Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Exciting day ahead, big Apple event at 6pm GMT. Anyone planning to upgrade? http://www.redmondpie.com/its-official-apple-announces-september-7th-iphone-7-event/ http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-7-specsfeatures-leaked-true-tone-display-a10-2.4ghz-cpu-3gb-ram-waterproof-more/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Nope. Bored of upgrading phones now, not when they offer nothing practical over the existing models. It's all just gimmicks now, across all manufacturers. I can't see them launching the Watch 2 today, or at least if they do it'll either be a token crappy upgrade else it'll get lost in the witch hunt that is morons complaining about the loss of the headphone socket which has been around since the late 1800s. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I love my Apple products, but I am way past upgrading for the sake of upgrading. I have a series 3 Apple TV device, an iPhone 6 and a 2009 Macbook Pro. All great products but they all still work, all still well up to spec in terms of what I need, unless there is some serious step change in the phone why change? The camera is such a non-event, as it is on most phones, I would never take a serious photo with a phone, only for snapping stuff here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Exactly! And 'true tone' for better colours on the screen? Pfft, gimme a break, it's a tiny ass screen that has no need for perfect colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I'll do the upgrade, but only to ensure i keep within the warranty period etc. The camera is a useful upgrade as i spend a lot of time on the road on various sites, but the whole fascination with new apple products has long since gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 I'm considering upgrading to the Plus version, just for the camera, although is sooooo bloody big, but I said the same about the 6/6s when upgraded from 5/5s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I'll do the upgrade, but only to ensure i keep within the warranty period etc. The camera is a useful upgrade as i spend a lot of time on the road on various sites, but the whole fascination with new apple products has long since gone.Much the same for all of them I think and until one of the major manufacturers incorporates something unique, like a tea maker then I'm not really fussed anymore😄 Joking aside if there was one feature you could have on a new phone what would it be? Sent from my Zed using Nangkang tyres front, RE040's rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) ...until one of the major manufacturers incorporates something unique, like a tea maker then I'm not really fussed anymore Samsung does that already, it gets very hot, surely it can boil your tea?! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37253742 Edited September 7, 2016 by Adrian@TORQEN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've still got my S5 from a few years ago and it's still as good as it was when I bought it. Might get an S7 when the S8 comes out, but gone are the days when you need a new phone every year. It seems like a total waste of money for very little improvement. There's no real innovation from Apple, especially when their recent adverts are claiming they have invented moving pictures and a keyboard for a tablet. Fairly sure short videos have been around for a while as well as keyboards... MS Surface. Maybe I'm getting old, but I'm much more interested in innovation or value for money. Neither of which are offered by the latest smart phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Spend your money on a VR headset - its going to be a much better investment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) I'm definitely looking forward to the new iPhone unveiling, I may be in the minority on here but I can't wait to get caught up in the whole pre order countdown, I'm still happy with my apple watches though so even if there's a watch 2 I'm in no rush for that. Looking forward to ios10 and the new watch os Edited September 7, 2016 by tatooandy67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 One new feature? A battery that lasted a sensible amount of time would be great. I'm talking a week of normal use, but that'll never happen as people are used to charging daily and power usage is forever increasing as features get added. Circular argument, sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Due a new company phone so quite keen to see what's occurring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looking forward to ios10 and the new watch os I've been on iOS 10 and watchOS since the first developer betas, you'll love it! http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios10-preview/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Looking forward to ios10 and the new watch os I've been on iOS 10 and watchOS since the first developer betas, you'll love it! http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios10-preview/ I wanted to download the betas but not sure how and was a little worried about bugs, good that you've enjoyed them though, now I'm getting even more impatient/excited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 No bugs since beta 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 A battery that lasted a sensible amount of time would be great. Welcome to gangzooms world 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 A battery that lasted a sensible amount of time would be great. Welcome to gangzooms world I've got a 5s my battery maybe lasts 6hrs.... It wasn't that bad but I smashed my screen a few months ago (first time ever) and after I had it repaired the battery life tanked. time for an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 I have a 5s which I use for TORQEN number, I don't browse, only emails and bank payments / transfer etc. It lasts 5-6 days iPhone 6s which I use for personal stuff lasts few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 i'm still using the i-phone 3. I'll admit, fruit ninja is starting to get slow these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 They never did an iPhone 3, only 3G or 3GS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 They never did an iPhone 3, only 3G or 3GS Goes to show how much i know. It's a 3GS then. So Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Sorry, I was just being a geek/tw*t. Apologies. Just had a cursive glance over the iPhone family wiki, and I didn't realise that they actually made the battery in the 6+S smaller than in the older 6+. I'm definitely glad I got the latter and never upgraded now, be interesting to see which way they go on the 7s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 You can watch the event live from 6pm here: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've stopped upgrading. There's nothing you can point to, currently on the market, that can be said to beat my Xperia Z3 Compact. Apple, Samsung, Sony, etc are now having to resort to gimmicks and facelifts to pass their stuff off as an 'upgrade'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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