Ingram85 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The things that iOS does well, it does very very well. It is simple, (My 4 year old has had the iPad sussed out from about 18 months old) and does what you want it to do at the push of a button. For those who want a beautiful looking premium handset, that does what it is told when it is told to do it, it is great. I don't like the menu layout - lack of customisation, lack of widgets and folders, the fact that NFC is only just available and is locked down so stringently.... the fact that the opportunities to customise the handset is limited to what case I put on it and that fundamentally, everyone's iPhone looks and behaves identically. But what I also know is that if someone offered me an Anroid smartphone in an iPhone 6 or 6 plus body, I would snap their hands off for it. That is basically the gun metal HTC one m8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Mine has just arrived and I like it ALOT. Huge upgrade my 4S in all aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I upgraded my 5S to ios8 today, which means that at long last I can now access 4G! In the office today I got a download speed of 69Mbps, which strikes me as being pretty bloody nippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I haven't bothered with downloading ios8 onto my 5 yet. Is it worthwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I haven't bothered with downloading ios8 onto my 5 yet. Is it worthwhile It was for me, as I couldn't get 4G until I did. Other than that I can't say I've noticed a big change from 7, other than getting a few free apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I intend to get a 6 when my upgrade comes round in December so I might just leave it. Although the 4G option sounds tempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Had a little hold of a 6 today. I honestly thought it was a Samsung Galaxy Note at first, I was looking where the iPhone was. It looks exactly like one. The edges are really round and stick out quite a lot but are far too slippy for me. I think they'll be dropped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Love mine, best phone I have owned and the screen is gorgeous, just going to take a while to get used to iOS again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Has anyone tried the Swype keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Yes. On Android about three four years ago. It's excellent once you get used to it. Miles faster than traditional keyboards. Edited September 20, 2014 by The_Rev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Wait, the iPhone only just got Swype keyboards?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 iOS is weird. You still can't put icons where you want them on the home screen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I can upgrade in Jan or Feb but to be honest I am sick of phones, I have got the Iphone 5 at the moment and would happily swap back to my Iphone 3 if you could still get standard apps like SSN on it, the 3 was one of my favourite phones ever, perfect size worked well and the 4 and 5's are just bigger versions of it. I am thinking of just scrapping my contract and going sim only to save a few quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted September 23, 2014 Administrator Share Posted September 23, 2014 Please don't talk about contracts in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 So it appears that in an effort to make the Iphone 6 & 6 plus slim and light Apple have not taken into account the fact the people will put them in jean pockets and there are plenty of upset owners who have bent their iphone. I used to own an iphone and with the 6 plus they have finally brought to market a handset I would consider as an upgrade but I might pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 "You're putting it in your pocket wrong" -Dead Steve Jobs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Apparently my new paymasters have seemingly (and to my mind, erroneously) deemed me important enough to warrant a business phone in the form of an iPhone "5c". I am not exaggerating when I say I've never so much as touched a smartphone in my life (I yearn for simpler times when the most coveted feature of a mobile was being able to slide open like what they use in them there Matrix films). Is this a good or bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) Wonder if they will get recalled? Edited September 24, 2014 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted September 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2014 Apparently my new paymasters have seemingly (and to my mind, erroneously) deemed me important enough to warrant a business phone in the form of an iPhone "5c". I am not exaggerating when I say I've never so much as touched a smartphone in my life (I yearn for simpler times when the most coveted feature of a mobile was being able to slide open like what they use in them there Matrix films). Is this a good or bad thing? It will allow you to post on VillaTalk while having a shit, something which any man living in the 21st century has the right to do. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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