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Analyst Suggests iPhone 5S Could Launch in Mid-2013 with NFC, 128 GB Storage, 6-8 Colors

Love the report, I'm now only holding off on a new iPhone because of the Maps issues, hope they are fixed by the time the next iPhone comes out. If they go to 128Gb at the top it should mean the other sizes should be cheaper.

I'm sure it will be called the 5s going on past naming.
 
SuX0rz said:
This is the stupidest rumor in the world. "Let's just list every killer feature we want on the iPhone and pretend it's news!"

- Apple isn't going to change the screen size again for years.
- NFC? Really? It's pretty clear that Apple doesn't support the technology.
- Apple isn't going to dilute the iPhone brand buy offering it like an iPod with six colors.
- Apple already has a low cost iPhone. It's called the iPhone 4. Apple doesn't make "low cost" products.
- Apple isn't going to put a retina display on the mini anytime soon. That resolution would be insane on that screen size.

When I read over all that stuff again. It does sound like this "analyst" wants Apple to be Samsung.
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I wouldn't be so sure about them not colorizing the iPhone market, they did it with the iMacs, and did it with the iPods and those were once their MAIN market much like the iPhone is now.

They may want to bring back the hip look they used to have. It may be all up to personal taste, but in the 00's they really pushed the dancing silhouette, look. Recently at least in the last few years their outgoing appearance has become more institutional looking. Silver and whites, specifically.

As for the Retina display, you should know since it says you own a rMBP, that Retina doesn't show at its FULL resolution, its impossible to use, its scaled down, thus the sharp images.
 
Sometimes size matters, even if it shouldn't...

A this point, I think just releasing a lateral update with minor changes isn't going to be enough to cut it in 2013.

Apple is going to have to go big or go home. I've heard all the arguments that bigger screens aren't necessarily better because they are harder to hold with one hand, especially for women. And sometimes they have an inferior battery, like the new HTC Droid DNA, which sports a stunning 1080p screen. I get it, and I agree. They all have their lists of pros and cons.

But this past weekend, I was sitting in the audience of a high school dance recital and all the parents around me were taking video with their massive Android phones. It was crazy. Here I was holding my tiny iPhone and I was the only one around still using one.

Right or wrong, I think Apple has to jump on the big phone bandwagon, or at least offer the option. And they can't drag it out until 2014 either. iPhone users are getting restless and it's time for Apple for make a huge move with their next phone.
 
gadget123 said:
Also no home button would be sad..I hope they don't go this way.
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Not that I believe that Apple would go that route (it's pure analyst grasping at Apple-scented straws, repeatedly). But what's an example of a device without a home button?

I'm curious, does some similar smartphone/tablet ecosystem not have a push-to-wake physical button?
 
coolspot18 said:
NFC is used in a lot of transit systems around the world ... Visa/MasterdCard already have NFC deployed in a lot of country. If the data is properly encrypted then the risks are acceptable.
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Absolutely.

A friend sent me an email regarding "blink" credit/debit cards and how they are easily hacked.

In the "exposé" on Dateline, a man walked around with an blink reader he purchased for ~$100 online hidden in a small zipped case. He approached people and waved his case near pockets/wallets/purses, getting their account information which he then used to code onto hotel key cards.

A few things wrong with this "study":

1. He literally had to almost touch people with his zipped up device, then wait for it to "beep".

2. This only worked on wallets, and again, he had to get extremely close to people and wait for it to be read

3. Using a hotel key card to make transactions with the information he acquired made me laugh; when and if I used my cards to "blink" a purchase I am always asked by the teller to see my card. Waving a hotel key card to purchase something would be impossible, and the tellers already knew what he was doing ahead of time.

4. The man sells metal card holders and other paraphernalia online, a nice endorsement to his "study"

5. Credit card companies have security points and also work with individuals should such theft occur

and finally

6. You may always ask for a non-"blink" card

Now "blink" isn't the same as NFC, as NFC is encrypted or at least better encryption. As well, Japan, China and E.U. have been using NFC in mobile devices for years. If it was so insecure, I highly doubt it would be the preferred method of payment by millions.
 
macchiato2009 said:
128 GB ???? that's ridiculous :D

what's gonna be the price ? $1500-2000 ? :eek:
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$399 with contract just like the 64GB one is now. The 128 GB parts are actually cheaper right now then the 64 GB parts were when the first appeared in the iPhone 4S, so there should be no price increase, just double memory at all 3 cost levels of the new iPhone.
 
iPhone 5S: colors, 128GBs, and retina+ are very likely. NFC isn't going to happen.

iPhone 6: 4.8" screen could very well happen. Apple wants as many screen sizes and price configs as possible.

iPad mini with retina display and multiple colors could happen but not at the same time.
 
go buy the galaxy note 2?

serkan said:
I hate those rumors.

Well now I am trying to buy a Iphone 5 and believe me it is amazingly extremely incredibly expensive here and hard to buy one.So I have to put some money together and wait for official sale. When I am almost buying they are saying another model is coming soon.I hate this situation.And I start thinking should I wait or should I buy. Because I believe that when you buy Iphone in my country you should upgrade it to 2 next models. I mean if you have 3G buy 5 . But know I am pissed.I don't know what to do and hate this situation.I know me , if I buy the 5 now and 5S comes out I wont be able to buy it and be pissed more.I think that the sites are also cutting the sales of Apple also with those rumors and more. So I want to thank who find this article or who writes this,Thanx to you I dont know what to do right now and cant choose and pissed.
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I won't buy a 5 with the 5s so close behind. And when the 5s comes out, I'm sure the 6 is not too far off so, I'll probably just hold off for the iPhone 6 unless of course, there's rumors of the 6s. :D
 
Ugh...

I want to wait, but I really need to upgrade since my phone is just acting stupid and the screen is broken... *sigh* well, a new upgrade will always be available eventually, so it doesn't matter if I get the current phone or wait for the new one...
 
applesith said:
Wow 6-8 colors for each capacity on each carrier? That's a metric s*** ton of SKUs.
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True... but I don't think it'll be a problem.

They have a computerized system that can keep track of it all :D

On the carrier side... do stores ever keep them in stock? My iPhone and my family members' iPhones all had to be ordered from the Verizon store and shipped via FedEx.

They didn't have any in stock.
 
Damn analyst coming up with stuffs our iPhone lacks and at the same we all want.Yeah Right! :mad:

Sounds like a samsung analyst telling us not to buy the iphone 5 so we cud get disappointed when iphone 5s comes out without any of these features:eek:
 
4.8" screen? Are we talking about a CELL PHONE?

Hell no, smaller is a feature, not a drawback. I don't want to walk around holding a massive brick of a mobile device like a tool
 
Some of these seem possible

-June release so Apple can compete with Samsung's Galaxy S4
-Multi colors
-Quad core A7 chip
-Better camera
-Better display
 
Welcome to the United Colors of iPhone.

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bedifferent said:
Now "blink" isn't the same as NFC, as NFC is encrypted or at least better encryption. As well, Japan, China and E.U. have been using NFC in mobile devices for years. If it was so insecure, I highly doubt it would be the preferred method of payment by millions.
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NFC is primarily a transmission standard... I believe actual encryption and security is up to the implementation.

Therefore if the implementation is poor - you'll get hacked. But that's pretty much true with any technology.

Plus, if there was a place where there was an obvious NFC vulnerability, it would have been found in Hong Kong where it's widely used in the MTR transit system for the past 15+ years. In fact, with an Octopus card, you can not only pay for your transit fare but also for a coffee at 7/11!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card
 
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applesith said:
Wow 6-8 colors for each capacity on each carrier? That's a metric s*** ton of SKUs.
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It makes a lot more sense if Radio chipsets and antennas in the pipe line would let them reduce Carrier variations. There are what 3 carrier variants now?
I think TC would be very happy if he could get rid of those variants as they effect not just production but supply chain hassles as well. Take that out of the mix and 6 Colours is the same number of SKUs which doesn't seem such stretch.

If the aim is to spread demand I wonder if they'd consider doing one a Seasonal colour that only sells for 3months?

If they do I hope it's not just candy colours I'd like some nice warm earthy colours, like a chocolate brown.
 
willcapellaro said:
Not that I believe that Apple would go that route (it's pure analyst grasping at Apple-scented straws, repeatedly). But what's an example of a device without a home button?

I'm curious, does some similar smartphone/tablet ecosystem not have a push-to-wake physical button?
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Galaxy tablet the 10" one..
 
coolspot18 said:
NFC is primarily a transmission standard... I believe actual encryption and security is up to the implementation.

Therefore if the implementation is poor - you'll get hacked. But that's pretty much true with any technology.

Plus, if there was a place where there was an obvious NFC vulnerability, it would have been found in Hong Kong where it's widely used in the MTR transit system for the past 15+ years. In fact, with an Octopus card, you can not only pay for your transit fare but also for a coffee at 7/11!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_card
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Exactly, well stated. I was disappointed by Apple's decision in releasing a non-NFC iPhone 5 when they were testing NFC models and ready to deploy them. Also, not allowing voice+data for VZW due to the chips necessary seemed to be a copout, I sensed some strong arming from AT&T to keep voice+data exclusive to their network. LTE, by definition, should allow this on non-GSM carriers.
 
open your mind..

jokes aside, I actually went from iphone 5 to note 2 recently. except for a couple of the games, i don't remember having a single app that i couldn't get on android. do i think it's a little big? oh yeah, but not so big that i can't carry it comfortably. Having the note 2 also meant that I have a decently sized tablet computer in my pocket at all times that I can look at email & browse the net at the same time (multi screen), or jot notes down and send it. Did I mention that since note 2 has removable battery, I can go on a 4 day trip without worry if I did or didn't bring my charging cable? Or the fact that whatever pictures/videos that I take, it'll sync to my dropbox automatically and whatever documents other people create, my phone automatically downloads them? Say hello to the flexibility of Android.. All of this while not having to root/jailbreak the phone?


serkan said:
Hell no :) I hate Android . But I am pissed to Apple and those rumours. The rumours are making people cant decide and make me pissed.But thanx anyway I will stick to Apple :)
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