Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Perhaps, they certainly are colorful and the hipster comment earlier is spot on. Those fuckers love that bollox.
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Perhaps, they certainly are colorful and the hipster comment earlier is spot on. Those fuckers love that bollox.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I can't see any new phone being that. Until battery technology gets better we've reached a point where there isn't really anything left to do.
pesh
Well-Known Member
basically yeah, but i'd say they were aimed more at kids than hipsters... ramp up the pester power for the spoilt offspring of the iFamily... big market etc.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
No phone is a must have these days, anyone that tells you that either is selling you it or a right sad twat.
Kanda
Diving wanker
Eh?????
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hiraethified
"Right sad twat" seemed to have come a bit out of nowhere, no?
Kanda
Diving wanker
No. Don't see where you're coming from on this one tbh
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hiraethified
Well, it's no big deal, is it? Lots more interesting things to talk about. Any opinions on the new phones?
Kid_Eternity
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RedDragon
"I am not one of your fans!"
I'm not, but then my immediate needs in a phone have changed so If I were to buy today I'd be looking at a larger screen (probably a samsung) the only thing I'd be anxious about is losing the current seamless integration I have between all my Apple stuff. I kind of like Kid_Eternity idea of a retina (all-you-can-eat-data) ipad mini and ditching the phone.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Just have this growing feeling the age of the phone is coming to an end for me...
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
If I was on the 4S I'd spring for the 5S.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Makes sense if you have other Apple devices but if the 4S was the only one you'd be better off having a good look at either HTC Ones or Nexus 4s...
electroplated
off minehead
I'm on the 4s and definitely will be waiting for the 6 or beyond unless I lose or break this one and have a cheap upgrade option
Kid_Eternity
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spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
Pull apart-able/upgradable phones are never going to happen.
And on the list of fucked up unsustainable things about modern society, I don't think smartphones are a big contributor. If anything, if they stop people firing up massive home computers to browse the internet/check e-mail etc, they're a massive environmental gain. It costs about 46p to charge a smartphone for a year.
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hiraethified
At those prices? You must be minted, sir!
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Lazily, I'm Apple-only.
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Well, I might get work to buy it.
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hiraethified
£709 for the 64GB iPhone. £709!!!! Like I said, you must be minted!
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
With a cheapo sim only deal you'd probably end up saving money.
RedDragon
"I am not one of your fans!"
130 million mobile phones thrown away each year of which about 8% are recyclable that's a significant negative contribution towards a fucked up environment not to mention the war zone mining for manufacturing components. There's quite a lot of research out there, well worth a read....And on the list of fucked up unsustainable things about modern society, I don't think smartphones are a big contributor. If anything, if they stop people firing up massive home computers to browse the internet/check e-mail etc, they're a massive environmental gain. It costs about 46p to charge a smartphone for a year.
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hiraethified
Ricoh introduced a clever system where it was possible to upgrade both the sensor and the lens in a compact camera, effectively future proofing it for decades. It didn't sell well. As long as people are happy to join in with the new-phone-every-year bandwagon, this problem isn't going away for a long time.
And yes, it is madness, and most of us are all as guilty as hell too.
*puts hands up
Depends if you're on a contract, when it's up and erm... Well I didnt' have to pay anything to go from a Nokia E52 to my Iphona 5 up front and have somehow managed to go to a lower monthly tariff.
No way I'd buy any premium smart phone out right though.
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hiraethified
Pretty sure there won't be free upgrades to the 5s unless you're already on an almighty monthly tariff. I bought my my equally capable smartphone for £420 with a £10/month rolling deal. I'd feel pretty uncomfortable paying much more than that.
Sure. But I don't think many people pay out for bran new phones that often... Well obviously some people do. But It seems more the case newer models are the ones you try and angle for when your upgrade's due. I know plenty of people still using "dumb" phones on PAYG.
Not sure what my point is now. Just not everyone with a new-ish smart phone necessarily has to pay a wack up front.
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hiraethified
Of course not, but they still end up paying the full whack eventually!
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