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Buy or wait??

Anonymous
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I have been saving up!! yes. old fashioned I know. I now want to upgrade from my  iphone 4 to an i phone 5S. Should I do this now or is a newer version imminent? I buy my phone outright & use PAYG.  

Just dont want to pay £550 and be wrong.

thanks

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davethorp
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It's kind of an awkward period as we are pretty much slap bang in the middle of the normal iPhone release cycle. The last 4 iPhones (including 5C) have all been released around September/October time. Current rumours suggest the 4.7" iPhone 6 will be released at a similar time with the larger 5.5" being released more towards Christmas. This is rumours and speculation though so take with a large pinch of salt.

Ultimately the decision on whether to buy a 5S now is down to you and whether you would regret holding on for 6 months for the 6 or if you would be happy with a 5S even when the new phone is out. Sadly we can't answer that question for you as it is a personal choice.

That said as you currently have an iPhone 4, the 5S would be a significant upgrade to you with improvements in speed, screen size, camera, siri and the touchID sensor to name a few. It would also be more future proof than your current iPhone 4 which I highly suspect will not be invited to the iOS8 party when that is released later this year

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Although I like my iPhone 5s, I preferred the iPhone 4 as it seemed to have stronger reception and it was better at picking up and keeping the wifi connections.

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Anonymous
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Thanks for all your replies, very helpful. I have decided to wait. Based on the fact that I would be getting an iphone 5s if I changed now which I suppose is just the 'tweeked' upgrade to the iphone5. So I will wait for whenever 6 appears. I know it will cost more but can keep saving. I want to stay with Apple as have ipad & imac so makes sense. If the rumours are correct about 2 screen sizes then would probably stick to smaller one as want it as a phone not a tablet. So yes all your answers helped, just sit back and wait now. Thanks.

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Anonymous
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Fair enough.

There's a fair few waiting with you me included.

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