Um.... Hardware changes would be making a change to the internals of the phone, not really possible through the Internet... The iOS updates OTA, and via iTunes update everything possible...
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Apple to Begin Trial Production of iPhone 5S for Earlier Than Expected Launch?
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Um.... Hardware changes would be making a change to the internals of the phone, not really possible through the Internet... The iOS updates OTA, and via iTunes update everything possible...
This story make sense, because Apple just did another mess up: they didn't take enough time to do research on how to manufacture the phone. This will lead to disastrous results in sales because people will switch to companies that do not have this kind of trouble going on.
On the other hand they are also heavily neglecting their traditional 'usebase': the professional and prosumer computer users.
Apple's future starts to look bleaker by the day.
On the other hand they are also heavily neglecting their traditional 'usebase': the professional and prosumer computer users.
Apple's future starts to look bleaker by the day.
Maybe they have a different way to assemble the iPhone and make the front glass a bit stronger. Or produce more colors like iPod ...
End of March would be ok for me ... Together with iPad Mini 2nd gen
End of March would be ok for me ... Together with iPad Mini 2nd gen
It was always going to happen. The iPhone5 is just a stretched iPhone4 in design...it is the operating system that makes the difference.
I never understood why many were 'amazed' by the 'innovation in design' of the 5....it's a few mm longer than a 4.
I never understood why many were 'amazed' by the 'innovation in design' of the 5....it's a few mm longer than a 4.
I'm pretty sure this was meant to be a joke. However, if they start using FPGA-chips (field-programmable gate array) then they could market it as a downloadable hardware update. You know Apple, they would.
That makes so much sense!!!
Introducing a new product earlier will fix the problem of low yield rates!!!!!!11111one
This is actually not as unlikely as it sounds...
In the UK, the 4G spectrum auction is underway and the current iPhone5 only supports one carrier's 4G frequency (EE). When the other main carriers such as O2 and Vodaphone get their spectrum allocation early next year, they will be wanting to have an iPhone5 that will work on it.
In the UK, the 4G spectrum auction is underway and the current iPhone5 only supports one carrier's 4G frequency (EE). When the other main carriers such as O2 and Vodaphone get their spectrum allocation early next year, they will be wanting to have an iPhone5 that will work on it.
I really doubt it, but the sooner we get the 5s out of the way, the sooner we get the 6
I know this is a dead horse, but I'm bummed we never saw the teardrop design that was rumored when the 4s came out.
That's the reason I didn't step on the 5. Had the 4, the 4S faster but the same, the 5.....
If its the 5S then it has to be a reasonably significant update, you can't just tweak the case a bit. More likely would be a reconfiguration of some of the internals to make assembly easier. This could easily be releases as a V2 mod to the 5 rather than calling it a 5S. For a 5S you are going to have to include some new feature to actually make anyone want to buy it. "Buy our new phone because its easier for us to make" is not a good sales pitch and simply upping the processor speed is going to increase battery drain without some re-engineering of the processor, also bringing out a 5S early after the iPad4 earlier than expected release would bring a lot of bad publicity for Apple. If this is indeed the 5S then it is more likely that because of manufacturing problems with the 5 a prototype 5S is going for small scale production runs earlier than its predecessors in order to allow more time to iron out problems and re-engineer production processes before full production begins. This would be the more likely reason if this rumour is even true at all.
The 5S does not necessarily need to be thicker, it would be possible to improve the case by using a much harder grade of aluminium alloy but this would add to weight. It is also possible to use harder anodised coatings though this is likely to alter the shade of black on the black model to some extent. This would make it less likely to get scratched during manufacture too improving yields.
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Perhaps Apple is preparing a new class of iPhones? Now that they have two iPads, perhaps they will introduce second type of iPhone... 5'' 1920x1280 screen iPhone Max or something like that.
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I specifically remember people saying they needed to increase their update schedule to keep up with android so its funny that people are complaining now. They probobly just want to stock pile the 5S so they have enough for their next launch. This will be easy to do since likely the changes will be minimal in design and so they can be assembled along side the 5
I specifically remember people saying they needed to increase their update schedule to keep up with android so its funny that people are complaining now. They probobly just want to stock pile the 5S so they have enough for their next launch. This will be easy to do since likely the changes will be minimal in design and so they can be assembled along side the 5
This is what I thought - targeting iPad sales to the holiday season instead of iPhone
You can use Three's 4G network when it launches - they bought spectrum from EE.
This is actually pretty much what I meant. I don't think they would actually name it the iPhone 5s, that may well be commentary by the rumourmonger.
Given demand it's questionable if they actually do need to. But I didn't mean a processor upgrade, more along the lines of a quiet bump to the camera to improve the fringing issues, faster or more storage memory (where Apple has been enjoying insane margins that they may have to accept aren't really sustainable if they need to sweeten a deal), the updated Qualcomm chipset in order to give more 4G bands support. Apple are very good at selling improvements in experience over "raw" specs.
Entirely possible.
Agreed. But I think if they're going to go up in weight and change the colour, they might well bite the bullet and address the battery issue.
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Three will use the same spectrum as EE, so the iPhone 5 will work on their network.
That's all true and good, but you're forgetting Apple's love to limit new main features to the latest generation sometimes.I've owned every iPhone except for the current 5. That's only because I moved to Italy and I don't want to pay $1100 for the latest top-of-the-line (that's the price in Italy for the 64 GB iPhone 5). I was going to wait until June when I return to the United States for a month.
Anyway, I got used to buying a new iPhone every June, until the 4S. This article doesn't say the phone is coming out in January, but maybe June instead of September. That's just like the iPad 4 versus the 3. If Apple has new innovations to put into their products, why not bring them to market sooner?
No one is putting a gun to your head to buy these products! When you buy any product, you make a decision that the product is worth more than your money. You want it, now! There'll always be a better phone down the road. So you either choose to wait forever, or you buy the current top-of-the-line.
Or some of their apps. (Like iPad 1 cannot run iPhoto... Yeah, right... totally not an artificial limitation)
So the faster a new generation pops up, the more there will be until you can upgrade on a regular 2 year contract again, which essentially means that you're going to get left behind with new software stuff more often.
Hooray?
That's really the only thing that bugs me about all that.
I'd be cool if Apple let me have all their latest apps and all their latest features during those regular 2 years, which - let's be honest - most of us are stuck in that scheme.
I'm totally okay with buying a new iPhone every 2 years Apple, most of us are, or at least many.
Just don't give me the finger after one year.
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In other news, the iPad Mini 2 is set to release for Black Friday taking advantage of the holiday shoppers.
The only people surprised or angry by these kinds of news are the newbies.
The only people who believe or try to push these kinds of bogus rumors are the "newbies" (often trolls).
If they start production now, how relevant is the 5s going to be if it does launch next June?
Does anyone think this is just going to be an incremental update to fix what was wrong with the iPhone5, just like what the ipad4 was to the ipad3?
So perhaps a more scratch-resistant casing, faster processor, purple flare issue fixed?
Does anyone think this is just going to be an incremental update to fix what was wrong with the iPhone5, just like what the ipad4 was to the ipad3?
So perhaps a more scratch-resistant casing, faster processor, purple flare issue fixed?
With their own processor now, they are not limited for anything except for display production. I think they already working on the 6 iPhone, and the 5S is in its final touch-ups.
Lots of noise about new processors and such.
However nothing has been said about a simple screen update to Sharps new technology. A screen with a 30% power draw drop is really all the excuse they need to introduce am iPhone 5S.
As to the black finish they could always go camo. Sure it would still scratch but it would be much harder to notice or could just be seen as part of he effect. In any event most of this noise about scratching surface finish is just that, metal surface finishes scratch, there is no way around it. People that don't realize that are simply uneducated imbeciles.
However nothing has been said about a simple screen update to Sharps new technology. A screen with a 30% power draw drop is really all the excuse they need to introduce am iPhone 5S.
As to the black finish they could always go camo. Sure it would still scratch but it would be much harder to notice or could just be seen as part of he effect. In any event most of this noise about scratching surface finish is just that, metal surface finishes scratch, there is no way around it. People that don't realize that are simply uneducated imbeciles.