Sprint scores iPhone 5 exclusivity?

[Tusan_Homichi]

Well, that was a bit anticlimactic.

 

[Dallas]

Gotta hand it to Apple. If they would have announced iPhone 5 today, everyone would have waited for that and not buy the 4s. The company knows how to make money.

Wow! What a hilarious comment.


Please come back and tell us when you have upgraded to the 4S. Thanks!

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

So no iPhone 5 today it seems?

huh...

Seriously. I think Apple messed UP BIG TIME bringing out the 4S. Those phones will not sell, I don't think. Those folks who want an upgrade will only wait until the iPhone 5 is available.


Folks, you are stupid to upgrade to a 4S when the 5 appears to be only a few months away.

Agreed.

I think that Droid and its newly release models and upcoming models had an affect on Apple and its release.

They were never really challenged for a release.

Droid Bionic comes out earlier this month.
Droid Prime coming out early Nov?
HTC has a couple of power droids coming out.

Truth is - forget about dual core phones. We probably see quad core phones mid 2012.

So how long is Apple going stack up?
I know and understand they are more about features and functionality and easy navigation and all that. BUT when Droid can do all that and BE FASTER, stronger better - what does apple have? A niche that is shrinking?


For the record - I am a technology buff, a phone buff. I dont have a dog in this fight. While I have a Droid X, I have an iTouch. I would get iphone 5 - I just like them all for the differences.

 

[Jenky]

Wow! What a hilarious comment.


Please come back and tell us when you have upgraded to the 4S. Thanks!

I won't be buying the 4s. If sprint got the exclusive iPhone 5, I might have switched over from the Evo. No 4g is fail when you are paying for a premium data plan.

 

[Dallas]

I won't be buying the 4s. If sprint got the exclusive iPhone 5, I might have switched over from the Evo. No 4g is fail when you are paying for a premium data plan.

I honestly feel Apple fell short w/ this 4S idea. I wonder what Jobs was saying about it before he fell sicker and resigned.

That would be curious...

They basically tuned the OS and added Googlevoice to iOS and the A5 chip w/ a nicer camera. Walla....this will sell.....uhhh...I have serious reservations that it will. This isn't like a new iphone. Its just iphone4.1

My Inspire is as good or better than this 4s Apple rolled out the door today. It definately isn't less of a phone than the 4S as far as hardware/software.

I don't get it..I was stoked to see the new 5 hardware.

 

[Jenky]

So no iPhone 5 today it seems?

huh...

Seriously. I think Apple messed UP BIG TIME bringing out the 4S. Those phones will not sell, I don't think. Those folks who want an upgrade will only wait until the iPhone 5 is available.


Folks, you are stupid to upgrade to a 4S when the 5 appears to be only a few months away.

Explain how it won't sell. It's going on to Sprint. Automatically, you get new customers and customers who wished for this to be true from day 1.

If they would have given a release date for the iPhone 5, people would continue to wait because they have something somewhat concrete. Instead they kept them in the dark with nothing. The phone will sell because of uncertainty. For all we know it could be coming out in June of next year.

 

[Dallas]

Explain how it won't sell. It's going on to Sprint. Automatically, you get new customers and customers who wished for this to be true from day 1.

If they would have given a release date for the iPhone 5, people would continue to wait because they have something somewhat concrete. Instead they kept them in the dark with nothing. The phone will sell because of uncertainty. For all we know it could be coming out in June of next year.

People are ignorant to switch carriers when the iPhone 5 is nearly upon us. The iphone 5 will not be a summer launch. I suspect Feb or March at the latest from what I have read.

Dumb to sign a 2 yr contract for this 4S phone. Its completely different than the 3G/3GS time of sales. Phones are coming out faster than ever. Add that to the fact that this 4S phone really isn't that much of an improvement from the 4. That wouldn't make me run to sign up for a new 2 yr contract.

In apples defense I am not your regular Joe. I do know what phones are out there and what is about to be released. I follow that news pretty regularly.

I guess since its nothing super special, I don't see the shiny new toy written all over this new 4S phone that will make people run out to commit to it.

They might...but Its highly suspect.

Just read around the web. Lots of folks are floored that this was it today from Apple.


shrug...

 

[Hoofbite]

I honestly feel Apple fell short w/ this 4S idea. I wonder what Jobs was saying about it before he fell sicker and resigned.

That would be curious...

They basically tuned the OS and added Googlevoice to iOS and the A5 chip w/ a nicer camera. Walla....this will sell.....uhhh...I have serious reservations that it will. This isn't like a new iphone. Its just iphone4.1

My Inspire is as good or better than this 4s Apple rolled out the door today. It definately isn't less of a phone than the 4S as far as hardware/software.

I don't get it..I was stoked to see the new 5 hardware.

It will sell.

There are people who will buy it because it's a new apple toy.

There are people who's contracts weren't up last year but are up this year.

I have zero doubt that it will sell. All the others have.

 

[Dallas]

It will sell.

There are people who will buy it because it's a new apple toy.

There are people who's contracts weren't up last year but are up this year.

I have zero doubt that it will sell. All the others have.

We may have to bring this subject up again over the next few months. It will be interesting to see just how the sales add up of the 4S across the big 3.

We'll just have to see.

 

[Rogah]

Isn't it 600$.

$399 for the 64GB version, but I probably will take the 32GB version for $299.

 

[Rogah]

I honestly feel Apple fell short w/ this 4S idea. I wonder what Jobs was saying about it before he fell sicker and resigned.

That would be curious...

They basically tuned the OS and added Googlevoice to iOS and the A5 chip w/ a nicer camera. Walla....this will sell.....uhhh...I have serious reservations that it will. This isn't like a new iphone. Its just iphone4.1

My Inspire is as good or better than this 4s Apple rolled out the door today. It definately isn't less of a phone than the 4S as far as hardware/software.

I don't get it..I was stoked to see the new 5 hardware.

The iPhone 3G did reasonably well, so they're just following the formula that has worked in the past. I'm very curious to see if the 2-antenna setup really provides 4G speed. I think that will ultimately be the deciding factor of whether or not I buy it.

 

[Rogah]

Explain how it won't sell. It's going on to Sprint. Automatically, you get new customers and customers who wished for this to be true from day 1.

If they would have given a release date for the iPhone 5, people would continue to wait because they have something somewhat concrete. Instead they kept them in the dark with nothing. The phone will sell because of uncertainty. For all we know it could be coming out in June of next year.

IIRC it was about 2 years from the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4. So I wouldn't expect an iPhone 5 anytime soon.

So many people are so wrapped up in the name that I think they really should have just come up with a slightly different design and called it the iPhone 5. People would be so much more excited right now even if everything else remained the same.

 

[Dallas]

The iPhone 3G did reasonably well, so they're just following the formula that has worked in the past. I'm very curious to see if the 2-antenna setup really provides 4G speed. I think that will ultimately be the deciding factor of whether or not I buy it.

I want to see that too, but please, do your homework before jumping to that model.

Give it a few weeks after launch to see all of the reviews. It will be interesting.

 

[Rogah]

People are ignorant to switch carriers when the iPhone 5 is nearly upon us. The iphone 5 will not be a summer launch. I suspect Feb or March at the latest from what I have read.

And until about 1:00 central this afternoon, everything you read said it was coming today. And we were going to get a bigger screen and no home button or wider home button, more memory, etc, etc. Absolutely no one was talking about Siri and while some speculated there would be a 4S model, no one was saying that would be all we were getting.

Fact is all these tech blogs and magazines really just don't have a clue (except that time when that guy left his prototype behind in a bar and it got sold to Gizmodo ). It's fun to guess and speculate, but if you just want hard news you really just have to wait until the big unveiling.

Just read around the web. Lots of folks are floored that this was it today from Apple.

Exactly. That's why it's silly to listen to those same people who are promising us another upgrade within 6 months.

 

[Alumni2k11]

I'm due for upgrade, but hate contracts. So what's a trusted site I could buy used smart phones at?

 

[Dallas]

I'm due for upgrade, but hate contracts. So what's a trusted site I could buy used smart phones at?

Google XDA marketplace. You will need to register but its about the best place for an iphone or android phone. I sold my dell streak on there and have purchased a few great phones from folks there.


Extremely active market forum. Watch for user rep when buying. Most folks are solid. No worries.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

$399 for the 64GB version, but I probably will take the 32GB version for $299.

That's far from as outrageous as most phones without a contract.

 

[trickblue]

Agreed.

I think that Droid and its newly release models and upcoming models had an affect on Apple and its release.

They were never really challenged for a release.

Droid Bionic comes out earlier this month.
Droid Prime coming out early Nov?
HTC has a couple of power droids coming out.

Truth is - forget about dual core phones. We probably see quad core phones mid 2012.

So how long is Apple going stack up?
I know and understand they are more about features and functionality and easy navigation and all that. BUT when Droid can do all that and BE FASTER, stronger better - what does apple have? A niche that is shrinking?


For the record - I am a technology buff, a phone buff. I dont have a dog in this fight. While I have a Droid X, I have an iTouch. I would get iphone 5 - I just like them all for the differences.

I don't think Apple is really worried about it revenue-wise...

They have the top two selling phones on the market in the 3Gs and 4. It's all about sales and they are the undisputed king. Overall market share means nothing to them in the long term. The Android market is shared among dozens of phones. The Apple market isn't.

They will sell a TON of 4s models. They are waiting on the 4g LTE technology to release the iPhone 5. I will wait on that as my 3GS is a GREAT phone...

Today is about what I expected...

 

[YosemiteSam]

That's far from as outrageous as most phones without a contract.

Are you sure that is without a contract?

 

[Hoofbite]

Are you sure that is without a contract?

My 32 iPhone 4 was 299.

Usually Apple works prices down for similar models between versions.

I'd think the 32GB will be $199 and the 64GB will be $299.