The iPhone 5 and iOS6 Thread

[Vale46Rossi]

Originally Posted by mr_chin

Don't you get it yet?

Apple advertising gimmick is all base on speculation and personal opinion/preferences.

LTE up to 100mbps
Lightning USB
A6 Twice as fast as the A5

And all the specs given are in percentages making it seem more appealing when really it's only 1.7mm thinner, 28g lighter, and they don't even state that it's 8mm taller.

One thing they are right is that the chip is two times faster, making the iphone 5 1ghz of ram from 512mhz. The CPU however is only a 200mhz increase.

They also advertised the two times faster when they announced the 4s when in fact, it's the same spec from iphone 4. Placebo?

You're an idiot.... Specs don't mean everything.

OS optimization is the key.

You can have a phone with crazy specs but if the OS sucks it doesn't mean anything.

[Nabatron]

as you can see with apple they dont need a shit lot of amazing hardware underneath the hood to have their phone run fluid. They dont need things like quad core 2.5 ghz processors and what not run an OS/phone. As StevenDuang says its not all about the specs OS that optimizes the specs is what is most..

[LuHua]

Not that they're necessarily skimping on hardware specs either. There's not a lot known about the A6 still, seeing as it's a custom chip, but at least the GPU's known to be extremely powerful.

But in the end, we can at least expect them to know how to use the hardware in the most efficient way, unlike ASUS. Jesus the Transformer Prime's OS is a disappointment.

P.S. Does anyone know if Fido dealers will have any stock that's not pre-ordered on Friday? Someone had told me weeks ago that they'd hold onto one for me on release, but they bailed so time to start hunting...

[terkan]

i think the point is more about apple could easily come up with something higher spec or more current spec with others on the market and make the iphone run super crazy fast.. but instead they choose to give it a minor upgrade each time and calling it the latest and greatest even though it's a minor upgrade lol.. i want to see what an iphone can do running a quad core processor with 2gb ram...

[terkan]

Originally Posted by LuHua

Not that they're necessarily skimping on hardware specs either. There's not a lot known about the A6 still, seeing as it's a custom chip, but at least the GPU's known to be extremely powerful.

But in the end, we can at least expect them to know how to use the hardware in the most efficient way, unlike ASUS. Jesus the Transformer Prime's OS is a disappointment.

P.S. Does anyone know if Fido dealers will have any stock that's not pre-ordered on Friday? Someone had told me weeks ago that they'd hold onto one for me on release, but they bailed so time to start hunting...

most store will hold all their stocks for new activations only.. best place to get one if you are thinking of renewing or something.. go to apple store

[LuHua]

^Fair enough, and thanks for the info!

[Nabatron]

Originally Posted by terkan

i think the point is more about apple could easily come up with something higher spec or more current spec with others on the market and make the iphone run super crazy fast.. but instead they choose to give it a minor upgrade each time and calling it the latest and greatest even though it's a minor upgrade lol.. i want to see what an iphone can do running a quad core processor with 2gb ram...

I would like to see that too as well put in as much futureristic shit as possible all the latest and greatest hardware. I would think they would have to change the design of the phone to implement this since quad core plus LTE would suck up battery like a bitch.

[terkan]

i wouldn't mind apple start letting ppl change the battery :P

[Nabatron]

meh i could care less as long as they make it bigger and optimize the OS to perform it to use less battery hopefully like they did with the new Iphone5 and the A6 processor

[z-33]

my tracking # says my phone will be arriving tomm at noon. Does that mean i can go grab the phone tomorrow from the rogers store, or will i have to wait until sept.21(launch day) regardless?

[Nabatron]

^^u order from apple or rogers website?

[MarkyMark]

Reading pocket-lints review I had a feeling about the black iPhone...

Ditching the glass back and reducing the thickness of the glass panel on the front has affected the design of the metal band around the edge of the iPhone. It is now chamfered and while that looks pretty, we've already noticed that on the black model the edge has started to wear, revealing the shiny silver aluminium metal underneath the "slate" coloured coating and, indeed, we've witnessed it on two separate models, ruling out a fluke manufacturing error.

These small scuffs will catch the light and make the phone look visibly worn. We suspect that it won't be as noticeable on the white model because the metal edging is silver, so that's worth bearing in mind when you come to order your colour choice.

I kinda like the construction of my 4S, sure the glass can break but I've used the phone naked since I've gotten it and there's not a scratch on it yet.
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[Harvey Specter]

My Fido order is showing the same;

Scheduled Delivery:
Wednesday, 09/19/2012, by 12:00

[SkinnyPupp]

That's the thing about designing for looks over durability. My HTC is like that too... a beautiful aluminum unibody frame, but now it looks like shit with chips and wear marks everywhere. Some people put covers or rubberized coatings, but that just makes it look like shit immediately instead of after months of use (and adds weight and bulk)

The thing about the 'cheap' plastic used by Samsung is that it is durable - it looks pretty much the same after a year of use, and if not you can just replace the plastic.

[mr_chin]

Originally Posted by StevenDuang

You're an idiot.... Specs don't mean everything.

OS optimization is the key.

You can have a phone with crazy specs but if the OS sucks it doesn't mean anything.

You're a bigger idiot. My post is not about if specs mattered. Fucking fanboy trying to make a defense for apple already.

Are you educated enough to read a paragraph or article and determine what the topic is about?

[ilovebacon]

So when is iphone 5s coming out?
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[Nabatron]

^serious or trollin?

[terkan]

all the phones will arrive at the store early obviously but no store is allowed to sell before 8am on friday morning.. all imei are being monitored by apple if any phone is activated before 8am that store is gonna get a pretty heavy fine =\

[z-33]

Originally Posted by Nabatron

^^u order from apple or rogers website?

rogers

[z-33]

Originally Posted by terkan

all the phones will arrive at the store early obviously but no store is allowed to sell before 8am on friday morning.. all imei are being monitored by apple if any phone is activated before 8am that store is gonna get a pretty heavy fine =\

have u already been in contact with a rogers store or rep? i guess ill just call the store tomm, and find out.

[Vale46Rossi]

Originally Posted by mr_chin

You're a bigger idiot. My post is not about if specs mattered. Fucking fanboy trying to make a defense for apple already.

Are you educated enough to read a paragraph or article and determine what the topic is about?

Considering all you are is coming in here is to bash the iPhone and you know NOTHING about it and bashing it already.

Also your argument is saying that the iPhone raise a little spec and CLAIMS its that fast and what not where the specs don't back it up.

Don't bother with your stupid story and get educated and get out of the thread if you are here just to bash the iPhone.

It's a fucking phone so stop making it such a big deal about what specs are published and what benchmarks has said it does.

I don't give a shit even if its slower than the 3GS, in the end its the path I went with and its what I like.

LOL @ Apple fan boy comment, I have the S3,Nexus,S2,HTC ONE X and it just doesn't impress me that much. I like how optimized my iPhone is for what I use the phone for. My S3 and HTC ONE X is the Quad core version but I can tell you that the HTC ONE X is way better than S3; touchwiz is fucking stupid and slow.



Just stop QQ'ing and put your phone back in your murse and leave this thread if you have nothing useful to say other than bashing a phone that is not even out yet and base everything on numbers and rumors.

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by StylinRed

^^^ grovemade is taking pre-orders

iPhone 4 and iPad Cases by Grove | Grove

is anyone going to get one of these? i just put $20 down for the preorder, but i'm concerned that the price does not include the custom engraving although the description on the site is very vague

[StylinRed]

i imagine if you want one of their cases with artwork on it its going to cost $20 more (like their Iphone4S case) and that's why they're giving a $20 discount

and if you wanted custom artwork it will be $50 more


hence you see the price listed is $59+



I've always been a fan of their cases and wanted to get an iphone just to use the case so no I haven't ordered since I dont use an iphone

But I did get one of their ipad2 cases as a gift before, they're great

[rice cooker]

that wood case looks absolutely retarded, why would anyone get that

[StylinRed]

its bamboo but im always a fan of wood/leather being incorporated into tech/jewellery/etc (where you dont normally see it used) looks great imo