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Apple Building Cheaper 8GB iPhone 4, End of September Launch alongside iPhone 5
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You can't have searched very hard :
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTAyNTQzMjI
http://store.apple.com/uk/configure/MC637B/A?select=select&product=MC637B/A&mco=MTgxNTgyMjk
Did a 32 GB iPhone make the 32 GB iPod Touch redundant ?
Seriously, why would there be 64GB storage for your iPhone when you have iCloud which enables you to stream music and other content? Makes no sense to me, especially when you consider how tight the Flash-Storage market is. And as we all know, apple does not care about those who cannot or simply do not want to use iCloud, so they won't get the benefit of more storage.
Long story short: there won't be a 64GB iPhone 5, 4S or whatever it will be called.
Long story short: there won't be a 64GB iPhone 5, 4S or whatever it will be called.
This would be the death of the 3gs obviously and bring almost everything in line until the iphone5 is released.
Whilst 3gs is being built thats two different sets of screens being built, which I would think is the most expensive part of the phone.
8gb is enough for most people to take photos, run facebook and keep texts - this is aimed at the "phone" market, upgrading from dumbphone, or even the disillusioned android user.
Reduces manufacture cost, and if they make it cheap enough (free on a 2 year tarrif, or $99), then they will sell loads.
Whilst 3gs is being built thats two different sets of screens being built, which I would think is the most expensive part of the phone.
8gb is enough for most people to take photos, run facebook and keep texts - this is aimed at the "phone" market, upgrading from dumbphone, or even the disillusioned android user.
Reduces manufacture cost, and if they make it cheap enough (free on a 2 year tarrif, or $99), then they will sell loads.
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After all this effing time, if the design of the phone doesn't change, I'm going to flip the eff out. If they pull something like that, there would be no point in getting it for me.
After all this effing time, if the design of the phone doesn't change, I'm going to flip the eff out. If they pull something like that, there would be no point in getting it for me.
A low cost iPhone 4 is actually a brilliant idea. Much better than the alleged cheap 'iPhone nano' people keep talking about, anyhow.
Makes sense to all of us who don't want to use the Cloud or fork out yet more money to a service provider. The iPhone is already expensive enough per month and I only trust my data on my devices, not somewhere on some server not under my control.
I am hoping that Apple's idea of low-cost is not $100 less than the current models, but I assume a lot of work is going into making it cheaper so I expect something more substantial.
Surely this isnt the place for racist bigots like yourself? Feel free to slither back to your diamond mansion any time youre ready...
It's people like you that make me sick. You want others to be jealous? Go buy a Ferrari or something and then you've achieved that. A phone making people jealous? Yeah right.
Cheaper iPhone makes sense for the growing China Market. It's a little silly for the US given our stupid service plan rates and data caps.
You can always count on these forums for plenty of entertaining posts from people who ABSOLUTELY know what Apple is or was thinking and what they will definitely do.All with zero actual knowledge of the facts.
iPhone 4 found in bar.Fake!Chinese knock off!Un-Apple!
Because iCloud doesn't enable you to stream music. Every time you want to listen to a song you don't have on your phone, you have to go to the music store, go to your purchased music list, find the song you want, click download, then switch back to the music app to play it. It's great if you have the urge to hear a song that you haven't kept on your device for a while, but it's certainly no replacement for keeping a library of your frequently listened-to songs locally on the device.
Edit: Not to mention the fact that most providers are dropping unlimited data plans (in the US, at least). My music library is about 40 GB, it would take me 20 months to get it on my phone with iCloud without breaking the data cap.
No, but that is not what I said either.
When they introduced the iPhone 3GS, they cut down the iPhone 3G's price to 99$ and offered it with 8 GB.
When they introduced the iPhone 4, they cut down the iPhone 3GS' price to 99$ and offered it with 8 GB.
Hence, this story : When they'll introduce the iPhone 5, they will cut down the iPhone 4's price to 99$ and offer it with 8 GB (though I doubt this part, I bet it'll be 16 GB).
Clearer now ?
Uh ? Did you miss the fact they were selling the 3GS alongside the iPhone 4 and sold the iPhone 3G along side the iPhone 3GS for the last 2 years ?
Macrumors is the last place I expected to see people completely ignorant of Apple's product line-up.
well buy a macbook air if you're trying to be exclusive... the iphone was the highest selling phone last year...
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no, b/c the ipod touch will jump up as well this year
I'd call BS on Reuters claiming that the design is largely unchanged...mainly because we ALREADY KNOW that for testing purposes the 5's hardware has been shoved in the 4's case.
I'm guessing some numpty at Reuters has seen a carriers testing model and written this article.
I'm guessing some numpty at Reuters has seen a carriers testing model and written this article.
No Need for Larger Memory
I think everyone is forgetting that the CLOUD is coming so you will not need to have more than 16 gb on your phone. You can update from anywhere and it is free unless you choose the backup service.
Also, I noticed on my ATT account that in early summer they offered me a upgrade option to Iphone 4 but now they changed the upgrade date to sept 28th? I think that is pretty clear confirmation that the new phones are on track for the first week of Oct. I get the impression that they want a large amount of customers going after the new phone vs the current one to create hype and mania.
I am going to get the 5 and only with 16 gigs. I can pay the cheap annual fee to have the large back up of all my music for that price difference on the hardware.
I think everyone is forgetting that the CLOUD is coming so you will not need to have more than 16 gb on your phone. You can update from anywhere and it is free unless you choose the backup service.
Also, I noticed on my ATT account that in early summer they offered me a upgrade option to Iphone 4 but now they changed the upgrade date to sept 28th? I think that is pretty clear confirmation that the new phones are on track for the first week of Oct. I get the impression that they want a large amount of customers going after the new phone vs the current one to create hype and mania.
I am going to get the 5 and only with 16 gigs. I can pay the cheap annual fee to have the large back up of all my music for that price difference on the hardware.