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MSNBC Article: What should the next iPhone have?

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Apple's not talking (surprise!), but analysts speculate about new version​

What will the next version of the iPhone have that the current one doesn’t?

Will it have a keyboard for those who haven’t been touched — in a good way — by the iPhone’s touchscreen? How about GPS capabilities? Will there be iPhones in different sizes, similar to what Apple has done with its iPod digital music player?

With a recent shortage of the phones in U.S. stores, and indications that a new model may be released within the next few months, it’s natural to pose the questions.
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If you've seen one prediction thread about the 3G iPhone, iPhone2, iPhone whatever you wanna call it then you've seen them all....*yawn*
 
Thanks for posting the link, interesting article. Why do they want a physical keyboard so much?!?! Personally I would HATE that, the touch screen is amazing, and with a little practice I can type faster than on any other phone :D Adding a crappy slide out keyboard, apart from being tacky, would be like admitting the touch screen is insufficient :rolleyes:
 
If its not git MMS, video capture and Bluetooth file transfer capability then its Android FTW!
 
GPS is one of the main selling points for me. I want 3G, but I also want GPS, if the new iPhone didn't have GPS then I would have to seriously consider waiting again, which is a shame:

GPS and a little light
Dulaney, of Gartner, thinks adding a GPS chip to the iPhone would be a “logical” enhancement to the phone’s location-mapping software. It lets users approximate their locations, using phone cell towers and local Wi-Fi networks.

“GPS would offer additional accuracy,” he said. “There’s enough evidence that this is a technology that Apple likes, and can make revenue from.”

Various GPS subscriptions are available for certain BlackBerry models. One, by TeleNav, costs $10 a month; another, by Garmin, is $100 a year.

“That’s cheaper than paying $500 for a GPS system, and with a subscription plan, users don’t have to shell out this big amount of money,” Dulaney said.
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Why would there be a monthly fee? When you pay a monthly fee, isn't that for live/updated traffic information? I know many GPS devices just have the maps and I know the use of the GPS system itself is free, there are no monthly fees. If Apple includes a GPS they better not force us to pay a $10 a month fee to use the GPS. The use of the GPS should be free, and there should be an optional fee to get extras such as live/updated traffic information and possibly turn by turn directions. I would be so mad if they included it an required a fee to use it.
 
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