[Pachterballs]

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the upgrade.

I have a 4S. I am underwhelmed by the 5 news. so I won't be upgrading. You?

[infiniteloop]

Yes, from the 4. Getting a bit sluggish and 4 gets very few iOS 6 features.

[Giard]

I have a 3GS and I won't be upgrading.

[The Interrobanger]

Has this exact thread not been done 100 times already in the last 2 days?

[UnluckyKate]

4 owner. No upgrade planned.

[gutshot]

I'm so glad you made this thread as I wasn't exactly sure where to talk about the new iPhone.

[140.85]

I, too, am happy with my 4S and am wondering if it's worth it. I guess I need to get my hands on it.

[Windu]

iphone 4 and I will not be upgrading. i'll either stick with the 4 and get a straight talk sim or get a cheap windows phone. (contract up in march)

[LanceVance]

Have a 4S and nope going to wait till my contract runs out by which time the 5S will be out

[Enco]

4S? Nope.

4? Yes.

Under 4? Hell yes.

[Jason Raize '75 - '04]

4s owner. No.

[Nevasleep]

4 owner. No upgrade planned.

Same, and it's the longest I've owned any phone.

[Kusagari]

4S and nope. Hopefully by the time my contract runs out a 5S will be out.

[Imperial Hot]

Sticking with the 4S for now, maybe when I get an upgrade or something I'll reconsider but the 5 doesn't do anything my phone can't except for another row of icons and 4G(which is a non-issue, I'm in WiFi coverage almost all the time).

[Chinner]

4S owner: nope. if i had spare cash coming in i'd consider it, going to wait for 5s - by then most aps should be supporting the new screen resolution and i think 2 year upgrades is more sensible.

[The Skater]

Have a 4S and nope going to wait till my contract runs out by which time the 5S will be out

This. It'd cost roughly $150 to do so if I sold my 4S to use toward the 5. I don't really see any compelling reason to do so. I might try to convince my mom let me use her upgrade since she has no interest in getting a new phone any time soon.

[joelseph]

Nah. And my 4 is busted to shit.

[Futureman]

get a galaxy nexus DON'T BE DUM.

[CrankyJay]

4 owner. No upgrade planned.

Same, actually looking to jailbreak my 4 and enter that seedy underworld for awhile.

[belvedere]

4 owner, a little miffed about the lack of turn by turn but other than that I see no major incentive to upgrade. This phone still flies, hasn't lagged at all since I've had it and is even more responsive with iOS 6.

As long as it can run current apps at a decent speed and remains reliable, I see no need to upgrade.

[Double D]

4S owner. Yes. Maybe you haven't seen the FUCKING BLACK METAL STRIP THINGY ON THE BLACK ONE. You think I'd be able to sleep at night knowing that hot ass piece of technology wasn't sitting bedside in a dock I have to buy a $30 adapter to use it with? GTFO.

I'm serious. Hold me

[Mammoth Jones]

I don't need to have the latest and greatest every year. I skipped out on the 4S. Still been using my iPhone 4. Has served me much more faithfully than my 3G did at this point in its lifecycle. Still smooth.

My dude:

....dat LTE.
....dat HSPA+
....dat Screen
....dat CPU
....dat GPU
....dat RAM


It's enough of an upgrade over the iPhone 4 to justify going balls deep on day one.

[drunkendonuts]

i'm upgrading from a 3GS, so this is definitely a worthwhile upgrade. can't wait for next friday.

[UpperCaseN]

I am making the switch to iphone, so I was open ears during the conference. I was ready to choose the 5 just because it's the newer model but then I saw the price drop on the 4s. I'll be picking up a 4s when Verizon drops the price because I don't see much argument for the 5

[Auron_Kale]

I have a 4S. No sense in upgrading to a 5. Will wait for next iteration a year from now.

[CrankyJay]

I don't need to have the latest and greatest every year. I skipped out on the 4S. Still been using my iPhone 4. Has served me much more faithfully than my 3G did at this point in its lifecycle. Still smooth. My dude: ....dat LTE. ....dat HSPA+ ....dat Screen ....dat CPU ....dat GPU ....dat RAM It's enough of an upgrade over the iPhone 4 to justify going balls deep on day one.

If you're not a gamer, what do you plan on doing with dat CPU, dat GPU, and dat RAM?

[EekTheKat]

If I qualified for a full discount upgrade I would probably do it, but as it stands the 5 is not a very compelling reason to break a 4s on contract and pay an extra $250 to upgrade.

[Pachterballs]

Has this exact thread not been done 100 times already in the last 2 days?

I did a thread search. This is about a very particular topic. Upgrading.

[WanderingWind]

I have a 4S. No sense in upgrading to a 5. Will wait for next iteration a year from now.

Same here. No real upgrade worth the 500 extra bucks. Really not sure what else I'd want over the 4S, to be honest, in terms of hardware.

I'm sure Apple will think of something though. Just, you know, not this year.

[Quick]

4S owner, and nope.

Not enough incentive for me to upgrade. I'll probably wait until next year's model or the year after that.

[Tobor]

Currently using an iPhone 4. Definitely upgrading.

[Double D]

what is this k over people's avatar

[Struct09]

Upgrading from my iPhone 4. It's starting to get sluggish, plus I'd love to have things such as Siri, 4G, a better camera, etc. If I had a 4S I probably wouldn't upgrade yet.

[Megalodactyl]

Seriously, how many more fucking iphone 5 threads do we need?

[Mr. Poolman]

I own an iPhone 4.
No upgrade for me.

[Pachterballs]

Sticking with the 4S for now, maybe when I get an upgrade or something I'll reconsider but the 5 doesn't do anything my phone can't except for another row of icons and 4G(which is a non-issue, I'm in WiFi coverage almost all the time).

this is exactly how I feel. The extra row of icons, and the screen real estate are really underwhelming as hardware upgrades. The camera stuff is neat but I have a SONYRX100 which I carry with me all the time.

Its a very lackluster upgrade; especially when the 4S is highly competent.

I do wish it was wider and bigger (screen) instead of just longer.

Upgrading from my iPhone 4. It's starting to get sluggish, plus I'd love to have things such as Siri, 4G, a better camera, etc. If I had a 4S I probably wouldn't upgrade yet.

disabled siri here.

[nemss]

Hell no, I've decided to downgrade from the 4S to the 3G.

Fuck the establishment.

[Face it Tiger..]

what is this k over people's avatar

The Killers album..

[Quick]

what is this k over people's avatar

White power.

[Marty Chinn]

I'm on a 4 and I'm feeling not much of an urge to upgrade with their announcement. It doesn't feel long in the tooth to me at all and still fairly snappy. None of the announcements are giving me a compelling reason to. LTE would be a factor if it wasn't for the stupid caps.

I'm going to wait till reviews of the Lumia 920 and new Nexus phones are announced to access the situation and decide to upgrade to one of those, cave to a 5, or simply wait this year out and wait for the next generation of phones.

[Dark Octave]

How is the 4 and 4S better than the 5?

I'm looking to buy a 5 so I really would like to know. (currently have an Evo)

[Salmonax]

I have a 4S and won't be upgrading. I skip every other iteration because getting a new phone every year seems ridiculous to me. Looking forward to the 5S next year, though.

[navii]

4S - not upgrading till contract runs out in 14 months time. If the new phone had 128gb storage I would be upgrading now.

Also, besides the slightly bigger screen there is nothing exciting about the 5.

[JB1981]

I have a 4S and I am not upgrading.

[Shalashaska161]

I have a 4 and no real reason to upgrade. Still works perfectly fine. Maybe the 5s will change my mind.

[Tobor]

How is the 4 and 4S better than the 5? I'm looking to buy a 5 so I really would like to know. (currently have an Evo)

Price? Other than that, nothing.

[Sky Chief]

How can any of you survive without LTE!? Serious question.

[Marty Chinn]

How is the 4 and 4S better than the 5? I'm looking to buy a 5 so I really would like to know.

Who said they were better? Well I guess in a few ways they're better, smaller, jailbreak, and Google Maps to name a few things, but in general the 5 is a better phone.

How can any of you survive without LTE!? Serious question.

LTE is less exciting when the speed will mean you could hit the cap pretty quick. Caps really hurt the interest here.

[Mammoth Jones]

If you're not a gamer, what do you plan on doing with dat CPU, dat GPU, and dat RAM?

...dat multitask w/o my phone becoming a slow piece of shit.
...dat more apps staying open due to more ram.
...dat more updated apps to take advantage of the device.
...dat camera opening fast (lol even I admit I'm stretching here, LMAO)
...dat better battery life.


The main thing that the iPhone 5 lacks is UI innovation w/ iOS 6. I mean damn...add some widgets in notification center...at least.

But I stopped gaming on my iphone 4 as the games I wanted were getting too slow/chugging on the device. So yea, I didn't even think but.....dat games. Granted the GPU is mainly for gaming but there's PLENTY of benefit for non gamers for a device with faster CPU/RAM

[BocoDragon]

4S here.

Not upgrading.

We'll see if 5S brings some must have gimmick...

It's actually a damn rare and good feeling to not feel compelled to upgrade.