The Official iPhone 5 Thread (Liveblog links inside!)

[nycdude]

yes, because engineering new smaller chips that are faster and have better battery life is being sooo lazy...

troll troll troll your boat!

they should have put that in the iPhone 4S and you expect that as part of the tech curve. I have an Iphone and I find nothing revolutionary about it. A troll I am then.

 

[MrX8503]

That pop up loop armband button on the iPod touch is very odd. For a minimalist company, I'm surprised they added that.

That would put it well behind Krait Pro on the cpu front and at best equal on gpu.

Is there a Krait Pro device out now? This is a serious question btw. Also what are the benchmarks?

 

[Piano Man]

That would put it well behind Krait Pro on the cpu front and at best equal on gpu.

Mind showing me some stats on that quote. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'd love to see what you are talking about.

 

[akugami]

Under the radar announcement. New version of iTunes. I hope they completely overhaul it. It needs a major update for speed, which is one of the things that's supposedly new about the new iTunes. That's first and foremost. It also needs an update on some of the management side of things. It's klunky.

 

[ilkhan]

I didn't see anything that wowed me, nor anything that JB doesn't already have.
Those two items may be related.
Hardware is nice, but we have phones that already match this small screen wonder, and will see Nexus phones that blast past it again within a couple months.

 

[VashHT]

Under the radar announcement. New version of iTunes. I hope they completely overhaul it. It needs a major update for speed, which is one of the things that's supposedly new about the new iTunes. That's first and foremost. It also needs an update on some of the management side of things. It's klunky.

From what they were showing it looks completely different, I'm hoping they improved it a lot because I really don't like how it is on Windows right now.

 

[KeithTalent]

I think it has to do with the ability for the average person to easily use the screen with their thumb. I have used a number of smartphones and I have found that anything larger than 4" to me is difficult one-handed. I'm a large guy with big hands, so I'm pretty sure Apple did this to make sure most people could easily use the IP5 one-handed.


Personally I think around 4" is the sweet spot. Having a larger screen is awesome, but actually using it one handed is either painful or dangerous (to the phone)...

Way too small, but I guess it is just what you are comfortable with. I am 6'1" with normal hands and my S2X still feels small. Thinking of going for a Note-sized phone next time since I do so much reading (and other things) on my phone now. There is a good amount of available space in my hand while holding my phone, so no issues with going much larger. 4" is much better, but nowhere near big enough for me and my normal sized hands.

KT

 

[Dominato3r]

I think that too but Apple does take it to a new level. The new Maps is pretty amazing. It's not just catching up. It's catching up and going further.

What did they add? All I saw is a birds-eye type of feature, Bing has had that for a while.

Unless I missed something Apple has a long way till they catch up with Google Maps. Especially with the local data, 100M looks like a big number, but I'm certain Google has a lot more.

 

[grkM3]

I think that too but Apple does take it to a new level. The new Maps is pretty amazing. It's not just catching up. It's catching up and going further. That's what I've emphasized is what Apple's been doing. The camera is beautiful and if it took the SGS3 to match teh 4s camera, now they've just taken it one step further.

The point is Google needs to launch a really good Nexus phone now. It felt like yesterday when JB debuted, so I have a feeling they might push out the Key Lime Pie launch a bit. While a new Nexus is due, the OS just got an overhaul.

Can you imagine yet another new OS to update to when only 1% of the population is using JB? Considering Samsung is hard at work upgrading their SGS3 and SGS2 to JB, to have yet another update? Haha.... And we'll see HTC fall more and more behind in terms of their backlogged update schedule.

it would of been nice if the iphone got dlna support(something that the first droid x had)and features to let it take burst shots like the s3 does.You cant say there gps app is better than google maps yet since there has been no match ups yet.

jelly bean was more of a refined ics and most cant tell the difference and I think there next os will add alot of new features.

That is why I wished that the gs3 was a nexus branded cell because it would get the stuff first but honeslty we are at a point now that both platforms are working almost perfect and its just user choice on what they prefer.

I honeslty dont see google rushing out a new os to have to compete with ios 6.There is nothing that wowed me over what I can do with a gs3

 

[Oyeve]

man, this event is still going on.

And didnt apple release something like those new earpods years ago? I remember a similar set way back.

 

[dbk]

that is one sexy hardware.. but now i wanna see the next nexus phone from google

 

[MrX8503]

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

 

[Kenmitch]

You really think Apple couldn't have done all this back in 2011? It's all about implementing the features right with Apple and it has served them well.

Android makers just cram out everything as fast as they could without worrying about bugs/battery life/usability.

I prefer the Apple way to be honest and I have a Google Nexus.

Everybody is entitled to there opinion

Apple gives you what they want when they want to....It's all about future sales! There is no logical reason why the screen is so small other than saving it for the next design(iphone 6) or at the current rate maybe even the iphone 8 if it's even around by then.

If Apple chose to go with a 4.3-4.5" screen now then it would most likely be defended by the loyal and sell more units to the unloyal....The downside is it would most likely hurt future sales at the same time.

 

[Oyeve]

No mini/

 

[Anubis]

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

one of the razors? they are 8.5mm ish IIRC but dont quote me on that
TBH it boarders on too thin, phone needs some meat to it

skinny = good
anorexic = bad

 

[Deeko]

I gotta say I find the two toned back panel to be pretty ugly. And the increase in screen size doesn't help my biggest gripe with the iPhone - the screen is too narrow to type comfortably. This screen is bigger, sure, but its no wider, so it won't be any better for typing.

 

[ChronoReverse]

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

Droid Razr was 7.1mm (the new HD one is thicker).

 

[abaez]

The Razr's are 7.1mm at the thinnest part but they have the camera bulge at the top that is like 10mm or something.

 

[Oyeve]

one of the razors? they are 8.5mm ish IIRC but dont quote me on that
TBH it boarders on too thin, phone needs some meat to it

skinny = good
anorexic = bad

The Razr is 7.1, dunno about the Maxx.

 

[Anubis]

Deeko i as well would like to know why the 2 tone back panel, it seems to be very non apple in design because its broken up and well IMO an eyesore

 

[Red Storm]

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

I think it's a ZTE or Huawei phone? Not sure.

I like that it got lighter, but thinner is only good to a certain point. I felt the current iPhone was pretty good in terms of thickness, it just needed to be lighter. Once you start going too thin like the Razr and S3 the phone just becomes uncomfortable to hold.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

That pop up loop armband button on the iPod touch is very odd. For a minimalist company, I'm surprised they added that.

Is there a Krait Pro device out now? This is a serious question btw. Also what are the benchmarks?

Lg should be releasing one in the next month or two.

Mind showing me some stats on that quote. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I'd love to see what you are talking about.

http://www.gsmarena.com/snapdragon_s4_pro_benchmarked_crushes_older_chipsets-news-4563.php

A5 was only a 800mhz A9 dual core so everything on that chart is substantially more powerful. A6 could be better when it comes to gpu performance but there is no way it will be competitive on cpu performance.

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

There is at least one Android phone in the 6.Xmm rage but I can't remember who makes it.

 

[Anubis]

The Razr is 7.1, dunno about the Maxx.

must have been thinking about the new HDs which are fatter, but as someone said i dont think the 7.1 was counting the camera bump

 

[grkM3]

Its said to be the thinnest smartphone at 7.6mm. I'm kind of surprised by that. What's the thinnest smartphone currently? And what are its measurements?

the usa version galaxy s3 is just as thin along with a bigger battery

Dimensions137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mmWeight133.2 g

 

[MrX8503]

I gotta say I find the two toned back panel to be pretty ugly. And the increase in screen size doesn't help my biggest gripe with the iPhone - the screen is too narrow to type comfortably. This screen is bigger, sure, but its no wider, so it won't be any better for typing.

I think the longer screen would benefit web browsing quite a bit.

Droid Razr was 7.1mm (the new HD one is thicker).

Thanks. That is thin.