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Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by ajross »

dade_ wrote: post #83

This is meaningless. A friend of mine had a heated discussion with a Samsung rep at a local mobile store. The rep insisted the phone he handed her was a Samsung Galaxy 3, when in fact it was a Galaxy 2. It is scandalous that Samsung would release a new phone that consumers can't differentiate. If he wasn't such an Android fanboy, he would have recorded the whole interaction and posted in on YouTube to show the world…

I don't see the use of "scandalous" or "fanboy" in the linked article (though no doubt they appear in the comments, just like yours). It's just a funny dig at a not-as-innovative-as-expected product release.

The real point is that the years of rapid evolution (and, by extension, platform differentiation) are behind us. After a few years where they weren't, phones are just phones again. Hell, you could hand a bunch of people a GSIII and tell them it was an iPhone 5 and get similarly hilarious results.

But screaming about hypocrisy is missing the point.

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by [deleted] »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #76
mikeash wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, aside from the vastly superior screen, the vastly faster cellular data connectivity, the improved battery life, the smaller form factor, the vastly faster CPU and GPU, 2-4x the RAM, and the vastly improved camera, there's essentially zero difference!

Not to mention many big changes in the operating system

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Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by jiggy2011 »

rsiqueira wrote: post #33

In general, great expectation makes part of the prefrontal cortex more excited. Scientists argue that the activity of this brain region shifts the preferences of the wine tasters when they are presented to an expensive wine, for example. [1] "Wine experts and consumers can be fooled by altering their expectations. The expectation it (expensive wine) will taste better actually makes it taste better. Your expectations…

I'm assuming this is the same psychology at work with the $1000 HDMI cables and the people who insist the can perceive a massive quality difference.

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by bduerst »

[deleted] wrote: post #92
TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to mention many big changes in the operating system

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I can't imagine how poorly that OS runs. I switched to an Android phone from iPhone 3G because the OS update made everything run so slowly.

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by hammock »

stephengillie wrote: post #36
ollysb wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never understand why people use cases. What's the point in preserving something in mint condition if you never see it without the case?

Between the $15 hard-ish plastic case and the $20 screen protector, my HTC Incredible has survived being dropped more than 20 times across the past 2 years. Sometimes I've clumsily dropped it 5 feet onto pavement, yet the phone is still in great condition.

And my case-less Blackberry survived 5 years of daily drops from waist height, multiple drops from second story balconies, multiple trips into the lake or river..that thing was a tank and I loved it.

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by vlisivka »

runjake wrote: post #48
benihana wrote: post #24

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For most Americans, that is full cost for an iPhone. Even though it's technically the cost with a contract, I'd wager that 98% of all people who purchase iPhones purchase them subsidized by carriers with contracts.

So? What's your point? The alternative is you buy a Samsung android phone or whatever and break it and end up paying the actual cost, which is normally $499 on the low end to $649 for the latest flagship phones. A $199 replacement cost for a mistake I made sounds like a heck of a deal.

I fall from bike with phone near to my ear on concrete road, so I smashed it with acceleration, but it is hard to see the dent on it case, despite that it is very heavy phone with hardware keyboard. I use Motorola Cliq with Cyanogen. My previous Motorola A1200 survived lot of drops too, still working perfectly. My next phone will be Motorola. :-)

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by ojbyrne »

These man on the street stupidity bits are a staple of late night comedy, but for every stupid person, there could be 50 people who aren't stupid, and immediately get the joke. You just don't see the latter group. There's probably also a third, even smarter group, who understand that if they play along, they might end up on tv.

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by protomyth »

[deleted] wrote: post #92
TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to mention many big changes in the operating system

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Well, no actually. The 3GS has some software features of iOS 6 disabled. Check the footnotes http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/

Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5

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Post by sharkweek »

jiggy2011 wrote: post #94
rsiqueira wrote: post #33

In general, great expectation makes part of the prefrontal cortex more excited. Scientists argue that the activity of this brain region shifts the preferences of the wine tasters when they are presented to an expensive wine, for example. [1] "Wine experts and consumers can be fooled by altering their expectations. The expectation it (expensive wine) will taste better actually makes it taste better. Your expectations…

I'm assuming this is the same psychology at work with the $1000 HDMI cables and the people who insist the can perceive a massive quality difference.

exactly -- perceived improvement because it was more expensive; it must be better
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