So much for not switching and not upgrading from a 3-month-old iPhone 4S. I last exactly five days and ended up getting an iPhone 5 and switched over to the new phone today. Call it peer pressure or hanging out with dudes who would not let me live down my technical backwardness. I don’t have any plans for a review. I think LTE changes the wireless experience completely. That said, the iPhone 4S with its extra heft just felt better in my hand.
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I knew you’d cave – I’ll have to check what date I had in the GigaOm pool. LOL! 😉
Hater! 😉 What did you win?
My new iPod touch!!! (kidding)
Funny. let me know how it goes 😉
I was worried I’d get here and find you’d gone to Android! 🙂 PS I completely agree about the weight/feel of the device.
Lol, I don’t think that is something that is likely going to happen Darrell 🙂 I do like the Samsung Galaxy 3 though.
Yes, but how does the “less heft” work for you in your front pocket?
Yes, but the 5 feels better in my pocket. 😉
Frank,
You are right but a little heft makes the iPhone 4S feel a little more solid. Maybe it will all be forgotten in a couple of days!
Well if you like heft, you’ll LOVE the new Nokia Lumia 920 😉
I have no interest in going back to iPhone. Can’t wait for the Lumia 920.
Jeff,
Never going to happen. I once tried a Lumia, ended up in an argument with strangers. It was the obone’s fault. 🙂
Hi Om, Can you please tell me which wordpress theme is this? is it free or did you buy it? I like this and wanna get one..
told you 🙂
Lol. You were right ouriel
Perhaps someone will make an iPhone 5 case out of lead to give it the heft you desire. JK. I certainly seems that the new case is more drop-proof than the glass backed 4/4S.
The latest Geekbench scores show that the A6 processor is a screamer. The A6, combined with the LTE connection, will make the iPhone 5 very snappy to use.
Kevin
Your point about A6 and LTE is spot on and makes all the difference. I am guessing they have done a lot of engineering to make it work seamlessly!
Om, from a purely technical point of view, do you believe the iPhone 5 to be a revolutionary device? I am sure it’s a wonderful product, like all Apple products are, but at the end of the day, I think they are running the risk of being out-innovated by someone lurking around the corner, whoever that may be. What’s your take?
Om, what would make you switch to Samsung Galaxy 3?
If there was no iPhone, I would consider others Kerry 🙂
Om, my cousin bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 last Saturday after selling his iPhone 4s….
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…He sold his Samsung Galaxy S3 that Monday and went to the Apple Store to buy an unlocked iPhone 4s again.
That reminded me of your post about how and why the iPhone is simply the best overall phone MOST humans (maybe not techies). Actually I now think the best smartphone for technie Android people are Windows phones with 4 true USB ports, an NVidia graphics chip, a real but ergonomic gaming keyboard, and 9-10 inch screen. That’s the best phone for techies.
Imagine a phone with real USB ports that you could plug anything into it and use like a true computer… That’s what technies want. That would be a dream.
I don’t even view it as an issue of hardware. I don’t understand how anyone who has used Windows Phone and live tiles can go back to iOS with a grid of icons that do nothing and feel that it’s useful.
I have no intention of getting an iPhone, despite loving Steve Jobs – and since his death I promised not to buy an Apple product out of sympathy – other than his Biography – well there is an interesting question – is his Biography an Apple product?
I’ve done the iOS 6 upgrade on my 4S – very happy with it, so no plans to change up any time soon. If and when 4G is finally up and running here in the UK (the spectrum auction having been brought forward after the other carriers complained about Everything Everywhere (the new name for T-Mobile + Orange) jumping the gun by using up some of their old 2G spectrum) I may reconsider – that is the only compelling reason I can see for getting the iPhone 5.
To be honest, the 4S feels just fine and dandy in my hand, and I have no complaint with its performance. Sadly, the same cannot be said for my now-2-year-old iPad Classic – definitely feeling more sluggish these days, and the lack of iOS 6 is niggling. Torn over whether to trade it to cover the cost of a Retina iPad or hang onto it to either use as a bedside alarm / radio / reader or to test apps I’ll be developing in the future for compatibility.