> "What would it take for this guy to actually admit that Apple no longer makes the best phones?"
Personally I think they still make the best overall phone. There are better phones out there for certain people but the iPhone is the best all rounder. However:
iPhones have been my only smartphones. Every time I tried an alternative I didn't like it. I recently got a Nexus 4 and was impressed but the iPhone 5 still beat it in a few key areas for me (camera, microphone - I use voice memos a lot -, and screen). A few days ago I upgraded to the iPhone 5S. I'm not impressed. Touch ID is nice but I could live with out it. Slow motion camera for me is a gimmick. Speed improvements aren't really noticeable. The only real innovation is the M7. Overall there was very little reason to upgrade. It certainly wasn't worth the cost.
It got me thinking that next time round, if Apple continues at it's current pace, I'll probably be purchasing an Android device. As a full time iOS developer, a Mac user, and someone deeply ingrained in the Apple ecosystem that's a pretty big statement I think.
To be fair, the 5S is an incremental upgrade in many ways, much like the 4S or 3GS - little different in form or features, some minor enhancements, and a spec bump. If anything, the inclusion of touch ID, the 64-bit transition and the M7 make it a bit more of a bump than usual!
I expect we'll see more of a difference when the next iPhone is released.
I had both a Nexus 4 and iPhone 5. Day to day I mostly used the iPhone (Nexus was for development) but occasionally I'd switch to the Nexus for a few weeks at a time.
I upgraded from the 5 to the 5s and honestly can barely notice the difference. I've upgraded from a 4S to a 5 (another incremental update) previously and that seemed like a much more visible improvement in day-to-day use. I don't expect too much change in an 's' version but this year was particularly underwhelming.
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Personally I think they still make the best overall phone. There are better phones out there for certain people but the iPhone is the best all rounder. However:
iPhones have been my only smartphones. Every time I tried an alternative I didn't like it. I recently got a Nexus 4 and was impressed but the iPhone 5 still beat it in a few key areas for me (camera, microphone - I use voice memos a lot -, and screen). A few days ago I upgraded to the iPhone 5S. I'm not impressed. Touch ID is nice but I could live with out it. Slow motion camera for me is a gimmick. Speed improvements aren't really noticeable. The only real innovation is the M7. Overall there was very little reason to upgrade. It certainly wasn't worth the cost.
It got me thinking that next time round, if Apple continues at it's current pace, I'll probably be purchasing an Android device. As a full time iOS developer, a Mac user, and someone deeply ingrained in the Apple ecosystem that's a pretty big statement I think.
To be fair, the 5S is an incremental upgrade in many ways, much like the 4S or 3GS - little different in form or features, some minor enhancements, and a spec bump. If anything, the inclusion of touch ID, the 64-bit transition and the M7 make it a bit more of a bump than usual!
I expect we'll see more of a difference when the next iPhone is released.
the iPhone 5 still beat it in a few key areas for me [...] A few days ago I upgraded to the iPhone 5S. I'm not impressed.
This comment suggests you had both a Nexus 4 and an iPhone 5. Did you upgrade from a 5 to a 5S? Or something else?
FWIW, my last iPhone was a 4, and the 5S blows it out of the water.
I had both a Nexus 4 and iPhone 5. Day to day I mostly used the iPhone (Nexus was for development) but occasionally I'd switch to the Nexus for a few weeks at a time.
I upgraded from the 5 to the 5s and honestly can barely notice the difference. I've upgraded from a 4S to a 5 (another incremental update) previously and that seemed like a much more visible improvement in day-to-day use. I don't expect too much change in an 's' version but this year was particularly underwhelming.