I'm really curious if AT&T will let their 4S customers upgrade. It'll be just shy of a year if the new iPhone does release September 21st. And with the 4S being the best selling iPhone so far that's tons of customers who won't be eligible to upgrade. Sure some will be willing to pay that full amount but that's still a nice amount of sales that will be missed.
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Apple Media Event All But Confirmed for September 12th, iPhone Launch Likely [Updated]
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so does that mean we wont get it in the rest of the world just because lte isnt up and running????
So do they have that everywhere (the HSPA+ 42Mbps)? In the D.C./NOVA area they were telling me last fall when I was asking that if I was to get an iPhone 4s that it would only DL at their EDGE network speeds?
And I assume we'll want to buy an unlocked phone that works on the AT&T band correct?
Thanks for making my point. When the software is boring, you start looking elsewhere to maintain your interest - i.e., the phone's design.
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Really, because you must have a learning disability. The numbers released by Apple, as well as the thousands of articles written as a result, clearly show that iPhone sales declined by 26% from the previous quarter. Is that discernible enough for you?
Well you know, 1.5 months ahead is really not breaking any secrecy. You have to let tech journalists make plans to travel, etc to be there.
You can't compare quarter to quarter (Q2 say vs Q3 in 2012)...it has to be year by year (Q2-2011 vs Q2 -2012).
iPhone: 26 million units, up 28%
With Verizon in Loudoun/Fairfax(even all the way to Winchester) I get 15-25 down, with T-Mobile/AT&T HSPA+(assuming you don't get switched over to 3G) I barely get 7.
The more you repeat this the more idiotic it sounds. And you're going to be sadly dissapointed come September when you no longer have an iPhone you can fit into your pocket. You know, because 4" is so huge. It'll be like you're holding a iPad up to your ear, hahaha.
Even Apple doesn't believe 3.5" is large enough these days, so just get over it. You're beating a dead horse.
I sound like an idiot for responding to people? 4 inches is fine with me but I was responding to the people who want something bigger than that. Did you read my link? They made it 3.5 inches for a reason. Thumbs aren't getting bigger.
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Good call!
Good call - this has gone almost TOO smoothly - no lost prototypes in bars but professionally done 3d renderings of parts - some a little TOO nice for some enthusiast renderer.
This feels, emotionally, like last years run up to the 4S with all kinds of images about a supposed tapered design that when people didn't get it went out of their minds.
I'm cautious at this point. I believe the date is probably correct but it might be totally different than what we are seeing here.
OR, what we're seeing is not what it appears.
Something about all these "leaks and rumors" doesn't seem right.
We've had several supposed 'leaks' in the past month or so that seem to match up and now we're seeing actual dates for the announcement and release.
The thing is, Apple themselves have not mentioned nor confirmed anything.
Do you guys/gals think Apple would allow this many questionable sources leak their new design and not comment on it?
Do you all think as much ground this new 'date' rumor is gaining that Apple would not comment?
I guess not since they haven't in the past correct? Just seems funny that a company set on such secrecy and keeping everyone in the dark would not even comment disclaiming all we've seen.
Maybe they are controlled leaks.
Maybe everything we've seen/heard is true and they just don't care.
Good call - this has gone almost TOO smoothly - no lost prototypes in bars but professionally done 3d renderings of parts - some a little TOO nice for some enthusiast renderer.
This feels, emotionally, like last years run up to the 4S with all kinds of images about a supposed tapered design that when people didn't get it went out of their minds.
I'm cautious at this point. I believe the date is probably correct but it might be totally different than what we are seeing here.
OR, what we're seeing is not what it appears.
Smaller dock connector
Has there been any indication that the new iPhone will be thunderbolt compatible? That could turn sync time into seconds instead of minutes.
If its good I'll end up getting a taktic case. Gorilla glass is sexy!
Has there been any indication that the new iPhone will be thunderbolt compatible? That could turn sync time into seconds instead of minutes.
If its good I'll end up getting a taktic case. Gorilla glass is sexy!
There has been some talk that it could be thunderbolt, but one will have to wait and see.
For the first time ever, I'm not excited about an iPhone launch. Perhaps because the leaked designs look like ****.
But the phone part is one of the least important aspects of the device, it needs to be there and it needs to work, that's it. All that is required from the form factor for that is that the device is small enough to fit in a pocket, and small enough for one to hold it against one's ear with one hand comfortably.
The phone doesn't mean more than that in this context, for almost all other uses of the device a bigger screen would be preferable.
seriously, no one buys an iPhone just to talk on the phone. They buy it for the camera, the apps, having the internet on the go, etc. If all you wanted to do was talk on the phone than buying and iPhone would be a huge waste of money.
I agree that 4 inches would be fine. But people who a 4.8 inch screen (or larger) are the ones I'm responding too.
That's where you're wrong. The two antennae are the top part (between the two cuts) and the bottom part. The sides are merely structural. They are not antennae. On the 4 it was all antenna. On the 4S and apparently the new one, the antennae is only the top and bottom.
Sorry for leaving out "smart". I'd just assume we are all smart phone users so we can shorten it to phone.
Meh. I guess it all depends on how you look at it. In terms of hardware, nearly everything about it seems to be improved: 4G/LTE, possible NFC, more durable body, larger screen, better camera, more convenient headphone jack/FaceTime, smaller dock connector with thinner body. AKA everything is improved except the Home and volume buttons.
iOS 6 looks like a solid upgrade. Navigation has been a long time coming and looks like a completely useful feature that many people would use every day. The basic homescreen interface needs some major changes though. Throw in scrollable/sortable folders, third-party widgets in Notification Center, quick Settings, and Mission Control and I'd be a happy camper.
Of course, Apple hasn't announced a single thing.
The typical user has not heard of this probable September 12th announcement, so their purchasing decisions have not been affected. Everyone who has heard about it already knew Apple was planning a new iPhone release in the fall.
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