Yesterday Apple introduced the new iPhone brothers: 5S and 5C. As the guy who heads into the phone store and asks, “Which one do I get for free?” these announcements don’t really interest me. However, that won’t stop me from fulfilling my role as your defacto financial advisor here at the Benjamins’.
I found this wonderful video that should delineate the vast differences between the 5S and 5C. By the end, I’m sure you’ll know which I recommend.
A big thank you!
This weekend MoneyStepper discussed their favorite financial podcasts. Most of these are UK based (and wonderful shows), but check out two podcasts near the bottom in the “Entertainment” section….those look familiar.
See: Personal Finance Podcasts – A review of business and finance podcasts
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Plutus Award nominations are in full swing and there’s this blog we were thinking that YOU were thinking might be the perfect fit in the multimedia and humor categories. Can you name which blog that might be?
Here’s a link to the nomination page if you want to go all crazy and vote. Thanks for the help!
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I have the world’s cheapest phone and am not sure why anyone would need (another) new iphone. Didn’t the last one just come out five minutes ago?
I think it was closer to “7” minutes ago, but, yeah….in fact, Citigroup agrees with you. They predicted that Apple would have trouble sustaining their pricing because of “device fatigue.” People are up to their eyeballs in devices.
“As the guy who heads into the phone store and asks, “Which one do I get for free?””. Yep that’s me too. Although my wife has an iphone and loves it. To each their own.
I have an iPhone, also, I must admit….but it was given to me. I flippin’ love it but wouldn’t pay $200 for a phone when I can always get a “good enough” model for $0.
Ummmm. Fingerprint reader? I’ll take neither!
But you can get drunk and fingerprint all of your friends!
When the rumors said that they were going to make two models, I was sorta hoping that the cheaper of them would have a smaller screen, if only for the longer battery life. It looks like the only practical difference is that the S has a feature I don’t care about anyway.
I loved on the video – S is for “Same”
Debt Blag – when the rumours said that they were going to make two models, I was sorta hoping that the cheaper of them would be available on pay-as-you-go and cost $99. Oh well.
I voted you for you guys in the humor category – you crack me up so its a well deserved nomination.
And thanks for the link!
See how the stock is getting crushed because the “cheap” option isn’t as cheap as they’d hoped?
Ha ha! Love it Joe! Of course I am the non AAPL fan in our home… 😉
I saw the video and just had to work it into a blog post….ah, inspiration!
I have the 4s and it is way smarter than me. I’m waiting for it to take over any day now. I think my weighing 125 pounds more than the phone is all that’s stopping it.
They are getting bigger, Kim. Maybe that’s part of the evil plot….
ha ha i saw this earlier today on FB. I didn’t even know a new iPhone was coming out. I only get new phones when I absolutely have to, like the one time I drowned my phone in my purse when my water bottle leaked. Sad.
Ouch! That’s a bad day….
Oh man I was going to ask if you thought Galaxy phones were superior to iPhones, but then I watched the video hahahah.
I’ve had the iPhone4 for 3 years and haven’t upgraded. But I do not something faster, and I have wore out a button. Not sure what I’ll get. Other smartphones may be better..but they are bigger…I don’t want something that big since I don’t carry a purse..
So many purse jokes, so little time….
Ummm….. none? I just can’t do it, Joe. I mean, besides the fact that we’re broke :-), I just can’t do it. My talk and text pay-as-you-go phone is wonderfully adequate for my purposes, and those Iphones seem like a huge money suck/time suck to me.
Did you watch the video? “Even the peasants can get one!” Love it….
OMG! So glad I watched the video!!! LOL Did they really come out with a new IPhone? I don’t keep up……I had a cheap NET10 phone and I now I have a Republic Wireless all I care about is that it works and is cheap!
The do have two new phones, called the 5C and 5S….really….even though the video is a parody that part is true.
I loved that video. I am not a fan of Apple products. They are way overpriced, but people still buy them in droves. They are one of the most successful marketing companies in the world!
Heck the IPhone 4s is the right phone for me. Why buy another one when this one works perfect? As long as they allow me to downloading the new operating systems on the 4s that is.