New iPhones

• gorocks99

  

  Two phone to be announced:
  
  iPhone 5c:
  A6 chip, sounds a lot like the current 5 with minor changes. Will be $99 on contract (16GB).
  
  iPhone 5s coming. Doubt it will be anything too groundbreaking, but we'll see.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Following this as well, had my current phone 3 yrs, time for an upgrade.
• Automatik

  

  I'm hearing fingerprint scanner built into the home button. That's cool.
  
  I'll probably get the 5S. For the first time I'm actually eligible for an upgrade during the time of a new model roll out.
• gorocks99

  

  The 5S will have an A7 64-bit chip
• Commander of Awesome

  

  gorocks99;1498511 wrote:The 5S will have an A7 64-bit chip

  Whats that?
• gorocks99

  

  Commander of Awesome;1498512 wrote:Whats that?

  Basically, it can handle lots more memory.
  
  http://lifehacker.com/5431284/the-lifehacker-guide-to-64+bit-vs-32+bit-operating-systems
• gorocks99

  

  Will have a second chip for only motion data - compass, accelerometer, gyro. Interesting....
• Automatik

  

  So it will be the most powerful chip compared to any current Apple device.
  
  Didn't they always introduce the new chip in the iPad first? I know the 5 has the a6, new gen Ipads the a6x.
• gorocks99

  

  Same battery performance as the 5. Booo.
• Automatik

  

  How is the 5's battery life? My 4S is going to shit lately.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Automatik;1498521 wrote:How is the 5's battery life? My 4S is going to shit lately.

  2 yr old phone, you shouldn't be too shocked. Also do you charge your phone at night? Keeping it charged all night will expedite your phone battery getting worse.
• gorocks99

  

  It's fine for the industry I suppose. Mine lasts about a day with moderate use, less if I'm streaming video or something like that with the screen on for a while.
• imex99

  

  Any release dates? Trying to decide note 3 or new iphone?
  
  I've always been an android guy but thinking about changing it up for a phone cycle...
• TedSheckler

  

  Live blog..
  
  http://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_Sept_10_event_live_blog
• gorocks99

  

  Hm, there'll be a 120 fps slow motion feature for video capture. Kinda cool for stuff like sports.
• gorocks99

  

  And it will have a fingerprint sensor on the home button that you can use in place of a phone passcode and online passwords (like iTunes). NSA loves it
• birddog23

  Will original iPhone 5 be $50 now with new two year contract? Or Free?
• WebFire

  I assume it will be the same size?
• gorocks99

  

  5S will have standard pricing, $199 for 16GB on contract.
  
  I think it's the same size as the 5.
• gorocks99

  

  birddog23;1498529 wrote:Will original iPhone 5 be $50 now with new two year contract? Or Free?

  The 5 is going away entirely, being replaced by the 5c.
  
  4s (8GB) will be free on contract.
  
  
• dlazz

  Commander of Awesome;1498522 wrote: Also do you charge your phone at night? Keeping it charged all night will expedite your phone battery getting worse.

  
  This is false.
• gorocks99

  

  So to sum it up, 64-bit, new camera, touch ID.
  
  I like the touch ID idea, especially if developers really embrace it. But overall I'm happy with the 5 for now.
• TedSheckler

  

  I'm still on the 4, not 4S, the 4, so this is an easy decision for me.
• sherm03

  

  Motorola did the fingerprint scanner two years ago. Customer reaction to it was terrible because people thought the government was collecting their fingerprints. Wonder how this will affect Apple? Probably won't do a thing because it's Apple...and people will think it's a revolutionary thing.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  dlazz;1498534 wrote:This is false.

  Really? I felt like that was a thing I used to read about prolonging laptop battery life. Does letting you phone drain all the way, or close to it once a month before charging also not help maintain your battery life?