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Too bad there is no longer a high end 4" model. The iPhone 5S won't support Apple Pay since it doesn't have NFC, and it is no longer available in 64 GB. I would have thought that Apple understood they have customers that actually prefer the 4" size, or else they wouldn't have had any sales the last years. Let's hope for a iPhone 6S mini next year.
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Nexus 5 owner and general android fanboy here. I'd agree with you if not for the fact that the Nexus 5's camera is still not nearly as good as the iPhone 5/6's. In fact it can be downright terrible at times.
Agree the camera can be poor but I think future software fixes will remedy that. Hardware upgrades to Nexus 6 are more affordable due to lower price of the device, too. I also like the extra features like multiple panoramic options and photo sphere.
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I'm building PressureNet :) (edited my post above to add that)
Haha, this is why I love Hacker News.
Biggest news for me: barometer! Biggest question: Can we access it to read raw atmospheric pressure? There seems to be no documented API.
How is that going to be useful?
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While I will buy a 6 for development purposes, I too was disappointed to find out that RAM is staying at 1GB. It's nearly 2015. More RAM does affect battery life, but still...they could have struck a balance here with 2GB.
For what do you need the additional 1GB of RAM on your iPhone?
Firstly, this is not a troll. I really shouldn't have to start with that comment. I'm actually rather more excited about the Lumia 730. Value for money, not status is a killer feature for me.
If you have to say that it's not a troll, it's probably a troll.
Does anyone know how the new devices will handle old apps that were building specifically to the 320pt width? When we got the 4" screen, the old apps were put into black boxes until you updated the info.plist. Any news on if this will be a thing again? Thanks.
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I have big hands and I still agree with you. I hung on to my Nexus One well past its expiry date because of the size of it. Eventually I had to move up and being in the Android realm I came VERY close to buying the Moto X because of its narrower form factor in my hand. In the end I went Nexus 5 but it still feels big to me.
I've still got my Nexus One, though I almost clicked 'Buy Now' on a Nexus 5 today. Mind doing a comparison?
What I don't miss:
- "Do I have enough memory to install this? Nope."
- Apps that need new Android versions
- That annoying touch screen bug
- 3G speeds
- all the hacks and mods to get around memory limitations
What I miss:
- the huge notification light... loved that
- being able to use my thumb across the whole screen width
- removable storage (and USB flash drive mode)
- battery life.. my Nexus One could go 2 solid days
I'll update this as I think of more. Of course the N5 is much faster, incredible screen, etc. The above is more personal notes. I haven't regretted the Nexus 5 buy at all... but I do get nostalgic sometimes. Especially when I'm looking for a charger.. like the people I used to laugh at. :)