It doesn't need to be any thinner and lighter. WTF Apple!!!
PUT A BIGGER SCREEN ON THE DAMN THING!
PUT A BIGGER SCREEN ON THE DAMN THING!
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Apple Preparing 'Thinner and Lighter' iPhone for Third Quarter Launch
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Wow talk about taking a comment out of context.
He is saying that if someone does consider it too thin they have the OPTION to put a case on to add bulk... Not to mention that most people I know use cases on their phones anyway. So if they add a case to a super thin phone then it is a decent thickness compared to adding a case to an already thick phone and you end up with a massive brick.
Too thin is subjective but if YOU think its too thin you have the OPTION to add bulk via a case.
What makes you think the upgrade pricing is going to be any different from the previous 4 phones?
And I prefer the rumor where the phone isn't going to be getting a major design change. The iPhone 4 is by far my favorite design.
I agree.
The iPhone 4 is a wonderful piece of design and craftsmanship.. I will be amazed to see them better it, because baring in mind iOS5 I could quite easily go on using it another year until the iPhone 6 or whatever
I'm so tired of this. The battery life on the iPhone 4 is one of the best out there.
A5!!!
Does anyone here actually think the next iPhone will have an A5 processor. Look at how much bigger the iPad 2s battery had to be for it to keep the same 10 hour battery life while running the A5. Lots of people here are saying that they would prefer more battery life to lighter thinner. I think that an upgraded A4 with A9 architecture but still single core is in order. With better graphics. It would be very hard to get more battery life and have the A5 chip. It would still be great if the Next iPhone did have an A5.
Does anyone here actually think the next iPhone will have an A5 processor. Look at how much bigger the iPad 2s battery had to be for it to keep the same 10 hour battery life while running the A5. Lots of people here are saying that they would prefer more battery life to lighter thinner. I think that an upgraded A4 with A9 architecture but still single core is in order. With better graphics. It would be very hard to get more battery life and have the A5 chip. It would still be great if the Next iPhone did have an A5.
Yea I have seen a few people lately comment on the iPhone's "terrible battery life"
That comes out of nowhere because as you say the iPhone 4's battery is one of the if not THE best smartphone battery on the market.
Its phenomenal battery life.
Doggone it! There better not be any "production issues". I had to wait till June to find an iPad. I want my new phone before x-mas rolls by. My 3gs won't make it another 6 months.
Ah crap, if this is true i will have to buy another new car kit which costs me roundabout 160$. They could maybe stick to the exteriour measuremnts for a couple of generations.
And to the thinner and lighter part of the subject... i'd very much prefer more battery and/or more storage space... but that's just me...
And to the thinner and lighter part of the subject... i'd very much prefer more battery and/or more storage space... but that's just me...
These are all pretty valid speculations. After all, it's what's been changing throughout every successive iPhone generation.
However, I think we've reached a point where thickness is just fine. Making it any thinner will probably be ergonomically uncomfortable. I'd much rather keep it at the same thickness level as the iPhone 4 and instead use the new efficient space into implementing upgrades. In essence, I'd rather sacrifice thickness for usability. Not that the iPhone 4 is short on it, but if I were to choose, I'd probably pick, say, better battery life or an added antenna in place of thinner models.
Also, regarding LTE: Verizon has a pretty good 4G network already, so we could see that implemented in the CDMA version. But at least in the US, AT&T's 4G is in its natal state. Perhaps we'll just see HSDPA+. But seeing how premature this network is at the very moment I don't think it'd be that necessary to include LTE on the next version, though some might think otherwise. Pretty sure in a couple of years we'll see a fully implemented LTE chip with normal battery usage anyway.
Not to start a fanboy war here, I am pretty unbiased and think that Apple's goal with iPhone 5 will be to out-do the engineering feat that represents the latest Galaxy S2 smartphone. So we could guess it'll either have very similar or better specs, staying under would be a dangerous move, especially given how Apple is having a wider production time frame seeing how the S2 was launched a month ago. And this is why we will most likely see dual core, 1GB RAM and the aforementioned dimensions shrink.
However, I think we've reached a point where thickness is just fine. Making it any thinner will probably be ergonomically uncomfortable. I'd much rather keep it at the same thickness level as the iPhone 4 and instead use the new efficient space into implementing upgrades. In essence, I'd rather sacrifice thickness for usability. Not that the iPhone 4 is short on it, but if I were to choose, I'd probably pick, say, better battery life or an added antenna in place of thinner models.
Also, regarding LTE: Verizon has a pretty good 4G network already, so we could see that implemented in the CDMA version. But at least in the US, AT&T's 4G is in its natal state. Perhaps we'll just see HSDPA+. But seeing how premature this network is at the very moment I don't think it'd be that necessary to include LTE on the next version, though some might think otherwise. Pretty sure in a couple of years we'll see a fully implemented LTE chip with normal battery usage anyway.
Not to start a fanboy war here, I am pretty unbiased and think that Apple's goal with iPhone 5 will be to out-do the engineering feat that represents the latest Galaxy S2 smartphone. So we could guess it'll either have very similar or better specs, staying under would be a dangerous move, especially given how Apple is having a wider production time frame seeing how the S2 was launched a month ago. And this is why we will most likely see dual core, 1GB RAM and the aforementioned dimensions shrink.
Your in for Liquid metal?
- look at those -
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all pure and solid.
Sure its older tech but please don't stress the term "l***** m****".
Btw would a metal backing help to screw up reception once and for all
And to all the LTE lovers!? Come one - 2 streets with reliable LTE reception do not make your city "LTE ready".
3G isn't available everywhere yet, not to speak about its theoretical data transfer rates... For LTE you need a lot of 3G towers... so it would be only logical to improve 3G density and data transfer first and then upgrade to LTE. Everything else is just marketing.
Are you insane? LTE coverage is BOOMING. Keep making excuses for Apple though, even though you make no sense.
It won't matter at all. People will buy the iPhone in record numbers even if it didn't work at all. It could be a $600 paperweight and they will line up days ahead of time to buy one.
a new lens?
Has anyone seen any reports on who will make the lens for the new phone and/or if it will be an upgrade from the current one?
Has anyone seen any reports on who will make the lens for the new phone and/or if it will be an upgrade from the current one?