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colinspooky		2012-07-12 11:41:46 AM

Yay, another launch I can totally ignore

Djh8		2012-07-12 12:18:00 PM

Android is better.

/Oblig

AC21365		2012-07-12 12:19:17 PM

Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII....

MightyPez		2012-07-12 12:19:43 PM

colinspooky: Yay, another launch I can totally ignore

Well, apparently not since you seem keen to chime in on it.

Fluid		2012-07-12 12:20:01 PM

In other news, Nigerian princes now sell iPhones.

animal900		2012-07-12 12:20:32 PM

AC21365: Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII, an inferior OS and suspect build quality.

Finished that for you.

bwilson27		2012-07-12 12:23:18 PM

If only there were a way to make them all disappear forever.

Al_Ed		2012-07-12 12:24:07 PM

I am SO preordering this baby!!

Amidala		2012-07-12 12:24:38 PM

colinspooky: Yay, another launch I can totally ignore

Posting about ignoring something is not actually ignoring it.

Alphakronik		2012-07-12 12:25:25 PM

Oh!!!! I really hope the upgrade the camera on this one. That way I can have a 8mp cam that I can reduce the image quality of through Instagram.

HOORAY!

buzzcut73		2012-07-12 12:26:09 PM

Meh. I've already picked up the one after that.

dvice.com

/Hot like the battery

red5ish		2012-07-12 12:26:58 PM

You get a new phone but the same old people keep calling.

Tricky Chicken		2012-07-12 12:27:07 PM

I heard that since Jobs is no longer strictly controlling the design, they were able to include a zip drive.

wildcardjack		2012-07-12 12:27:21 PM

See, I know there's a new model on the horizon, so if I just hold out a little bit longer I can get the new model. But when that comes I know there's yet another new model on the horizon, so if I can hold out just that little bit longer I can get that model for what the new model will cost. Ad infinitum until my current phone breaks.

When I got my iPhone 4 I had killed an HTC Diamond, which was an old model before the iPhone came out. I was lucky the 4 had come out at that point, Android and iOS 3 didn't know how to talk to Bluetooth keyboards (which my business device mimics) and the winphone options were pure suck.

/Almost went with a Symbol MC70
//Might look into those again.

thecpt		2012-07-12 12:27:34 PM

Cue "iPhone 5 found in bar" story in 3, 2, 1..

consider this		2012-07-12 12:28:09 PM

I just got a Galaxy S3, it's a great phone.

spentmiles		2012-07-12 12:28:31 PM

Verizon Wireless will need $15 more a month to offer a data plan that supports a phone that fancy!

BMFPitt		2012-07-12 12:28:43 PM

Probably a few idiots already in line.

tricycleracer		2012-07-12 12:28:53 PM

Sounds like every company I've ever worked for.

Cormee		2012-07-12 12:29:28 PM

An early peek

tom baker's scarf		2012-07-12 12:30:37 PM

colinspooky Smartest
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2012-07-12 11:41:46 AM

Yay, another launch I can totally ignore

Normally I couldn't aggree more but I have a chance to upgrage my phone starting in Oct and I'm desperate to dump my BB Storm 2. The bigger screen is a definte draw though makeing it thinner isn't. I wish someone would make a phone with a hard cover like my old, beloved TI-85 where when you slid the cover on the back it increased the thickness and make it eaiser to hold.

Superjew		2012-07-12 12:30:37 PM

Tomorrow, subby learns what the suffix "pre-" means.

chrylis		2012-07-12 12:32:23 PM

animal900: AC21365: Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII, an inferior OS and suspect build quality.

Finished that for you.

Yes, but since WebOS and MeeGo got canned, Android's the best option left. And heaven forbid a phone should have a removable battery!

mikieb		2012-07-12 12:33:32 PM

buzzcut73: Meh. I've already picked up the one after that.

[dvice.com image 550x399]

/Hot like the battery

That's beautiful.

To be honest, I'll probably get an iPhone 5 or whatever they're called. I'm getting tired of my blackberry, and I can't upgrade it without buying new hardware, so it's time to just move on to something new this fall when I need to renew my contract with AT&T.

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen		2012-07-12 12:34:27 PM

It's not the pre-order, it's the pre-order for the pre-order.

And tomorrow Superjew learns the difference between and prefix and a suffix.

The_Sponge		2012-07-12 12:34:55 PM

wildcardjack: See, I know there's a new model on the horizon, so if I just hold out a little bit longer I can get the new model. But when that comes I know there's yet another new model on the horizon, so if I can hold out just that little bit longer I can get that model for what the new model will cost. Ad infinitum until my current phone breaks.

Heh.

CSB:

I had a Motorola KRZR until last March.....went with the iPhone 4S.

/When your friends and coworkers tease you about having an old cell phone, it's time to upgrade.

baronvonzipper		2012-07-12 12:35:14 PM

If it doesn't go "whrrrclickclickclick" when I dial, it's not a real phone.

/off my lawn

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen		2012-07-12 12:35:52 PM

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: It's not the pre-order, it's the pre-order for the pre-order.

And tomorrow Superjew learns the difference between and prefix and a suffix.

And at no time will Harvey Manfrenjensenjen learn to proofread.

animal900		2012-07-12 12:36:32 PM

chrylis: animal900: AC21365: Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII, an inferior OS and suspect build quality.

Finished that for you.

Yes, but since WebOS and MeeGo got canned, Android's the best option left. And heaven forbid a phone should have a removable battery!

The iPhone's battery is replaceable, it's just not an everyday thing. More like after a few years when it doesn't hold a charge. You know, about the time an Android phone will be falling to pieces.

Joafu		2012-07-12 12:36:50 PM

Might try to get an iphone4 when this comes out, maybe a 4s if the current trend is to drop everything by $50 on release. Depends on how the data plans are when they come out; Verizon (my current hated provider) is being a gigantic turd about the plans, so of course the grass looks greener at ATT. Sprint's out of the question, as their service is patchy where I live and commute.

Another new propitiatory input to charge the thing, or so they say? That alone was enough to say meh to. A new input to increase or expand a device's functional state is a good thing. A new input that does nothing else but line the pockets of a developer because only they can sell it? Nope.

Smartphones, what a 1st world problem.

orbister		2012-07-12 12:38:40 PM

I presume that in due course all the people who are pre-ordering black ones for whenever the hell it comes out will pre-order white ones for six months later.

enricofermi		2012-07-12 12:39:30 PM

Yeah, those removable batteries are so great. You get to have a device that drains all of its power so easily that it is incredibly important, rather than a device that was built with a battery that lasts long enough in the first place, for a much less bloated OS.

Not to mention how much of a pain the android OS is to program for, unless you are writing a rather useless and ugly app. Try designing an innovative app for a device with such massive fragmentation on a budget of any kind. iOS is designed with the developers in mind, and not the abomination google created.

Machine vision apps on iOS. Not even bothering with android.

justanotherfarkinfarker		2012-07-12 12:39:50 PM

Will it still have that awesome feature of an exploding glass screen?

W C Feels		2012-07-12 12:41:14 PM

"IPhone 5 preorders start today, even though ~~it doesn't exist~~ the HTC One exists."

FTFOP

Sir Not Sure The Unscannable		2012-07-12 12:41:32 PM

animal900: chrylis: animal900: AC21365: Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII, an inferior OS and suspect build quality.

Finished that for you.

Yes, but since WebOS and MeeGo got canned, Android's the best option left. And heaven forbid a phone should have a removable battery!

The iPhone's battery is replaceable, it's just not an everyday thing. More like after a few years when it doesn't hold a charge. You know, about the time an Android phone will be falling to pieces.

Sorry, I got my Captivate (Galaxy S) a ways back at the same time my gf bought an iPhone 3gs. Now her phone won't connect to 3g and won't send/receive MMS while my phone still works like a charm.

Superjew		2012-07-12 12:42:17 PM

Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: Harvey Manfrenjensenjen: It's not the pre-order, it's the pre-order for the pre-order.

And tomorrow Superjew learns the difference between and prefix and a suffix.

And at no time will Harvey Manfrenjensenjen learn to proofread.

I don't remember signing up for the Keystone Grammar Cops skit...

wildcardjack		2012-07-12 12:43:10 PM

Cormee: [img.gawkerassets.com image 640x360]

An early peek

What the hell is that thing? Did someone slap an iPhone label on a portable gas burner?

GameSprocket		2012-07-12 12:43:57 PM

imagonyx123		2012-07-12 12:45:28 PM

Fluid: In other news, Nigerian princes now sell iPhones.

Nigerian? Please.

MythDragon		2012-07-12 12:46:28 PM

spentmiles: Verizon Wireless will need $15 more a month to offer a data plan that supports a phone that fancy!

spentmiles has become a prophet?

wouldn't put it past them.
Me: I'd like a HTC Evo please.
Sprint: Sure, here ya go. Enjoy.
Me: Thanks!
Sprint: Oh by the way, you bill just went up 50 bucks a month.
Me: The hell for?
Sprint: Well for all that 4G bandwith you got now.
Me: Well that seems cool, but I am looking at it now, and I don't have a 4G signal.
Sprint: Oh, we don't offer it in your area.
Me: When will I be getting it?
Sprint: Oh who knows. Probably before you hit menopause.
Me: I'm a guy.
Sprint: We know.
Me: So....I'll be getting a refund?
Sprint: You must be new here.
Me: What good does paying for a service that you can't even offer me do?
Sprint: Well, next time you go to a major city, you can use it.
Me: Cool...I guess.
*later*
Me: Hey, um, I was standing in the middle of downtown Richmond, and there was no 4G service. It said there was and showed one bar, but when I connected, it all went a way again. I don't know if it was a rouge signal from space, or you guys were playing a trick on me.
Sprint: No, we said a *major* city.
Me: Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Home state to the CIA and about half of the Navy.
Sprint: Not major enough. You need to go to New York City. Between Shlomo's deli on 3rd and Wang's dry cleaning on 7th st. 4G service there is straight tits. Or if you go to California, Tom Cruise has 4G service avaliable between the eastern side of his house and his garage.
Me: I hate you so much.
Sprint: Give us a quarter, and we'll let you call someone who cares.

justanotherfarkinfarker		2012-07-12 12:47:33 PM

enricofermi: Yeah, those removable batteries are so great. You get to have a device that drains all of its power so easily that it is incredibly important, rather than a device that was built with a battery that lasts long enough in the first place, for a much less bloated OS.

What the shiat are you talking about? Everyone with an iphone is charging the thing or has a dead battery at some point in the day. I see it all the time. It's not any better with any other maker. I get about two days if I turn off internet when I'm not using it, things like that, prob the same with an iPhone. They all are power hogs. But at least I can pop a second battery in if I wanted to. At least I don't have to use that CF that is iTunes.

MythDragon		2012-07-12 12:48:26 PM

I had Duke Nukem Forever preordered for about 10 years.

cjmook21		2012-07-12 12:49:00 PM

red5ish: You get a new phone but the same old people keep calling.

You can call people with phones?

stevenvictx		2012-07-12 12:50:12 PM

Ever wonder how religion got started?
Just ask a apple or Harley fan about their baby.
And I don't mean the breathing kind, those don't have bluetooth or sound cool enough.

bighairyguy		2012-07-12 12:50:59 PM

For that kind of money, it better have a death ray built in.

Braindeath		2012-07-12 12:52:15 PM

While this is possibly not a bad idea on Apple's part, I am going to go ahead and put in a pre-order for a Stark phone. I'm sure they'll exist eventually.

W C Feels		2012-07-12 12:58:16 PM

Sir Not Sure The Unscannable: animal900: chrylis: animal900: AC21365: Meanwhile, on my Galaxy SIII, an inferior OS and suspect build quality.

Finished that for you.

Yes, but since WebOS and MeeGo got canned, Android's the best option left. And heaven forbid a phone should have a removable battery!

The iPhone's battery is replaceable, it's just not an everyday thing. More like after a few years when it doesn't hold a charge. You know, about the time an Android phone will be falling to pieces.

Sorry, I got my Captivate (Galaxy S) a ways back at the same time my gf bought an iPhone 3gs. Now her phone won't connect to 3g and won't send/receive MMS while my phone still works like a charm.

To be fair, though, she actually gets phone calls.

JeffDenver		2012-07-12 01:00:58 PM

Yay, iOS users now have turn by turn navigation*. Just like my Droid 1 from 2009. Progress!

* ^{Not available on any iPhone older than the 4S released last year...sorry}

TheGogmagog		2012-07-12 01:05:02 PM

justanotherfarkinfarker: enricofermi: Yeah, those removable batteries are so great. You get to have a device that drains all of its power so easily that it is incredibly important, rather than a device that was built with a battery that lasts long enough in the first place, for a much less bloated OS.

What the shiat are you talking about? Everyone with an iphone is charging the thing or has a dead battery at some point in the day. I see it all the time. It's not any better with any other maker. I get about two days if I turn off internet when I'm not using it, things like that, prob the same with an iPhone. They all are power hogs. But at least I can pop a second battery in if I wanted to. At least I don't have to use that CF that is iTunes.

The non-removable battery is a prettey minor drawback. I had an internet tablet that had a removable battery. I bought a spare battery and charger, but it was a real pain keeping the back-up battery charged. Eventually I quit carrying it around when I lost the device and bought a second one. Having a second charger at work, and one in the car was much more usefull at work.

After the battery becomes unusable after about 4 years, spending $80 for an out of manufacture replacement battery is less likely than using that money to upgrade.

/I would opt for a device that allowed for a hard tipped stylus for precision work rather than be able to use two finger gestures. Link