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Apple Outs "iPhone 4S" Name in Latest iTunes Beta

Well there's only one thing to do, PARTY

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pjhamill said:
There will be a phone called the "4S". Period!
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saichand has a point though. Look at all the media outlets using the term "iPhone 5 event october 4th"... People are expecting an iPhone 5.. There WILL be a negative impact if only the iphone 4s is announced.
 
davelanger said:
I dont believe it, it would make ZERO sense to call the new iphone the 4S esp since Apple has delayed the phone this long. Not to mention it being the 5th Gen phone, using the A5 chip and it being IOS5 would be too perfect. 555 it would be stupid to call it the iphone 4S esp when Apple got back to the correct Gen number. If they called this the iphone 4s that means the next phone would be the iphone 6 and it would confuse everyone looking for the 5

The only way an iphone is called the iphone 4s would be if is the rumored cheaper iphone and they come out with two phones. A cheaper iphone 4s and the redesigned normal price iphone

5th Gen, A5 chip, IOS 5 = iphone 5 has a nice ring to it
5th Gen, A5 chip, IOS 5 = iphone 4S would make no sense and it would not have a nice ring to it

You could see on the big screen as way.

A5 CHIP...........IOS 5..............5th Gen.......... iPHONE 5
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They appended an S to the name last time they only changed the internals, why shouldn't they this time? Nobody cares whether the naming corresponds with the generation. 95% of the customers won't even know, and even more won't care. Do you think they will also keep the same camera, so they have a corresponding number of 5 megapixels?
 
wurt said:
saichand has a point though. Look at all the media outlets using the term "iPhone 5 event october 4th"... People are expecting an iPhone 5.. There WILL be a negative impact if only the iphone 4s is announced.
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I totally agree, but are Apple to blame for that? No, the media is the one building it up. They do this for every event and people usually end up disappointed.
 
Why would Apple pull iTunes beta because of this? The information is already out.
 
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iPhone 5 is coming. Apple not gonna let us down.
 
Taipan said:
They appended an S to the name last time they only changed the internals, why shouldn't they this time? Nobody cares whether the naming corresponds with the generation. 95% of the customers won't even know, and even more won't care. Do you think they will also keep the same camera, so they have a corresponding number of 5 megapixels?
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Because like I said, Apple likes everything all neat and tidy and

A5 chip, IOS 5, 5th gen phone and calling it the iphone 5 is all neat and tidy just how apple likes it.

As for the camera, I could see them upgrading that as well, there is no way there is not an iphone 5 after making everyone wait 16 months for a new phone.

Like I and others are saying, there will probably be a 4S that will be cheaper option and the 5 will be the real upgrade.
 
if it was just a specs refresh it would have happened 4 months ago, there is no way Apple would wait all this time just to announce a specs upgrade to an existing phone, it is fantasy land, just can't believe the panic on this board
 
Now the only hope left is that Apple was less secretive about the 4S than the 5 on purpose only for us to find evidence of it and then be surprised by the announcement of the 5.

There's still a bit of hope but things aren't looking good. :(
 
CWT1965 said:
if it was just a specs refresh it would have happened 4 months ago, there is no way Apple would wait all this time just to announce a specs upgrade to an existing phone, it is fantasy land, just can't believe the panic on this board
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Correct. Heck, even updated iMacs with Thunderbolt ports didn't take this long in between refreshes.
 
CWT1965 said:
if it was just a specs refresh it would have happened 4 months ago, there is no way Apple would wait all this time just to announce a specs upgrade to an existing phone, it is fantasy land, just can't believe the panic on this board
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You'll be disappointed then....
 
I just don't get why they'd just release a 4S, I mean they could call the exact same phone as iPhone 5 and it would seem like a much bigger update and more people would buy it!
 
I will be thoroughly disappointed if it is exactly the iPhone 4 with upgraded internals. I am mostly interested in a large screen.

The reasoning that Apple will use for the delay (if there is only a spec upgrade) is for the software components (iOS 5, iCloud). Of course they're important but I really don't believe they're adding anything that is worth delaying the phone hardware for 4 months. Assistant sounds like it's going to be extremely overhyped and barely used, to me.
 
Why does the existence of a 4S make everyone assume there is no 5?

Maybe there isn't, but based on the rumors of 2 models, I wouldn't take this story as proof that the 5 won't be launched.
 
They wouldn't throw Tim Cook under the bus like this for his first major product launch. Right? :confused:
 
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Totally agree. I think they would be insane to call it the 4s (coz of the 555).
The only reason they would call it a 4s would be that it's 99% the same a the 4. OR the phone will support 4g
 
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Stop whining there will be an iPhone 5! Geez the iPhone 4S is the updated iPhone 4....that's it!
 
you guys are ridiculous

iPhone 4S is being introduced to have a universal iPhone 4. One model for all the carriers, which will simplify the supply chain. The only difference will be the cellular chip, same as the one in the Verizon phone, has all frequencies and protocals (GMS/CDMA) enabled.

iPhone 5 will be the new king with the A5, 8 MP camera, etc.

Lets recap:

iPhone 4S = Universal iPhone 4
iPhone 5 = Apple Love
 
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