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When is iPhone 6 coming?
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I can live with 8-9 month cycle. But I don't think Apple is hurting by a 12 month cycle. Creatively and hype wise having a 12 month cycle helps a lot. I think initially yes a 8-9 month cycle will generate more revenue but in the end can production handle it? Apple can barely handle the iPhone 5. Second 12 months allows Apple to not rush out products. Take for example the 4S, which should have had 4G LTE but didn't. Could/should the phone have had LTE, yes but LTE was still pretty new. If your doing a 8-9 months cycle your forcing a technology on to the market that Apple may have not mastered yet.
In the end Apple has defied competitors and vendors and that's what has made them so successful. If you wanted a huge screen, updated phone ever 6 month, and etc go with Android.
You have valid points too, but what happened with the iPad to me changed years of iDevice tradition. Apple sooner or later catches on demand (look at the iPad 3, and now the iPhone 5) and then goes into the next thing.
I cant see how anyone can say that the 5 isnt a huge change from the 4S, or the 3GS in that manner.
I think this proves that there is nothing that Apple can do that wont be looked at as a minor upgrade.
First, the design is different in every way. THere is not one similarity between the 5 and 4S in design (OK, the volume buttons are similar). One is two pieces of glass with a thin metal frame, the other is unibody with glass windows. The 5 is taller, thinner, lighter, made from different materials, has the new lightning connector, headphone jack moved, facetime camera moved and upgraded, 3 vs 2 microphones, bigger speakers, completely different grill design, nano sim...the list goes on. These phones are not similar (Within the bounds of smartphone design of course).
Second, the hardware is an order of magnitude better with the 5. Im talking a generational leap the likes of which has never been seen in iPhone. The 4S is lucky to bech 700 points, the 5 benches 1700. The ipad 3 benches 700. The 5 is a beast.
Not only all that, you got LTE, which isnt just "faster" but makes-3G-look-like-dial-up faster. I got 62MBPS on my phone. Thats 10x faster then your home wifi.
Theres literally nothing that will make you happy if you dont think the 5 is ridiculously upgraded from the 4S.
I think this proves that there is nothing that Apple can do that wont be looked at as a minor upgrade.
First, the design is different in every way. THere is not one similarity between the 5 and 4S in design (OK, the volume buttons are similar). One is two pieces of glass with a thin metal frame, the other is unibody with glass windows. The 5 is taller, thinner, lighter, made from different materials, has the new lightning connector, headphone jack moved, facetime camera moved and upgraded, 3 vs 2 microphones, bigger speakers, completely different grill design, nano sim...the list goes on. These phones are not similar (Within the bounds of smartphone design of course).
Second, the hardware is an order of magnitude better with the 5. Im talking a generational leap the likes of which has never been seen in iPhone. The 4S is lucky to bech 700 points, the 5 benches 1700. The ipad 3 benches 700. The 5 is a beast.
Not only all that, you got LTE, which isnt just "faster" but makes-3G-look-like-dial-up faster. I got 62MBPS on my phone. Thats 10x faster then your home wifi.
Theres literally nothing that will make you happy if you dont think the 5 is ridiculously upgraded from the 4S.
I agree, my dad had the iPhone 4 and asked last year if he should get the 4s and I said no since a slightly improved camera and processor was not worth it. Oh I guess you can count Siri too.
The iPhone 5 blows the iPhone 4S. Larger Screen. Better battery life eve with 4G. My iPhone 5 on LTE lasts longer than my girlfriends 4S. Speaking of LTE, finally! Bigger screen, okay so maybe .5" increase isn't that much but it makes a difference. Lighter and thinner. While I loved the glass look and feel who can argue with a lighter and thinner phone. Scuffgate is an issue but case up. It's true there were a lot of small upgrades but the biggest one is LTE, since it makes browsing the web and downloading so much better.
I am curious what would you want to see that would make you "want" to buy the next iPhone (most likely the 5s). Not software improvements but actual changes to the design of the phone.
First of all, I never liked the design of the 4 and 4S.
I think Apple departed from their old design criteria, which featured smooth curves and even design.
The new iPhones are much bulkier, despite thinner. With lots of edges, and its very very square. I like the 3GS design better still, because its so smooth and round.
I was really hoping that iPhone 5 would return to the more round curves, but was disappointed when it didnt. Something like this would have been much better:
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I´ve been reading Apple news for five years now. And there is also an increasing number of cool patented features that Apple has, that I was hoping to see soon in the phone. But instead they seem to be holding all of it back.
Apples success was NEVER about more power. And higher specifications. So if all they got is a sharper screen, faster processor, and basically, numbers numbers numbers. They will fail to capture my interst. Because I´m one of those people who started buying Apple because of their actual innovation.
I think Apple departed from their old design criteria, which featured smooth curves and even design.
The new iPhones are much bulkier, despite thinner. With lots of edges, and its very very square. I like the 3GS design better still, because its so smooth and round.
I was really hoping that iPhone 5 would return to the more round curves, but was disappointed when it didnt. Something like this would have been much better:
I´ve been reading Apple news for five years now. And there is also an increasing number of cool patented features that Apple has, that I was hoping to see soon in the phone. But instead they seem to be holding all of it back.
Apples success was NEVER about more power. And higher specifications. So if all they got is a sharper screen, faster processor, and basically, numbers numbers numbers. They will fail to capture my interst. Because I´m one of those people who started buying Apple because of their actual innovation.
I agree....I just love how some of the "experts" on the forums claiming apple doesn't "innovate" (good grief that comment gets old)...The fact is any time you get faster (absolutely stellar benchmarks), lighter, thinner, stronger, and bigger screen it's a about as close to groundbreaking as it gets.
Dude is a pro whiner. Sales are as robust as ever. 5th generation of iPhone and iPods, Apple is still #1 in sales in spite of its devices lasting for a long, long, time. More iPhone 5's were sold during the first weekend than any other device in history. I think that's definition of excitement.
What's innovation to a mobile phone? Biometrics? Speech to text? Able to control automobiles, homes, boats, planes? Track your pets? iPhone's got an app for that.
Hello,
I am guessing the 5 replacement will offer NFC, 1080p resolution, no doubt a slightly more powerful processor and I do think Apple will change the Anodizing to make the Black models less prone to scratching. And like most who have posted, I think it stands to reason it will be the 5S.
Cheers,
JJ
I am guessing the 5 replacement will offer NFC, 1080p resolution, no doubt a slightly more powerful processor and I do think Apple will change the Anodizing to make the Black models less prone to scratching. And like most who have posted, I think it stands to reason it will be the 5S.
Cheers,
JJ
I believe the iPad 4 update was released so soon because they wanted to standardize the lighting connector with all their devices. I don't think we will see an update less then 12 months again since sales of the iPad 4 have not been as good as others in the past. This is because people just bought the iPad 3. It also pushes away customers.
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That phone looks nice but I think it would be horrible to hold
do you have the 5?
I had a 3GS before the 5 and it is a major improvement. Everything is faster -- my 3GS was crawling by the time I was ready for an upgrade. The retina display is awesome to have.
The issue about the glare on the camera happens to pretty much every camera. Point it at the sun and you're going to have some glare and discoloration to some level. For what it's worth, I took a picture at a park overlooking the shoreline, with the sun right in the middle of it, and it came out just fine.
I've had the phone since it came out (without a case), and I have had no issues with scratching or bending.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Apple speeds up its release schedule. After all, the iPhone is competing with hundreds of smartphones from dozens of vendors. Frequent refreshes and redesigns are one way to stay competitive.
i read somewhere recently that the new iphone would be scheduled to release around july next year.
The things that matter in a personal electronic device?
LMFAO
Thats software ****head. Nothing to do with which iPhone you have. Or phone for that matter. (barring hardware limitations) Wow. Some Expert.
I wont go into the improvements between each generation of iphone, because only a ****head can/would say that they aren't substantial. Face it, This is another thread were the OP cannot admit to him/her self that their iPhone is a status symbol. If it doesn't look completely different in every way, they cry. Not one single thread of this nature has come up with a good feature to add that would make the iPhone, or iOS better.
I think it's going to be the obvious processor, camera, and Siri improvements
I think the better question is what is the 6 going to be like
I really like the curve model someone suggested. That's one area I think Samsung has down with their curved glass.
They really need to nail down Siri for the 5S/6 and I think replacing the physical home button with a touch is a no brainer at this point
Biometrics security would be awesome
Nailing down the "better" battery life
and to be honest getting this scuffgate under control
I move back to the glass and steel wouldn't be terrible, hell go with plastic
I´m the one talking about the curves.
Yes biometric fingerprint would be cool. Vastly greater battery life would also be a huge leap forward. This technology has pretty much been standing still for the last years.
These are two things that would represent great change for me. But I need even more.
History, repeats itself
based on "history" you would see a iPhone 5s about a year from last month. But if rumors are true, that "may" be accelerated to a 6 month release. So, maybe a 6 next fall. But doubtful if we are truly students of "history."
based on "history" you would see a iPhone 5s about a year from last month. But if rumors are true, that "may" be accelerated to a 6 month release. So, maybe a 6 next fall. But doubtful if we are truly students of "history."
Although in the past the iPhones have (mostly) followed a yearly release schedule, I'd guess that will soon change. Apple is under new leadership now that is starting to do things their own way. But that being said, the yearly schedule worked out with people's contracts as a new iPhone model would hit around when their contract ends (assuming that the majority of people get the new iPhone model close to the release).
