Absolutely, I am trying to get one and move up from the 4. Don't want to use
my upgrade since I am on VZW though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: Will 5's new features be good for accessibility?
Oh!
Definitely. I can't speak for anyone but myself but, such an improvement
alone couldn't justify me buying a iPhone 5 at full retail. But for those
eligible for an upgrade, or have some other means of getting the 5 for a
decent price, it might be worth it.
Ricardo Walker
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Twitter:@apple2thecore
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On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:44 PM, "Damashe Thomas" <damashe.tho...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I do agree with that. I still think for some who have a 4S though, it's
not that big of a boost to warrant the out of contract price it would
cost. Just my opinion, some will pay just because they want the newest
device.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: Will 5's new features be good for accessibility?
Hi,
You forgot to mention the updated imaging processor, and better low light
capabilities. I think both might help better a blind persons use of OCR.
hth
Ricardo Walker
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Twitter:@apple2thecore
www.appletothecore.info
On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
Hi Ricardo, Damashe and others,
I think Damashe is more or less correct in that the 4s and 5 camera
specs
are mostly the same. It seems the main difference in hardware is the
Sapphire lens cover and some sort of better low light performance. They
also
mention "precision alignment of the lenses" to which Rob from the Today
in
iOS Podcast asked "hmm, so the 4S lenses were not precision aligned?
Just
saying". Some other camera improvements may simply be due to the faster
processor which may lead to improved image processing, but the Panorama
mode, for example, is simply an iOS 6 feature which the iPhone 4S will
also
get. One other difference between the 4S and 5 is the fact that the
front
camera on the 5 is a high definition camera capable of 720P for Facetime
and
Skype video so it's just a bit easier for your sighted friends and
family to
see those spots you missed shaving or the imperfection in how the ladies
applied their make-up *smile*.
I think a few real improvements are in the touch screen which now uses
different technology and is supposed to register touches in a more
precise
way, the fifth row of icons due to the larger size is nice, the 3
microphones which probably improve noise cancellation properties are
nice
and apps and stuff will open just a bit faster. LTE I think is highly
over
rated unless you use your iPhone to download a lot fo stuff or you use
it as
a hotspot to download with your computer. When LTE coverage is as good
as 3G
coverage right now then maybe it's nice to have. Battery life from all
appearances is very much the same as on the 4S and I have not yet heard
anything as to whether the RAM has been increased, Apple did not mention
it
although most assume it's now 1 Gig instead of 512 Mb, once again this
will
improve the overall experience by making things a touch faster here and
there and maybe some apps perform just better with the faster processor
and
more RAM.
I must agree with Raul, none of the improvements cause a big "Wpow"
effect
for me. One thing I think would have been a nice touch is if they had
included that button to attach the wrist loop which the new iPod Touches
have. Those, by the way, are very interesting and have received a huge
face
lift over the fourth generation. I think with the new 5 MP auto focus
camera
apps like money reader, Digit Eyes and even OCR apps should do quite
well
and become much more useable on an iPod Touch. Too bad it didn't get a
GPS.
Regards,
Sieghard
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