Apple iPhone 5

[YQY]

After two years, I have finally decided to upgrade my iPhone 4 to the latest iPhone 5.

Although, I tend to use my iPad for browsing etc, I'm looking forward to a larger screen in the iPhone 5, especially for reading emails/calendar and the odd web page. Furthermore, I looking forward to connecting the Telstra 4G network.

The only downside to the iPhone is the change in usb lead, I had to invest in an 30 to 8 pin adapter so that i can use my travel charger.

I'm looking forward to getting my new phone next Friday. Has anyone else ordered the new iPhone?

 

[TonyHancock]

After two years, I have finally decided to upgrade my iPhone 4 to the latest iPhone 5.

Although, I tend to use my iPad for browsing etc, I'm looking forward to a larger screen in the iPhone 5, especially for reading emails/calendar and the odd web page. Furthermore, I looking forward to connecting the Telstra 4G network.

The only downside to the iPhone is the change in usb lead, I had to invest in an 30 to 8 pin adapter so that i can use my travel charger.

I'm looking forward to getting my new phone next Friday. Has anyone else ordered the new iPhone?

I "preordered" it with Optus....but have yet to receive a confirmation.

 

[medhead]

really? you've been thinking of upgrading to iphone 5 for 2 years?

 

[ronaldh]

Have you guys checked out the Nokia Lumia 920? It's better in so many ways! Introducing the Nokia Lumia 920 - YouTube
Better camera, better screen, better support for emails...even has wireless charging and NFC!
It's my next phone

 

[here2go]

Why iPhone5? Here's a list of specs that will make the traveller (especially skiing ones) drool with Nokia Lumia 920 due in November, and also enable you to use cables that 75% of the world use (ie MicroUSB). Friday LOL: Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5 (Give the punches out Nokia!) : My Nokia Blog

Seriously - no Near Field Communication when 40 of the world's top 50 airlines including Qantas plan to have it in place by 2014 for checkin? For frequent flyers, Apple's strategy has not been well thought out.

 

[medhead]

At the current rate there will be a new iPhone model by 2014. Plenty of time to add NFC.


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[The Rok]

Why iPhone5? Here's a list of specs that will make the traveller (especially skiing ones) drool with Nokia Lumia 920 due in November, and also enable you to use cables that 75% of the world use (ie MicroUSB). Friday LOL: Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5 (Give the punches out Nokia!) : My Nokia Blog

Seriously - no Near Field Communication when 40 of the world's top 50 airlines including Qantas plan to have it in place by 2014 for checkin? For frequent flyers, Apple's strategy has not been well thought out.

I think Apple's thoughts were that they would have to take out something else to fit in the NFC chip. NFC is at least 2 years away from any sort of meaningful potential for Apple and by then they will have developed a new phone anyway. Expect the iPhone 6 to have a better NFC than currently available and Apple to market it. There was an article on the WSJ the other day that said at the moment NFC was only available to 2% of Apples customers and was therefore not a viable option at this time..

FYI, I pre ordered my iPhone 5 with Telstra this morning.....

 

[simongr]

Why iPhone5? Here's a list of specs that will make the traveller (especially skiing ones) drool with Nokia Lumia 920 due in November, and also enable you to use cables that 75% of the world use (ie MicroUSB). Friday LOL: Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5 (Give the punches out Nokia!) : My Nokia Blog

Seriously - no Near Field Communication when 40 of the world's top 50 airlines including Qantas plan to have it in place by 2014 for checkin? For frequent flyers, Apple's strategy has not been well thought out.

It is 2012 and I think 2014 is two years away by which time I will likely be on iPhone 6 (well iPhone 5 + 2). I think apples strategy has been very well thought out.

I got the 4S last year so should be updating next year. However I am so fed up with vodafones coverage in m y area that I am planning to break the vodafone contract and switch to Telstra so will probably upgrade to the 5.

What I think some non iPhone users don't get is that it isn't about specs - its not a pissing contest - it is about what the overall package delivers. Does the nokia have apps that are usable on my iPads and integrated into iCloud?

 

[Simo]

It is 2012 and I think 2014 is two years away by which time I will likely be on iPhone 6 (well iPhone 5 + 2). I think apples strategy has been very well thought out.

I got the 4S last year so should be updating next year. However I am so fed up with vodafones coverage in m y area that I am planning to break the vodafone contract and switch to Telstra so will probably upgrade to the 5.

What I think some non iPhone users don't get is that it isn't about specs - its not a pissing contest - it is about what the overall package delivers. Does the nokia have apps that are usable on my iPads and integrated into iCloud?

Nokia doesn't have the apps that Apple does but then in some respect Nokia doesn't let hundreds of very similar apps all be put in there app store either.

IMHO the I phone 5 hasn't stood out in the market place as most of the manufactures have really run a long way out in front of the I phone 4S.

I currently have an HTC One XL I will get a I phone 5 next week but I won't use it very much.

 

[Limewood]

One reason many don't buy other brands than Apple is, if one has other Apple products they all integrate with one another via iCloud. Have iPhone4 I bypassed last iPhone 4s upgrade so will probably upgrade to Apple5 in next few months.

 

[pauly7]

iPhone 5 looks like a goer - on my Xmas list

Why are we talking about Nokias? I didn't think they were sold anywhere anymore

 

[Cynicor]

While Nokias look good on paper, I've never had one that was decent and their support was even worse. With a 12 month release cycle, at least apple support their products for 2-3+ years.

The integrated apps are useful too, and Nokia must really have tidied things up since I last use them if there's not as many duplicate apps. They were the worst, millions of non-functioning apps.

My mate who buys on specs ended up with the last nokia and he's like a battered spouse- the phone keeps crashing, running slowly, poor app support etc but he reckons the next one will be better and will give it a shot. Plus, Windows 8 At least go android.

 

[moa999]

I would also like to see real world battery specs on these new 4G/LTE phones.
I still remember the first 3G phones.

 

[here2go]

Just ask your CIO what phone they would rather you be using, and it will be Windows Phone 8 with much tighter integration into their network.
The apps for Windows will soon skyrocket. If you build an app for Windows Phone 8, it will work on tablets, laptops and desktops. Cheaper application purchases for the home user - no buying an app twice for iOS and Mac OS.
Cheaper development (a similar experience from phone to tablet to desktop) with better productivity applications - then it becomes a pissing contest re the extras. From what we have seen of Samsung and Nokia to date, Nokia Lumia 920 wins as a phone that covers business life and work.
All Windows 8 phone will be supported Microsoft, and have the same OS across the board (something Android hasn't succeeded with). All will have NFC. Qantas is trialling NFC now. This is what makes the Windows 8 a serious replacement to the iPhone for the Frequent Flyer.

 

[nlagalle]

Just ask your CIO what phone they would rather you be using, and it will be Windows Phone 8 with much tighter integration into their network.
The apps for Windows will soon skyrocket. If you build an app for Windows Phone 8, it will work on tablets, laptops and desktops. Cheaper application purchases for the home user - no buying an app twice for iOS and Mac OS.
Cheaper development (a similar experience from phone to tablet to desktop) with better productivity applications - then it becomes a pissing contest re the extras. From what we have seen of Samsung and Nokia to date, Nokia Lumia 920 wins as a phone that covers business life and work.
All Windows 8 phone will be supported Microsoft, and have the same OS across the board (something Android hasn't succeeded with). All will have NFC. Qantas is trialling NFC now. This is what makes the Windows 8 a serious replacement to the iPhone for the Frequent Flyer.

Ask the CEO and they will still say the iPhone.. he wins over the CIO.

As others have pointed out NFC will be 2 years away before it come close to mainstream, at least 2 iPhones between now and then!

In regards to windows apps, it's funny i heard the exact same thing with mobile 7.. and still it lacks. in terms of my use for it. iPhone has the apps for photographers to file direct from camera to phone to ingestion. WM and Android has nothing and nothing planned anytime soon.

And has pointed out, I have the same aps on my iPhone/iPad and it all syncs a treat.. Sure windows 8 may dent some sales, but will it come from Android users?

 

[cove]

Mrscove ordered 2 from Apple.

 

[NM]

Just ask your CIO what phone they would rather you be using...

Ask the CEO and they will still say the iPhone..

That is not the response likely from my workplace. First response from CIO is Blackberry ... because it integrates best with internal email/calendar/contacts etc and has well trusted and tested security features for encryption, remote wipe etc. Second choice is iPhone with Good container which is a recent addition to corporate supported platform that also meets the corporate requirements for encrypting all corporate data including email, contacts, calendar etc. Windows 8 is not supported by our CIO office and hence its against policy to use for storing any corporate data including email.

 

[simongr]

DOn't NFC chips increase the risk of phones being "hacked" (trying to use a commonly understood term rather than a technical term here) - don't people buy wallets to stop the hacking/scanning?

When is the 920 coming to Australia?

Also for me the increased screen size is a disadvantage. I am actually not 100% on the 4in iPhone 5 - but very glad it didn't get any wider.

Also noting the 920 is almost 50% thicker than the IP5... And around 80% heavier! Also I would be interested in the price... I do note it has a higher pixel count - not sure if that improves resolution given the bigger screen.

For me NFC is not a compelling decision maker to overwhelm the disadvantages (size, weight, lack of currently available apps).

 

[medhead]

Agree about the larger screen being a disincentive.


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[samh004]

Have you guys checked out the Nokia Lumia 920? It's better in so many ways!
Better camera, better screen, better support for emails...even has wireless charging and NFC!
It's my next phone

As far as I can tell, the cameras are the same, at least in megapixels, which don’t mean the most anyway!

I like the current screen width, and am not in the market for anything much wider. The thumb movement across the screen makes sense.

Wireless charging still requires a charging station, as has been noted by a few people (not in this thread), what’s wrong with just a wire?

And like others in this thread have noted, not sold on NFC. There are many uses for it and I’m not sure which would be supported and if they’d be something I’d want to use… such as mobile payments from iTunes accounts or checking-in at the airport (I already have a FF card in my wallet and unless Apple and every other company embraced an open standard for how NFC would work, I can’t see a phone replacing all my cards any time soon).

Why iPhone5? Here's a list of specs that will make the traveller (especially skiing ones) drool with Nokia Lumia 920 due in November, and also enable you to use cables that 75% of the world use (ie MicroUSB). Friday LOL: Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5 (Give the punches out Nokia!) : My Nokia Blog

Seriously - no Near Field Communication when 40 of the world's top 50 airlines including Qantas plan to have it in place by 2014 for checkin? For frequent flyers, Apple's strategy has not been well thought out.

As above, it’s doubtful NFC on phones for FF’s will be rolled out and widely available anytime soon, and even when that happens, how will it be controlled/administered. I can totally see Apple or another company, Microsoft, running away with a closed proprietary system instead of something open and freely available to everyone to use. Maybe this isn’t an issue with NFC, but I’d just assume there’s many ways to communicate information between devices. Who owns what patents and licenses it to who will be interesting if it’s ever to take off, no pun intended.

I got the 4S last year so should be updating next year. However I am so fed up with vodafones coverage in m y area that I am planning to break the vodafone contract and switch to Telstra so will probably upgrade to the 5.

What I think some non iPhone users don't get is that it isn't about specs - its not a pissing contest - it is about what the overall package delivers. Does the nokia have apps that are usable on my iPads and integrated into iCloud?

I have a similar issue. Been with Optus since 2001, but I just can’t do it any longer with abysmal to non-existant reception sometimes. Admittedly, there are some contributing factors from the iPhone 3GS I’m using, but when I get my iPhone 5 I’ll be switching to Telstra on my dads business plan.

On the overall package front, that is a little locked-in, and personally I agree I am, but I’m comfortable with that right now. If Apple came along and butchered the next few designs and Samsung, for example, did everything right by me, I wouldn’t hesitate in switching, but right now they’re on the money for integration and making life easy for me.

Who cares that it’s not got a 22-MP camera, or got NFC ahead of the curve when there’s nothing that actually supports the technology that I could use