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Re: [iPhone] Next iPhone revision? To answer your question.
Nobody knows for sure when or, what the next iPhone will be.
The iPhone 5 is the current offering, and it's a great smartphone that should please most people.
Should you wait for the next version? You can play that game till infinity. Buy the product that would serve you best NOW, not being worried about what it's going to do in the future.
Are the Galaxy phones better than the iPhone 5, NO ... they are different , but that doesn't make them better by default.
Is the iPhone 5 better than the Galaxy phones, NO ... it's just different .
Both products are great smartphones that do what they do very well. This basically makes "Better" & "Best" personal preference. What's going to fit your lifestyle the best, form factor, availability of apps & accessories.
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 MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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Never understood the fuss over these phones. People actually getting upset over this.
Never cared what cell phone someone buys.
You just buy what you like and enjoy.
The guys I work with has iPhone 5 and 4s,a few GS3s,a couple of guys even still use those old clam shell phones. Some types in between. A guy on midnight shift has the big galaxy phone with the AT&T grandfathered unlimited..
No big deal.
Everyone gets along. Don't criticize one anther's cell phone.
iPhone 5 and GS3 are fine. Depends on what works for you.
I've owned the Apple stock from around $6 to just over $701. All of those years and I purchased my first apple product in 1997 I think.
For me profit is more interesting.
And price. I'm enjoying my $56/mo. AT&T IPhone 5 LTE and $30/mo IPad 4 LTE grandfathered unlimited.
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 SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
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kudos:1 | I'm not upset about anything.  Both are capable phones and I'm glad to hear opinions and reviews from folks who are using these devices everyday.
This decision is a relatively big one. Instead of buying just a phone, one is buying into an ecosystem that makes jumping from platform to platform unattractive if large app investments are made. The same goes for e-readers. You are buying into an ecosystem that supports that device with content that is typically locked to that ecosystem.
As The Eagles would say," You can check out anytime you like, but you may never leave."  |
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 BloodRosesAeolus, your daughter flies.Premium
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Louisville, KY | Most apps are only a few dollars, if not 99 cents or free. Most people can switch ecosystems for well under $100 and compared to what we pay for these devices, that is pocket change. I still have my iPad and use those apps I bought on it.
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MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
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You know how emotional some can get over this subject.
Since I've owned an apple product I haven't spent over $100 on apps. The most important apps like finance and company jetnet was free.
Most expensive apps were Slingplayer and a GPS app.
Always bought mp3 songs on Amazon but I hear you can play songs from iTunes on any device now.
I don't buy movies and tv shows but I rent.
Don't have any real ties to the ecosystem.
The only thing I can think of is that I don't want to learn another device.
Especially if I have no issues with what I have.
Now if you have a large family in this ecosystem it can be messy i guess.
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Here's the latest roundup of rumors for ya!
»www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5s-rel···3-report
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| Doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't they discount the iphone 4 or 4s instead of launching a new phone. Iphone 4 can easily be manufactured for under $300. Look at nexus 4. It's better than iphone 5 and it costs $299.
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said by SwedishRider:As The Eagles would say," You can check out anytime you like, but you may never leave."
Actually "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
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said by SwedishRider:I'm not upset about anything. Both are capable phones and I'm glad to hear opinions and reviews from folks who are using these devices everyday.
This decision is a relatively big one. Instead of buying just a phone, one is buying into an ecosystem that makes jumping from platform to platform unattractive if large app investments are made. The same goes for e-readers. You are buying into an ecosystem that supports that device with content that is typically locked to that ecosystem.
Right - My existing apps purchases are the biggest barrier for me going with an Android phone. I have a lot invested into my iTunes music organization as well. Losing support of iTunes gapless playback tags (which unfortunately are not the same as LAME gapless tags) would be quite disastrous for me.
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 ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
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kudos:4 | Keep the iPhone as an iPod and get a new phone. That's what I plan on doing when the Galaxy S4 is released. |
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SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
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said by djrobx:Right - My existing apps purchases are the biggest barrier for me going with an Android phone. I have a lot invested into my iTunes music organization as well. Losing support of iTunes gapless playback tags (which unfortunately are not the same as LAME gapless tags) would be quite disastrous for me.
Apps and content investments are a huge consideration here. Yes, if you've got a hundred bucks of apps, that won't stop you from jumping ship to another platform. But if larger investments in apps and/or content (movies, shows, etc) have been made, it's more difficult to make the case for abandoning ship with Apple (or Android).
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said by Alcohol:Doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't they discount the iphone 4 or 4s instead of launching a new phone. Iphone 4 can easily be manufactured for under $300. Look at nexus 4. It's better than iphone 5 and it costs $299.
this is the problem, it's better in your opinion, not everyone thinks this. To answer the OPs question, go to the store or play with a fiends and see what YOU like best. Both are great phones depends on what you want. With all the apps, most phones can do the same thing as the other. |
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SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
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I saw on the news earlier today that Apple cut its iPhone 5 materials orders by roughly 50%, implying weak sales of this version of the iPhone.
That appears to confirm the trend I'm seeing in this thread... namely that many folks are opting for the Androids of the smartphone crop over the iPhone in some pretty dramatic numbers. Appears that Samsung (with the S3 in particular) has won favor with the public. |
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I'm Android user and have been for a while. The iPhone may have started it all but its no longer leading the pack. Currently I have a Samsung galaxy 2 and I'm waiting for galaxy 4. A friend of mine has a nexus 4 and its the best phone I have ever tried. Another friend has an iPhone 5 and its just so plain looking. The screen is small and you can't customize it that much. His teenage kids wanted an iPhone so bad but they are now not really impressed. Apparently even kids think owning an iPhone is not cool anymore. Too bad he's locked in a contract but I do enjoy rubbing it in.
Apple has bet everything on one product and judging by the share price its not looking good 
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| said by Anonymous:...Another friend has an iPhone 5 and its just so plain looking. The screen is small and you can't customize it that much. His teenage kids wanted an iPhone so bad but they are now not really impressed. Apparently even kids think owning an iPhone is not cool anymore. Too bad he's locked in a contract but I do enjoy rubbing it in.
Apple has bet everything on one product and judging by the share price its not looking good
The thing is, and I've been saying this for a couple years now, is that iOS look & feel has gotten stale... Think about it, it barely changed since the original... they've made it better of course, but its still not customizable by the user, hell it even took time for Apple to allow a custom wallpaper behind the icons... The icons are the same plain stuff, no interactive lock screen, no active widgets or icons, etc etc....
There are so many Android devices that have different looks, skins, customizations beyond your wildest dreams... A friend of mine has a relatively mid range Motorola Razr V, and the stuff he has on it is pretty damn impressive... and he doesnt need to jailbreak or install illegal crap on the phone... most of what he's gotten on it he got free (legally).
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I understand the whole Android argument, they do have some exciting hardware and software features that I can appreciate, but I also see a format that has so many different developers, carriers, & manufactures just "doing their own thing" that the end result is a lot of shitty apps, shitty phones (Not every Android is a Galaxy S3) , and full of the same old shitty carrier bloatware that we've seen for years. When I see a iPhone I know for the most part it's a bad ass piece of hardware with about every app known to mankind (pre-screened for compatibility), and never contained bloatware of any kind since the day it was turned on.
I as well feel IOS is a little long in the tooth, but at the same time I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything either, and I can appreciate the comfort of familiarity & refinement.
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SwedishRiderRider on the StormPremium
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I'm still weighing my options... and now a new player has come into the mix... the Windows Phone. I just upgraded to Windows 8, and while it's still new to me and I haven't come to a verdict on it... I don't immediately hate it. It has potential and is a pretty radical change from what "normal computing" looks like... and it might even be good. 
But that's not why I'm posting. While researching the Windows Phone, I ran across this: »www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/39332···ion-july
If I understand this correctly, Google will stop using ActiveSync as of July 31, which will have a somewhat negative impact on users of non-Android phones. If ActiveSync is off the table, and one is a pretty imbedded Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google calendar user... what is one's fate as of July 31st if one has an iPhone or a Windows Phone? Are the replacement protocols that Google will use as good as ActiveSync? Or as a Google user, will I now be "heavily advised" to go Android to maintain as seamless as I can with Google's lineup of services?
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