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It's uncharacteristic of Apple to compete on individual specs, but I think they've got to put something special into this release. Maybe this new sapphire glass
by spinchange 14y ago
It's uncharacteristic of Apple to compete on individual specs, but I think they've got to put something special into this release. Maybe this new sapphire glass for the display, or NFC, or an even beefier chip / battery life. Something. Or all of the above.
I totally get what Marco is saying: it's not just the tech press, it's Wall Street, it's the public. There's a general feeling out there that Apple is done pulling rabbits out of the hat and it's not just from the echo chamber. I don't think this portends their decline, but Android, Samsung, et al., have really been pushing the envelope. The fact that a 4S is still like $100 under subsidized contract feels almost criminal when you compare it on specs to other Android phones that are available for the same deal.
- mikeevans 14y agoWould NFC really be special at this point? Most (at least high end) Android phones have had it for years at this point.
- Cthulhu_ 14y agoAnd yet, as far as I know, it never really broke through; I think that if Apple had come with NFC for the iPhone 5, it would've. A lot of app builders and companies aren't doing anything with NFC yet because the iPhone doesn't have it, disregarding the 70% market share Android has nowadays (although only a small percentage of those have NFC).
- spinchange 14y agoNot by itself necessarily, but Apple's adoption would be noteworthy and I'm certain would increase/uptick adoption. My broader point is that I can easily foresee a time in the near future when Apple devices are cynically noted for what they don't have/do that other devices do - beautiful interfaces, fit-and-finish notwithstanding.