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Iphone 5- launching TODAY (12/9/12)

marty___mcfly
marty___mcfly Posts: 12 Forumite
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edited 12 September 2012 at 4:24AM in Mobiles
Just curious as to who is intending to buy an Iphone 5?

I have a 4 so it is time to upgrade, primarily because my girlfriend wants to inherit my 4!

Are you planning to buy an Iphone 5? 59 votes

My current phone is not an Iphone and I plan to buy an Iphone 5
6% 4 votes
My current phone is not an Iphone and I'm not interested in an Iphone 5
50% 30 votes
My current phone is an Iphone and I plan to buy an Iphone 5
27% 16 votes
My current phone is an Iphone and I'm not interested in an Iphone 5
15% 9 votes
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  • Tony5101
    Tony5101 Posts: 1,589 Forumite
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    Nope. Not here.
    Possibly a Lumia 920, but will depend on the deals etc.
  • Curr946
    Curr946 Posts: 525 Forumite
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    ive got the lumia 800, and i pan to get the 920....
    If you keep on doing what's you've always done, you'll keep on being what you've always been...:think:
  • victor2
    victor2 Posts: 8,200 Ambassador
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    You'll need the iPhone 6 when 4G gets established, since the 5 won't support it. :)

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  • adamc260
    adamc260 Posts: 2,055 Forumite
    victor2 wrote: »
    You'll need the iPhone 6 when 4G gets established, since the 5 won't support it. :)

    I'm sure that wont stop all the fan boys buying this one... and then buying the iphone 6 or whatever it will be called also.

    People who buy apple products generally have more money than sense. Your paying through the nose for 'good software' as open it up and a lot of parts are made by the likes of Samsung etc.

    Fair play to apple though, they created a huge hype over a product and no one can ever knock them for that. What you can knock though is the people who say 'Oh my god I simply cannot live without an iphone... NO other phone compares' and then all they do is text and look on facebook like no other phone in the world can do that?
  • buscape
    buscape Posts: 874 Forumite
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    victor2 wrote: »
    You'll need the iPhone 6 when 4G gets established, since the 5 won't support it. :)
    What are you basing that on?
  • thegoodman
    thegoodman Posts: 1,235 Forumite
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    edited 11 September 2012 at 9:44PM
    adamc260 wrote: »
    I'm sure that wont stop all the fan boys buying this one... and then buying the iphone 6 or whatever it will be called also.

    People who buy apple products generally have more money than sense. Your paying through the nose for 'good software' as open it up and a lot of parts are made by the likes of Samsung etc.

    Fair play to apple though, they created a huge hype over a product and no one can ever knock them for that. What you can knock though is the people who say 'Oh my god I simply cannot live without an iphone... NO other phone compares' and then all they do is text and look on facebook like no other phone in the world can do that?
    Is that why even Samsung said iPhone OS is better then Android?

    The Samsung maker of Galaxy S3 and Note criticise Android OS to say it is not as good as IOS. See the link below or search Google news for Samsung Android
    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...-than-androids

    I find it odd for Samsung to say that a few days before iPhone release. It seem Samsung want Apple to sell more iPhone.
  • adamc260
    adamc260 Posts: 2,055 Forumite
    thegoodman wrote: »
    Is that why even Samsung said iPhone OS is better then Android?

    The Samsung maker of Galaxy S3 and Note criticise Android OS to say it is not as good as IOS. See the link below or search Google news for Samsung Android
    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...-than-androids

    I find it odd for Samsung to say that a few days before iPhone release.

    Read my post... When you purchase an apple product your paying for 'Good software' not 'Good hardware'.

    The hardware apple offer is vastly inferior to what other companies offer, be that in a computer or phone. What apple are good at however is tailoring their software to get the most out of it.. perhaps more than the likes of Microsoft or Google Android.
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,702 Forumite
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    Just bought a 4S to replace a 6+ year old Sony Ericsson W300i :o. Love it and am not in the least interested in tomorrow's launch :rotfl:
  • slingo
    slingo Posts: 21 Forumite
    Just curious as to who is intending to buy an Iphone 5?

    I have a 4 so it is time to upgrade, primarily because my girlfriend wants to inherit my 4!

    Apple are just corporate bullies - you should compare it with a HTC One X and you will see the iphone isnt so great after all
  • thegoodman
    thegoodman Posts: 1,235 Forumite
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    edited 11 September 2012 at 9:52PM
    adamc260 wrote: »
    Read my post... When you purchase an apple product your paying for 'Good software' not 'Good hardware'.

    The hardware apple offer is vastly inferior to what other companies offer, be that in a computer or phone. What apple are good at however is tailoring their software to get the most out of it.. perhaps more than the likes of Microsoft or Google Android.
    The price of Samsung S3 which as per Samsung do not have the OS as good as Iphone is priced same as the current iPhone.
    The hardware might be better due to a lot of 3rd part stuff put over Android to make the phone close to iOS but users need good software.

    Still find it odd for Samsung to say that.
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