*** iPhone 5 - Revealed! ***
- Thread starter Robbo
- Start date
Soldato
Soldato
Completely this.
When it began, the first iPhone demolished all phones, and it did for some time.
Then others started to catch up, with the S3 becoming now on par with the iPhone.
It's no longer really a choice of which is the better phone, but more, which do you want to use in terms of OS. The 5 is a great phone running iOS, the S3 is a great phone running Android.
Choice of phone is becoming more and more about OS I feel rather than the device itself.
That and the S3 feels cheap
(despite not being so)kd
That's a completely empty argument. You're basically saying that aspect ratios, connectors and SIM cards should not be updated because it breaks compatibility. The only way to avoid breaking backward compatibility is never to update standards at all.
The dock connector is 13 years old. I challenge you to find a non-Apple phone manufacturer whose products have the same dock connector today as they had 13 years ago.
You're right - it won't. Practically nothing can counter the slide in market share. When you only market one phone model at a time and it costs £500+, you're never going to gain the same market share as Android manufacturers who are selling a wide range of phones, many for £100 or less.
Apple doesn't care about market share very much, because its profits per unit are so much higher than for rival manufacturers. The situation with the MacBook exemplifies this. It's far too expensive to gain dominant market share, but it sure makes Apple a lot of dollars.
Last edited:
Soldato
I think we're just spoiled with so many good phones to choose from these days.
See quite a lot of people saying that this release is (another) disappointment, but it seems like it'll be a decent phone to me.
See quite a lot of people saying that this release is (another) disappointment, but it seems like it'll be a decent phone to me.
Soldato
Well played sir....well played
Damn Hipsters...
Surprised it still works
First time i've charged it in about 2 yearsCompletely this.
When it began, the first iPhone demolished all phones, and it did for some time.
Then others started to catch up, with the S3 becoming now on par with the iPhone.
It's no longer really a choice of which is the better phone, but more, which do you want to use in terms of OS. The 5 is a great phone running iOS, the S3 is a great phone running Android.
Choice of phone is becoming more and more about OS I feel rather than the device itself.
That and the S3 feels cheap
kd
Totally agree - Wish more people saw it this way, rather than taking swipes at Apple at any chance possible
They couldn't have done more with the latest iPhone really...
Is it the same as that technology some banks use in their debit cards for contactless payment?
Still can't believe Apple couldn't be ****** to do a proper EU version (only a antenna change). They should get slaughtered in the EU for not including 800/2600 frequencies.
Fair enough but apple are playing into Samsung and more importantly Google's hands with this.
Market share inevitably dictates developers support for an OS, just look at Symbian and BBOS
Now apple is playing catch up here but to be honest I still find it disgusting the amount of companies and devs that provide iOS only apps,
First Direct Bank being one who recently had to u turn in the face of customer backlash demanding and android app
Andriod cannot be ignored and with this spec of iPhone 5 today Samsung may well overshoot the 10million future activations they announced today
Indeed. This is why I was sort of hoping for NFC in the new phone - I love using my contactless card
However, it has security issues, and it isn't widely available enough to use in mass market (Then again, I would argue that that is the case with 4G right now...).
Soldato
So this new versioning also means you'll no longer to be able to buy an iPhone in the US and bring it back over to work in the UK (on LTE).
Soldato
I know the iPhone doesn't have NFC, but how are we presuming Passbook works? Is it just a geographical thing? Or?
I think I'm understanding the black iPhone more. It's surprisingly masculine.
kd
I think I'm understanding the black iPhone more. It's surprisingly masculine.
kd
Last edited:
You reckon they're only providing iOS apps because they have a personal preference for Apple products?
This is business. They're prioritising Apple because iOS products are making them more money. The day they prioritise Android is the day that Android makes them more money. That day self-evidently isn't now.
Totally agree - Wish more people saw it this way, rather than taking swipes at Apple at any chance possible
They couldn't have done more with the latest iPhone really...
Don't read the iPhone 5 thread in the mobiles section, the doom merchants are out in force.
Scannable barcodes.
Caporegime
- Joined
- 18 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 30,555
Really liking the 5 but am unsure it's enough to tear me away from my S3 (now with added JellyBean!). Software is looking kickass though, and the new A15 (confirmed?) cores will make sure it will fly!)