Apple iOS 7 review: Eye of the beholder

17 September 2013
Depending on where you come from, the iOS 7 may be the bigger, and better, piece of news than the new iPhone duo. Certainly true if you have the iPhone 5 and you intend on holding on to it, unfazed by what looks like a dilemma between a marginal upgrade...

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  • ALLBLUES
  • K2E
  • 20 Sep 2013

What really annoys me is the fact that many people keep bashing iPhones by pointing out how low its specs are. What these people don't realize is ios doesn't need high specs like octa core, 2 gb ram and so on, like other phones. It still runs high performance apps very smoothly with its given specs. The lack of knowledge of some people is really disturbing.....

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    • AllBLUES
    • K2E
    • 20 Sep 2013

    My 4s seems to be running pretty smoothly, and abt the battery drainage, if you turn the parallax animation off, it gets fine

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      • Anup
      • 2SZ
      • 20 Sep 2013

      Updated on my Iphone4 but it is very slow in comparison of ios 6

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        • Philam
        • t7C
        • 20 Sep 2013

        What d f!!! When my ipad mini upgrade to ios7 my device is too slow!,,, apple can u fix that?

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          • Anonymous
          • K7g
          • 20 Sep 2013

          Aju, 20 Sep 2013Cud u plz tel hw 2 cancel the incoming call in IOS7Double click the power button and the call will decline. If you click the power button only once, it silences the ringtone only. :)

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            • Anonymous
            • nC2
            • 20 Sep 2013

            iOS7 eating battery fast... plz don't update...

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              • 4s user
              • TfX
              • 20 Sep 2013

              Is there a "Project Butter" for iOS? Hurry, coz the animation lag is so sreaming for it (like the Froyo and Gingerbread lag before). Just watch the hands-on demos online and you'll know what I mean.

              RAM usage is so extreme (in a bad way). I used to have 100+ MB left with my 512 MB. Now, I'm left with 50 -70 MB with only 3 apps open (they're not even games). What's eating up my RAM!?

              With iOS7 battery life just got shorter.

              Ugly a#@ icons and icon color palette!

              Steve must be fuming mad by now.

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                • AnonD-188594
                • 2@f
                • 20 Sep 2013

                iDevices.. they are always faithful with customers.

                Have some software issues or anything which isnt related to hardware?? Call apple care, they'll talk to you and solve almost every issue.

                Have 0.1 percent issue in ur hardware?? Go to apple authorised reseller and get your IPHONE REPLACED FOR FREE in warranty period without any question asked.

                Bought an iPhone 3, 4 or 5 years ago and now having problems in hardware?? Go to apple authorised reseller and get a new one by paying a small cost.

                Bought an iPhone or iPad long ago?? yess you can still enjoy LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE on the same device..

                APPLE is always there for customers. I have millions of reasons to love APPLE devices. that is why I do not need to go to any other company's forums to prove anything.

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                  • AnonD-188594
                  • 2@f
                  • 20 Sep 2013

                  guys guys!! lol i dnt knw why u people come here if u like samsung or htc or anyphone except iPhone or any other iDevice. nobody is forcing u to buy an iPhone, u can buy any phone u like. we love apple and we have millions of reasons of buying apple products and u guys also have millions of reasons for buying any other phone. so just go for it, i just dont undrstnd that if u GUYS DONT LIKE iDEVICES THEN WHY ARE YOU WASTING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME ON APPLE FORUMS

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                    • Deviant
                    • dVS
                    • 20 Sep 2013

                    Ah and the battery of my 4s drains much faster now , there is slight lag whereas there was none in 6 and it is harder to read or see the items on the screen because of nearly No color differance between background and text and menu etc

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                      • Deviant
                      • dVS
                      • 20 Sep 2013

                      iOS 7 is a disaster, the same thing like Windows Vista. Slower, uglier looking amateur like drawn by a child, nearly No contrast between foreground and background. I think sponsor we should expect iOS 8. And also it seem like Apple dies with steve jobs.

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                        • Limited
                        • vj1
                        • 20 Sep 2013

                        Anonymous, 19 Sep 2013Lets be honest here. The people who hate on Apple products ... moreNow let's be honest here Mr. Anonymous or whatever your name is. It's the freedom that we're talking about, not because we "can't" afford to buy it.. What's the purpose of having a phone that is outdated when it comes to specs unless you're a heavy gamer.

                        iPhone has become a status symbol.. if you have one, then you "belong"... but have you asked yourself, "is it worth it?" "Why they call it a premium device where its only a rectangular object with rounded edges?" "how is it different from other handsets that has a rectangular object with rounded edges too?"

                        So stop talking about "people hate it because they can't afford it." as you are becoming racist.

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                          • Aju
                          • GgL
                          • 20 Sep 2013

                          AnonD-188521, 20 Sep 2013iOS 7 is the best I have no issue !Cud u plz tel hw 2 cancel the incoming call in IOS7

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                            • AnonD-188521
                            • RXq
                            • 20 Sep 2013

                            iOS 7 is the best I have no issue !

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                              • AnonD-188168
                              • 8xk
                              • 19 Sep 2013

                              i suggest to apple that we should be able to choice the skin of the ios , because this new "thing"(ios 7) is blame. I'm client since iphone 2G but now i starting to wonder if i change to samsung or not all because ios 7!! i want my iphone appearence back!!!!

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                                • j8w
                                • 19 Sep 2013

                                Anonymous, 19 Sep 2013I agree with you. The review is disappointing because its n... moreexactly my point.

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                                  • j8w
                                  • 19 Sep 2013

                                  AnonD-188322, 19 Sep 2013Interesting points made. My issue is with the review and re... moreI know. I found this weird too because still, after using iOS7 with the Automatic updates (ive had notifications stating that "X" apps was updated automatically) i find that battery lasts easily from 7am to 11pm and still with 20-30% charge with moderate use from 7am-6pm and heavy use from 6pm-10 or 11pm

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • dQH
                                    • 19 Sep 2013

                                    yeah, 19 Sep 2013see. my response to this comment of yours was deleted. ever... moreI agree with you. The review is disappointing because its not been thoroughly updated.

                                    They should have made a new review, and kept the old beta review as a preview. Many of the review sites I've visited love the new update, and have based them all on the final release.

                                    For me, this update ranks alongside the Nokia N95 v.20 firmware update as one of the best ever. It feels like a new phone. It really gives the iPhone 5 a new lease of life.

                                    I've had no lag so far, and the battery life has actually improved.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • dQH
                                      • 19 Sep 2013

                                      AnonD-188322, 19 Sep 2013It cant run butter smooth as the review states it lags.I've not experienced any lag on mine.

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