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reven: isnt the the iphone 5c just exactly the same as the iphone 5 but made out of plastic? in that case, just buy an cheaper iphone5...
kbkiwi: you guys are all crazy if you don't think the 5S is exciting.
1st 64 Bit chip in a smartphone
1st reliable fingerprint scanner
dedicated motion chip
all iWork & iLife apps now included for free (previously cost $60 for them from App store).
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sdav:reven: isnt the the iphone 5c just exactly the same as the iphone 5 but made out of plastic? in that case, just buy an cheaper iphone5...
The iPhone 5 isn't even on the NZ Apple Store anymore.
michaelmurfy:kbkiwi: you guys are all crazy if you don't think the 5S is exciting.
1st 64 Bit chip in a smartphone
1st reliable fingerprint scanner
dedicated motion chip
all iWork & iLife apps now included for free (previously cost $60 for them from App store).
1) Fingerprint scanner, bet I can use a gummy bear* to unlock the phone still, it's a gimmick.
2) 64bit Processor? This is jargon, what does it do that previous generation iPhones didn't, or how does this make the phone "faster" - I bet you, once this is released my S4 will still win with almost every benchmark.
3) Dedicated motion chip, again, jargon, phones have been doing this for years, processors don't have to fully "wake" to do tasks, they can wake a single core at 100MHz to do it so again, marketing.
4) iWork and iLife, Android and iOS has had this for years with "Google Drive" + there's a myriad of other apps available able to do the same tasks, might not look "as pretty" but they still work the same. Would you pay $100 extra in a phone for this alone when the apps separate are about $20?
This is my yearly rant, people like me look past the marketing to the actual product. I know the S4 is full of gimmicks I never use but it's the beautiful 5" AMOLED display I was interested in. It all comes down to personal preference but in reality, it's the same phone re-badged with a different name.
*I will do a video on unlocking an iPhone with a gummy bear just to prove it's actually less security than using a PIN or Password, it's convince much like Android's "Face Unlock"
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Kopkiwi: Fail of a phone and announcement.
What happened to Apple? Really lost the plot over the last 2-3 years. Not even close to market leading anymore
Motorola, Samsung, HTC and in some aspects Sony and LG all providing much more interesting features and phones.
gnfb: Well the market was unimpressed
"Apple shares closed down $11.53, 2.3%, to $494.64 after briefly surging to $507.45 on anticipation of the company's new smartphones. "
sdav:Kopkiwi: Fail of a phone and announcement.
What happened to Apple? Really lost the plot over the last 2-3 years. Not even close to market leading anymore
Motorola, Samsung, HTC and in some aspects Sony and LG all providing much more interesting features and phones.
What would you consider market leading though? A phone crammed with software features, most forgotten, a phone with a hardware upgrade? How big does the hardware upgrade have to be? What software/features from the above do you like?
IMO the issue (and it's not bad) is that since Android and Windows phones closed in on Apple it is harder for everyone to deliver blow-away features. This is not a bad thing but a sure sign that smart phone technology and ideas are currently plateauing. You can ask Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG, Huawei the same questions. What have they delivered that is truly market leading and turning the industry on its head in the their most recent phone releases? The reality is nothing. People expect Apple to release an upgrade on par with the original iPhone release every year. It just won't happen.
jonb:sdav:reven: isnt the the iphone 5c just exactly the same as the iphone 5 but made out of plastic? in that case, just buy an cheaper iphone5...
The iPhone 5 isn't even on the NZ Apple Store anymore.
Well spotted, I wonder if Telecom and Vodafone will keep on selling them until the 5S is launched in NZ?
It would be strange if you culdn't buy the top level iphone at all for a couple of months.
sdav:gnfb: Well the market was unimpressed
"Apple shares closed down $11.53, 2.3%, to $494.64 after briefly surging to $507.45 on anticipation of the company's new smartphones. "
That happens all the time and is not indicative. People betting an iPhone 'S' release was going to be a game changer just lost some money...
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