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Jan 28, 2012
unless you have an irrational hatred for Apple, this should be your phone
31 of 38 found this helpful In regards to the star ratings:
- battery life isnt ideal; it's better than most, but can always be better.
- it's one of the most expensive smartphones on the market before subsidy. enough said.
- it's the easiest to use smartphone available: the printed instructions attest to that by being a fraction the size of competing phones in its class. the feature set is excellent as it can be used in full by the widest range of users while the market leading app store further increases it's capability.
- once design, build quality, and customer service and support are taken into account, it's a 5/5 star phone, able to overcome it's benign issues.
no, it's not the iPhone 5 that the most repugnant of tech "journalists" claimed was inevitably coming based on lies about "sources" and later bashed by the same for not being as such. those who are familiar with Apple and their iPhone line, however, expected what we received based on their previous release history. despite the negative reviews by an ignorant press, this is Apple's best iPhone ever, and the market clearly agrees.
despite the familiar exterior, both in dimensions and materials, the return of this design was warmly welcomed by the masses as a year later, it's still by far the most exclusive feeling smartphone on the market and will be remembered alongside the original iPhone, the Bondi Blue iMac, and the unibody MacBook Pro as one of their most memorable designs. it's truly a magnificent design in it's clean look, top quality materials, and luxurious feel, all assembled in a very tight, dense package that just oozes quality. while the look of it may be comforting in its familiarity, it's actually brand new on the inside.
starting with the processing unit, Apple upgraded to the ARM A9 core and then doubled them with it's A5 SoC processor. they also doubled up the cache to 1MB (512KB per core) to feed it and increased graphics performance by 5 times with the PowerVR 543 GPU. finally, they clocked this SoC processor to 1GHz and 512MB of RAM on a 200MHz bus to give you a phone with more graphics and computing power than a first generation Xbox. despite all of this computing power, it hardly uses any actual power: battery capacity went up only 2.5% while claimed runtimes were extended by hours, all thanks to an extremely efficient design of the SoC.
to ensure you never leave home without your point and shoot digital camera, the sensor has been upgraded to 8mp. people who know better know that megapixels arent everything, so they continued use of a backside illuminated sensor to ensure the most light possible for excellent low light imagery, well beyond that of the competition. the aperture has been stepped up to f2.4 over the iPhone 4's f2.8 stop, and feeding that much larger hole is an all-new lens package with IR and UV filters to produce more natural colors. with the faster CPU, the result is faster loading, shorter times between shots, and images that dont look like they came from a phone. to top it off, they upgraded the video recording to full 1080p.
and if you have no one to talk to, now you have Siri. it's API hooks reach deep into the system, allowing the user to manage their phone simply by one of the best voice recognition systems available. of course that makes the keyboard redundant with it's dictation accuracy.
despite more evolution than revolution, this evolutionary step is akin to going from neanderthal to homo sapien, with the Galaxy Nexus looking like a missing link.
Jun 23, 2009
Nikon D200, Today's "Deal Of The Decade"
1 of 1 found this helpful Nikon's D200 was announced and released back in late 2005, with widespread retail availability in early-2006. An unbiased, thorough, and well-written review by the professionals at DP Review can be had here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD200/
To give you a brief rundown of it's design, the essentials are as: 10.2 megapixel resolution, full autofocus support, sealed magnesium chassis and housing, support for Nikon's full range of lenses, 5 frame per second continuous mode. These details merely touch the surface of it's features, but give the amateur and hobbyist an idea of what they're buying into. To put it concisely, the D200, when released, was designed to supercede their previous D100 while bridging the gap between their professional D2x series camera and their consumer D40, D60, D80 cameras. Much less a consumer oriented camera, it found its niche as the professional's more compact second camera body with it's weather sealed, magnesium housing, 5fps continuous shooting, and 11-point autofocus system all borrowed from their professional D2x series camera bodies.
This ideal "pro compact" presented the professional with most of the features and controls of their D2x in a slightly more portable body for on-location shoots. In comparisons with Canon's offerings at the time, it compared favorably not with their 30D pro-am series, but with their 5D professional camera. Quite a feat considering Nikon's still present step behind Canon's leading edge offerings.
The D200 originally retailed for $1699 and has been superceded by the D300 in 2008. The "deal of the decade" comes from the fact that leftover stocks of D200's can now be found easily for $600-1000... brand new, boxed bodies for over 50% off in most cases if you're willing to shop around. Used units can be found in excellent condition with low shutter counts as these were mostly bought as a backup camera by professionals. As such, they were treated well and used hardly. With their continuous upgrade to newer units, such as the D300 or the even more enticing D700 (due to its FX sensor meshing well as a backup to a D3x) the D200's used prices are regularly well below $500.
Consider the options within the Nikon family. If you have lenses, it would be wise to maintain the investment you've already made and stay with that brand. If you're coming into the hobby, the D200 is your chance to get professional level features and performance for the cost of a D40 kit. Mind you that there is no similarity between Nikon's consumer level cameras like the D40, D60, and D90 and the D200. Everything from onboard processing, speed, and build quality are unmatched by their plastic consumer dSLR's. The D200, in comparison, FEELS like a pro piece of kit because it IS a pro piece of kit.
Now, if you're looking for basically one step above a "point and shoot" type of camera with onboard image editing and plan to set it's PASM dial to "automatic", you're the type of person who really doesn't need a dSLR at all, much less the D200. Consider the D40 if you want to spend beyond your results, or better yet get one of the many excellent "superzoom" cameras. If you're a true hobbyist or have the desire to go pro on a budget, you cannot go wrong with a discounted D200.
If you're a DOUCHEBAG who wants a dSLR just to impress others with the kit and not your photos, get anything your credit card can afford.
Again, check the review at DP Review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD200