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IvanDobskey · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:25

Johnny|lucidcomposure said:
They have.. and apparently two toned is in!!

Yeh, and i'm not too struck on the two toned BS. Why not just make the whole back in aluminium?

Big Chris · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:26

I'm tempted, and from a Blackberry user who's never really given much thought to Apple stuff that's saying something!

Will these just work with EE 4G out of the box then (when the network is available) or will you need a special version?

Robbo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:26

Samsung changed the design of the Galaxy S 3 for the sake of it, pretty much, and most people say they prefer the S2 design and moaned about it no end.

The iPhone 4 design is the best design (in my opinion), I didn't want them to change it too much. I'm not totally sold on the 2 colour thing but I do like it.

Big Chris said:
I'm tempted, and from a Blackberry user who's never really given much thought to Apple stuff that's saying something!

Will these just work with EE 4G out of the box then (when the network is available) or will you need a special version?

They all have LTE support, but you may have to have a special data plan with EE or something. Who knows!

IvanDobskey · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:27

Leezy said:
cannot wait to get one now!, the build quality compared to the S3 is incomparable.

This is what I miss most about my iPhone 4. I like my Galaxy Nexus, it's a great phone. But it feels a little cheap and plasticky like all Samsung phones. For this reason alone i'm tempted to grab an iPhone 5.

Big Chris · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:32

Robbo said:
They all have LTE support, but you may have to have a special data plan with EE or something. Who knows!

Yeah I figured a new plan would be required, just wasn't sure if you needed to get a certain model of the phone.

Good to know you can just change up your plan when EE becomes an option to those outside the 16 cities mentioned in the rollout.

Now I just need to shift my 9900 and pay off my current contract, then hope I don't have to drop too much to get one of these without spending £8million a month on the plan!

Cleeecooo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:33

Moses said:
I don't understand the new design argument - I mean, they're obviously doing something right, if everyone else tries to copy them! (Trololol! )

But, in all seriousness, it seems like a fundamental design that seems to work fairly well... it'd seem ridiculous to revolutionise a design just to pacify the, 'omg they're not innovating' crowd .
I think a teardrop would have been welcome, maybe a little wider too?

NFC like how I can pay with my contactless Barclays card? Perhaps they've looked at doing it, but didn't get enough support from card providers/banks/etc? Do other phones do that?

Places like McDonald's would have NFC pretty much instantly, they already do I think. Many fast food chains would probably join in soon aswell.

Robbo said:
They all have LTE support, but you may have to have a special data plan with EE or something. Who knows!

Any idea when EE release their pricing plans?

MonsterMoshi · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:35

Sorry if this has already been posted but check out the price of the Lightning Adapters!
£25 for the 30 pin adapter!

Robbo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:35

Cleeecooo said:
Any idea when EE release their pricing plans?

Nope, but it should be fairly soon as they'll have the 4G-exclusive Galaxy S3 and Lumia 920 on sale shortly.

Mattus · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:37

Tempted by the 4G. But considering that there's no competition, I bet the EE price plans will carry a £15 monthly premium over 3G plans, at least.

Scythe · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:38

£25 for Lightning to 30-pin adaptor on Apple Store, jesus!

EDIT: Just seen above, repost.

MooMoo444 · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:39

How do you know if your area has 4g?

Cleeecooo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:40

Robbo said:
Nope, but it should be fairly soon as they'll have the 4G-exclusive Galaxy S3 and Lumia 920 on sale shortly.

Thanks

MooMoo444 said:
How do you know if your area has 4g?

I presume they'll stick up one of those coverage maps

Journey · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:41

I have no idea why people say it 'feels' much better than "insert other brand phone here" since such a huge proportion of people buy it, then 5 minutes stick it in a cover/case for 99% of it's life.

Seems to me the feel of quality is a selling point, but using it to justify a purchase over a different brand it pretty moot.

I'll be getting one for her indoors, since she's on a Iphone 4 atm, and T-mobile are offering this on 12 months business tariff, with unlimited everything for £36pm and a handset cost of £250 inc. VAT for the 16GB version.

Bit miffed it's not even an HD screen is my only disappointment, down scaling sucks!

Mattus · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:42

MooMoo444 said:
How do you know if your area has 4g?

http://ee.co.uk/

If you're not within the boundaries of one of those 16 cities, I guess you can forget it at launch time.

Journey said:
Seems to me the feel of quality is a selling point, but using it to justify a purchase over a different brand it pretty moot.

It's not moot if you really like good build quality. Since owning iPhones, most non-Apple phones feel unpleasantly cheaply made to me.

Dewotter · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:43

Isn't 4G going to be limited to only the largest of cities?

If you don't live in one of them forget it.

Edit: Beaten like a ginger step child.

Vertigo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:48

One thing I noticed is that the new connector is "all digital".

Does this mean there's no longer any analogue audio out? Sounds like it. If true then this means that, even with the adapter, the majority of audio docks aren't going to work, surely? Unless they've crammed a DAC into the adapter, which I doubt.

Journey · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:49

Mattus said:
http://ee.co.uk/
It's not moot if you really like good build quality. Since owning iPhones, most non-Apple phones feel unpleasantly cheaply made to me.

My HTC Sensation XE, feels superb, it's got all the rigidity of the Apple equivalent, and I can change the battery if needed. Also how are you defining good build quality 'cause the last one broke if you dropped it on to anything harder than a doormat, unless it was cased?

Fallen god · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:51

Robbo said:
Samsung changed the design of the Galaxy S 3 for the sake of it, pretty much, and most people say they prefer the S2 design and moaned about it no end.

I think the design was to make it feel more comfy in the hand, I imagine the blocky design of the S2 would feel much much bigger at 4.8".

Robbo said:
The iPhone 4 design is the best design (in my opinion), I didn't want them to change it too much. I'm not totally sold on the 2 colour thing but I do like it.

I would agree, i love the design of the iPhone 4, its just nice, simple, clean, I just hated the glass on the back, it never felt good, I'm glad they changed it and I will hold judgment on the 2 tone design till I try one out.

Cleeecooo · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:51

Have they said what the 16 cities are?

Orange absolutely disgust me. They have an option to help you find the plan for you and if you select your option as watching lots of videos+lots of browsing, they recommend plans with 250mb of data, presumably so they can charge you for going over their limits :mad:

cottoneye · 12 Sep 2012 at 20:52

Mattus said:
http://ee.co.uk/

If you're not within the boundaries of one of those 16 cities, I guess you can forget it at launch time.

It's not moot if you really like good build quality. Since owning iPhones, most non-Apple phones feel unpleasantly cheaply made to me.

This. In terms of build quality the iPhone is far superior IMO.

Glad I waited and didn't go for the S3 which for me was just too big amongst other issues.

This fanboi will be queueing up next Friday

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