[infam0usp]

^ me neither. the 5 dropped in September; refresh cycle on the iPhone would be more logical around July/August

 

[beezylocks]

I just don't see how ppl can buy a new phone w/ the same OS year after year and not get tired of it but I guess to each his/her own

Meets their needs, that's all it ever comes down too.


The bulk of society use their phones for calls, texts, email, web browsing, some games here and there, listen to music.


Iphone is popular so imessage helps, app store on iphone is good, you can text and browse easily, it has great ipod integration (works the same, itunes and all)....that's all people can ask for and apple knows it.


Trust me the busier you get the less you want. The people that want cool stuff on thier phone and 90000 widgets are the ones that have the time to play with it. My iphone 4S is jailbroken and i haven't downloaded an app or tweak or even changed my icons in 6 months since i switched projects at work. I see how simplicity is appealing now that i don't even want to use my phone when i get home from a long day at work.

Pretty much, I had several Androids devices and couldn't keep up with rooting, themes, roms. On top of that I hated the battery life and all those force close screens.

I dumped all that for a 4s on sprint which was another mistake (As good as "unlimited data" sounds don't do it) 

Now I have a iphone 5 on a t-mobile no contract plan ($30 for unlimited data/text and 100mins) yeah data gets throttled after 5gbs but its much better than sprint.

Battery life, reliability, simplicity, itunes>>> widgets, swype, themes

spot on...

ive had my iphone jailbroken and have had android... doing all that crap is just time consuming and unnecessary, in my book... imagine for the "average user."

 

[scuse7]

Screwing people over? Smart business move.

And if you have the iphone 5 and really care that much. You're a hypebeast.

 

[donovandoesit]

This may be true since they jumped the gun last year with the IPad product line... I think they will do this to get back on track with their traditional june releases which allows the phone to have alot more summer time traction into Q4. Im just pissed I will buy if its 128GB since my 64GB doesnt even cut it being a content producer.. Give me a 1TB phone and I wont buy another for 5 years.. 

 

[israel3]

I got an email 2 weeks ago about the 5s possibly coming out in June

Ive been saying that they need to come out with a few different colors

 

[bjamez20]

i got a decade old dell still rocking out.

 

[ihateposers]

Been an apple fanboi since 2003. Got the iphone when it came out in 07 and have gotten every one since.

Got tired of iOs and switched to the note 2. Love this thing.

 

[i skate nikes]

cool story bro. nobody's gonna pay you a stack for it tho & your 10-year old Dell can't run the newest version of Photoshop CS/Crysis 2 or anything else that requires a NEW dual/quad-core processor because whatever old 1 is in your desktop is welded to the motherboard

 

[da r entertainment]

Have the i5 from a 4s, really bored with it at this point really thinking about the s3 or note 2

I made this very switch from the i5 to the S3 and regretted it honestly. I ended up selling the S3 because I was outside of my 30 days and picked up a 4S from Craigslist to hold me to till I'm ready to cop another 5.