What Is The Number 1 Reason You Bought The 5S?

wamsille

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I'll tell you why - I got tired of other devices not working properly.

When I make a phone call, I want that phone call to go through. Network connectivity, congestion and signal issues aside a phone should work as a phone. I don't care if you take the "smart" moniker and point out that while my phone cannot communicate by voice I can do so with email and SMS. My wife and I up until Wednesday each had an HTC One. (My wife is still on her HTC One, and will continue to use Android until a 5" or greater device is released) I have replaced my wife's HTC One three times, her previous phone the Galaxy S3 four times and I myself had replaced my HTC One a handful of times. Now I know refurbished phones carry a negative connotation with them and for good reason - perception as well as real world scenarios have told us they do not perform as well as new devices out of the box. I replaced my HTC One earlier this week through warranty and by Wednesday I was back in an AT&T store to cancel the contract on my old device and activate a new line to purchase the 5S on contract.

I don't pay ETF's - it is against my religion. I would much rather argue on the phone with a retention specialist for an hour until my fees are waived. The fact that I did this, and for an iPhone, speaks volumes about the pent up frustration and anger I had over my non-working phone. The 5S has produced crystal clear calls, reliable data speeds and nice pictures from the camera. I am very impressed with the whole package.
 

nicnoc

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Multiple reasons but predominantly speed, camera (got some great shots already) and a touch of gold. Touch ID is nice to have as was never a fan of having to enter a password every time I used the phone.
 

ScottyBoy_22

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Well, I was on the "Blackberry hype" back in the day. Started with a Curve 8900 then a Bold 9700, followed by a Bold 9900.

I had it in my head that I never wanted a phone with a touchscreen keypad, purely due to how fast I could type with the keyboard on the Blackberry phones.

But Blackberry was beginning to feel a bit dated. Especially the OS. I've always liked the look of the iPhone since it got rid of the curved back (so, iPhone 4 onwards) and I already had an iPod Touch 4th Gen. As my Bold 9900 contract was coming to its end, I found myself playing around on the iPod a bit more, as if I was subconsciously preparing to make the switch to Apple.

As luck would have it, my contract with the Bold ended just as the iPhone 5S was being revealed and released and when watching YouTube videos of IOS7, I fell in love with the OS straight away. It spoke to my "minimalist" nature. I originally had planned to get an iPhone 5, but after seeing the 5S, I couldn't bring myself to not get the flagship device.
 

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