Anybody upgraded from 4s to iPhone 5.
I have a free iPhone 5 upgrade if I want it.
I currently have a 4s and it's good enough.
Just curious if the upgrade is worth it or not worth the hassle. A larger screen is the only improvement I can see and I have heard users have had troubles with them.

About 51,500,000 Google results for "why iphone 5 is worse than iphone 4", and about 301,000,000 Google results for "why iphone 5 is better than iphone 4"

Clearly iPhone 5 is promoted by the pimps better

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Nothing is free when it comes to mobile phones. Why not keep your current phone and port your number to a cheaper plan that does not include a handset. I currently pay $8 a month for about $200 in talk and text along with 200mb of data. As I'm not in business or a big traveller it suits me. The same company I'm with has a $16 a month plan with a gig of data and about $500 in talk and text. This is through the Optus network.

It's worth the upgrade iPhones 5s are good because the protection of it so I suggest get the iPhone 5 and if you want to sell your iPhone I will be more then happy to buy it

I would keep the 4s. Too many problems with the 5. Something's has happened ( or died) at apple that has stuffed the company.
Had to laugh when I installed the latest update for the wifi problem fix ( which I never had to begin with). I now have the problem that the fix was supposed to fix. Would almost be funny if it wasn't so annoying.

mmmmmm Pimp .... we like pimp

i think apple have done their work here in the mobile space

they effectively invented the format and forced the entire industry - more or less- to copy it. So now newer models are simply less revolutionary by definition. I have a 4 and have zero desire to upgrade at this stage.

I love the iphone's form and functionality - but i reckon any of the top brands good models would be as good for me - but am thankful to apple for creating a great format that the entire mobile industry was unable to do for themselves until they were forced to respond.

it seems that the not so tech savvy - which is most of us - love iphones / imacs / ipads etc etc as they allow people easily to make videos , edit , photos etc etc - tasks that were just plain difficult before an elegant interface came along.

All hardware aesthetics aside - i think what really makes apple's product success is their intuitive interfaces. (although in the last year or two i reckon Apple have slipped a bit - the new itunes is especially annoying until you relearn / unshuffle the unnecessary interface shuffle they pulled)

On the other hand I have recently switched to a recent version of Final Cut X and it is a truly revolutionary piece of software that as a working video editor i am over the moon with -

The magnetic timeline is nothing short of an incredible advancement - so this software has had the special Apple magic dust applied - and is far more revolutionary than it has been given credit for. Time will sort that out.

Those that hate apple the most are techy -and especially I.T -guys who never had a problem in the first place as they were able to think like and dance around PCs / windows operating systems. These guys especially hate the control that is often sacrificed to make interfacing easy for Joe Punter.

I use both apple macs and pcs on a daily basis for work - and the PC is a great workhorse but horrible to interface with - but it does its job well.

So my take is that if you have an Iphone and its working well for you today- there really is no urgent need to upgrade to a 5.

I had a 4, regret getting a 5. Battery life sucks, yes i have tried all the things to increase battery life but now I wish I had bought a samsung.

Scotty88 said...
Thanks guys and fark the iPhone 5.
Green Pat, after upgrading my phone to iOS 6 (I think) I discovered apple maps and what a disaster that is. Google maps all the way.

It's interesting that Google withheld Google Maps from iOS6 for so long. They *made* iOS users try out the Apple version, and honestly it's not too bad. Driving directions around Sydney are just fine and things like Map's integration with messages, FindMyFriend and the like mean picking someone up or meeting them etc. is one click away. So yeah, I don't get why Google did that.

While there is no question it is not as good as Google's version when it comes to data, businesses and transit for example, it is a far sight better than Google's first release way back in 2005. They have come out of the blocks somewhat close already.

My bet is they will catch up eventually. I think the app in on par or better than the Google offering, it is lacking in the data department only. And that can be easily fixed by throwing time at it.

Alternately they could just buy Nokia who seem to have Sydney, in its entirety, in 3D:
wego.here.com/
Apple Maps only goes out to Randwick for example when going South.

Reflex Films said...
Those that hate apple the most are techy -and especially I.T -guys who never had a problem in the first place as they were able to think like and dance around PCs / windows operating systems. These guys especially hate the control that is often sacrificed to make interfacing easy for Joe Punter.

Except Unix > DOS.

i got the 5 cause the 4 died and I needed Siri due to our new in car laws, battery an issue but not major, apple maps sorted, The Shire to an obscure address in Galston Gorge today, no probs, even told me what lane to use (and i did know the way was just trying it out in Sydney traffic)

Camera heaps good, so I say change is good