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    News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    It might look the same, but people want the new one more than ever.
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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    dear oh dear...

    I know some one who is upgrading his 4 to a 4S, not quite sure why yet. Although he also has an iPad... not quite sure why he has that either.
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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Quote Originally Posted by Jay View Post
    dear oh dear...

    I know some one who is upgrading his 4 to a 4S, not quite sure why yet. Although he also has an iPad... not quite sure why he has that either.
    I'm upgrading from the 4 to the 4S. I got my iPhone 4 just over a year ago and it's served me well, but considering I can still get £300 for it now and upgrade to the 4S for £500, who wouldn't?

    Better camera, dual core processor, and not to mention the epeen

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoonigan View Post
    I'm upgrading from the 4 to the 4S. I got my iPhone 4 just over a year ago and it's served me well, but considering I can still get £300 for it now and upgrade to the 4S for £500, who wouldn't?

    Better camera, dual core processor, and not to mention the epeen
    That's still £200 for a marginally better phone.
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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Its nice phone the iPhone 4S with specs to match too. I can afford one but I can't help feeling its too much money. My older brother is going from a 3GS to 4S later this year, so I might get a hands on soon.

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Wow - £500 phone - I thought we were all poor. I guess living on baked beans is something people are willing to live with to have the latest shiny, shiny. Personally I might make my 18 month X10 last me another 18 months as it does everything the 4S does without the shiny...
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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    How surprising. Ah well, we'll see how later figures pan out.

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Apple doesn't believe in recession.

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    and with people wanting "epeen" why would they need to?
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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Quote Originally Posted by format View Post
    That's still £200 for a marginally better phone.
    It's quite a lot better if you ask me, going from a single core to a dual core processor is quite a big improvement.

    Anyway, what exactly did Samsung "improve" when they went from the SGS to the SGS2?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoonigan View Post
    Anyway, what exactly did Samsung "improve" when they went from the SGS to the SGS2?
    Of the top of my head cpu, camera, screen size, screen quality, weight, ram, HSPA+, GPS accuracy

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoonigan View Post

    Anyway, what exactly did Samsung "improve" when they went from the SGS to the SGS2?
    Rough list from another website, not 100% they are all correct

    Better screen
    dual core processor
    improved camera
    added camera flash
    improved video capture at 1080p
    higher capacity battery
    thinner
    lighter
    better bluetooth
    HSPA+
    HDMI out
    USB host mode
    Dual microphones for noise cancellation
    newer version of android?

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    And Apple improved camera, CPU, GPU, battery, antenna, voice recognition, HSDPA.

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Better screen - Still not as good as Apple's Retina Display IMO
    dual core processor - Apple have just done that
    improved camera - Apple have just done that
    added camera flash - Already had it
    improved video capture at 1080p - Added it
    higher capacity battery - Dunno about capacity but more life, definitely
    thinner - Still thicker than the iPhone 4
    lighter - Feels too flimsy
    better bluetooth
    HSPA+
    HDMI out
    USB host mode
    Dual microphones for noise cancellation - Already had it
    newer version of android? - iOS5

    So overall, with the SGS2, they were only really on the same level as the iPhone 4, some bits betters, others worse...

    Still can't understand how all the features that the 4S has over the 4 is classed as "Marginal".

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    Re: News - iPhone 4S smashes pre-order record

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoonigan View Post
    Better screen - Still not as good as Apple's Retina Display IMO
    dual core processor - Apple have just done that
    improved camera - Apple have just done that
    added camera flash - Already had it
    improved video capture at 1080p - Added it
    higher capacity battery - Dunno about capacity but more life, definitely
    thinner - Still thicker than the iPhone 4
    lighter - Feels too flimsy
    better bluetooth
    HSPA+
    HDMI out
    USB host mode
    Dual microphones for noise cancellation - Already had it
    newer version of android? - iOS5

    So overall, with the SGS2, they were only really on the same level as the iPhone 4, some bits betters, others worse...

    Still can't understand how all the features that the 4S has over the 4 is classed as "Marginal".
    I think the problem is many were expecting it to look different and that anything less falls short.

    To my mind, if you're that concerned about changing the outward appearance of a device, you're probably just buying the device to be 'seen' with something new rather than buying for the functionality and how it makes your life easier/more enjoyable.

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