iPhone 5S, 5C Announced

greenasterisk · 09-10-2013, 02:11 PM

Faster processor, better camera, finger print identifier. Not much for the ereader I suppose. What are your thoughts?

tubemonkey · 09-10-2013, 02:23 PM

jswinden · 09-10-2013, 02:24 PM

As expected via the rumormill, it is just incremental improvements. I see nothing to make me want to trade in my iPhone 5 for a 5S. I suspect the 64-bit processor will take at least a year before we see much developer use of it. Fingerprint is boring, and my Motorola Atrix 4g had it 3 years ago. Motion sensor is cool, but I wouldn't use that feature much. Cameras on smartphones are total crap. It is the lens and sensor size not the software and pixel numbers that make good cameras, so it will always be crap on any smartphone. Buy a cheap consumer point and shoot instead.

Apache · 09-10-2013, 02:27 PM

I traded my 4S for a Galaxy S4 and nothing here makes me regret not waiting for another iPhone.
Apache

greenasterisk · 09-10-2013, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

As expected via the rumormill, it is just incremental improvements. I see nothing to make me want to trade in my iPhone 5 for a 5S. I suspect the 64-bit processor will take at least a year before we see much developer use of it. Fingerprint is boring, and my Motorola Atrix 4g had it 3 years ago. Motion sensor is cool, but I wouldn't use that feature much. Cameras on smartphones are total crap. It is the lens and sensor size not the software and pixel numbers that make good cameras, so it will always be crap on any smartphone. Buy a cheap consumer point and shoot instead.

They marginally increased the sensor size too, I think.

jswinden · 09-10-2013, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenasterisk

They marginally increased the sensor size too, I think.

Yes 15% but that is not much. They still use a tiny sensor, which is typical for smartphones.

Istvan diVega · 09-10-2013, 02:52 PM

Allow me to express a resounding: MEH

cortman · 09-10-2013, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

I traded my 4S for a Galaxy S4 and nothing here makes me regret not waiting for another iPhone.
Apache

Agreed; I like my Nexus 4.

Prestidigitweeze · 09-10-2013, 03:00 PM

Personally, I intended to wait and get a Note 3, but my original Galaxy S snuffed itself inconveniently, forcing the upgrade to a GS4.

Let's hope the iPhone does motion sensing better than the S4, though. I happen to love my cleverphone, but not because of that. I expect the Note 3 to improve on that idea (among other things).

detayls · 09-10-2013, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

The new iPhone is Arsenic free, Mercury free and Android free.

fjtorres · 09-10-2013, 03:18 PM

No tablet intros?
Oh, well... nothing to see then.
I'll just move along... move along...

tubemonkey · 09-10-2013, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

I'll just move along... move along...

pl001 · 09-10-2013, 03:34 PM

The fingerprint button is a great idea...if it works great...which I have never seen a fingerprint scanner do. We'll see I guess

afv011 · 09-10-2013, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

I traded my 4S for a Galaxy S4 and nothing here makes me regret not waiting for another iPhone.
Apache

4S for a S4 - nice swap (pun intended).

SeaKing · 09-10-2013, 03:52 PM

WOW oh WOW.

5 cute colors and the case can be colored too. You can get the same color or you can mix them.

I am under-flabbergasted, slightly amused, and a bit bewildered!

Are all those guys out in Curpetino out surfing all day and throwing down those little umbrella drinks all night?

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greenasterisk Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 300010 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Aura	iPhone 5S, 5C Announced Faster processor, better camera, finger print identifier. Not much for the ereader I suppose. What are your thoughts? Last edited by greenasterisk; 09-13-2013 at 01:39 PM.

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SeaKing Frequent Flier Posts: 1,282 Karma: 2058993297 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: KB kindle aboard, Galx Tab 7.0 Plus, trying out Droid 1 as mini-tab	WOW oh WOW. 5 cute colors and the case can be colored too. You can get the same color or you can mix them. I am under-flabbergasted, slightly amused, and a bit bewildered! Are all those guys out in Curpetino out surfing all day and throwing down those little umbrella drinks all night?