I think this is a good summary. It would appear that the sound quality in the 5 will be better, and of course the 5GHZ 802.11N wireless could be handy for better coverage and less clutter in crowded environments. They've made some changes to the rear camera in the iPhone 5 too even though the resolution is the same, which improves images generally and particularly in low light conditions. It is also much snappier. But it's not like the upgrade from the 4 to the 4S, which gave you specific and very useful features, namely Siri, that were new to the OS but disabled in previous models.
Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2012 7:10 p.m. To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPhone 5 If you got your 4S on contract with AT&T last year I just heard on the Today in iOS podcast that AT&T would charge youa $250 upgrade fee on top of the price of whichever iPhone you pick + another $36 fee for whatever and they will force you to extend your contract for another 2 years from now. So, if you pick the iPhone 5 16 Gb which is $199 on contract if you are allegeable for full subsidy, it would cost you $199 + 250 + 36 = $485. And if you currently have a 32 Gig or 64 Gig you can add $100 or $200 respectively to the $485. For $650 ($165 more than what you would pay for an early upgrade) you could buy an unlocked iPhone 5 16 Gb. Anyhow, if you have a 4S there is very little reason to upgrade, keep in mind that on top of the upgrade price you have to get a new case or cases because it's bigger, if you have extra cables or docks you either have to get 30-Pin to 9-Pin adapters or buy new cables and docks. As far as I can tell putting iOS 6 on your 4S will give you all the new features including Panoramic photos, the new VIP email feature, the new phone features, maps with turn-by-turn guidance, the Passbook app etc. Only thing you wouldn't have is a physically larger phone, a 720P HD front camera and LTE support. Well, I guess you also don't have the A6 processor and the new touch screen which is supposed to be more precise, but let's face it, the 4S is a very fast and snappy phone. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Musiclady Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone 5 anyone know how much it will cost to upgrade from my 4s to a 5? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
