MSE News: Apple launches iPhone 4S

diamonds

my 3GS is 2 yrs old and a 4s aint worth upgrading too, what happened to UMA ? contactless paying ? micro usb as industry standard ? hdmi output ? wireless charging ?

they think a better camera & facetime is worth a upgrade ? we aint all guliable AMERICANS aPPLE - KEEP PANDERING TO YOUR HOMER MARKET

nsabournemouth

I think the Apple launch showed how they can't innovate any more. The first iPhone was a great bit of kit but they have now had to copy from other OS and take to the courts to try and compete.

im-lost

I'm still gobsmacked that my 18 month old HTC desire still beats the latest model by Apple
hands down.

I'm not a fan of any phone / manufacturer / OS, but why in the hell would somebody go
for a iPhone when there's Android based handsets that are out that wipe the socks off it.
Not to mention the ones due for release soon.

Its such a shame that people are taken in Apples marketing.

IMO the future of smartphones is in Android, anybody with half a brain cell can see that.

dealer_wins

I think for this new model only 1 night camped outside the store will get someone 1st in the queue.


I think I would describe this "huge" new model a bit like Gillette launching a new razor, yes it has a 0.0001 cm closer shave but it wont make any difference to to your face in the mirror.

jenniewb

im-lost wrote: »

I'm still gobsmacked that my 18 month old HTC desire still beats the latest model by Apple
hands down.

I'm not a fan of any phone / manufacturer / OS, but why in the hell would somebody go
for a iPhone when there's Android based handsets that are out that wipe the socks off it.
Not to mention the ones due for release soon.

Its such a shame that people are taken in Apples marketing.

IMO the future of smartphones is in Android, anybody with half a brain cell can see that.

...All apart from the battery! (Though apparently HTC have tried to deal with that with the new Sensation XE model out next week).

So no Iphone5 then? Lol- What a load of fuss about nothing! Apple have just made themselves really unpopular! I think they must have so many people let down that they'll not only lose those that were interested, they'll lose those that had some degree of loyalty too (insert rolley eye smiley here;))

So then its between Samsung and HTC. Seeing as HTC have just announced the date for the new XE (friday?) Samsung if they have anything up their sleeve would be in a pretty good position to take the crown straight from Apple.

Eric_Pisch

the 64gb option is nice, but no doubt will cost a fortune in the UK

but apart from that there is nothing worth upgrading a 4 over, the 4 plays HD games just fine

the retina screen on the 4 is defiantly worth upgrading a 3Gs for but its far too small compared to the competition and it still is

mrochester

im-lost wrote: »

I'm still gobsmacked that my 18 month old HTC desire still beats the latest model by Apple
hands down.

I'm not a fan of any phone / manufacturer / OS, but why in the hell would somebody go
for a iPhone when there's Android based handsets that are out that wipe the socks off it.
Not to mention the ones due for release soon.

Its such a shame that people are taken in Apples marketing.

IMO the future of smartphones is in Android, anybody with half a brain cell can see that.

One word; iOS. I'd rather keep my 4 than change to an Android phone. I really really hope Android isn't the only future we have. It'll have to be improved significantly for me to find that an even remotely attractive prospect. Here's hoping WP7 picks up some serious pace when Nokia take the healm with it; it's a very nice OS and I wouldn't mind a future with that.

ellies_angel

moty1984 wrote: »

And guess what will be next....... Thats right a new iphone 4s in WHITE. But that will take apple a couple of months to sort that out.

no, we are getting the option of the white or black

Yolina

mrochester wrote: »

Here's hoping WP7 picks up some serious pace when Nokia take the healm with it; it's a very nice OS and I wouldn't mind a future with that.

WP7.5 (Mango) is currently rolling out And yes it is rather good. However after using WinMo smartphones since 2004 I made the switch to a native Android phone this year because there's no user expandable memory on WP and while MS were writing a new OS they took the opportunity to pretty much lock the whole thing down which is not something I'm particularly keen on.

zierisaver

What the press conference didn't address is the issue with the aerial on the phone, which still causes me to lose signal ALL THE TIME. OK, so they are going to switch between mobile towers, but that's not the same thing......