Hilarious. People are just downright brainwashed by genius marketing, hype and a general oblivion of the facts and reality. America. LOL
Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
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Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#212Keep in mind they probably interview a bunch of people and only show the most ridiculous responses.
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#213Earlier quoted context omitted.
How many markets actually have LTE now?
Wait, is this an argument against a technology that (a) has been widely rolled out by Verizon, and (b) will be even more pervasive in the coming months and years?
It's a question. A buddy of mine in NYC bemoans the fact that he can't actually get LTE coverage despite having an LTE phone. I still have an HSPA+ phone, so I haven't even looked. I'm curious, because it was my impression that outside of a few niche markets, LTE wasn't really a "yay, I get massively fast internets everywhere" feature yet.
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#214It seems like the people who say the "new" one is thinner, lighter, more elegant, etc, all have cases on their phones. So in essence, the case sets your phone back a generation or two.
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?
I once visited a friend's home and his living room furniture was covered in plastic. I asked why and he said his wife had it covered in case the President ever comes over.
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#215This discussion has been highlacked by morons talking about the cases.
The main point is - Apple's marketing is so good that people suspend judgement.
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#216It seems like the people who say the "new" one is thinner, lighter, more elegant, etc, all have cases on their phones. So in essence, the case sets your phone back a generation or two.
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?
I never used cases - as a result, both my 3GS and my iPhone 4 ended up with overly scratched lens caps - so much I had to actually remove the cap on the last one, since taking pictures was basically impossible...
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#217It seems like the people who say the "new" one is thinner, lighter, more elegant, etc, all have cases on their phones. So in essence, the case sets your phone back a generation or two.
Really good point actually. Every time I pick up my iPad with the smart cover off (and that's very minimalistic of course), I think Wow, this is so thin!
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#218It seems like the people who say the "new" one is thinner, lighter, more elegant, etc, all have cases on their phones. So in essence, the case sets your phone back a generation or two.
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?
I like Jerry Seinfeld's attitude about cases. (14 seconds in)
http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/joel-hodgson-a-taste...
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#219Earlier quoted context omitted.
The battery life is almost exactly the same. All of the most popular apps still run on the 3GS, and run well, with the exception of a half dozen or so. The internet browsing speed is effectively identical, regardless of whatever the specs claim. The new cameras are supposedly slightly better, but probably not enough to be noticeable unless you've got a highly trained eye. The only features that the new iPhones have a…
Take a look at http://campl.us/posts/iPhone-Camera-Comparison
Interesting. The 4S is clearly the best for the city shot, but for the indoor shot it's the sharpest though I think the 3GS colors may actually be better.
Re: Give people an iPhone 4S, tell them it's an iPhone 5
#220It seems like the people who say the "new" one is thinner, lighter, more elegant, etc, all have cases on their phones. So in essence, the case sets your phone back a generation or two.
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?
I think a large part of why people still use cases is back when phones used cheap/er plastics your device would look like garbage after a few months of life in your pockets/purse.
Old habits die hard and I had a case on my old iPhone (3G) and my current Android Phone (Samsung Admire) until I was impressed by how durable the Gorilla Glass screen is. Now I let my phone run "naked" and it doesn't seem to get nearly as beat up as the Razr and Samsung flip phones that predated my iPhone (both got to the point that the paint on the plastic rubbed off).
A buddy of mine who works with Granite has an iPhone 4S and just uses a case to keep the steel band from getting beat up and the ports from getting chalked full of Granite dust. He can slide his phone across a work table and the screen and back are just fine[1]. Gorilla Glass is an amazing material.
[1] Note that Granite contains mineral parts that are slightly to a good deal harder than standard plate glass so it can scratch glass. Gorilla Glass is ~9 on moh's scale. Standard glass is ~5.5. Yay chemistry! http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/hardness1.html http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingswork/f/What-Is-Gorill...