Analyst Expects iPhone 5 to Launch at WWDC 2012 in June

[StyxMaker]

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I think the iPhone this year will be named the 4GS.

No, this year will be the '4G', next year will be the '4GS'.

 

[crazysword]

Yup this makes sense. The 4S is finally available in China this month and then then the Iphone 5 is released 4 months later.

Guess nobody learnt from the Iphone 4S rumours that all this analyst talk are mostly bs...

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Why are analysist given any headlines anymore? have they EVER been right?

More hits = more clicks = more ad revenue

 

[srxtr]

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No, this year will be the '4G', next year will be the '4GS'.

A lot of places called the iPhone 4, the iPhone 4G, and there are still places that refer to 4 as 4G.

It's gonna get very confusing if Apple releases the next iPhone as iPhone 4G.

 

[Macula]

Many iPhone 5 rumors lately… Who's trying to tame the furious demand for the iPhone 4S?

 

[mrxak]

Not that I really care what they call it, but have any of you considered they might one day drop the numbers altogether? After all, you don't buy an iPod 10, or a Mac 411.

Actually, you buy the iPod touch (4th generation) or the iMac (Mid 2011). Just because the numbers are in parentheses doesn't mean everyone doesn't know what they are or Apple doesn't use them in support documentation.

It'll either be the iPhone 6 or iPhone 4G or iPhone LTE. I tune out whenever a rumor comes around about the iPhone "5" because they clearly don't know what they're talking about since the iPhone "5" came out already.

This story is particularly bad because it's nonsensical for a new iPhone to appear at any time other than fall. Apple had massive holiday season as a result of the 4S, and they will milk that forever after, not to mention the 4S is still very new and going very strong and being introduced in new countries. They only just recently were able to finally keep up with demand and ship them right away when ordered. Even if the iPhone 6 is ready for sale, today, they won't start selling them until next fall when 4S sales are lower and they need a new hot product for Christmas. They won't announce the new iPhones either until shortly before sale, so that their competitors don't have enough time to copy it.

It also keeps the iPads away from the iPhone, keeping their profits good year-round. This rumor would be a lot more believable if it was about the iPad 3 accordingly. Apple also wants to get the new iPad out early enough for textbook sales before school starts next fall.

Also, I think the people harping on about how it's not going to be called the "iPhone 5" are reading too much into stuff. Until it's named we have to call the next iPhone something. So suck it up - it's gonna be the iPhone 5 at least until Apple announce it's actual name.

You have a short memory. All the rumors (that ended up being about the 4S) were called iPhone 5 as well. It made sense then for the fifth iPhone, it makes no sense at all now for the sixth iPhone. All it does is feed into the idea that the 4S wasn't a real upgrade, that Apple somehow had a secret iPhone 5 ready to go but wussed out and didn't release it. That's just dumb and I wish MacRumors would stop repeating it.

 

[iSalsa]

iPhone 4S+

I think the next one could be the iPhone 4S+

 

[bassanoclapper]

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No, this year will be the '4G', next year will be the '4GS'.

I'm not so sure we'll see a 4th Gen [LTE] iPhone this year, especially as it's still such a huge battery drain. LTE rollout in Europe and the rest of the world is pretty poor.
Remember that the 1st iPhone didn't have 3G for a year when every other phone on the market was 3G compliant

 

[mjtomlin]

It'll either be the iPhone 6 or iPhone 4G or iPhone LTE. I tune out whenever a rumor comes around about the iPhone "5" because they clearly don't know what they're talking about since the iPhone "5" came out already.

As I've stated before, Apple is clearly using the model number (3 and 4) as a hardware design reference, not as a device version number or generational designation. So, when people talk about the iPhone 5, they're not talking about the 5th generation iPhone, they're referring to the next hardware revision (a design that's newer than the iPhone 4). Apple will probably end up calling it the iPhone 5. This is the easiest method of differentiating it as a newer device from the iPhone 4 and 4S.

Sorry if you don't understand or can't accept that.

But sure, yeah, Apple could also call it iPhone 6, iPhone 2012, iPhone LTE, or just revert back to just plain old iPhone.

 

[4sFanatic]

June?
Bunch of crapola, I'm not gonna play this time around.
Getting my 4s all tricked out and I will enjoy it all summer, while the rest of you wait, then wonder why the 5 didn't come out in June.

edit - btw, I'll be buying a 5 the day after the JB for it comes out, not before (2013 perhaps)?

 

[TC03]

Funny how lots of people are like "oh, the new iPhone is coming within 9 months already, I'll wait."

 

[tigress666]

Funny how lots of people are like "oh, the new iPhone is coming within 9 months already, I'll wait."

Well, I don't have much money. Definitely not enough that I can justify buying a phone off contract (and I'll pay the same month to month whether I buy on contract or not so don't give me that argument that I'm paying more for the phone if I do it subsidied). So I only get one each time my contract runs out.

And if I'm spending that money, I want it to be good. The 4s is already a few months old at this point. And so far I'm not seeing even that I need it to play any games (Every game that has come out at worst has worse graphics for the 4 but still playable). So I'd like to save my money for the next one so that I can have it be the latest iphone for longer than I would if I bought the 4s at the end of February (when my contract runs out).

My 4 is doing fine for me (besides needing space but I will just have to make myself be a little more conservative and less packrattish). So it's not like I need a new phone or even that the 4s will do something that I really need that my 4 won't (it'll run smoother and have nicer graphics but that's not enough to justify using my upgrade over).

 

[tryst3]

Didn't the 4S just come out? Why would they release a 5 in under a year's time when the 4S is selling like gangbusters? I don't think we'll see a 5 until sometime in the Fall. That's more time for the Carriers to expand LTE and more time for Apple to work on better battery life for the iPhone.

I can't see the next iPhone NOT having LTE. That would lock people into the 3G network for yet ANOTHER two years.

9 months in, 12 months in, what does it matter if you bought the 4s? You would still need to buy off contract... It really benefits the people who are still on the 3gs and 4 waiting for the next gen iPhone.

I was really bummed that iPhone 4s didn't have LTE, hence I didn't buy one. I thought the iPhone would be at a huge disadvantage w/o it. But since LTE is such a battery drain on most phones right now, I'm content w/ Apple's decision to wait for a new and better design before going forth with it. I would be awfully upset if I bought a new iPhone w/ LTE and a ****** battery, and the next year Apple releases an iPhone w/ a more optimal LTE experience. Anyway, LTE will be the only thing that gets me off the 4 and onto the next gen iPhone, not NFC, a faster processor, or bigger screen.

 

[ajcadoo]

This should be no surprise at all. Apple delayed the 4S because of Jobs' condition at the time. The normal cycle was broken because of this. The 5 has been in development many many months before the 4S release and will be a flawless product come this June. I will be the first to buy!

Goodbye faulty iPhone 4 home button!

 

[kalsta]

Actually, you buy the iPod touch (4th generation) or the iMac (Mid 2011). Just because the numbers are in parentheses doesn't mean everyone doesn't know what they are or Apple doesn't use them in support documentation.

If you think everyone knows which generation of an iPod touch they're buying, I'd suggest you've spent too long in your online bubble. Apple does not draw attention to these numbers in their marketing, and if you walk into an Apple Store you will not see them on display.

It'll either be the iPhone 6 or iPhone 4G or iPhone LTE. I tune out whenever a rumor comes around about the iPhone "5" because they clearly don't know what they're talking about since the iPhone "5" came out already.

And I suppose you think Windows 7 really is the 7th version of Windows too? Well we'll see. Like I said before, I don't really care what it's called. I was just pointing out an alternative that some of you may not have considered—that Apple will likely stop numbering iPhones at some point. Will they get to 6? Maybe. 7? It's a popular number, so why not. iPhone 13? iPhone 26GSX? Probably not.

 

[Codestud]

And I suppose you think Windows 7 really is the 7th version of Windows too? Well we'll see.

Underneath the covers, Windows 7 is actually Windows 6.1 ... LOL

 

[Wicked1]

Happy enough to just stick with my White iPhone 4S 32GB, no need for "gotta have new every year"?

I just finally sold my 3GS and I still have my 4, Apple's products last, and I am also on 3 Years with my uMB.

 

[linkismyhero]

Here's hoping that it actually does come out in June. I'm assuming everyone hoping that it won't come out that early is a 4S owner.

The sooner I can trade in my Skyrocket for a next gen iPhone, the better.

 

[andyx3x]

There is zero chance that the next iPhone will come out in the summer. As a few others have stated, the fact that the 4S is still selling like crazy makes this a non story.

 

[bassanoclapper]

This should be no surprise at all. Apple delayed the 4S because of Jobs' condition at the time. The normal cycle was broken because of this.

Says who?

 

[xgman]

There is zero chance that the next iPhone will come out in the summer.

Well I certainly glad you cleared that up!

 

[ct2k7]

Happy enough to just stick with my White iPhone 4S 32GB, no need for "gotta have new every year"?

half year*

 

[BreadedVirus]

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Could we see a new iPod Touch or iPad Mini as part of the announcement?

 

[wilmens]

either way if it's iOS 6 or iPhone 5 it's going to be interesting

 

[gatortpk]

what is glass-to-glass touchscreen technology exactly?

I've been reading that all over the place, and yet there isn't much information about it. All I can find is that it's opposed to Film to Glass technology. Well, all the previous iPhones have had glass-to-glass technology, so what's new? Why is it being talked about? The top surface of the screen/display is Glass (Gorilla Glass), and of course the lcd display is glass too (they all are very thin glass substrates). The last two iPhone models used optical bonding of the two glass layers, to increase viewing angles and reduce multiple reflections, no extra surfaces with air gaps.

(Any time the angle of refraction is changed, some light will reflect, such as glass, to air, to glass, etc., light will reflect at each surface/boundary. Quantum Mechanics does a wonderful job of explaining this, and it gets really interesting that the reflection doesn't actually occur all at the surface, but only appears to! Quantum Mechanics describes things very different than common sense reality but it almost always works. Just if we can describe gravity in there...)

Also, it appears that in some places, the glass to glass is used in resistive displays that usually use film to glass. This would be very different than the capacitive touch screens used in all iPhones to date. Would this mean that gloves could be used then, and its pressure sensitive. This would seem like a step backward in durability, since the top layer of glass would have to be very thin (0.2mm thick) for it to be flexible. Also, it requires pressure, and it's lower cost, older technology, and usually isn't multi-touch, that of course isn't an option. Multi-touch is standard!

Or is it news because of TPK Holding and Wintek will win on the new contract?

Can anyone shed light on this?