iPhone 5 - Discussion [READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST]

Media999

eggy81 wrote: »

What's the sound quality of the loudspeaker like.have a desire hd which I love and am out of contract on now.one thing that always annoyed me was the really **** loudspeaker on it though.seriously considering an I phone next time out.Ive never had any I device before.if I go I phone am I causing issues for meself regarding porting over music contacts etc.

Loudspeaker for calls or music? Dont think a phone exists that has good music from Loudspeakers. Samsung are releasing one with 2 speakers at top and bottom probably aimed at Teens but i can promise you now itll still be crap quality sound for music from loudspeaker.

if its headphone sound your after the S3 is the best of the current generation.

murpho999

Inquitus wrote: »

Great protection, but it turns an iconic design piece into a horrible looking bit of blue plastic.

Really don't see the point of those covers.

Ok, might prevent scratches, don't see what else it does and makes a beautiful look awful.

I think some people are hard-wired into thinking that they have to have them.

eggy81

Media999 wrote: »

eggy81 wrote: »

What's the sound quality of the loudspeaker like.have a desire hd which I love and am out of contract on now.one thing that always annoyed me was the really **** loudspeaker on it though.seriously considering an I phone next time out.Ive never had any I device before.if I go I phone am I causing issues for meself regarding porting over music contacts etc.

Loudspeaker for calls or music? Dont think a phone exists that has good music from Loudspeakers. Samsung are releasing one with 2 speakers at top and bottom probably aimed at Teens but i can promise you now itll still be crap quality sound for music from loudspeaker.

if its headphone sound your after the S3 is the best of the current generation.

The problem with the HTC is that for a loudspeaker its just not very loud.I'm not expecting great quality but I'd like to be able to hear my phone ringing,or a you tube video playing if there was s bit of background noise a out.in fairness its a recognised weakness in HTC phones.my old Nokia one was better.sgs3 too big tbh.desire hd is on the very limit of size for me.why dosent anyone bring out a flagship android phone same size as iPhone.

JoeA3

murpho999 wrote: »

Really don't see the point of those covers.

Ok, might prevent scratches, don't see what else it does and makes a beautiful look awful.

I think some people are hard-wired into thinking that they have to have them.

+1. I don't understand it. People get excited about the lightness / thin-ness of the new phone (or moan that it's not thin enough)... and then put an ugly lump of plastic or rubber on it! For what? To keep it pristine for the next owner and to get a few dollars more for it on a resale? Honestly, its not that delicate. I've never had a cover on my iPhone 4 and it still looks in very good condition to me.

Zapp Brannigan

Media999 wrote: »

Apple should be pushing ahead with iconic headphones. The way Beats have. They could easily sell more than beats if they design a proper set that look and sound well.

Instead the hipsters are going around with beats headphones plugged into an iPhone.

Beats are terrible "high end" headphones. Way too much bass at a loss of clarity to pretty much everything else.

I'm using my Shure IEM's and studio cans with my 5 and to me it sounds pretty much the same as my 4.

DylanII

Would I be better off ordering one from Apple or waiting until shops have more? I have to buy on prepay 'cos Im already in a contract with three with my S3.

What will be faster?

mad muffin

Is the finish on the back of the white one the same or different to the iPad?

Ward670

I had ordered a 5 on Friday morning but have been second guessing it since. I've decided to cancel my order. Have a 4S and I couldn't justify upgrading but after the €70 price bump, that put the nail in the coffin. Il hold onto my 4S and see what they come up with next year

Inquitus

Had a mess with one today, very nice design, materials and finish.

I actually think its too light, I like a bit of heft, makes me feel that I am less likely to drop a phone, but that may just be me personally. I also don't understand the continual drive for thinness by all manufacturers, we got thin enough imo a while ago, and they would be better off using the internal space savings on a bigger battery. I would prefer a bigger screen, as I don't think 4.5" is too big,but understand others feel it is, maybe its time for Apple to diversify the range a bit? It's certainly the best design and finish on a phone on the market right now

Can't help but feel that iOS is the iPhones biggest drawback, it's being left behind by Android and WP8, it could do with being "remagined" imo, it's a steady iteration of a 5 year old ui.

My ideal phone right now would be a 4.5" iPhone 5 running Jellybean! and yes, pigs might fly....

FutureGuy

Wow. The battery.

Made 7 mins of calls. Light Internet usage. No videos or music played. No games played.

Disconnected from charger at 100% this morning. Battery is now at 3%.

What the fcuk???

Gumbo

Inquitus wrote: »

Great protection, but it turns an iconic design piece into a horrible looking bit of blue plastic.

Agree. It's on until my clear nude case comes.

Dades

Loving it, tbh.

I find you really get reminded you've something new when using an app utilising the bigger screen. My favourite app, IMDB, is even better.

Gallant_JJ

FutureGuy wrote: »

Wow. The battery.

Made 7 mins of calls. Light Internet usage. No videos or music played. No games played.

Disconnected from charger at 100% this morning. Battery is now at 3%.

What the fcuk???

Having the same trouble. Up at 10, phone at 100%, mild usage, calls etc, 2 hours of strava, 20 mins of browsing. Battery empty by 5

Media999

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Beats are terrible "high end" headphones. Way too much bass at a loss of clarity to pretty much everything else.

I'm using my Shure IEM's and studio cans with my 5 and to me it sounds pretty much the same as my 4.

Never said they where the best (there actually about par with $100 headphones) but releasing stuff that isnt the best and making it sound good with marketing is right down Apples street.

Thats why overpriced shiny headphones might be a good avenue to go down. If they even make them reasonably good they can beat Beats and sell a lot to the hipster douchebag types that go everywhere with beats around their necks.

Creamy Goodness

Gallant_JJ wrote: »

Having the same trouble. Up at 10, phone at 100%, mild usage, calls etc, 2 hours of strava, 20 mins of browsing. Battery empty by 5

2 hours of strava, there you go, GPS is an insane juice sucker.

Media999 wrote: »

Never said they where the best (there actually about par with $100 headphones) but releasing stuff that isnt the best and making it sound good with marketing is right down Apples street.

Thats why overpriced shiny headphones might be a good avenue to go down. If they even make them reasonably good they can beat Beats and sell a lot to the hipster douchebag types that go everywhere with beats around their necks.

hipsters don't use beats, d4 and scumbags do.

Media999

Inquitus wrote: »

My ideal phone right now would be a 4.5" iPhone 5 running Jellybean! and yes, pigs might fly....

You can install Windows on a Mac now so who knows?

Might not be as crazy as you think. Where do you expect IOS to be in 5 years? You just said your bored of it already so its only a matter of time before a lot of people are. IOS is boring and restrictive. Youre not the only one who thinks that.

Media999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

hipsters don't use beats, d4 and scumbags do.

Are D4 not hipsters? Whats the difference?

Skinny jeans on a bloke. That kind of type.

Creamy Goodness

totally off topic, but yes d4 are not hipsters, they are far from it.

hipsters pride themselves in their music and therefore actually use good headphones on the go and not those beats ****e.

Media999

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

totally off topic, but yes d4 are not hipsters, they are far from it.

hipsters pride themselves in their music and therefore actually use good headphones on the go and not those beats ****e.

I stand corrected.

Anyway.

Id say if Apple released a pair of shiny white $300 overpriced over ear headphones they would sell a lot.

Gallant_JJ

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Gallant_JJ wrote: »

Having the same trouble. Up at 10, phone at 100%, mild usage, calls etc, 2 hours of strava, 20 mins of browsing. Battery empty by 5

2 hours of strava, there you go, GPS is an insane juice sucker.

Used the strava the whole time on my 4. For that usage I reckon I would have used a little over 50%

Media999

GPS is a battery killer alright. Garmin kills the 4S in about 2 hours.

Zapp Brannigan

Just inspected my black phone. 2 chips from the aluminium on the bottom right above the speaker. Wasn't on it when I got it so must've been caused by me.

Too say the black will chip easy is a massive understatement.

Gumbo

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Just inspected my black phone. 2 chips from the aluminium on the bottom right above the speaker. Wasn't on it when I got it so must've been caused by me.

Too say the black will chip easy is a massive understatement.

And all the slagging my little blue case got
I would ring apple, chances are they will replace it.

Zapp Brannigan

kceire wrote: »

And all the slagging my little blue case got
I would ring apple, chances are they will replace it.

I have Applecare+ which means I can pay $50 to have my broken phone replaced any time within 2 years. So I'm not gonna kick up a fuss over this as I'm pretty sure I did it somehow. When it gets pretty scratched I'll get it replaced then.

120_Minutes

Strange that any other black aluminium phone (I'm looking at you desire s) isn't front page news when its casing gets scratched.

Plowman

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Media999

Plowman wrote: »

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A lot more freedom for a start.

Who are Apple to tell me i cant download torrents?

miralize

Media999 wrote: »

A lot more freedom for a start.

Who are Apple to tell me i cant download torrents?

Why would you want to? Perhaps a torrent client to talk to the desktop app, but thats available via a web app.

Torrent downloading is widely regarded means of obtaining illegal copies of digital media. Guess who sells media - Apple.

It also means that you could only really use it on WiFi, where there are less limits on bandwidth. if you were to use it over 3g/LTE that would affect others nearby, and go against your bill. And whats the point if its wifi only? Use the computer that you have already to download. You'd also need to make sure that you'd have software to play the MKV videos or the FLAC audio, which just isnt Apple. Think before you post.

Patsy fyre

Media999 wrote: »

Plowman wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how would critics of iOS like to see it improved? What is missing from it that is available on other platforms? (And please don't say a weather widget! Everyone is not looking for realtime weather updates.)

A lot more freedom for a start.

Who are Apple to tell me i cant download torrents?

Fare enough, ios isn't a patch on jelly bean but if you buy an iphone you know what to expect.

Media999

miralize wrote: »

Why would you want to? Perhaps a torrent client to talk to the desktop app, but thats available via a web app.

Torrent downloading is widely regarded means of obtaining illegal copies of digital media. Guess who sells media - Apple.

It also means that you could only really use it on WiFi, where there are less limits on bandwidth. if you were to use it over 3g/LTE that would affect others nearby, and go against your bill. And whats the point if its wifi only? Use the computer that you have already to download. You'd also need to make sure that you'd have software to play the MKV videos or the FLAC audio, which just isnt Apple. Think before you post.

What are you talking about? So your saying its a good thing Apple doesnt let you make your own decisions? Absolute Nonsense.

How about giving us the choice and you go be a little goody boy with yours and ill obtain whatever i like through my phone?

Also its a good thing Apple doesnt let you play MKV or FLAC files. More horse****.

Also hahahahah at the bold text. Jesus Christ