Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5

[Simon]

Apple reveals the iPhone 5, revamping a line-up that accounted for more than half of its sales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19572820

Can't honestly say I'm all that excited about it.

[psp83]

iDevices are not that exciting anymore, the iPhone5 doesn't bring that many changes from iPhone4/s

I've been thinking about changing to a Samsung phone or a Windows phone recently.

[Simon]

I've certainly looked at the Samsung S3, I just don't like Android.

[Gary]

What can phones do that they don't now? Its getting harder to innovate, but the iPhone construction is very good, I'll be pre ordering (if I can ) a 64GB one Friday, Already have a buyer for my 4S so cost is negligible. Having seen Justina's Sensation fall apart and experienced the plastic build quality of the S3 I just think I'll keep current, I like the iPhone for my needs, i don't need to be excited, just pleased and happy with reliability and performance, and IOS still does that for me, some like Android and thats fine but still its just another phone, its all down to personal choice, I don't buy computers to be excited, I have sex for that  

[zappaDPJ]

I'll probably be buying one at some point for the 16:9 screen ratio but I'm in no rush.

[Gary]

I'll probably be buying one at some point for the 16:9 screen ratio but I'm in no rush.

I am as my buyer wants mine quite quickly, means the 5 Costs £150 for a 64Gb model as my 4S was 64Gb and had applecare for another year too. They do hold value well.

[zappaDPJ]

They do, that's a good point. I might look at selling mine for a quicker upgrade

[pctech]

The new one does look very nice but the £500 price tag prevents me from buying one seeing as I spent 630 for a complete PC (ex VAT)

Sorry but its a joke

[Niall]

Apple reveals the iPhone 5, revamping a line-up that accounted for more than half of its sales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19572820

Can't honestly say I'm all that excited about it.

My cousin was at the event, and he said the same thing. I've also read that pretty much everyone is saying the same thing.

[Simon]

I'm not sure I like the idea of it being 'taller' but no wider than the 4S.  I have enough trouble keeping hold of mine while typing, as it seems to slip out of the fingers quite easily, and I think a taller one might be top heavy, even though they are saying it's lighter.  I also don't like the idea of having to buy adapters for all of my docks and accessories - what advantage does the new connector have over the old one?

[Lance]

Other than being smaller and it not making a difference which way you put the cable in? I gather from some chatter that it might open up the possibility to having cables terminating in something other than a USB port. Thus means the potential perhaps for a hdmi connection without the adapter.

[Steve]

Sadly I only use the connector for charging, every thing else is via 'airplay'. I think I'll be sticking to my 4S , it's nearly brand new and cost a lot of money , that is unless my wife forces me at gunpoint to give her the 4S 

[Simon]

... or threatens to withdraw privileges. 

[Niall]

http://www.firstpost.com/tech/iphone-5-in-trouble-samsung-to-sue-htc-wants-it-banned-450923.html

So it begins

[Simon]

[Steve]

I'm assuming the £529 will be for the 16Gb version, which is more than I paid for the 4s 32Gb @£499. Interested to see what the equivalent 5 will cost, I fear no change out of £600. 

[pctech]

This video made me chuckle about the 'precision manufacturing' http://www.apple.com/iphone/#video


No mention of poor Chinese workers.

[Steve]

Interesting article on 4G here http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5441-apple-iphone-5-will-only-operate-on-one-4g-band-in-the-uk.html

I can't believe Apple researched this badly and I find the last paragraph very revealing.

[pctech]

They will have made sure it would work in the US certainly, anywhere else including a small island thousands of miles from the US would be considered a lower priority.

[Rik]

Let the dust settle time, methinks.

[Steve]

Especially since we've no 4G network in the UK to speak of and the network we plan to use for 4G is unsold. If and when we have a network I think that there will be an iPhone that supports.

[Glenn]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/lte-iphone-5-uk-ee-and-three-in-uk-but-not-o2-and-vodafone-4g/

[Steve]

But when are the likes of me going to see 4G coverage, whether it be with EE or Three? If this is going to happen in the next year then people will have to seriously think which provider to use. If it's a couple of years time then it's probably not an issue. I can't see O2 and Vodafone being desperately happy at purchasing the 2.6GHz spectrum when one of their big money earners won't work on it.

[pctech]

From what I've read some of the newer Node B kit maybe LTE ready and just need a software upgrade but the older kit will need replacing.

Before Huawei took over O2's network management they appointed Ericsson to upgrade the south of the UK and Nokia Siemens Networks got the north, how long this project is along or whether the stuff got delivered or installed at all only O2 know.

[Steve]

Not that I should worry, it's a novelty for me to get 3G signal , unless I went to Orange and then the phone wouldn't 'work' at work at all. - can't win.