Um, they seem to be just fine with the iPad WiFi and the iPod touch.
You do know that the iPod touch is basically an iPhone WiFi, right?
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Um, they seem to be just fine with the iPad WiFi and the iPod touch.
You do know that the iPod touch is basically an iPhone WiFi, right?
This is what will happen. Jobs is unhappy with the rapidly growing number of SKUs in the iOS family. Too clunky.
I'd be fine with that if it doesn't mean iPhone pricing and it means the end of that awful shiny metal back. But if they EOL the iPod touch without a suitable replacement, many people will be very irate, myself included. I've got no need for overpriced data plans or the huge bulkiness of an iPad. But you can pry my iPod touch from my cold dead hands.
How do you know that? Not being critical just inquiring
S/he doesn't, they're just speculating like everyone else.
Kids should not get the iPhone, a iPod touch is fine for them. They just need those $0 phones that parents can use to keep in touch with. I think anything more, especially a smartphone is inappropriate for a kid.
There will most probably be an iPod Touch during the September iPod event when the iPhone will be announced.
There will most probably be an iPod Touch during the September iPod event when the iPhone will be announced.
How do you know that? Not being critical just inquiring
Jobs said he was unhappy with the growing number of SKUs. They'll be able to combine data plan iPads, but that's not enough. Jonny Ive has significantly reduced the thickness of the next iPhone due in September (thanks to liquidmetal) such that there is no longer any reason to distinguish the iPod touch as a separate product based on form factor.
How is the functionality of an iPod touch + $0 phone any different for a kid than the functionality of an iPhone, other than making it twice as likely that the kid will lose one of them?
Last I checked, the price is REDUCED due to the contract, so an iPhone with no contract would be at the regular price, which the majority of us never have to pay. You seem to be thinking about it backwards.
missing the phone
the ability to text without needing Wi-Fi
huge difference
and camera quality is a huge difference
No actually that was stated during Apples quarterly call in, though I honestly dont recall if Steve is the one who said it. There are 18 Ipad SKUs, its a nightmare for supply/production/etc. Thats why they are going to unify the ATT/Verizon IPads and I honestly wouldnt be surprised if the Wifi only unit doesnt become a thing of the past, it doesnt cost them $170 to add the radio and 6 SKUs (1 of each color and size) would be much more easy to manage. As for the other comment about the Ipod Touch being replace by a phone without a chip, parts wise the current generation Ipod Touch and Iphone are within $20 or $30 in parts, it might make alot of sense to go that way since the Iphone is a superior product except for space (ie no 64 GB phone at this time). Camera is better, more ram, GPS, etc, and that is coming from someone who doesnt have an Iphone but has 3 Ipod Touches.
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Correct.
The iPhone is quite spendy in countries where cellular contracts and subsidized hardware don't exist.
cav23j doesn't seem to be familiar with cellular pricing outside the United States of Amerika.
Will there ever be an ipad from which you can make a phone call?
I think for those people who want an iphone and an ipad, it would be nice to be able to move the SIM card back and forth and enable phone service on the one you choose at the moment. No need to carry both at once. Without the card, each device becomes wifi only.
For myself I find the iphone and kindle a nice combination that compliment one another and at a good price. I prefer kindle to ibooks and I like the E-ink. The other features on the ipad are duplicated on my iphone so it seems silly to get both and carry them around together. But if you could use the ipad as a phone too and leave the smaller device behind on a given day then I see owning an ipad + iphone to be more useful. Just carry the one you plan to use most that day.
I think for those people who want an iphone and an ipad, it would be nice to be able to move the SIM card back and forth and enable phone service on the one you choose at the moment. No need to carry both at once. Without the card, each device becomes wifi only.
For myself I find the iphone and kindle a nice combination that compliment one another and at a good price. I prefer kindle to ibooks and I like the E-ink. The other features on the ipad are duplicated on my iphone so it seems silly to get both and carry them around together. But if you could use the ipad as a phone too and leave the smaller device behind on a given day then I see owning an ipad + iphone to be more useful. Just carry the one you plan to use most that day.
New iPod/iPhone
It would make more sense to make the next iPhone the same way they make the iPad. Make one that is WiFi only that could make Skype and Facetime calls and the other one that would have 3G/4G service. The phone could be used for any provider and could be used with a contract or month to month. This device would render the iPod Touch useless and return the iPods to the music devices they currently are. The new iPhone would give consumers a lot of choice. I'm one of those who uses Skype more than I do my cell phone. It's time to start the post cell phone world.
It would make more sense to make the next iPhone the same way they make the iPad. Make one that is WiFi only that could make Skype and Facetime calls and the other one that would have 3G/4G service. The phone could be used for any provider and could be used with a contract or month to month. This device would render the iPod Touch useless and return the iPods to the music devices they currently are. The new iPhone would give consumers a lot of choice. I'm one of those who uses Skype more than I do my cell phone. It's time to start the post cell phone world.
I use Skype IN and OUT with my iPad. It has become my main telephone, replacing my Android. Yes, the iPad is not a handset, but it does work fairly well.
Would really like to see that, too, but I think most people aren´t ready for this, yet;-).
I wouldn't worry about the iPhone and iPad version #'s. Clearly Apple can't count (as in ICANTCOUNT). Scott Forstall said he was going to describe a list 10 iOS 5 features and then talked about like 15 of them: http://bit.ly/l49OYL