Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[xenon]

I've got one of those Igo charger things in my bag. Though the charge on that doesn't last long itself. Otherwise I borrow a USB socket somewhere. But yeah, I think most smart phone owners would want improved battery life over some new nische feature.

 

[Citizen66]

It's because they want to give you powerful hand held computers in a sleek aerodynamic package. I'm with reality here. I want battery life so give me the brick version please. I don't give a shit what I look like on a weekend in the Slug and Lettuce.

 

[xenon]

Yeah I don't need my Iphone to be thinner. It's in a shell case anyway. A few mil thicker for increased battery size would be a fair trade off in a future model

 

[editor]

Ive never bought second batteries for starters I only really get the opportunity to recharge one once a day. My beast battery that ran for three days solid even when hammered was good for a few months. I suppose the downside of apple is neither of those options are available, however good or bad they prove to be.

I got myself one of these bad boys to charge up spare batteries, easy peasy, like.

Spoiler: A pic of a charger

 

[skyscraper101]

Have any idiots started queuing yet?

yep...

Campers waiting outside the 5th Avenue Apple Store, via CNBC

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/03/campers-waiting-for-iphone-6/

twats

 

[editor]

Yeah I don't need my Iphone to be thinner. It's in a shell case anyway. A few mil thicker for increased battery size would be a fair trade off in a future model

I think most normal people would prefer a slightly thicker phone for a longer battery life but then fanboys can't cream their pants into a frothy fountain of man juice over the fact that their new expensive phone is - OMG! - 0.01" thinner than its rival/previous model .

 

[gabi]

tbf, users of other phones get quite needlessly pumped about other brands of phones being launched.

i managed to lose my samsung galaxy over the weekend. pissed off coz it set me back a fair wedge a year ago, but it was pretty shit to use. i barely used it anyway i guess as there's wifi pretty much everywhere here so i use the ipad. any recommendations for a bog standard, cheap phone? doesnt even need to be 'smart'.

 

[gabi]

yep...

Campers waiting outside the 5th Avenue Apple Store, via CNBC

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/03/campers-waiting-for-iphone-6/

twats

6 days ahead of its release? those guys are gonna get *really* sick of each other. I'm sick of them just looking at them.

 

[Fez909]

tbf, users of other phones get quite needlessly pumped about other brands of phones being launched.

i managed to lose my samsung galaxy over the weekend. pissed off coz it set me back a fair wedge a year ago, but it was pretty shit to use. i barely used it anyway i guess as there's wifi pretty much everywhere here so i use the ipad. any recommendations for a bog standard, cheap phone? doesnt even need to be 'smart'.

Moto G

 

[skyscraper101]

6 days ahead of its release? those guys are gonna get *really* sick of each other. I'm sick of them just looking at them.

Well with rumours suggesting that the actual release date could be anywhere between 6 to 10 days after the announcement on the 9th, that could mean half a month camped out on 5th Ave. What a bunch of idiots

 

[skyscraper101]

I was in NY outside that store on the day of the first iphone release.. the lines stretched back for blocks all the way down past Madison Ave. There was actually a guy selling his space for $5 grand and had turned down an offer of $4 grand. For an iPhone 1

 

[editor]

tbf, users of other phones get quite needlessly pumped about other brands of phones being launched.

i managed to lose my samsung galaxy over the weekend. pissed off coz it set me back a fair wedge a year ago, but it was pretty shit to use. i barely used it anyway i guess as there's wifi pretty much everywhere here so i use the ipad. any recommendations for a bog standard, cheap phone? doesnt even need to be 'smart'.

Moto G. Incredible value.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/motorola-moto-g_Mobile-Phone_review

Or even cheaper: Moto E. Both are just as capable of everyday phone functions as an iPhone/Samsung/HTC/whatever.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/motorola-moto-e_Mobile-Phone_review

 

[Crispy]

tbf, users of other phones get quite needlessly pumped about other brands of phones being launched.

i managed to lose my samsung galaxy over the weekend. pissed off coz it set me back a fair wedge a year ago, but it was pretty shit to use. i barely used it anyway i guess as there's wifi pretty much everywhere here so i use the ipad. any recommendations for a bog standard, cheap phone? doesnt even need to be 'smart'.

Any old Nokia, eg. the 106. Makes calls. Sends texts. Ten quid.

 

[Fez909]

Any old Nokia, eg. the 106. Makes calls. Sends texts. Ten quid.

I bought one of them when I broke my Nexus recently. Battery lasts a week

 

[editor]

If this is a fake video, it's the best ever fake video.

The video was uploaded on Saturday 6 September, though the recording date is not given. While there have been a number of leaks of parts of the forthcoming iPhones over the summer, the video showing a functioning phone is one of the first showing it running iOS 8 – recognisable by the presence of the Health app icon in the main screen, a “predictive text” keyboard and a timer on the camera for taking selfies.

A number of manufacturers in China’s Shenzhen area make good copies of iPhones but load them with “skinned” versions of Google’s Android that have giveaway flaws in their icons and fonts. This model however functions smoothly, especially with the “static” fingerprint unlocking of TouchID where the finger is placed on the home button. No other manufacturer uses the same method for unlocking
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...arge-screened-phone-running-ios-8-and-touchid

Looks like one of many current Android phones then.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Looks like one of many current Android phones then.

Yep. Poor old Apple, reduced to copying Android.

 

[Fez909]

That camera jutting out is very un-Apple, but I guess if they've made the thing bigger then they can flatten the battery out and get the World's Thinnest Smartphone* award again.

*at thinnest point.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Back on the contactless card thing... I temped for Barclaycard many years ago and had no access to the net. Out of sheer boardem I ended up reading things on their intranet, totally unrelated to what I did.

One thing I read that strikes true for me is that most people will realise they've lost a phone far quicker then a wallet.

If my Samsung could have as good a finger print reader as an Apple, I'd quite like to do contactless that way. Choose from the list of Cards and with an added layer of security. Plus I could lose/forget my wallet and still be able to pay for stuff.

 

[editor]

Yep. Poor old Apple, reduced to copying Android.

They have certainly copied Android on some features, just like Android has copied Apple on some features. I do hope you're not going to go into some weird denial about that because that would be really daft.

 

[editor]

That camera jutting out is very un-Apple, but I guess if they've made the thing bigger then they can flatten the battery out and get the World's Thinnest Smartphone* award again.

*at thinnest point.

I don't usually bother with these "OMG LEAKED VIDEO!" but this one does look very convincing indeed.

 

[Fez909]

I don't usually bother with these "OMG LEAKED VIDEO!" but this one does look very convincing indeed.

I agree. I think it's genuine.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I agree. I think it's genuine.

The touch ID would be pretty difficult to fake, so yeah, seems to be legit.

 

[Barking_Mad]

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I do love how sad and pathetic people who hate apple and love apple get over every release. Each year both groups drool and gnash their teeth in equal measure ready to trot out the same tired old arguments.

 

[elbows]

Waiting for the o2 online shop to come back so I can pre-order. Got really tempted by the larger version but I think I'll have to play it safe and go for the smaller one, despite the additional draw of optical image stabilisation for the camera on the larger one.

Given the rapid advances over a number of years in smartphone tech, I'm quite pleased with myself for managing to get by with just 2 different phones in the last 6 years. Wonder how long I can make this one last.

 

[neonwilderness]

I think I'm leaning towards the plus too. Waiting to see what the EE prices are like before deciding whether to upgrade or pay for it up front.

 

[Barking_Mad]

I do love how sad and pathetic people who hate apple and love apple get over every release. Each year both groups drool and gnash their teeth in equal measure ready to trot out the same tired old arguments.

I dont hate Apple, in fact i only posted the above because i was genuinely surprised that such a premium device doesn't already have those features. As you can tell, i dont slavishly follow mobile phone technology.

 

[editor]

Can't iPhones install apps from your browser? And can you get an automatic refund if the app turns out to be not what you wanted?

 

[Sunray]

You can although it will redirect to iTunes or the App store depending on what you are viewing it with.

All sales are final on the App store but you can complain about it, such as it crashing and if they agree they will refund you.

 

[editor]

All sales are final on the App store but you can complain about it, such as it crashing and if they agree they will refund you.

Bit of a big faff that.