Holding Off Buying an iPad / SmartPhone
I’m itching to get me some gadgets, but technology to come, plus Telstra’s announcement mean I will wait until the end of the year.
1. Telstra will be launching 4G / LTE towards the end of the year. This will substantially improve speeds, making virtually anything you do via cell towers work without any lags – for example movies and games. Right now I cannot buy a 4G gadget.
2. NFC – Near Field Technology. I want this, I want to use my phone to pay for little things. iPhone 5 is expected to have it, so I’ll wait. If I don’t go the iPhone route, all their competitors will have NFC by year’s end.
These two factors will mean that the phone I do get should be able to last me for years. The form factor won’t get any smaller (although lighter/thinner is possible). The display can’t really improve. Cameras don’t need to improve. Batteries could improve.
And I want LTE in my iPad or other “pad”. I’ll use a lot away from home, so I really want that speed.