On September 3, Samsung surprised the tech world and all the Samsung fans by launching two Samsung Galaxy Note models. The Galaxy Note 4 was announced as the successor for the Galaxy Note 3 that was released in 2013. The other Note model that was announced during the launch event was the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.
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The Galaxy Note Edge and The Galaxy Note 4

The Galaxy Note Edge is the high-end version of Galaxy Note 4. It is the first ever smartphone to come out with a curved display screen. The right edge of the display is curved in such a way that without touching the handset and by just looking from the side users can see all the notifications. Samsung has not disclosed when the Note Edge will be released.

 

Galaxy Note 4 Pre-orders and Price

On the other side, the Galaxy Note 4 release date in US is set to October 17. AT&T and T-Mobile are the two carriers that have announced that they will be starting Galaxy Note 4 pre-orders. AT&T is offering the Galaxy Note 4 with an off-contract price tag of $825.99.

On contract of two years, the Galaxy Note 4 can be purchased for $299.99. Also, users can opt to pay $34.42 every month for 18 months or pay $41.30 every month for 12 months. The AT&T Galaxy Note 3 stars from Sept 18 and it will continue until October 16 and the shipping will start on the Galaxy Note 4 release date of October 17.

 

T-Mobile will start the Galaxy Note 4 pre-orders on Sept 24 at 9am PDT. From October 17, the Galaxy Note 4 can be avail through a zero down payment plant of 24 months which requires the buyer to make a payment of $31.24 every month.

Sprint and Verizon has not released any information as to when they will start the Galaxy Note 4 pre-orders. However, speculations are rife that both the carriers are going to make an announcement on Note 4 very soon. Both AT&T and T-Mobile are offering trade-in deals. Most probably, Galaxy Note 3 owners may want to replace the older phablet with the upcoming phablet.

Galaxy Note 3 is Still a Competitive Phablet

On the specs front, the Galaxy Note 3 is still a competitive phone. The Galaxy Note 3 which was released in the last quarter of 2013 can still give good competition to the rival handsets. The Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z3, HTC One M8, OnePlus One and XIaomi Mi4 that were all announced in 2014 are packed with rich features. Still, the Galaxy Note 3 seems to offer better features than these handsets.

The Galaxy Note 4 has arrived to replace the Note 3. Do you own a Galaxy Note 3? With the arrival of the Note 4, two doors of opportunities have opened for Samsung fans. If you already have a Galaxy Note 3, you might as well want to upgrade to the Galaxy Note 4 by opting for trade-in programs from different US carriers. Do you feel like upgrading to the Note 4?

The other opportunity is that with the arrival of Note 4, the Note 3 is surely going to be available at lower price tag. Samsung would want to finish the Galaxy Note 3 stocks by reducing its price. When the whole world is gung-ho about the Note 4, will you consider buying the Note 3 since it is coming for cheap?

Galaxy Note 3 Price and Deals

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On Amazon, the unlocked Galaxy Note 3 N900 model can be available at a price of $517.98 along with free shipping. On BestBuy, the Galaxy Note 3 unlocked version can be purchased for $649.99 along with free shipping.

With AT&T, the Galaxy Note 3 is available on a two-year contract for $99.99. You can also avail the phablet through the zero down payment plans. The first plan requires the buyer to pay $27.71 every month for 24 months. The second plan involves making a monthly payment of $33.25 for 20 months. Without contract, the AT&T Galaxy Note 3 can be purchased for $664.99.

 

Through Verizon, the Galaxy Note 3 can be purchased as low as $99.99 on a two-year contract. Without contract, Verizon Wireless is selling the phablet for $599.99.

The Galaxy Note 3 is available for Sprint customers on a two-year contract deal for $99.99. The off-contract Galaxy Note 3 price through Sprint is $599.99

T-Mobile too is selling the Galaxy Note 3 at a reduced price. The zero down payment plan allows the user to pay $27.50 for two years. The off-contract price of Galaxy Note 3 on T-Mobile’s network is available at a price tag of $616.

Galaxy Note 3 vs Galaxy Note 4 – Sameness and Difference at a Glance

Points of Sameness

Display

The display size of Note 3 and Note is 5.7-inch and both come with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.

RAM

The Note 3 features 3GB RAM which is also present with the Note 4.

Storage Options

The Note 3 comes in storage option like 16GB, 32GB and 64GB

Connectivity Options

On the connectivity front, both support 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, aGPS and GLONASS.

Sensors

Sensors like accelerometer, gyro, proximity, magnetometer and barometer are present on both the phablets.

 

Points of Difference

Design

Design-wise, the Note 4 comes with real metal frame on its edges instead of the fake metal frame on Note 3. Also, the faux leather at the rear has been designed to give the handset a premium appeal.

Display

Even though the display size both the phablets are same, the major difference is the screen resolution of the two devices. The Note 3 supports full HD screen with 386ppi whereas the Note 4 supports a higher quad HD resolution with 515ppi.

Processor and Graphics

Note 4’s Snapdragon 805 processor which comes with Adreno 420 graphics and quad-core Krait 450 processor producing 2.7GHz speed is much faster and advanced than the Snapdragon 800 of the Note 3 which brings Adreno 330 graphics and a quad-core Krait 400 processor producing a processing speed of 2.3GHz.

Internal Storage

The Note 3 is available in single storage option of 32GB only. The external storage supports up to 128GB microSD whereas the Note 3 only supports 64GB.

S-Pen Stylus

Both the phablets feature S-Pen but the Note 4’s S-Pen has been dubbed as a professional stylus which is far more intuitive than the one provided with Note 3.

Camera

The camera provided with the Note 4 is 16MP with OIS, LED flash and 2160p video recording. The 3.7MP has been built for taking selfie photos. The 13MP on Note 3 camera lacks OIS. The 2MP camera is good enough for video-calling.

Sensors

The Note 4 is packed with extra sensors like UV, SpO2, heart rate monitor and hall which is not available with Note 3. Also, it houses a fingerprint sensor which was not offered with Note 3.

Connectivity Options

The Note 4 comes with Cat.6 LTE modem which delivers a download speed of 300Mbps. On the Note, there is Cat 4. LTE modem which can perform downloads at 150Mbps.

The Galaxy Note 4 has v4.1 Bluetooth and microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3) whereas the Note 3 has v4.0 Bluetooth and microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2).

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is packed with a slightly bigger of 3220mAh battery than the 3200mAh battery provided with Note 3. The Galaxy Note 4’s battery comes with faster charging technology which enables to fully charge the battery in 99 minutes. Also, the ultra power saving mode feature in the Note 4 is superior to Note 3’s power saving mode.

The following steps will tell you the procedure to set up iOS 8 Family Sharing from an iPhone, iPad or Computer.

Apple incorporated a new feature in iOS 8 which will allow you to share Apps, movies, music and locations with your family. Moreover, it also includes an option for the creation of an iTunes account for your kid. Every time your child want to purchase something from apps he needs your permission.

You are required to install iOS 8 update on all the devices in order to avail this feature. The organizer would be the person who sets up the Family Sharing. However, he can also add other family members and kids accounts.

 

Everyone can view the items bought since several last years from the family accounts. It is retroactive that means the entire family can download this app if one of your family members is in it.  The procedure to set up iOS 8 family sharing is mentioned below.

iOS 8 Family Sharing Questions:

Generally, people look for the answers of some basic question to begin Family sharing. Foremost, it is not essential that the whole family lives in the same home to get benefit from this service. However, every single purchase will be charged from your credit or debit card. Therefore, it is preferable not to add any of your friend or neighbors in this list.

You can make a child iTune account to restrict purchases. It requires an adult or guardian account which will approve all the purchases.

There is also an option to veil the purchases that you do not wish to show your Family members.

iOS 8 Family Sharing Setup Guide:

This process merely takes a few precious minutes from your life. Moreover, it is not necessary that the entire family sits in the same room to accept the invitation.

You can set up Family Sharing from computer, iPhone or iPad. We will illustrate you how to set up the service from iPhone 6 that functions on iOS 8. However, iPhone 6 is not vital, you can install it in any of the device.

Go to Settings in order to start iCloud.  There is a Family Sharing option on the top of the page. A single tap on it will begin the setting of Family Sharing from your iPhone.

Tap continues to arrange the family and verify your credit card and other settings.

Afterwards, confirm that you wish to share iTunes, iBooks and App Store Purchses. Then tap continue if you are in your required account. It will direct you to the credit card that you are using to purchase apps, however you can modify it later as well. Presently, you just need to tap.

 

Now you can select whether you wish to share your location with Family members. It will make things easier for Find My Friends app and will enable your family to see each other.  Although it is not obligatory.

 

After that a list of Family members and an invite sent or resend option will appear on the screen.The app will notify you  as soon as the other members accept the request. Moreover,  You can mark them as a parent or guardian in order to get approval for them.

 

This screen will also allow you to add or remove other family members. You can also change the settings of  Shared Payment Method from this screen. A security code is required for the completion of this procedure.

Finally, You can to App Store Updates and Purchased and can view all the previous purchases. Furthermore, it will give access to the books, music and movies to your family.

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were announced on September 9 and it has already started making huge benefits to Apple. 4M million units are already sold as per the recent report released by Apple. The best smartphone from Apple till date has been sold out in less than 24 hours of going online for pre-order on September 12.
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iPhone 5 has received over a 2 million orders within 24 hours of launching and now Apple iPhone 6 have broken the iPhone 5 first day maximum sales record by selling more than double units. It is said that many buyers of the iPhone 6 who placed the order on September 12 may have to wait till this month end to get their hands on the new iPhone 6. This is because Apple has sold more than their stock permitted. Although Apple already stated in a press release that a few lucky customers may receive their handset this Friday.

Even some of those who are camping in front of Apple stores to get their hands on the first day may have to face disappointment as it is expected that the Apple stores may also go out of stock.

Online retailer websites like eBay is witnessing huge demand for the new iPhone 6. There are reports of iPhone 6 bids reaching beyond $2000 with an asking price of $6000. However we also noticed some sellers on Amazon selling it for a little over price of $800. These are generally unlocked iPhone’s on no contract. But the buyers need to shell out all at once. However to those who can’t wait till next month to get their hands on new 4.7 inch iPhone 6 and the giant iPhone 6 Plus, buying from the listed sellers may not be a good idea.
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Apple released Apple Pay as a new method of mobile payments on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Both the devices let users pay for their daily items at several places through Apple Pay. Apple introduced Apple Pay as a new payment system which is built into iOS.

However, people have not started using it yet but still it is pretty evident that the feature is really appealing.Today, Bank of America declared that it would offer support for Apple Pay in October.

The Bank of America informed its customers about Apple Pay through emails. In that email, Bank of America displayed a picture of an iPhone working on iOS 8 along with a Bank of America credit card on the screen. The text in the email is very precise. In email Bank of America stated that though Apple pay is not yet accessible, but probably the bank will launch it in the month of October.

 

The launch of Apple Pay would enable the customers to make payments for their purchases with the help of iPhone apps. The Bank will provide this facility in more than 200,000 stores countrywide.

This proclamation of Bank of America signifies that soon after the shipment of Apple Pay devices the company would rule the mobile payments. Moreover, the information page of Apple Pay confirms the support of other bank such as American Express, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, Barclay Card, PNC, USAA and US bank.

It is a relatively better support than what other Apple’s competitors of digital payment system are offering.

Furthermore, some other organizations like Disney Parks, Whole Food, Toys R Us, Walgreen’s, Staples, Macy’s McDonald, Nike and Petco are intended to release Apple Pay soon. It is not the end, few apps from Tickets.com, Uber, Target, Starbucks, Open Table, Panera Bread and Groupon will also permit their customers to make payments with Apple Pay.

 

Apple unveiled Apple Pay along with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus at the launch event of the 9^th of September. These two brand new devices will let user to pay for their items with just a tap on the iPhone.  It will surely take away the burden of the credit and debit cards from your pockets.

This picture could be well known for some of the customers since several companies have been attempting this mobile payment space for years.

Google can be considered as the founder of this service. Google introduced Google Wallet that is a mobile payment system which let user store debit cards, credit cards and gift cards on their mobile phones.

Sadly, Google Wallet faced the similar issue of wireless carriers.

Majority of the United States carriers blocked Google Wallet and did not install it on their devices.  Some carriers such as Google Wallet AT&T and Verizon formed a new payment system known as Soft card as a rival of Google Wallet.

The mere set back of Soft card is that it is only accessible through Android devices. There is a special app included in the entire procedure and customers are required to order a SIM card in order to avail this service.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system also presented a digital wallet system which supports mobile payments. Unfortunately, all these companies and wireless carriers badly failed at this service.

The Apple Watch that will probably release next year would also permit iPhone users to avail the benefits of Apple Pay.

Rumors propose that Google is currently working on a few new products. These devices include new Nexus 8 or Nexus 9 tablet, Nexus 6 Smartphone and a new HTC Nexus 9.

Earlier, rumors suggested the release of a device named Nexus 8. However, rumors indicate towards a device that would be called Nexus 9 rather than the Nexus 8. Previously, Google unveiled the new Nexus 7 (2013) soon after the event of Google I/O  therefore several customers expected the same thing this time. Unfortunately, Google did not release any new product after the event.

The foremost rumor began to swirl in the month of June after the emergence of rumors related to the HTC Nexus tablet. However, these rumors held back because of the news of new Android L which is an update of Kitkat 4.4.4.

 

Last week, HTC confirmed all the rumors associated with HTC Nexus 9. Nevertheless, today the company would probably declare the launch date of HTC Nexus 9.

A great leak verified the rumors related to the arrival of a new Nexus tablet. Moreover, it also confirmed that HTC would manufacture the new device with a display screen of nearly 8.9 inch.

NVIDIA, the American manufacture of hardware unit disclosed a few legal documents that validate the product.  The company talked about some features of the new device in a 65 pages long court document. It stated that they intend to power the HTC Nexus 9 tablets with NVIDIA K1.

Moreover, it said that the company would possibly release HTC Nexus 9 Tablet in the third quarter of 2014. The third quarter ends in September and the most recent leak proposed that the device is merely a few weeks away.

Paul O’ Brien, the famous Android developer and devotee Tweets that his resources, verified the release date of HTC Nexus 9 and Android L.

As per the source, Google plans to declare a brand new HTC Nexus tablet on the 16^th of October. Afterwards he confirmed that obviously it will enter the market along with the Android L or Android 4.5. However, instead of release date it is merely an initial announcement.

It signifies that Google will unveil all the three products together in the month of October. The three devices are the new HTC Nexus 9, Motorola Nexus 6 Smartphone and Android L.

The company released Android 4.4.4 Kitkat along with Nexus 5 on the 31^st of October. Both the two items reached the markets of the entire world just after a few weeks. Therefore, people are looking for towards a similar kind of thing, the arrival of android L and the new Nexus devices.

It is pretty noteworthy that the source of Brien proposed a wrong release date for Nexus 5 which makes the release date doubtful. However, few people still trust his sources as he has provided accurate news in past years.

 

However, he did not cite anything related to a new Nexus Smartphone. Releasing a new version of Android with two new devices is quite difficult task. Following are the specs grounded on the past various rumors of Nexus 9 and Nexus 6.

Nexus 9 Specs (Rumored):

1. 8.9-inch 2048 x 1440 Full HD display (4:3 aspect ratio)
2. NVIDIA Tegra K1 Quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM (64-bit)
3. 16/32GB storage configurations
4. Android 4.5 or 5.0 (L Release)
5. 8 Megapixel OIS rear and 3 MP front camera
6. Zero-gap aluminum unibody design
7. HTC signature front facing speakers

Nexus 6 Specs (Rumored):

1. 5.2-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD Display
2. 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 805 Quad-core Processor with 3GB of RAM
3. 24GB of storage (probably 32GB, with some being used)
4. 13 Megapixel Rear Camera with OIS, 2.1 Front
5. Android L Release
6. Usual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and more
7. Built by Motorola
8. Front Facing Speakers like the Moto X.

Some of the rumors proposed that the company would name it Nexus 5 again rather than the Nexus 6. The main reason behind this decision is the display screen of the device that is not 6 inches. Nevertheless, these are all rumors and leaks, but finally things are beginning to appear.

Previously, Google unveiled Nexus 5 and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat on the very last day of October. If the company is going to follow the similar trend, then we can expect Nexus Smartphone, Nexus tablet, Android 4.5 or 5.0 L in the next month.

Samsung released various products at the launch event of 3^rdof September.  The company flaunted a Smart Watch called Gear S, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. Most of these devices would certainly give a tough competition to the rivals.

Samsung launched a smart Watch known as Gear S to fight with the brand new Apple watch.  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has the ability to compete with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Galaxy Note Edge is a product that will come with a really unique display screen. In that launch event Samsung gave some really significant details related to the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge. However, the company did not reveal the cost and the release date of this product.  These two most important aspects of the device are still in the dark, but people are expecting Galaxy Note Edge to reach the market till the end of this year.

 

However, people are making assumptions through the rumors and leak information of the device. A variant of Samsung Galaxy Note Edge passed the FCC at the beginning of this month.  People have also witnessed a Bluetooth Certification for an international model. Moreover, this week a large number of Korean-bound Galaxy Note Edge variants got the Bluetooth certification.

As per Clove, a UK retailer the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge would not be presented in the United Kingdom on the date. However, this delay can also have an influence on the other countries of the Europe.

Moreover, they informed that the Galaxy Note Edge would not be available for the customers in the United Kingdom. Most of the countries of Europe would not get the stock of Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.

All the potential buyers of Galaxy Note Edge should search for a non UK stock supplier. It indicates that they can merely get hold of this device from the countries where the company has plans to launch it.

The price of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will give more sadness to the buyers.  Amazon Germany is asking almost €1000 for the Galaxy Note Edge. The Notebooksbilliger, a Dutch retailer is also accepting pre-order at the similar price. After evaluating both the prices it seems like Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will come at a cost of €699.

 

People are still hoping that the device would not come at such an expensive price but obviously the chances are very low. A China Mobile employee stated that the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge would also come at a very costly price in China.

The post informed that China Mobile would charge 7,000 Yuan for the new Samsung Galaxy Note edge that means nearly $1,139.

The Previous year, China Mobile sold Galaxy Note 3 at a price of 5,399 Yuan. Therefore, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 would probably come at a price of 5,100 Yuan that is almost $830. It is virtually additional $150 than the off contract price of Galaxy Note 3 in the United States.

The company has not yet officially declared the price of Samsung Galaxy Note but all the hints indicates an extremely high priced Smartphone.

At the start of the year, Samsung stated that the Galaxy Note Edge would be expected at a high end. All the signs point out that the company would really stick to what it said earlier this year.

Apart from the bent display, Samsung Galaxy Note Edge comprises a Quad HD resolution, a 2.7 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 805 with 3GB of RAM, Android 4.4.4 Kitkat along with Samsung Touch Wiz. The other features of this device are 16 megapixel rear camera with the option of optical image stabilization, long lasting battery and sleek 8.3 mm frame.

The first iPhone 6 slipped badly from the hand of its owner on live T.V.  Nobody expected that soon Jack would be changed  the first iPhone 6 sold in Australia into first iPhone dropped.

As soon as he opened the box of iPhone 6, the mobile slipped from his hands and fell on the sidewalks. The most shocking thing is that all of this was live telecasted on the T.V.

At first Jack informed the viewers that nothing happened to his brand new iPhone 6.  But it became quite evident from his expressions that he was concerned about some damages to the screen. He rubbed his hand on the screen of the iPhone 6 and then the camera moved back towards the speechless newscaster.

People were really expecting to see lots of drop test videos after the release  of iPhone 6. However, Jack never planned to be the one to demonstrate it on a live Television.

 

Earlier,  two videos have shown the drop test of HTC One M8 that has the same metal design. In one video the screen was completely crushed and in the other video some scratches appeared on the metal.

Jack is lucky if he purchased that iPhone 6 with Apple Care+ otherwise he has to bear that damage.

However, this is not the first time when someone has dropped his new iPhone on the day of release. Last year, a large number of customers walked in the Apple store with a cracked or broken screen of a new iPhone 5s.

A user who purchased Apple Care+ along with the iPhone 5s left the shop with a smile on his face. Whereas, the second customer whose iPhone was not under the warranty went back quite in a sad mood

Apple Care is a pretty famous warranty which comes at a cost of $99. This kind of drop needs a $79 deductible since the customer gets merely two claims.

The accidental damage warranty includes hardware failures, drops and water damage. On the other hand, iPhone 6 insurance plans offer all these things along with the option of loss and theft.

 

Make it certain that you are investing in a trustworthy case if you are not planning to buy AppleCare+ or any other sort of protection plan.

Most cases do not offer protection of the drop of iPhone 6 screen on the sidewalk.

It is highly recommended to instantly purchase the case of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple Store and Best Buy brags sell more than 100 cases and accessories of iPhone 6.

Apple is selling a leather case that is the best one up till now. You can effortlessly purchase it from any Apple Store.

The company designed it with premium leather which would not add a lot of weight to the new iPhone 6.  Moreover, this leather case comes in six different color options and all of them will complement with the black and white front of the iPhone 6.

Whereas, the red and grey color case will get dirty after a few weeks of purchase.

As usual, it is likely that various merchants will put up Galaxy Note 4 for pre-ordering some weeks before the phone is actually released for sale. Although there are few conditions that will make you want to pre-order this device, I am of the opinion that it is usually better to wait for few weeks after it has been released before buying it. Some of the reasons why pre-ordering Samsung Galaxy Note 4 may not be the best for you are as follows:

 

1. The Cost

• If you were someone that monitors the price of products like phones and tablets very well, you would have noticed that most of the time the highest price for a newly released product is paid by those people who find solace in pre-ordering. Usually after a phone is released for sale, the price begins to dwindle. This is because there is always a relationship between supply and demand, if manufacturers see that a product is not doing well in market, they may try to reduce the price in order to attract more customers. For example when Blackberry Z10 first came out it was sold for more than $400 but now it is sold for less than $200. One of my friends in Cyprus told me that he got his Samsung Galaxy S5 for $1035 when it was released but the price was reduced to $800 three days after he got his phone. In fact, I have seen Amazon Inc. on different occasions reducing the price of their tablets by as much as $50 in order to attract customers. If you are seriously considering preordering a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, then ask yourself the following questions:

 

i. Do I really need to buy this phone through preordering?

 

ii. Am I buying this phone because I need it or because of advert, peer or social pressure?

 

iii. Can I still get this phone at better price at latter part of the year?

 

If you answer these questions correctly, you may see reasons why it is better to wait before you buy the phone.

 

2. The Difference in Review Experience and Real Life Experience

• I am not sure whether you know that many people have realized that the review they read about when a product has not been released is usually slightly different from what they see or experience after it has been released. The fact is that manufacturer’s review may be slightly exaggerated, and it is very likely that such information will not be 100% true. That is why it is better to wait for what other users have to say about a product before buying it. Of course, user reviews of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 can only be available after it is released for sale. It is advisable to wait for users to review Note 4 so that you will be in better position to decide whether it worth your money or not. In addition, you may not be aware of some important information when users’ review of a product s not yet available. For example, a regional lockout system was introduced in some of the American and European models of Galaxy Note 3. Unfortunately, you may not be aware of this unless you read users’ reviews which is only available after a phone is released.

Summary

• In this age of highly polished advertisements, many new devices are depicted as having fantastic features that it becomes almost irresistible not to pre-order them. As a frugal shopper and a money conscious individual, you must be able to immune yourself to advertisement fever. Your focus should be how to get a quality device at a lower price. It appears that one way to save money on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is not to pre-order it. The few/much dollars you are going to save may be used for something else.

At last, iO8 is officially released and people have begin the installation of this new update. iOS 8 comes with some really exciting new features such as various keyboard options, better messaging and much more.

The owners of iPhone 5s are using this new iOS update for a week. Therefore, an early review related to the performance of iOS 8 can be easily given for the convenience of the future users. The review is entirely based on the working and other factors of iOS 8 especially  on iPhone 5s. It will certainly assist users to make up their mind whether they should install iOS 8 update on their iPhone 5s or not.

Once people installed iOS 8 versions on their phones, they would not be able to switch back to iOS 7.1.2. They have to wait till Apple releases a new bug fix update of iOS 8 or till the time it  offers any other thing that can resolve  some major issues of iOS 8.

There is a possibility of the emergence of some sort of big issue in iOS 8 update since it has loads of new features and modified apps.

We will inform you about each and every tiny thing associated with the update of iOS 8 on iPhone 5s.

Installation:

Obviously, it is very difficult to get hold of iOS 8 update on the day of its release. It will surely consume a lot of time due to the fact that millions of people want to install it on the same day. The preferable method to prevent this problem is to install iOS 8 manually. Nevertheless, if you can wait for a few more days then it would be the best time to download this update.

Most of the users faced the storage problem of iOS 8 because they were not aware that it would require nearly 5.8 GB to update this  software. However, the size of iOS 8 update is only 1.1 GB but still it needs a lot more free storage.

If you really believe that everything in your iPhone is very important and you cannot delete it.  Then you should plug- in to iTunes for the less storage installation option of iOS 8.

 

iOS 8 Performance on iPhone 5s.:

Shortly after the installation, we carried out a few really significant tests for your ease. These tests gave a really good insight about the features that run perfectly on iPhone 5s. These tests were particularly focused on the battery life, connectivity to WiFi and LTE of iOS 8. Basically, we were on the look out of any issue which might arise soon after the installation of iOS 8 update.

 

Apps:

There is a good news for the people interested in utilizing all the features of iOS 8 app update. Some of the updates have already touched the new version iOS 8.

However, the chief issue for the users would be the new predictive keyboard tool of iOS 8. It wraps some buttons on apps which is typically located at the top of the keyboard. User will need to shift it up everytime when the predictive text is on.

One of the other minor problems is the unusual control of share options in apps such as Alien Blue. If a user wishes to submit a link to view a Sidebar  in this Reddit app on the iOS 8 GM, it would not do anything. This problem probably occurs because of some slight alteration in sharing methods which is expected to be fixed soon.

Whereas, the rest of the apps like social media, stream music, videos and Fantasy Footable are functioning well on iOS 8 on the iPhone 5s.

The fantastic addition on iOS 8 is the facility of Touch ID and Safari Extension. Users merely  need to install LastPass and turn on its extension then it will easily allow users to open LastPass through the Safari share button. Afterwards, users can unlock it with Touch ID and then tap to log in to a web page.The same thing goes with numerous other apps.

iOS 8 Battery Life on iPhone 5s:

Various people are worried about the battery life of iOS 8. It is pretty understandable because a new update usually takes a lot of battery to run.

Battery life works quite well in this last version of iOS 8. Though, you have to charge your phone everyday if you are talking on it for more than one hour.

Users can go to iOS 8 battery usage tool and find out the apps that are using up  a lot of battery of iPhone 5s.  People can easily perform this action through the following action.

(Settings -> General -> Usage -> Battery Usage)

 

Connectivity:

Generally, new version of iOS crashes the Wi-Fi or LTE of the iPhone or iPad. The good news is that iOS 8 update does not bring any WI-Fi issue along with it.

Both the LTE and Bluetooth run fine on iOS 8. The problems might occur on the phone calls, but it is definitely not linked to the iOS 8 update. It is most likely associated with the coverage.

Bugs & Problems:

On whole iOS 8 is secure and does not contain many bugs. Some of the trivial issues are related to apps such as FaceTime Audio. Face Time Audio does not work that well when you switch from Wi-Fi to LTE. Moreover, it drops several times even when it is connected to a great connection of Wi-Fi.

We will keep on observing the working of iOS 8 on the iPhone 5s.

Speed:

iOS may lessen the speed of some old models of devices.  Even then we do not come across any performance issue of iOS 8 while opening and closing apps of iPhone 5s.

Should I Install iOS 8?

The answer to this question is positively “YES” but still do not install it one the very first day of its release.  Normally first day releases, invites various download and update issues.

Some extremely attractive iOS 8 features are mentioned below that gives better connectivity and great functionality of the iPhone. Shortly, Apple will launch OS X Yosemite that will enable the users to answer calls on Mac, read and reply messages from your computer.

iOS 8 Features:

The top 10 features of iOS 8 are stated below. There are loads of tempting iOS features on the iPhone 5s ,including new Time Lapse camera mode. Time lapse camera mode promises excellent video quality.

1. Texts, Calls, Hotspot & Handoff:  Calls and messages will be displayed on Mac and iPad. User can switch to other devices and effortlessly transfer your work on them.
2. Notification:  You can instantly reply to notifications while using the apps.
3. Messages: Now you can send both video and voice message without leaving and disconnecting individual Group Message threads
4. Keyboard features & Third Party Keyboards: Luckily, this time Apple makes an addition of predictive text and offers some keyboard choices.
5. iCloud Photo Library:  You can retrieve all your photos and videos in full resolution from everywhere. You just need to pay $99 cents per month for a 20 GB storage.
6. Family Share: No you do not need the same Apple ID and approval of App purchases to share apps, movies and other stuff.
7. Siri Always active: Just say “ Hi Siri’ and it will pop up on your phone for your help.
8. Smart Sharing: User can share items outside the Apple’s stock list. This alteration depends on the apps user installed.
9. Face Time Call Waiting: You can switch calls without any difficulty through Face time Call Waiting feature of iOS 8.
10. Touch ID Support for Apps: Finally, Apple permits third party apps in iOS 8 through which it is easier to secure apps.

iOS 8 VS iOS 7 walkthorugh:

The iOS 8 slideshows demonstrates a complete comparison of iOS 7 and iOS 8 with the help of different photos.

The Slide show will begin from the iPhone home screen since it is the first thing user come in contact with after the installation of iOS 8.

These screens are really significant since it appears every time you switch on your iPhone .As it is evident that there is not a massive alteration in the home screen of iOS 8 and iOS 7. Apple merely modified the status bar in IOS 7.

There are several people who struggled hard to make a pre-order for iPhone 6  and now they are worried since they are unable to stay at home to sign for the delivery

Some shipments such as FedEx requires your signature for the delivery of iPhone 6 otherwise they would send your precious item back to the delivery store. Same is the case with UPS delivery that is a service which carries AT&T iPhone 6 deliveries to your doorstep.

The majority of the iPhone 6 delivers are planned at around 3 PM of the release date. It is probably not possible for most of the people to leave the work just to sign the delivery.

 

If you are one of these people, then no need to worry anymore. You can sign for the delivery package before the delivery time along with the instruction to hand it over to your neighbor. The other alternative options are to reschedule the delivery or request them to hold it at a certain place.

iPhone tracking number is the foremost thing that is required. Almost every carrier shares the tracking number on the status page of the order or notifies the buyer through email. First of all, look for your tracking number on the order page or email. However, if you have placed an order from AT&T then you might want a trick to locate the iPhone 6 tracking number.

In order to do this, go to UPS and click on Search by reference and then place your  order number without the last two digits.

 

By Following these simple measures you can avoid the notification  from UPS or FedEx that states “Sorry we missed you”

On the other hand, people who have ordered iPhone 6 directly from Apple can log in through the account which they used to place the order. Afterwards, they can click on the pre-sign for the shipment link. It will let the customer finish an authorization for FedEx to put your order at your home without your signature. Once you fill up this form Apple and FedEx would not be responsible if your order is stolen or misplaced. You are required to sign the form and inform FedEx the exact place to put down the delivery.

However, customers who have ordered iPhone 6 through Verizon cannot complete the Apple pre-sign form. Therefore, they will have to make a detailed note or download and complete the FedEx Release the following FedEx Release Form.

As far as the deliveries of UPS are concerned, the best advice is to sign up for a free UPS My Choice account which connects to your address. Afterwards, you will be able to sign online for your iPhone delivery. You can ignore delivery instructions and select other important options.

You can request UPS  to hold for Will Call at a UPS facility through UPS My Choice. Moreover, you can ask them to deliver it to the nearest UPS store but it will charge $5.

FedEx has a same option which will permit you to hold the iPhone 6 delivery at a nearby FedEx facility with just a phone call. In nearly every case you can pick up the delivery on the same day, but sometimes you will also have to wait till Saturday. Nevertheless, it is relatively a better option than a missed delivery.

If you wish to pick up iPhone 6 from some other place, then you could do it with your ID but make certain that you arrive when the place is still open.