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That's pretty much my feeling too - not sufficient advantage for the outlay on the new phone especially when there are also downsides (the new connector)
The sensible thing is to stick with my perfectly good 4S until the 5S / 6 comes out. Or the likes of Samsung comes out with something amazing.
Me still tented by iPhone 5 but will probably wait for the S version as my 4S works perfectly !
I was apologizing for the silly video ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
I know of friends and family that are very excited with their new iPhone as I know of many others that are very happy with their existing iPhones and will wait for the next versions to arrive and see if it attracts their fancy. i'm one of those. My 4S rocks!
I now have a problem that I'm thinking I'm going to be keeping my 4S for a while - but not forever, I'll be getting a phone with a lightening port eventually. So if I see a cool thing that will work with dock connectors, should I buy it, cos it'll stop working when I eventually do upgrade!
That's one reason why I bought an external battery with a USB cable rather than an integrated dock connector, as even 6 months ago I had a good idea the dock connector was on it's way out.
People are probably just holding it wrong... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
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Originally Posted by Dave B
I have bought a 64Gb 4S on eBay and ordered a "recycling" envelope, the upgrade from 16Gb is costing me £75. Very happy with that, just in time for going on holiday with.
What? Apple released a(nother) product with issues? Impossible!
Next they will ask you to cut your fingernails very very short in order not to scratch the ultra sensitive screen!
Oh well. Those who knew that the iPhone 5 will be pants will have fun and those who think that Apple is producing the best products for the highest prices will never realize the issues anyway. Everyone is happy!
Well, well, so it's suddenly all about hardware now? I thought Apple users didn't care about hardware performance. All that was important was how "smooth and easy" the interface was. :s ailor:Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Also, why should it be such a big surprise? The iPhone 5 is 5 months newer and about 200 pounds more expensive (Sim free - Source: Amazon UK) than the Galaxy S3. It should absolutely blow any other competitor out of the water, but it's barely beating them, and that too not definitively. Are we just happy that Apple are not majorly disappointing again?!?
Also, Geekbench is not the definitive source for hardware tests. Different tests will show up different results. Here for example the international quad core Galaxy S3 scores higher than the iPhone 5:
iPhone 5 benchmarks: Slower than the Galaxy S3, faster than the Nexus 7 | ExtremeTech
In different tests, the Galaxy S3 has scored in the 1800s, 1900 and some even 2100 (See Nexus 7) depending on what OS they are running. 4.1 Jellybean generally resulting in higher scores.
Also FYI, more cores don't automatically make a processor faster, especially if the clock speed is lower. So, a quad core can work slower than a dual core based on clock speeds alone. Also, the processor isn't everything. A lot can depend on the motherboard as well, this is where Apple's A6 system-on-chip is making the difference. You can see this on PCs. On the whole a dual core can seem faster than a quad core, but a quad core will be better when multitasking.