New iPhone this October??

DanFreemanPhoto · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

More battery life would be great too! Doubt that'll happen though.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

DanFreemanPhoto said:
Of course, but a lot of people were disappointed the 4S didnt do more.

So it seems to me that this has to be a big step up. Like version 5, rather than 4.2 for example. But what more can a phone do!?

Well personally, I wasn't disappointed with the 4S really. Maybe at first, but only because I didn't really feel the need to upgrade, as my 4 was still fairly new and did everything I needed (still does). That maybe reinforces your point, but I'll be getting the new one regardless, and I'm sure that some 4S owners won't, so it's no big deal. In fact, if anything, Apple's two-stage incremental upgrade strategy actually favours most owners, as the interim upgrade doesn't instantly render the older machine obsolete.

I see your point, but if we all purchased phones based on that rationale, I'd still have my original iPhone. Actually I still do, but I don't use it.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

DanFreemanPhoto said:
More battery life would be great too! Doubt that'll happen though.

Bigger screen = more internal space = bigger battery.

Then

Bigger screen = more power consumption = Bigger battery required.

Cant win.

You also need to remember that while it looks the same the 4S is MASSIVELY different considering what its capable of and its internals, its really really not a small upgrade at all.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

I don't care about the battery life anyway. My 4 easily runs for three days without a charge.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

Mr Pants said:
Better processor seems an obvious feature.

You'd think so, but the iPad has used the same processor for 18 months. Nobody noticed.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

It's actually amusing to power up my original 2007 iPhone. Firstly the screen looks terrible (after retina) but you instantly notice how much slower it is. Not just in responsiveness, but the frame rate is serial sluggish. Comparatively of course - at the time it was amazing.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

i wish i'd kept my old iPhone.

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

I sold mine, with a broken screen, for more than I paid.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

I try to keep all my old handsets. The only one I ever sold was my Ericsson EH237. Eight hours standby, no SMS. Bowler in its day though.

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

I couldn't afford/justify keeping them. Especially iPhones.

eugegall · Jul 30, 2012

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Revels said:
I couldn't afford/justify keeping them. Especially iPhones.

Exactly. Keeping an iPhone is like throwing money down the drain.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

When you're as old as me, you'll want to keep them to remind you of your youth.

Silent_Scone · Jul 30, 2012

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lol ^

I upgraded the battery in my 4 anyway, lasted for absoloutely donkeys years. Didn't tell the buyer I'd changed it either, must of thought it was powered by happy thoughts.

processor, bigger screen, faster GPU are a few reasons for starters. Do you need it? Probably not.

172boost · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

I've got 6 under my bed already :rasp:

sn00p · Jul 30, 2012

iOS6 is a big enough reason for me for the first time since the 3G not to upgrade my phone and I haven't owned a non-apple phone since before the 3G.

Nice hardware, slick software but software that is seriously starting to become deficient in its feature set.

eugegall · Jul 30, 2012

Good thread name change. That had Dan written all over it.

Todays daily fail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...nveiling-September-12th-shops-days-later.html

Kane. · Jul 30, 2012

Bigger screen will be the selling point for me.

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

I haven't touched it.

But I have bit and commented on that story.

eugegall · Jul 30, 2012

Ashley, London is that you?

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

Nope.

We're sorry but reader comments are currently unavailable.

Lol.

I tried to find the 'journalist' on Twitter but no luck.

Gally · Jul 30, 2012

You will be able to upgrade this number from 24 October 2012

Oh thank you very much.

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

I can't wait that long.

I have to have it before Tom as per our annual tradition.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

I had my 4S before you.

Gally · Jul 30, 2012

Revels said:
I can't wait that long.

I have to have it before Tom as per our annual tradition.

I would like to be contract free right enough. Not decided what i'm doing. See what the pricing is like.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

Win

Revels · Jul 30, 2012

Tom said:
I had my 4S before you.

Hmmm. True.

3-1 then.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Bowlers roll SIM-free unlocked, and it costs them less over the period anyway. I'm on 02 Simplicity, and I'll just buy the handset from Apple.

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

No, they run with perfectly timed 12 month contracts.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Contract schomtract. Unlocked handset equals do what I want. Simplicity suits that.

Truffs · Jul 30, 2012

Tom how do you get to upgrade so early when you got yours 4S on launch day the same as me?

Mine says this

Tom · Jul 30, 2012

Roy Munson said:
Contract schomtract. Unlocked handset equals do what I want. Simplicity suits that.

Sort of, Vodafone have pretty much paid me. £31 a month £200 cashback with the 4S on launch day and they will give me the "5" as an upgrade for less than buying it outright. My 4S was unlocked 3 days after I got it, for free.

Yes i lack the freedom of a sim only but i get the best of both worlds.

Truffs, because im a pimp.

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

Tom said:
Sort of, Vodafone have pretty much paid me. £31 a month £200 cashback with the 4S on launch day and they will give me the "5" as an upgrade for less than buying it outright. My 4S was unlocked 3 days after I got it, for free.

Yes i lack the freedom of a sim only but i get the best of both worlds.

Truffs, because im a pimp.

Yeah that sounds cool. I was only really commenting on my individual status. Nothing to do with your deal. Unlocked handset + 02 Simplicity is maximum win though IMO.

Sym0n · Jul 30, 2012

Tom said:
Truffs, because im a pimp.

Sometimes I wish I was Tom.

AK · Jul 30, 2012

I look like him.

#closeenough.

Sym0n · Jul 30, 2012

AK said:
I look like him.

#closeenough.

These are the times I don't wish I was Tom.

AK · Jul 30, 2012

#YOLO.

Turkish · Jul 30, 2012

I'm still happy with my 4, deliberately didn't try out a 4s incase I got the urge to change for the sake of it. Can't decide whether I'll just pick up the 5 as it's about time I had a new toy or be sensible and keep the cash for something more desperate.

ColinG · Jul 30, 2012

I'll be getting one, sim free as I'm on simplicity with my 4 anyways.. Ill never pay £40+ per month for an O2 contract again plus have to pay £100ish for the phone, it's false economy!

My rule is always with apple devices, white everything except black phones, just looks cooler on a phone and less "camp"

lol

VeinAST · Jul 30, 2012

Re: iPhone 5 this October??

Roy Munson said:
I try to keep all my old handsets. The only one I ever sold was my Ericsson EH237. Eight hours standby, no SMS. Bowler in its day though.

Might have one of those still in it's box

Munson · Jul 30, 2012

They were classic. Super bowler. In those days, vagina wept at your feet if you had a mobile.

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