The new iPhone 5 – will you buy it ‘blindly’?

I think it’s silly, buying a product you have never seen so have no idea if you’re going to like it is just odd. I’m thinking about getting a tablet PC but I always pop down to currys to have a look at them and then order 1 online since their always cheaper then in store. I dislike Apple products because their the same as other devices but yet Apple charge a arm and a leg or in China’s case a kidney to get hold of 1.

Does it have to be charged every day or can I swap the battery for a fresh one?

Is it showerproof?

I’ll buy an iPhone (maybe not entirely blindly, since I do follow developments) when Apple resolves these and other practical issues. Unfortunately, other manufacturers of smartphones are not doing much better in these respects.

If a restaurant that you have frequented for the last 3 years had proved time and again to have great customer service and excellent food, would you consider it ‘blind’ to say that your going to spend your money there again even if there’d been a menu change? Sure, there are other good restaurants.
I have a 3 yr old MacBook pro and 2+ yr old iPhone 3GS. Customer service frm Apple has been outstanding in that time and the tech has worked well. Sure there’s other tech that’s good. But it is neither marketing or blindness, nor totally features or coolness to return to a source that has personally proven trustworthy.

As a new Apple customer – and previous PC devotee, I do have to agree with Andy (above), Apple’s customer service is amazingly good. The design and build quality of their products now far surpassed any of the other manufacturers. Expensive, yes, but you do get what you pay for and whilst not blindly purchasing, I’ll be very interested to see what the next model of phone is (be it 4GS or 5).

When these people say they are going to buy the new iPhone there is an implication within the statement that they will buy the new iPhone as long as it shows the kind of improvement that has been shown by new iPhones in the past.

I can guarantee you that if the new iPhone comes out with identical specifications to the current iPhone then there will not be 20% of iPhone users rushing to upgrade to it. This is an obvious fact, I don’t see why so many journalists don’t have the wit to recognise it.

I will get two the day it is released!!

You are all insane! The iPhone can’t fail! Jobs is a god. Apple is my mother!! I will sell my grandmother to get one!

* foams at the mouth and giggles *

Back in reality. I go for HTC normally, I’ve been using the Touch2 for a couple of years, battery life is still great, but the OS is out of date (yeah it’s a windows mobile 6.5). I buy phones based on the best price to feature ratio I can work out. The HTC Touch2 was cheaper than the rest, and while it’s not pretty WM 6.5 has apps dating back to 2002 much of which is free. Sure it might not be centrialised around a single store system and the apps are ugly as sin. But the thing has worked, and it’s survived all the punshment I’ve thrown it through.

Based on specifications and features, I’m likely to go for a Samsung Ace next, it’s cheap, looks like an iPhone and runs android apps. Though I do alot of youtube work so I’m also tempted by the HTC Evo and LG 3D Phones just for the camera’s and 3D screens. There’s no sign of apple doing this!

Having said that the app store for apple devices is epic, I own an iPad and an iPod Touch (so I really don’t need an iPhone anyway) on the other hand I do own a ton of apps and I could install them to a new iPhone.

But the biggest thing that puts me off iPhone is that many companies sell plans with reduced minutes. I buy a phone to talk and text, I want the best value possible. I’m not sacrificing nearly half my talk time just because apple overprice their devices.

So apple can go jump, the iPad is great, my iPod Touch means I don’t need to drain my phone battery, and having an Android phone means I have access to flash content. So no, I won’t be buying an iPhone 5, not when I could get a 3D screen and camera instead.

My current iphone (8gb 3g) is on its very last legs (cracked screen with chucks missing & no sound) but yes I will be buying the iphone blindly because their products work. The condition its in is down to my flagrant abuse of the phone – but it STILL works. I have loved the ipod for many moons & the iphone comes a close second in my affection. Currently working on persuading my beloved to buy me an ipod2 for my upcoming birthday 🙂

If people don’t want to buy the new iPhone then each to their own. I do know that I’ve had other cheaper smartphones and have ended up wishing I had forked out the money for an iPhone. Call me stupid but I liken buying an iphone to being on the property ladder. Once you have an iphone it then becomes much easier getting a new one because you sell the old one (I ended up only having to pay (£40 for a new iphone 4 when I upgraded from my 3gs). Also, with the cloud and iOS5 coming out it’ll link all my apple products together making it (for me) far superior to anything else on the market…

I purchased an iMac some time ago because I was so frustrated with hardware and software problems; I later purchased an Air because it seemed silly to produce great presentations that lost impact when shown in a non-Mac environment. An iPhone to match seemed a good idea and I have not regretted that decision (I keep it in a case so the antenna was never an issue). The few problems/issues that have troubled me have been quickly sorted at no cost by visiting the Apple Store or e-mailing Apple and having a phone call from America; their customer service has been superb.

Will I buy an iPhone 5? Yes, if the specification grabs my attention; if not, I’ll wait for the iPhone 6!

Have I become an Apple Fanboy? Yes, perhaps because their designs are the best on the market but mostly because “they just work.” I consider the loss of some flexibility is easily outweighed by the ease of operation. Initial cost is certainly higher but I suspect lifetime costs will not be so far adrift of less integrated tools/toys.

On the other hand, I have, so far, resisted buying the iPad; doesn’t the Kindle Fire look good value?

I’m a bit bi-polar about Apple. I resent their overpowering marketing and inflated prices. I DROOL over their products lol. However on the balance scales, their CUSTOMER AFTERCARE is soooo good that I’m going to upgrade my phone to an iphone when I get bored with my Samsung Tocco Ultra. I’ve heard so much good stuff about the way Apple look after customers and their products that other premium companies should benchmark them (take not S@ny)

I’ve an iPhone4 at the moment & no problems at all with reception. I may upgrade BUT it will depend on the specification improvements-? new shape, 8 meg camera, faster processor etc.
I still have an iPad1 & will only change it when the rumoured iPad3 is released next year.
With Macs (not iPhones or iPads) there is a substantial discount if you are a student or can borrow one for the purchase! Applecare is essential & the support is brilliant-advice over the phone or repair or complete replacement-collection & delivery by courier free. Apples just work or if/when they malfunction they get sorted for nothing.
I had PCs & Windows smartphones for years & would never go back-run Windows 7 on my Macs when I have to!
You get what you pay for & what you get is style, performance, reliability & peace of mind. Try getting any sense out of staff at the computer multiples when your PC malfunctions.