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 [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:44 PM, "Damashe Thomas" <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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 >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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