The New iPhone

So who's waiting for it?

I've been following the leaks with interest this year as I'm due for a new phone.

Of particular things I'm looking forward to.

NFC
4G LTE
16:9 aspect ratio
HD front camera.

From the leaked pics I've seen, it looks good. Not to different from the current model but taller and thinner

I'm running ios6 now so that won't be new to me come release. But it will interest some with the new features.

Things I like about it is
Do not disturb
Reply with message call screening



iPad 2 HD

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Originally Posted by macca_779

So who's waiting for it?

I've been following the leaks with interest this year as I'm due for a new phone.

Of particular things I'm looking forward to.

NFC
4G LTE
16:9 aspect ratio
HD front camera.

From the leaked pics I've seen, it looks good. Not to different from the current model but taller and thinner


iPad 2 HD

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I am waiting for it as my contract is up early next year, F*ck going with another android phone since it takes 7yrs to get updates if the telco finally decides to give them to us with their bloatware.

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Originally Posted by boggers007

I am waiting for it as my contract is up early next year, F*ck going with another android phone since it takes 7yrs to get updates if the telco finally decides to give them to us with their bloatware.

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Yeah it is part of the way android is though, unavoidable in the segment they wish to operate in. Has the GSII even got ICS yet?


iPad 2 HD

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Originally Posted by macca_779

Yeah it is part of the way android is though, unavoidable in the segment they wish to operate in. Has the GSII even got ICS yet?


iPad 2 HD

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Depends on the telco, Vodafone have stopped issuing updates for my phone (HTC DESIRE HD) so I like many people have rooted it to get ICS. Only problem with doing that is the rom you use is only as good as the person creating it which can be hit and miss from the few ive had.

That's one thing I've always like about the iPhone. Apple calls the shots. So you know you'll get support for at least a couple of years. Hell the 3Gs gets ios 6. Its 3 years old. plus there is no carrier bloat ware on ios. Luv that


iPhone 4

how do you get the ios6?

Each to their own i'm an Android person/fan, but what i don't like about the Iphone is it's ludicrous price point, for example on the Telstra small plan the Iphone 4s 32gb is only $2 a month cheaper than the soooo much better Samsung Galaxy SIII.

Iphone is a good phone and has very good service warranty but i reckon it bloody silly paying that much for a well and truly outdated product., hopefully the Iphone 5 has something fresh and new, something different, not just an Iphone 3 in another new skin. My opinion anyway!

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Originally Posted by bush_basha

how do you get the ios6?

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yeah, plus 1

I manually installed beta 1 that I found (google it). The rest of the beta's (up to 3 now 4 should be here tomorrow ish) have been over the air updates

A word of caution though apparently you don't need your device registered under a dev account for ios6. Plenty of stories of normal consumers installing it.

But the normal practice in the past was you needed the device to be registered or it won't boot.

My phone is registered so I don't really care about the bug as it doesn't apply to me.


iPhone 4

I think apple need to do something quite good with the new iPhone whenever it is released, as I know it is starting to fall behind and actually losing a bit of market share because the Samsung galaxy is so far ahead. iPhone will have to be pretty good otherwise I think it will be pretty disappointing. Don't get me wrong, I love my apple products but hope the new phone is quite a big step otherwise I might even have a look at other products.

O one feature I forgot to mention in ios 6 (probably the best feature lol) is Facebook integration. It really bakes it right into the os.

For example
Can update a status from the notification menu

Upload photos right from the photos app

Contacts update to include Facebook data like phone numbers email addys

URL links in safari can be shared straight from the browser

And plenty more I can't think of



iPhone 4

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Originally Posted by quicksilver_vx

I think apple need to do something quite good with the new iPhone whenever it is released, as I know it is starting to fall behind and actually losing a bit of market share because the Samsung galaxy is so far ahead. iPhone will have to be pretty good otherwise I think it will be pretty disappointing. Don't get me wrong, I love my apple products but hope the new phone is quite a big step otherwise I might even have a look at other products.

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It's a simple case of a manufacturer sitting back and relying on it's name and strong marketing campaigns rather than continued product development, actually sounds alot like the cars we drive :doh:

I remember a time when being a geek was sooooooooooooooo not cool...

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Originally Posted by macca_779

I manually installed beta 1 that I found (google it). The rest of the beta's (up to 3 now 4 should be here tomorrow ish) have been over the air updates

A word of caution though apparently you don't need your device registered under a dev account for ios6. Plenty of stories of normal consumers installing it.

But the normal practice in the past was you needed the device to be registered or it won't boot.

My phone is registered so I don't really care about the bug as it doesn't apply to me.


iPhone 4

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how do you get a dev account, have to be special or available for anyone?

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Originally Posted by planetdavo

I remember a time when being a geek was sooooooooooooooo not cool...

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So true! especially around car nutters/bogans or whatever we are ... :hide: