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Apple Preparing 'Thinner and Lighter' iPhone for Third Quarter Launch
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I think that hits the spot, a thinner iphone without much of a redesign should look just like that.
Im with you on the size v. usability. I like the design of the 4, and i think a redesign of the back panel and front glass to create more interior space but keeping the external size to bring new tech (read battery, antenna and cpu) is the way forward.
How Absolutely Hilarious
Now that I've scrapped the idea of buying the upcoming iPhone.. the first time I have ever taken a pass on a new model... it's simply laughable.
Check this quote out from the OP:
" Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn/Hon Hai is having difficulties with yield rate on the new device due to it being "complicated and difficult to assemble."
Already Apple is paving the way with excuses why there will be problems with this new phone.
If ever there was a time that I'm flush with new smartphones it's now. I have several new Androids, a token iPhone 4 Antennagate Special... which is already quite famous....LOL
So missing this round of "upgrades" is going to be the easiest pass I've ever taken on an Apple product.
Thanks Apple... I'm actually going to save a few bucks.
Now that I've scrapped the idea of buying the upcoming iPhone.. the first time I have ever taken a pass on a new model... it's simply laughable.
Check this quote out from the OP:
" Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn/Hon Hai is having difficulties with yield rate on the new device due to it being "complicated and difficult to assemble."
Already Apple is paving the way with excuses why there will be problems with this new phone.
If ever there was a time that I'm flush with new smartphones it's now. I have several new Androids, a token iPhone 4 Antennagate Special... which is already quite famous....LOL
So missing this round of "upgrades" is going to be the easiest pass I've ever taken on an Apple product.
Thanks Apple... I'm actually going to save a few bucks.
A few things...
I don't think the 4G/LTE thing will happen on this one;
1) due to the world being fragmented with its coverage, and we know how much apple hates fragmentation.
2) battery life. Apple wouldn't try to put in LTE with the battery tech we have these days, unless they've magically come up with an amazing new way to power these things!
3) Apple does sometimes wait for things to settle down before jumping onboard (blue ray anyone?!)
Also, have you noticed that Apple doesn't advertise cpu specs for their ipads/phones anymore? Its only us geeks that know what and A4/A5 processor is (single/dual core). I could see apple bringing out a single core cpu that runs at or near the dual core speeds but doesn't have the lesser battery life of a dual. None mac rumor people will only need to know it is "as fast" as the galaxy 2s, etc, etc, and it will sell like hot cakes with no complaint that the phone is slow.
Chance are it may be the A5, as long as they have got the same battery life as the 4, which i guess they'll get from thinner rear and front parts to make the interior bigger for the battery.
I don't think the 4G/LTE thing will happen on this one;
1) due to the world being fragmented with its coverage, and we know how much apple hates fragmentation.
2) battery life. Apple wouldn't try to put in LTE with the battery tech we have these days, unless they've magically come up with an amazing new way to power these things!
3) Apple does sometimes wait for things to settle down before jumping onboard (blue ray anyone?!)
Also, have you noticed that Apple doesn't advertise cpu specs for their ipads/phones anymore? Its only us geeks that know what and A4/A5 processor is (single/dual core). I could see apple bringing out a single core cpu that runs at or near the dual core speeds but doesn't have the lesser battery life of a dual. None mac rumor people will only need to know it is "as fast" as the galaxy 2s, etc, etc, and it will sell like hot cakes with no complaint that the phone is slow.
Chance are it may be the A5, as long as they have got the same battery life as the 4, which i guess they'll get from thinner rear and front parts to make the interior bigger for the battery.
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Yeah, because Apple would release news about an announced product through a third party to make it look like a leak, despite their reputation for prosecuting third parties for such offenses.
It's amazing that people will try and convince others to not buy a product so that they can cope with their own decision not to.
As a Droid X user I always keep my mind open every year when it's time to upgrade. I would have bought the iphone 4 if it was released on Verizon last summer instead of this year but I find it silly to buy a 8 month old phone on a 2 year contract.
But this talk of thin and light is making me believe that iphone 5/4S will not have LTE and a larger display which are 2 features I need. I live and work in a LTE area so my next phone must have that feature. Using LTE in the store was like switching from dialup to broadband. And with the Droid Bionic getting teased left and right (big screen, dual core, LTE) it will be another year with Android unless something magical happens before the Bionic is released.
It would be incredible if Apple could fit a larger screen (4 inch), LTE, dual core, more memory with the same or better battery life in a package that's thinner and lighter. I just don't see that happening. Apple has one month to shut me up.
But this talk of thin and light is making me believe that iphone 5/4S will not have LTE and a larger display which are 2 features I need. I live and work in a LTE area so my next phone must have that feature. Using LTE in the store was like switching from dialup to broadband. And with the Droid Bionic getting teased left and right (big screen, dual core, LTE) it will be another year with Android unless something magical happens before the Bionic is released.
It would be incredible if Apple could fit a larger screen (4 inch), LTE, dual core, more memory with the same or better battery life in a package that's thinner and lighter. I just don't see that happening. Apple has one month to shut me up.
How much more thinner and lighter is it going to get? But that will be interesting to see..
I just really hope that it has a bigger screen, between 3.5" and 4", and has a rounded edge. I don't want to get used to the ergonomically bad designed iPhone 4.
I just really hope that it has a bigger screen, between 3.5" and 4", and has a rounded edge. I don't want to get used to the ergonomically bad designed iPhone 4.
I wish they would just invent an invisible iPhone so people would stop worrying about what it looked like.
Why should you get used to it, or accessorise with a case/cover to make comfortable to hold, give it a nice big grippy case, fill the void with a big power cell.
Somehow you've either skipped reading my post, or greatly missed the point. There's no coping involved. That's for fanbois.
To me it's the opposite. I've got the ability to pass or play at any time. It's no big deal. Plus I'm not making a decision based on one measly report, that's an assumption you've chosen to make, based on guesswork.
I made my decision when it became apparent that this upcoming model will most likely be a warmed over iPhone 4.
Or, let's say that's wrong. If they move the sides of the display out to the very edge of the phone as some illustrations have shown, I don't like that either. It's just an ugly shortcut to save a chassis redesign.
So no matter what I'm happy to pass.
Plus amongst my Android collection is a shiny new Galaxy S II. Now this is a phone so ideal, it takes away my desire for a new iPhone, completely.
Doesn't matter there is a minimal thinness before the device becomes uneasy to hold.
Let's pretend some years in the future apple (or any company) will be able to make devices like the Iphone as thin as a credit card, that wouldn't be very easy to hold, so in my opinion there is minimal thinness that can be reached.
Don't mind thinner and lighter; but the current thickness is acceptable and I would rather the chasis form factor stay the same; while the internal parts shrink to make more room for more battery/power/SDHC reader... etc.
A next gen iphone with twice the battery of the current iphone4 would rock!
A next gen iphone with twice the battery of the current iphone4 would rock!
Well, i'd be satisfied with that - it's a bit strange when you think about it the glass not being flush with the aluminium.
Is it too thin to hold ergonomically, or is it the potentially increased fragility which concerns you?
