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[KHarvey16]

What exactly did people think an iPhone 5 with a plastic shell was going to cost?

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Wait, according to the site you can't preorder the 5s?

....

on the 13th

 

[Drakeon]

Pre-orders for the 5S start on 20th. 5C is 13th.

Nope. Preorders for both on the 13th. They both release on the 20th.

 

[kudoboi]

apple seems to be focusing more on 5C than 5S.

 

[Robbler]

Pre-orders for the 5S start on 20th. 5C is 13th.

The 5S is released on the 20th.

 

[Tunesmith]

 

[Enco]

Now with the prices I'm seriously thinking about waiting for Google.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

sigh the 5S is pretty disappointing.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

So this event was okay. Apple has clearly lost the handle on leaks tho. Everything was very well known before hand but I'm impressed by the 5S..

 

[Naeblish]

The 5C prices off contract are bonkers. I'd rather invest the hundred bucks more in the better phone.

Exactly, why on earth would you buy an 5c if the 5s is 100 bucks more.

 

[VoxPop]

Not surprising, I'm assuming you own an iPhone and are in love with it and don't also own a phone with NFC because most people own exactly 1 phone.

To be fair, NFC has been largely worthless. Not that passbook was any better. But Apple tends to implement features a lot better than any Android manufacturer.

 

[Ovid]

Pre-orders for the 5S start on 20th. 5C is 13th.

I thought it was Friday for preorders and Sept. 20th for retail store sales?

EDIT: I guess I was wrong, sorry.

 

[maabus1999]

LoL....

Apple must be on a crusade to boost their operating margins since their stock price took a beating this year.

Those retail, non-contract prices are beyond ridiculous, especially for the 5C.

 

[Leona Lewis]

There was never ever in a million years going to be a redesign of the phone this year. It's an S model, they only bump the specs. If you want a bigger phone, wait until a solid number model comes out.

Also they don't do multiple screen sizes due to fracturing the user base and ruining compatibility between apps.

They already fractured the userbase once by moving to 16:9. Now that they've jumped that hurdle, making the screen bigger won't fracture jack.

WHY APPLE, so much ugh

 

[LaserBuddha]

I would have bought it if the standard space was 32GB but I jut dont know if I am on board for this.

I preordered a Galaxy Note 3 with 32gb WITH sd support as well, for $299. I'm not one of those "hurr durr functionality" jackasses who shit on Apple because iPhone doesn't have an sd slot or tacky chrome/carbon fiber icon sets released by a community of 12 year olds, but damn with these prices they did absolutely nothing to make me switch back again.

 

[Gannd]

For an unlocked iPhone that has been the standard since the beginning. No surprises there. That's why you buy it on contract.

you end up paying more on contract over the two years.

 

[BFIB]

5C fits the IOS7 look. The 5S does not.

 

[Jal]

Do they usually mention the GM, i can't remember, usually comes out 5-6 hours after.

 

[mrkgoo]

sigh the 5S is pretty disappointing.

I'm not going to get it from a 5, but the camera improvements sound awesome to me.

 

[-COOLIO-]

The meaning of the S has never changed. People might have assumed it was for Siri or now I bet they'll say Security to be cute but it's always been for speed. The main numbers come up with the new phone design and features, the S phones always just improve the internals with a faster processor and better camera.

tim cook said it, apparently.

http://9to5mac.com/2012/05/29/s-in-iphone-4s-stands-for-siri-apple-ceo-tim-cook-reveals/

 

[Jazzy Network]

Not digging that gold 2-toned look. Yuck.

 

[LCfiner]

I just realized Apple stopped making the all black iphone 5 entirely. they’re not selling the 5 at all and the new 5S only comes in grey.

I love my monolithic all black iphone 5 even more. it’s a collector’s item, guys!

 

[Blackhead]

For one thing the 5C has LTE and will be marketed as something new. They showed a commercial they made for the 5C. They never made commercials for the 4S in 2012. China Mobile (largest carrier in the world) is just going to turn on LTE this year and never had an iPhone before. So there will be a lot of people buying it because it is either "new," the first time it's available on their carrier, or the first time getting an LTE device.

The iPhone 4 sold more than the iPhone 4S last year. Apple is trying to model split so they have better margins. I doubt it'll make much of a difference. The people in that demographic are extremely price conscious.

iPhone 4S for $450. Wow lol

That said, this was a solid show from Apple. Good incremental upgrades but no game-changer.

 

[mooooose]

I'd probably buy the 5C for $299 but no way for $550 or whatever. That's ridiculous.

 

[BigJonsson]

How much does 16GB of flash memory actually cost? 100 dollar differences is hilarious

 

[jts]

seriously that 5C price hahaha my sides

after all the speculation about a budget iphone and for so long

#icant
#dead

 

[elty]

Apple is ripping off Canadian non stop.

iPhone 4S at release: $649
iPhone 5 at release: $699
iPhone 5S at release: $719

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

What exactly did people think an iPhone 5 with a plastic shell was going to cost?

Funny thing is it's worse than the 5, spec-wise.

 

[Technosteve]

Well i am not impressed, but what am going to do get an android phone? I wonder if apps can integrate with touch ID like 1password?

 

[Macho Madness]

You can't preorder the 5S according to Apple. It'll just be available on the 20th. http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy/

 

[Baroquemantic]

Plastic isn't a problem, it's when it's glossy that I can't stand it. The 5C should have had matte plastic.

 

[TheLegendOfMart]

Just looked, you can get S4 for £500 sim free in UK, complete with 8 core CPU and 1080p screen.

My contract is up in Feb, I was going to go IOS but I don't think I'll bother now.

 

[devildog820]

LoL....

Apple must be on a crusade to boost their operating margins since their stock price took a beating this year.

Those retail, non-contract prices are beyond ridiculous, especially for the 5C.

Those have been the prices for the last four years at least.

 

[woen]

Any news about the golden master of IOS 7 ?

 

[Hazaro]

Was hoping the 5C was going to be cheaper with no contract, oh well.

No contract 5S will be $999 then?

 

[Husker86]

Nope. Preorders for both on the 13th. They both release on the 20th.

Show me where it says preorder 5S on the 13th. Everything is saying 5C only.

 

[RJT]

What exactly did people think an iPhone 5 with a plastic shell was going to cost?

A Samsung Galaxy S3 costs £284.95...

 

[dark_chris]

Geeze people, they announced when pre-orders start. stop freaking out.

 

[The Faceless Master]

That's pretty standard.

i hope they at least retrofit it with Lightning...

 

[Nihilistic Monk]

Now with the prices I'm seriously thinking about waiting for Google.

Do you have an iPhone already. I'm so deep in the apple app/itunes ecosystem now I'd literally be throwing old money down the toilet if I shifted platforms at this stage.

I have a 4S. I skipped the 5. 5S seems pretty good to me, so I shall be pre-ordering a 32Gb sim-free on the 20th. Not sure on colours though. Not sure at all.... I've always gone black before, but the black 5 is nicer than the black 5S that's for sure. With iOS 7 being so white I might actually go white this time...

 

[Guess Who]

I'd probably buy the 5C for $299 but no way for $550 or whatever. That's ridiculous.

$299 is an absurd expectation. Absolutely stupid.

 

[Malvingt2]

I am going to wait for the next Galaxy instead. Those prices lol.. Jesus.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

For real though, should I hold my breath for the ios gm today or not?

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

Gold iphone looks sweet! haters gonna hate.

 

[abunai]

UK prices are insane. What the fuck.

MBP iPad event in October, then?

 

[LaserBuddha]

I just realized Apple stopped making the all black iphone 5 entirely. they’re not selling the 5 at all and the new 5S only comes in grey.

I love my monolithic all black iphone 5 even more. it’s a collector’s item, guys!

That's something maybe if you keep it mint, otherwise the paint job starts to look like shit pretty quickly.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

I'm not going to get it from a 5, but the camera improvements sound awesome to me.

I'm on a 4S now and none of this wowed me except the camera software and 64bit

I'm not that big a fan of this fingerprint stuff and there better be an option to disable it. =/

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

599,00 - 699,00 € ? Are you kidding me apple?

That is pretty funny how absurd that is. Holy crap. Might as well buy a couple PS4s at that price.

 

[Somnid]

To be fair, NFC has been largely worthless. Not that passbook was any better. But Apple tends to implement features a lot better than any Android manufacturer.

We're getting very chicken and egg here. People who want NFC may realize that you need both the hardware capability as well as the infrastructure that would let you use it. Same with wireless charging. Saying both are worthless "because I've never used them" is silly. As pointed out finger print sensors aren't new but the hardware/software integration makes this new implementation more interesting and likely more useful.

 

[KHarvey16]

Funny thing is it's worse than the 5, spec-wise.

What's worse?