Apple 9-9-14 Conference Thread (iPhone 6: 4.7" & 5.5", iWatch) Highlights in OP

[Krazy]

 

[mcdivit85]

Rounded on the edges is drawn from the 1st gen iphone.

Other than this 6 thats about to drop I personally think this was the best design

I personally happen to like the more squared edges of the 5s. It gives the phone a very sleek and distinct look.

Peace

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

Afraid of the "phablet" device, I'm going to have to hold that first just to see. Fired too many shots at friends when they copped the Samsung and LG phones. The regular 6 will probably do just fine.

 

[KeysT]

This dude just went in ever so subtly on Android in a youtube comment in response to the first comment.

CheeseMan
15 hours ago
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Note 4 and many other smartphones beat the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in every aspect. Thanks for nothing new Apple, we've seen all this stuff before. Come up with some new ideas. Especially on the design on the iPhone 6. A plain aluminum piece of crap. At least Samsung put faux leather on it. Samsung wins once again.

Philippe Hartung

6 hours ago


i know you're kidding but still you are partly right, a lot of android devices now days have better specs (just plane numbers, not in-depth) but we are talking about a smartphone. look, there are cars out there with 30% more HP than the highest end porsche. yet Porsche delivers a better experience because they use absolute premium material, they focus on improving their existing technology rather than come up with something new trying anxiously to be "innovative" and they base all their models on their world famous design... I'm thankful that there is android and some good companies like samsung, lg, motorola, htc... all these companies come up with new techonolgy, contributing new ideas, making the smartphone world exciting. yet, at the end of the day, there is only one company as of today that can deliver a product and a service, perfect software, detail and precision for people who enjoy premium experience. i'm happy knowing you're happy customizing your icons, rooting your device, enjoying your faux leather, and believe me, again, I'm happy there is android, google is amazing. but don't try to judge a level you don't understand, you're not ready yet.

 

[-DMP-]

http://www.sizeall.com/compare/Apple-iPhone-5s-Apple-iPhone-6-Apple-iPhone-6-Plus/1317

actual live size comparison (adjust the app for your monitor size and then hit "actual size")

-DMP-

 

[winb83]

This dude just went in ever so subtly on Android in a youtube comment in response to the first comment.

That's the type of stuff Apple fans tell themselves as they overspend on trendy products to justify the purchase. IOS isn't better than Android it is different in mostly more restrictive ways. The software of IOS isn't premium even if the phone build quality is. Apple says people don't want something and their faithful listen then several years later they release what they badmouthed earlier and suddenly their faithful want it. The kinda stuff that guy is talking is what happens when you become indoctrinated to a corporation.

 

[el_oh_el]

This dude just went in ever so subtly on Android in a youtube comment in response to the first comment.

That's the type of stuff Apple fans tell themselves as they overspend on trendy products to justify the purchase. IOS isn't better than Android it is different in mostly more restrictive ways. The software of IOS isn't premium even if the phone build quality is. Apple says people don't want something and their faithful listen then several years later they release what they badmouthed earlier and suddenly their faithful want it. The kinda stuff that guy is talking is what happens when you become indoctrinated to a corporation.

Stopped reading at bolded.

 

[KeysT]

That's the type of stuff Apple fans tell themselves as they overspend on trendy products to justify the purchase. IOS isn't better than Android it is different in mostly more restrictive ways. The software of IOS isn't premium even if the phone build quality is. Apple says people don't want something and their faithful listen then several years later they release what they badmouthed earlier and suddenly their faithful want it. The kinda stuff that guy is talking is what happens when you become indoctrinated to a corporation.

I could see how for some people your point would make sense. As for myself in particular Im a casual user. I appreciate the build quality and overall ease of use with IOS. I've have Android phones before and never really customized to the extent that customizations were available. Im paying for the overall experience rather than individual specs..because at the end of the day shouldn't what you purchase make you satisfied? Myself? I wouldn't be satisfied with a galaxy S5 despite the specs. Thats just me though.

 

[winb83]

I could see how for some people your point would make sense. As for myself in particular Im a casual user. I appreciate the build quality and overall ease of use with IOS. I've have Android phones before and never really customized to the extent that customizations were available. Im paying for the overall experience rather than individual specs..because at the end of the day shouldn't what you purchase make you satisfied? Myself? I wouldn't be satisfied with a galaxy S5 despite the specs. Thats just me though.

I wasn't satisfied with having to wait damn near 2 years to Jailbreak the iPhone 5 so I could customize the interface to my liking. I wasn't satisfied with attempting to use a third party solution that ended up corrupting my iPhone's database because it tethered itself to one of my home PCs and I couldn't add music I had from my laptop because iTunes was telling me it needed to erase the iPhone if I wanted to sync it there. Why can't Google maps be my default app without jailbreaking? Why can't I get a prompt asking me if I want to use Google voice of my main phone number from the normal iPhone dialer without having to copy paste the number in the Google voice app. Why is every web browser a reskinned Safari and crashes on the same webpages Safari does especially on Onswipe pages.

The thing about the iPhone is if you don't bump up against it's restrictions it's the greatest phone ever made but once you want to do something Apple blocks or dictates you shouldn't be able to do on a phone it becomes a nightmare even if that stuff is common things any other phone can do. The reason I dropped iOS in the end was because I got tired of bumping against those restrictions. Functionality wise outside the restrictions the devices were't that different. I still use an iPad almost daily at home as well as a Nexus 7 and my iPhone 5 is now used as a gym iPod Touch. I use both systems and they aren't really that different.

 

[Tom Foolery]

I see android stans are avoiding the most important question.
How many people do you think are going to jump ship now that apple has bigger phones?

 

[Stealth]

I don't understand the negativity towards smart watches. A lot people drop 300$ on a watch that only tells time.

yeah and way more because those watches have are carefully designed and have amazing craftsmanship. Don't compare this gimmick smart watch to a real watch

 

[KeysT]

yeah and way more because those watches have are carefully designed and have amazing craftsmanship. Don't compare this gimmick smart watch to a real watch

Opinion Opinion. You can find 350 dollar watches that only tell time AND that people think are ugly and would never buy. You missed the point.

 

[Stealth]

Opinion Opinion. You can find 350 dollar watches that only tell time AND that people think are ugly and would never buy. You missed the point.

You think people are spending thousands on something for no reason?

i made a thread on here asking if it the smart watch will kill/end luxury watches like the smart phone killed luxury phones, and it probably won't. Watches have history and way more luxury phones didn't have

 

[KeysT]

You think people are spending thousands on something for no reason?

i made a thread on here asking if it the smart watch will kill/end luxury watches like the smart phone killed luxury phones, and it probably won't. Watches have history and way more luxury phones didn't have

Now you missed both our points.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Anyone thinking these smartwatches will kill luxury watches is a moron. Some of these timepieces are so intricate its disgusting. A good Rolex can last over 100 years. Your grandkids can rock it. LMAO at anyone rocking a iwatch in 2090.

This entire smartwatch fad is a gimmick and will fail miserably across the board honestly.