iPhone 4, or iPhone 4S with iOS6

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  1. swreefer

    swreefer Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I do apologize if someone post this already, i didn't read the whole thread, but Droid 2 is kind of an old phone with outdated OS (2.2). I don't know what new feathers will be in Iphone 5, but there is no way I will part out with google navigation you have on gps enabled Android phones. Go play with S3 and Iphone 5 at your local store and decide what you like the most. I do like an Apple, but I do feel really sorry for all that Isheeps that line up in the front of the Apple store 12-24 hrs before it opens just to get their newer Iphone just because Apple told em to do so :)

    P.S. Android vs Iphone is just like MH vs LED :)
     
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  3. Dingo

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    iPhone 4s has 4G which is fast. But you said you're on Verizon... I'm on AT&T so I'm not sure about the difference there.

    But what's new about ios6? And are you saying that I'm going to have to pay $49 for a firmware upgrade?
     
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    I did not say 4G LTE.
    But I researched it some more and looks like the release is around 10:00am PST, or 1:00 Eastern time. Im just excited for the facetime off wifi

    Oh, also Sean... I always go with the odd year phones (3gs, 4s, 5s or whatever is next) because they get the bugs and kinks worked out by then. Also it is the same phone as before but with awesome upgrades
     
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    Please note:

    If you have Verzion you WILL lose your unlimited data plan unless you purchase the phone outright. (iPhone 5 only)

    If you have AT&T you will KEEP your unlimited data BUT you will not be able to do FaceTime over cellular and enable Personal HotSpot.
     
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    Actually quick question: I switched a few months ago from unlimited data to the 4 gigs plus hot spot. Mainly because I wanted the hot spot and only use about a gig a month.

    Does this mean I can facetime then?
     
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    Yup :)
     
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    Reviews are in!

    CNET:
    - "The screen size lengthening is subtle: but, like the Retina Display, you're going to have a hard time going back once you've used it."
    - "LTE, in my tests, ran anywhere from 10 to 20 [Mbps], which is up to twice as fast as my wireless router's connection at home."
    - "Still pictures taken while recording video aren't shot using the normal 8-megapixel Web cam; they're screen captures of the video itself. The aspect ratio is different, and the image quality's a bit weaker."
    - "callers I reached via speakerphone noticed a crisper, clearer call on the iPhone 5 versus the iPhone 4S."
    - "The phone's lasted roughly the whole day each day, unplugging around 8 a.m. and engaging in a mix of calling, web surfing, video playback, downloading, game playing, FaceTime calling over Wi-Fi and LTE, and even a little 4G LTE hot spot use via my MacBook Air."

    The Loop:
    - "If you told me that I would be able to see another few rows of emails or more of a Web page, I don’t know that I would see the importance, but when you look at the iPhone 5, it’s more than that. You have to see it to get an idea of what can be done."

    The New York Times:
    - "The new phone, in all black or white, is beautiful. Especially the black one, whose gleaming, black-on-black, glass-and-aluminum body carries the design cues of a Stealth bomber."
    - "The camera is among the best ever put into a phone. Its lowlight shots blow away the same efforts from an iPhone 4S."
    - "It’s just too bad about that connector change. Doesn’t Apple worry about losing customer loyalty and sales?"

    Engadget:
    - " At 112 grams it's 20 percent lighter than the 4S, a figure that doesn't seem like it would make much of an impact. It does -- so much so that it's the lightness, not the bigger display or the thinness, that nearly everybody praises when first getting a chance to hold the iPhone 5 in their own hands."
    - "the Lightning connector is infinitely easier to connect. It slots in nicely and does so regardless of orientation, plugging in right-side-up or upside-down."
    - "More problematic is the speed of this new connector. " -- Based on USB 2.0, so no faster than existing connector/cable.
    - Taking photo speed is much improved.
    - "On our standard battery rundown test, in which we loop a video with LTE and WiFi enabled and social accounts pinging at regular intervals, the iPhone 5 managed a hugely impressive 11 hours and 15 minutes."
    - "In general, iOS 6 has seen some nice nips and tucks where it needed it. iCloud integration is tighter, Safari is better and the overall experience is more polished. But, it isn't a major step forward in any regard. "

    WSJ:
    - "I found the new iPhone screen much easier to hold and manipulate than its larger rivals and preferred it. In my view, Apple’s approach makes the phone far more comfortable to use, especially one-handed."
    - "The iPhone 5′s battery lasted between 9 and 12 hours every day, in mixed use. For most people, the phone would last the day without recharging."
    - "The biggest drawback I found is the new Maps app. Apple has replaced Google Maps with a new maps app of its own.

    T3:
    - "Don’t get us wrong, it’s a miracle how Apple has shed so much excess podge and millions of people will love the lightweight design, but we preferred the more robust, weapon-like nature of the 4S."
    - "Given that iPhone 4S users can upgrade to iOS 6 and do just about everything the iPhone 5 can do, and that Android users can get similarly impressive handsets for less dosh, we reckon the smart money won’t all be going on a new iPhone this year, even if the mass market can’t get enough of it. It’s good, very good. But it’s no longer the best around."
     
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    Wheres my update??????lol