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Apple Meets With Thai Officials to Discuss 'iPhone 6' Approval Disclosure
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There's a lot of rumors that may or may not be happening. Let's stop nitpicking and wait for the announcements, eh?
Ah but the update to the 5C has been leaked... The parts are already in tons of stores worldwide...
...because they are merely going to slap a 5C case onto the innards of a 5S.
Thai officials shouldn't have said it was the "iPhone 6" as that name is an assumption and not an official release name. They should have simply listed the model numbers.
IDK, that's what Canon does, they are more secretive than Apple. Doesn't seem to hurt their marketshare.
China only iphone does have their own naming scheme. But the rest of the Iphone does follow the same pattern, new phone always have a number bump. Moreover, Apple always announce two different iphone model during launch, one new model and one renew model. So, if there is a 5.5" iphone, they should have announce 3 different models, not 2.
I do see 2 larger one and 1 smaller logic board. However, I am saying both 2 larger one is about the same size. If there is a 5.5" model, there should be one logic board which should be significantly larger, and then one is a bit bigger for 4.7", and the smaller one is the 5S.
It's called a "joke". People make jokes quite frequently in some societies, there're even entire industries based on it. I'll let you Google the word for more information.
The phones' models match a pattern similar to the rest of their product line: a phone 'family' usually sticks around, but on a new device, they can jump any which way -- even a one-off number from a prior family.
Apple usually only announces one new phone. Only last year did they announce two. Ergo, your argument has no pattern to base itself on. Quite frankly, they are super likely to continue selling either the 5S or 5C, considering the R&D that went into the phones I can't imagine them stopping manufacturing after only one year--that only happened with the iPhone 5 and the original iPhone.
So, there will be at least one iPhone 6, as well as a lesser cost 5S or 5C. Plus one, as of yet unknown new phone.
The width of a 4.7" phone and 5.5" phone are very similar. On top of that, the logic board is going to be extremely similar between models, the hardware isn't expected to be vastly different aside from screen size, battery, and potentially processor (which I personally doubt, but that's neither here nor there). Therefore the only physical differences are going to most likely be just slight modifications in layout. The logic board won't be vastly different.
Anyway, I'm not saying there's going to be a 5.5" version. As time goes on, more doubt is present. But the fact is, there is more likely a 5.5" phone than a successor to the 5C, as nothing has ever been said about the 5C yet the 5.5" iPhone 6 has had potential part leaks etc.
Apple get over yourself - give it a rest already. Dimentia-ridden grandmothers know there will be at least one new iphone in the fall. So Thailand leaks out two models numbers. Big freakin whooptie.
Hey Apple, focus more on battery life and less on model number leaks.
Hey Apple, focus more on battery life and less on model number leaks.
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First tangible leak of Mac Pro was 5 days before Apple revealed it to the world. Per that logic, "there is no new Mac Pro" would still be fitting for about 2X more days too. Then BAM! There was Apple springing it on us all.
iWatch has not had a single part so "there is no iWatch". No, there is an iWatch. Why? Because, "it's different" or "it's manufactured here" (where, apparently, we believe that Americans shun personal attention and/or can't be bribed to anonymously reveal blurry photos of parts).
You guys are hilarious.
Once again, I go back to the money. Include a 5.5" iPhone model and soak up the customers who will not buy a 4.7" iPhone because they want a bigger screen. Bigger screens do sell as proven by the Android crowd. Is Apple smart enough to get that money or will Apple choose to leave it for the likes of Samsung and others for up to another year? If you think the latter, why would Apple refuse to take that money?
Bloomberg & WSJ have reported 2 sizes- one of which includes a 5.5". We just had a protruding lens part that simultaneously "can't be for the 4.7 or existing iPhones" while "there have been no parts leaks for the 5.5". So to which phone does that protruding lens attach? Strategy for the latter group: just ignore that part and continue spinning "no parts leaks" because even "1 part leak" tremendously weakens that argument point.
From our perspective, 4.7" is a BIG jump and 5.5" is gargantuan. However, our Android counterparts are accustomed to Android phones at 6" and larger. To them, a 5.5" iPhone might seem small and a 4.7" might seem much too small. THAT's who would be prime candidates for a 5.5" iPhone. Or will Apple let their money stay with Samsung, LG and others?
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Because there are smarter, more familiar people out there whose job it is to discount rumors. Feel free to read the rumors, and comment on them, but baselessly discounting them makes you seem snide.
But perhaps you're right. I suppose that is the point of a forum, right? Discussion? Maybe I ought to lighten up...
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My guess is that this guarantees that no future iPhone will be launched in Thailand in the first wave. For the forceable future at least (after iPhone 6).
Agreed. I don't think Apple would do it just to be spiteful (Jobs maybe would have). I think they will just feel compelled to not apply for new model approval early, to avoid letting the cat out of the bag. This would mean Thailand would either need to expedite the approval process, or it gets approved and the device sells later than it otherwise would have.
Don't get too excited everybody. My guess is the 2nd phone will be an updated cheaper iPhone 5 (with finger print scanner included this time)
That would make sense if Apple was released iPhones in an unpredictable time frame. Also since this leak was announced on twitter. Anyone who could access twitter, can reasonably be assumed to have heard of Apple's annual iPhone releases over the past 7 years. I don't think new iPhones every year are a huge surprise to anyone anymore.
The details and specifications are secret - and that has not been compromised.
If Thai officials want to pre-announce Apple products based on inside information, then Apple will simply wait to submit products for approvals in Thailand until after the keynote. It's not about "punishment", it's about containing the leaks, at least from official channels. Or did you miss Tim Cook's comments about doubling down on secrecy?
True, but this was just handled unprofessionally. There's probably the back of some obscure newspaper that normally prints this stuff. It may or may not have been noticed there and would probably have just said Apple Model Numbers XXX and YYY have been approved without the "iPhone 6" commentary.
Apple would not have been upset if disclosure came via the pathway you suggest above.
Probably if they think about it, people realize there will be new iPhones. But I suspect that a huge percentage of the populace does not know when the 5s came out or have any idea when to expect the 6.
This is also Apple making a point. That there are repercussions or there potentially will be repercussions.