Just Pre-Ordered the NEW iPhone 5 !!!

[TatTooL23]

I'm almost certain everyone realizes the differences between the 4s and the 5, but i'm also pretty sure no one wants to spend that kind of coin on an unnecessary cell phone when most already have the 4.

Following today's announcement by AT&T sharing word that the iPhone 5 has broken pre-order sales records at the carrier, Apple has issued a press release noting that it too saw record-breaking pre-orders of over two million units in the first 24 hours of availability. The performance breaks last year's record of one million iPhone 4S units pre-ordered on the first day of availability.

Hmmmm, yup nobody wants that thing at all...

Funny 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours for almost no difference...lol, nuff said

[Chazz of Blades]

Yup, and it'll still be outdated by next year.

[300rman]

Apple.....morons still havent gotten the "reply all" bug fixed in the 4. Yeah, you cant reply to someone that sends you a picture. You reply to EVERYONE that person sent that picture to. so, I dont send pictures to people with Iphones, cause my other friends get their messages..

My Evo Shift is rooted, overclocked etc.etc and I get wicked battery life out of it with an extended battery. 18+ hours of moderate use, I cant complain one bit.

[Jason125m]

I still find it hilarious how much you are defending this precious piece of equipment, maybe I should call you Golem. I didn't say one thing about there not being difference, all I basically said was, who the F cares?

Well, I guess, its cool. So everyone better buy it, or else you're not cool.

Everyone these days is a slave to their technology.

[TatTooL23]

Yes I do love it.... I admit.

I can't wait til I'm half robotic. The more technological advances in life the better.

Aren't u happy u don't have to put a handle in the front of atvs and crank it to start them?? And isn't it cool to not have to shovel coal into them halfway down a trail. Lol

[Chazz of Blades]

Yes I do love it.... I admit.

I can't wait til I'm half robotic. The more technological advances in life the better.

Aren't u happy u don't have to put a handle in the front of atvs and crank it to start them?? And isn't it cool to not have to shovel coal into them halfway down a trail. Lol

Um, sorry but the new iPhone isn't the equivalent to the electric starter or gasoline engine. It's just ANOTHER Apple iPhone for people to holler about and stick in other people's faces. And it still isn't half as great as Apple fanboys make it out to be. No thanks.

[TatTooL23]

some times people r content with being in the back. thats how "first" is created. thats fine. there is a place for everyone.

and besides that u missed the point. the electric starter or gasoline engine r just products of TECHNOLOGY. which has made life a much better place for a lot of reasons and maybe not so good for other reasons too. i was just making a joke/reference to Jason saying everyone is becoming a slave to their technology. when the reality is that we all our. think of everything u do each day, or how u log onto this site and forum.... ohhhh technology it is my young padawans. you c if u dont have it, are not a part of it, or just dont want it, then that "technology" is stupid, or a waste. but if its one u choose or already chose awhile ago or by default then that is a great idea and not a problem to be a slave of.

funny how things work.

[Louis Mielke]

Lots of good points on both sides.

The biggest truth is still the biggest truth, the iPhone 5 is just the next hardware generation. While yes it has some nice new features it only has a few things that set it apart from a 4s. I will have to disagree with any one who would try to compare it to a plain old iPhone 4 or 3s. The 5 and 4/3s are dramatically different. The biggest new feature as far as i'm concerned is it's finally a 4G phone. Yes I know most droids have been 4G for a while.

Do i want a 5? Sure the geek in me kinda demands it. I love my 4. I've tried using droids. I've never been all that jazzed about them. I'll say it over and over, Apple's hardware fit and finish, i'm talking quality here is hard to beat. I'm excited about the 5 being overall longer cause i hate the feeling that the speaker isn't at my ear, and a the mic isn't at my mouth.

If i had a 4s would I run out and upgrade to a 5? No. I have a 4, am I going to run out and pre-order? Nah. I'll wait until they can be had on a whim in a store. I'll also sell my 4 to help fund a 5.

Then you can argue that your rooted droid is so much better for umpteen different reasons. Thats cool you right, if you want to root your phone that is. My mother has had her droid for almost 2 years now, she's tech challenged and still hasn't figured out how to use all the features/etc. She can pick up my iPhone and pretty much use it immediately with almost no "figuring it out" time, and no she hasn't had a lot of time with one else where.For tech minded people/geeks your right you can do a lot with a droid. Honestly though I don't want to fiddle with my phone, i want it to be a phone and I don't want to worry about what I hosed up on it.

[Jason125m]

Of course I enjoy technology, but there is a difference between zombie technology, and useful technology. I'm not trying to put anyone down, i'm a big believer in like what you want to like, its your life, I just want to show my side in this. Yes, I am a young padawan, but I can not help but notice that EVERYONE, and i mean EVERYONE around here, who is walking down a road, the mall, driving, working, eating, always has their phone right there, staring at it. I just don't get what the big deal is? I miss when I was younger and you would actually have to go to someones house to see if they are home, or if they want to do something. It seems face to face communication is at its lowest point, ever. Just last night, one of my buddy's was dumped through a TEXT. WTF?????? I love apps, I love texting, i text all the time, but i just can't help but notice it is destroying civilization as we know it. There are millions starving around the world, but people just need to have the latest and greatest in technology. If that money was spent elsewhere, the world would be a better place.

[Louis Mielke]

I can understand what you're saying but I feel I have the opposite experience. Technology has allowed me to fit more human interaction into my life. I have met face to face with so many people I would have never met before because of technology and my phone is included in that. I truly feel like I have contact with some of my best friends through my phone because we are so very far apart. I've used my phone to organize face to face meetings well beyond what i ever did before cell phones got big. I wasted more time on people who didn't really care about me. The people I did see face to face before cell phones really didn't care about me much at all. Now I have more control of who i choose to interact with.

Regarding the starving people of the world. Beyond the typical charities that we all typicaly have participated in what have you sacrificed for those you can't touch or see but know suffer? Many many people speak of the suffering, but few do anything about it. And on top of that, how much is enough? How much must one sacrifice before we can look ourselves in the mirror and say we did our part? Who can quantify that?

Of course I enjoy technology, but there is a difference between zombie technology, and useful technology. I'm not trying to put anyone down, i'm a big believer in like what you want to like, its your life, I just want to show my side in this. Yes, I am a young padawan, but I can not help but notice that EVERYONE, and i mean EVERYONE around here, who is walking down a road, the mall, driving, working, eating, always has their phone right there, staring at it. I just don't get what the big deal is? I miss when I was younger and you would actually have to go to someones house to see if they are home, or if they want to do something. It seems face to face communication is at its lowest point, ever. Just last night, one of my buddy's was dumped through a TEXT. WTF?????? I love apps, I love texting, i text all the time, but i just can't help but notice it is destroying civilization as we know it. There are millions starving around the world, but people just need to have the latest and greatest in technology. If that money was spent elsewhere, the world would be a better place.

[Jason125m]

I agree with you Louis, as a matter of fact, i've met great friends through online interaction / texting in general. Some of the people i've met here I talk to in person almost everyday. Most of my posts have been through a phone. I know I am hypocritical, but there is a part of me that just hates technology. I feel like I would be happier if I was born in the 20's.

As far as sacrificing for charity, ya got me. I participate in fundraisers when I can, and charity bbq's, but aside from time I haven't sacrificed anything. Mind you, my family and I have enough trouble financially as it is...

I'm just one of those people who just hates the way the world is today. A hard worker works his/her ass off all day, everyday, just to make ends meet. Meanwhile you have lazy dogf**ks who rack in several hundred thousand a year for doing nothing.

[Chazz of Blades]

Yup, the iPhone 5 is technology alright, brilliant conclusion you've reached good sir, I'll call Sweden and have you put in for a prize.

Yeah it's nice, but it is in no way a big revolution. It just isn't. Would I consider it if I didn't already have a top of the line phone? Maybe, if I had the cash to throw around after it WILL drop in price in a month or two. But just as well, next year they'll undoubtedly unveil the iPhone 6, or 5s, and then IT will be the greatest thing on Earth, just like the 5 was before it.


I'm a nerd. I'm a die hard, thorough nerd, in many, many, many ways. I drool over tech just as much as I drool over Star Trek, D&D, custom built, water cooled i7 rigs, and bikes, trikes, cars, whatever.


But even after all that, the iPhone just seems pretentious, like they always have, and it just doesn't thrill me to death like some fanboys.

[M.Pargiello]

Looks like it was a tough day at the salt mines for some apple fans...

I will stick to my rooted, overclocked, extended battery android. I can do ANYTHING I want on it and don't have that "Ipaid wayyy too much" feeling when I drop it.

[zzmegad]

A lot of the cheap androids suck, but thats because they're cheap. The better ones are awesome. Still, you can't argue with the sales numbers, people like their iphones. Why the world tolorates the propriatary approch of iphones is most likely because they just don't know or don't care. Being a technology enthusiest I will continue to support android. I'm not saying iphones are inferior, I'm just saying I don't like the group of people creating them or their ideas.

Another thing, I don't have to root or overclock my android device to be happy, mine works great as is. But if I want to, I can.

All that said I'm sure the iphone 5 is an amazing device just like the Samsung Galaxy S3

It is hard to predict who will be on top in the distant future

[spaghetti]

Forget $600 for a phone. Yeah its a badass phone, but last month my girlfriend bought me the 4 for $100 brand new, they were having some kind of sale I guess. It's more than enough phone, and internet is about the same speed of my computer. I can do anything I can do with a computer now on my couch, except print (which I'm sure there is an app for). Only thing that can actually hang with the iphone is the samsung galaxy, people arguing against it just want to be different.