The iPhone thread

[dilli-theclaw]

A proper screen reader - a full screen magnifier . Accessibility that's complete. Support for a Braille display via Bluetooth.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Zee

What's different between the 4 and 4S.

What is a major change between the 4 and 5, what's any sort of major difference between the 5 and 5S?

iPhone 4: Apple A4 SoC (ARM Cortex-A8 single-core CPU, PowerVR SGX535 single-core GPU), 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, 3.5" screen.

iPhone 4S: Apple A5 SoC (ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core CPU, PowerVR SGX543MP2 dual-core GPU), 512MB RAM, 8MP camera, 3.5" screen.

iPhone 5: Apple A6 SoC (custom-designed "Swift" dual-core CPU, based upon the newer ARMv7 architecture, PowerVR SGX543MP3 triple-core GPU), 1GB RAM, 8MP camera (but with faster capture and better low-light performance), 4" screen (16:9 AR).

iPhone 5S: Apple A7 SoC (custom-designed multi-core 64bit CPU, based upon the even newer ARMv8 architecture, GPU not yet known but speculation is that it's a PowerVR SGX543MP4 quad-core GPU or a PowerVR Series 6), 1GB RAM (unconfirmed), 8MP camera (but f/2.2 instead of f/2.4), 4" screen (16:9 AR), TouchID fingerprint sensor.


Yeah, "same old same old" with no major changes at all between versions



Also, don't forget, as I said before: The "off year" is always just an "S" version with a spec bump and the odd new feature. The alternating year when the model number goes up is when it gets much more of a re-design.

Originally Posted by Zee

As for the 5C, charging people a premium price for a really low budget looking phone

It's just a colour version of the 5, with cheaper build costs for Apple. It's aiming at a different market than before, with the 5S now being the top-end phone.

[Zee]

so the processor improves slightly with slight ram improvements after 4 years and that justifies the hefty price tags? no wonder they are losing market share.

Why not just keep releasing the 3210 and just making it longer with more processing power then?

[Tezcatlipoca]

The processor improvements are more than just "slight". Try looking at some of the benchmarks.

As for market share... Apple doesn't chase market share. If it did it would release a cheaper phone, but it's not fussed about that.

Still, anyway... Although Apple's global share has dipped (which happens in the quarter before a refresh), it is actually still the number 1 smartphone manufacturer in the US, above Samsung, HTC, Motorola and LG. That share has also increased compared to last year, as has its OS share in the US.

And it's still selling more iPhones year-on-year... 31.2 million in Q3 2013 versus 26 million in Q3 2012.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Zee

so the processor improves slightly with slight ram improvements after 4 years and that justifies the hefty price tags? no wonder they are losing market share.

Why not just keep releasing the 3210 and just making it longer with more processing power then?

Just in case you missed it I answered your question in post 2311.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Zee

Lumia on the right next to HTC One, is that phone hideous?

http://cdn2.mos.techradar.futurecdn....17-580-100.JPG

Not hideous, but certainly not beautiful.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Stuart

All of which are the same as last year's models with maybe a faster CPU, higher res CCD (for the camera) and more memory. Essentially offering even less "innovation" than Apple are.

As for more stylish and beautiful.. I can't believe you managed to use those words in the same sentence as Lumia. Hideously ugly phones, IMO.

As for the 41 megapixel camera. Yes, that sounds impressive. However, 41 megapixels actually doesn't make that much difference to the quality of the image from a mobile phone camera because the sensor itself is too small.

Have you seen the size of the sensor on the 1020?

[dilli-theclaw]

I just realised - I'm in hospital tomorrow so no playing with iOS7 until I get home - pah!

I was going to see if I could get it before I left but knowing my luck it'll smeg up and i'll be without my phone 'till I get home.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Have you seen the size of the sensor on the 1020?

No, but the fact it's in a mobile phone (a relatively small case packed with a lot of other circuitry) would suggest to me it's not large.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I just realised - I'm in hospital tomorrow so no playing with iOS7 until I get home - pah!

I was going to see if I could get it before I left but knowing my luck it'll smeg up and i'll be without my phone 'till I get home.

It tends to be released on a region-by-region basis, IIRC the last few arrived on my phone at around 6 in the evening.

[techguyone]

Here's a review of the new IOS from a reputable site.

http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_ios_7-review-985.php

[Stephen]

Wih it would hurry up, dying to try iOS 7 out on my iPad mini.

I know it will likely be after 6pm as that is 10am in California and thats when Apple will have started work for the day lol.

[Russ]

Using the GM edition which is the same as the final release and just like the beta, I love it! You need iTunes 11.1 for it though and that will (should?) be released at the same time tonight..

[dilli-theclaw]

OOOhhhh - it says half an hour to download - but we shall see

[Russ]

iTunes 11.1 now available for download.