Could see this coming. The "iPhone Pro" and the normal iPhone. In order to get the new MMS/AD2P/improved camera or something else that most many people want, you would have to buy the iPhone Pro, also paying a lot for more memory or other stuff you don't really need. Just look how Apple is doing the MacBook differentiation now. Have to pay big bucks for the middle model just to get backlit keyboard, for example. This will stink, that is for sure.
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32GB High End iPhone and a Low End Version in Works?
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Haha awesome. I'm rollin' with this dude here.
I don't care much about the camera, allthough I suppose if it were better I would use it lol and I'd like more storage please, thanks steve. lol
Jesus Christ, who proofs these things before repopulating the info?
As I figured out about 10 minutes after reading it this morning, the writer has no clue what she's talking about.
"The low-end version is expected to run on a 3G network, rather than on Wi-Fi ..."
The writer just has no clue what she's talking about. The flippin' phone DOESN'T RUN ON WI-FI. I'm only guessing she means EDGE because that is the only way the sentence makes any sense. Shoot, she may have meant runs on EDGE instead of 3G.
Anyway, after that I couldn't really find much reliable. It's even worse than the lady in the Microsoft ad that goes to "The Mac Store" to buy a computer.
As I figured out about 10 minutes after reading it this morning, the writer has no clue what she's talking about.
"The low-end version is expected to run on a 3G network, rather than on Wi-Fi ..."
The writer just has no clue what she's talking about. The flippin' phone DOESN'T RUN ON WI-FI. I'm only guessing she means EDGE because that is the only way the sentence makes any sense. Shoot, she may have meant runs on EDGE instead of 3G.
Anyway, after that I couldn't really find much reliable. It's even worse than the lady in the Microsoft ad that goes to "The Mac Store" to buy a computer.
Aw crap ... Just bought my iPhone a couple months ago. How long do I need to wait before I qualify for special pricing on an upgrade? I live in CT / USA.
Two years. As per your contract. You got into a contract without knowing the terms?
Not necessarily. The sensor can be mounted perpendicular to the lens, and the light path can be diverted by a mirror. I think some point and shoots do this now.
Instead of the grainy, ugly 2MP pictures currently being taken.
You'd think almost every American would know that nearly every cell phone rate seen advertised is with a two-year contract. You also think people would realize there isn't some special magical Apple deal that you get for buying an iPhone. They're cutting $400 off the price if we agree to two years of service. AT&T doesn't do this out of kindness, they do it to make money.
A grainy, ugly 2MP picture takes up a lot less space.
As other people have said: The lens and the CCD sensor are key. Otherwise you're just creating MBs of Noise.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/digital-camera-sensor-size.htm
subsidized upgrade from subsidized iPhone is new territory
Well, technically we've not yet seen the "upgrade FROM iPhone 3G" path. Apple may sweet-talk AT&T into some sort of upgrade path for existing iPhone users (of any iPhone model). But that aside, yes: 2 years is pretty much the standard for "upgrade pricing" (since it's when your contract commitment runs out).
Well, technically we've not yet seen the "upgrade FROM iPhone 3G" path. Apple may sweet-talk AT&T into some sort of upgrade path for existing iPhone users (of any iPhone model). But that aside, yes: 2 years is pretty much the standard for "upgrade pricing" (since it's when your contract commitment runs out).
And a light like the Blackberries that can be used as a flash or in constant "on" mode for recording video. The Blackberries have nice lights.
No, no, no! I read the contract and it says explicitly that their only motive is kindness.
iphone: 12.3 mm
Idou: 15mm
2.7/12.3 = 22%
Fair enough, it's not 25% thicker, it's... 22% thicker.
Either way, I hope an iPhone has a non-joke camera soon.
On that note, I've wondered why they don't mount the lens along the edge of the phone rather than in the face -- it seems that would solve the depth problems. You'd lose the screen as faux-sight, but you could put in a real one.
I always expect a pony when I buy my iPhone.
Seriously speaking, I won't be upgrading this year. 32 GB is not a compelling enough reason. Nor would a better camera (with better lens, etc) do it for me. Maybe when it's up to 64 or 128 GB.
It's hard to say if the new phone will be offered to current 3G customers for less than the unsubsidized $599/$699, but that would be nice if they did. However, I wouldn't hold my breath.
So could you imagine if they just upped the megapixel? You probably wouldn't be able to tell what it was a picture of and then you would have a big photo file size.
A physical button on the side for the camera (like a real camera) would be EXCELLENT for the iPhone!!!
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I can't wait for the new iPhone. I'm still rockin' an 8gb 2g.
If the rumors are true about the faster 3g this this is going to be awesome.
I really like this concept of the new release:
Just not sure about the silence switch. . . ? But I do really like the placement of the camera.
That would be closer to the third-gen iPod touch probably coming in September '09. That design is way too freaking thin for any (currently existing) cellular hardware to fit inside. Plus, it's all metal. There would have to be plastic somewhere for better signal reception. But ehhh it looks okay.
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A white, 64GB iPod touch = utter sex. I would buy one on release day.
OMFG!!
Why are you lot talking about a CDMA or GSM iPhone?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why go BACKWARD in technology?!?!?!?!? Especially THAT FAR?!?!?
CDMA has been dead in Australia... For what, at least a year now?!?! Sure everything else is behind (512Kbps internet with a 5GB download cap is FAST here...) but why develop a CDMA brick?!
Shaun
Why are you lot talking about a CDMA or GSM iPhone?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why go BACKWARD in technology?!?!?!?!? Especially THAT FAR?!?!?
CDMA has been dead in Australia... For what, at least a year now?!?! Sure everything else is behind (512Kbps internet with a 5GB download cap is FAST here...) but why develop a CDMA brick?!
Shaun
If memory serves, in the past Apple released some computer models only in Japan and not in the US.
If the current architecture remains constant, then the touch will have 2x the memory of the iPhone. This is because the touch has two memory slots and the iPhone has one.
That would be a good idea.A physical button on the side for the camera (like a real camera) would be EXCELLENT for the iPhone!!!
