So I was watching the Apple keynote. The iPhone5 really doesn't have anything THAT impressive. Or am I the only one who thinks that?

I am so disappointed

Tech websites are saying Apple is soo comfortable at where they are, they dont bother trying to innovate anymore. They labelled as playing catch up.

http://allthingsd.com/20120912/smartphone-...he-competition/

i5, S3 and L920 side by side comparison.

btw how is it that S3 has a 2100 battery but claim 8hrs of 3G talk time and L38 with 2000 battery claims 10hrs of 3g talk time? Quad core vs dua core difference?

What is L38?

I think the 45nm quad core achitecture in Exynos is less power efficient than the dual core 28nm Krait. Difference in battery may also be attributed to OS efficiency.

On another note-------
I think people are missing one point with Apple devices, which is the software experience. That plays a big role too despite the hardware.

And for Aspire, the resale value too =)

What is L38?

I think the 45nm quad core achitecture in Exynos is less power efficient than the dual core 28nm Krait. Difference in battery may also be attributed to OS efficiency.

On another note-------
I think people are missing one point with Apple devices, which is the software experience. That plays a big role too despite the hardware.

And for Aspire, the resale value too =)

aspire was actually looking forward to the camera. Lets wait after the shipping date. wait for people to do camera comparison between i5 and other high end phones.

all eyes on HTC now!

The general consensus after today’s iPhone 5 event can be best summed up by the word “meh.” If you prefer non-internet slang, perhaps “lackluster” will suffice.

Or, as Wired puts it, the iPhone 5 is “completely amazing and totally boring.”

While analysts are projecting stronger sales – largely due to Apple’s recent patent win over Samsung – the new iPhone looks almost quaint compared to some of its rivals, both in terms of features and design.

New features like 4G LTE have been present in non-iOS devices for some time now, and the new iPhone camera and camera features, including panoramic photos, are late to the game.

Meanwhile, with upcoming phones like the Nokia Lumia 920 on the horizon, the smartphone wars appear to be taking a new shape.

Apple may have won an important lawsuit and given Android a run for its money in the courts, but in terms of innovation, the iPhone 5 appears to be more safe bet than anything.

The mobile market is changing and innovating faster than almost any other tech sector. With increasingly larger screens such as the 4.5″ Lumia 920, or the 4.8″ Samsung Galaxy S3, the new 4″ iPhone 5 screen hardly pushes any envelopes.

Hybrid “phoneblets” like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 boast 5.5″ screens and come with a neat S pen stylus.

Nor has Apple boosted its smartphone’s resolution, pitting the new iPhone against a higher resolution, higher DPI screen in the new Lumia.

In terms of design, while the iPhone 5 is longer, slimmer, and much lighter than its predecessors, it’s simply nowhere near as exciting or colorful as the Lumia line. Perhaps the safe bet here is the right one for Apple – if it’s not broken, don’t fix it – but however classy looking the iPhone 5 may be, it won’t turn heads like it once did.


Apple may not have ceded ground to the competition, and the iPhone 5 will almost certainly sell extremely well, but the fact is this time around Apple is playing catch-up to firms like Nokia and Samsung.

This may be a sign that Apple’s greatest strength is ultimately also its greatest weakness.

While iOS remains a terrific mobile operating system, and Apple’s singular control over its hardware give it uniformity and important quality assurance, the crowded and at times over-fractured Android market has caught up fast in terms of both software and hardware innovation.

With a third player in Windows Phone 8 just rearing its head, the competition has begun to heat up for Apple, especially with neat innovations coming from Nokia like wireless charging pillows.

Meanwhile, the “console quality” graphics in the iPhone 5 will neither revolutionize touchscreen gaming or stay ahead of the competition. The rapid speed of mobile graphics improvements will ensure that the next round of high-end phones easily outsrips the iPhone 5.

Whether it’s possible for Apple to out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the pack remains an open question, and to be fair to Apple, they’ve proven time and again that they can overcome long odds by essentially creating markets out of near-to-thin air.

But if today’s Apple Event is any indication, Apple will need to do more than just play catch-up if it wants to remain king of the smartphone hill.

Now is the time for Nokia to strike back. If they are smart, they should price the L920 at an unbeatable price and the market share is all for the grabbing.

I'm worried that all the attention L920 is getting will make Nokia price it higher.

any news yet on when the new lumias will be coming to our shore?

so we will see the war of the smartphone once again..hope windows won the war..