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Apple to Release iPhone 4S with New GPS Features?

Zunjine said:
I'm constantly amazed by what people consider to be significant and not significant changes.

An A5 and twice the RAM would make the so called 4S many times more powerful by every possible measure than the current model. We would be talking huge differences in performance for anything involving complex mathematics - games, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, image and sound processing. We don't yet know what this Assistant feature really means but if it really does require an A5 then we're looking at some complex AI.

This people call a 'spec bump'?

But a new case design? That's revolutionary! A new shape? Really? Huge increase in processing power with the potential to drive apps that we can't even imagine yet is a spec bump but a new shape is mana from heaven?!

Sure, I can get why some people want a bigger screen. For me that's not a big deal. I get the feeling that pretty soon after owning it you'd stop noticing the difference in screen size when looking at stuff. The fact you'd have more trouble fitting it in your pocket and reaching the far end of the screen when holding the device in one hand, however, wouldn't change.

I think Apple chose 3.5 inches for a reason and I suspect they're going to stick with it because human hands are still the same size they were when the first iPhone came out. It hasn't stopped Apple having the two best selling smartphones and the best selling PMP in the world.
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I'm with you on everything you say but unfortunately it seems like hardly anyone is hearing you.
 
ugh, 4s and iPhone 4 design, I blame gizmodo for that horrible rumour, will love to see them eating humble pie if a 5 is released today. My money is on renaming the 4 to 4s with fixed antenna and some other minor changes and then one more thing... a REAL launch!

I want a design change because the 4 is not an attractive phone, people stick bumpers on it to cover up those damn awful lines and sharp edges!!
 
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This sucks if not bigger who cares
 
marksman said:
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But since the 3GS remains the number 2 selling smartphone. So that pretty much destroys all the arguments that apple must make changes for changes sake.
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what are u talking about the 3GS was hands down the best iphone ever....but then the competition started to strengthen ....blackberry was really only one of the big dogs back then.....android came up and taking off now...the ip4 sold millions but in this day in age technology is moving really fast....

bottom line is if they don't come out with a new design phone it's a fail...i know they will sell a boat load of phones but android just got stronger
 
iPhone 4s/5 cases

All these cases that we saw were probably manufactured to the right specs, but they just didn't know what Apple is gonna call the new iPhone.. So they put both names on it lol
 
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18 months only spec bump puts apple behind it's own curve-this gives the edge to android devices-Ive come to the realization that my phone is my computer and I need a bigger screen. Of course I won't buy anything but an apple, it's been my electronic ecosystem of choice for 20 years, this fail will substantially degrade my satisfaction level, say it ain't so Tim!
 
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lamewing said:
jmgregory1 said:
Let me guess - you buy based upon specs?

A bigger screen, faster processor (cycle time specific) and "open" system make the SGS2 better than the yet unreleased and un-spec'd iPhone?

I can't wait for the day when HTC, Samsung, Moto, etc start producing upgradable box phones, so that the freaky tech guys can build their own "monster" smart phone with fan cooled, led lit, internals that require really cool supplemental backpack battery systems, giant 15" screens and full sized keyboards that you wear around your neck.

God, that will be cool.
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While most specs don't matter to me, the SCREEN SIZE does. I have used a Samsung Focus for a while now with a four inch screen. The size of the phone isn't much wider than a 3GS and it is thinner and lighter too. If Apple doesn't add a 4 inch screen I really will just keep using this WP7 until next year. I hat to say this, but Mango is a great OS and my eyes really appreciate the extra screen real estate.
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How do your eyes feel about the lower resolution and fuzzier images?
 
Good news for my wallet ...

If it's just spec bumps then I can live very happily with my iPhone 4 for another year - it really has been the best computer I have ever used when I factor in software like RedLaser, Voice Memos, Line2, video and Navigon (to name a few of the hundreds of apps I use).

What I am really looking forward to today is the announcement of iOS 5 for my iPhone and iPad 2.
 
iBug2 said:
Ofc. But even if everyone who posted negative here did actually switch, it's at most 100 people if even that. :))))) We are talking about devices which sell in 8 digit numbers.
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Yeah I know, was just being a wise@ss. But I bet those 100 people actually never switched or eventually came back and are the same 100 that are NEVER happy and just troll the forums.
 
rickym11 said:
As mentioned above, I think this is a load of sh**. As cool as the iPhone 4 was its antenna issues left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. Why model your new new flagship phone after a previous failure. They might have fixed the antenna issue but people will still correlate that flaw with the antenna issues. Apple is smarter than that. MacRumors needs to stop posting every little scrap of info they find on the internet, rumor forum or not just wait 4 hours.
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I know, right? It's a shame that the whole antenna issue ruined the iPhone 4 and caused people to pretty much stop buying them for the last 12 months. I'm surprised Apple is even coming out with a new phone after experiencing such an epic failure with the iPhone 4. They will probably just announce today that they're going to start licensing iOS to other hardware manufacturers so that they can avoid the same huge mistakes they made last year. They don't want to keep bleeding money and become one of the most financially unstable and worthless companies in the world. No wonder Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO. He was embarrassed by the performance of the company under his helm and the board of directors forced him out for a second time before he completely destroyed the company.

I don't know about you, but everywhere I go now, I hear people talking about the antenna just like they were last August. Macrumors, Gizmodo, Engadget, all of the tech sites have daily articles about how the iPhone 4 sucks so much and how people just can't get over the antenna issue and buy the phone. Apple has shipped tens, even hundreds of millions of iPhone 4's to their stores and retail partners and they've done nothing but sit on the shelves, becoming more and more obsolete by the day. Last I heard, Android has like a 90% market share of all smartphones now, with the scraps left to be picked up by Windows Phone 7 and the few people who are in denial about Apple's collapse as a hardware company.


Also, I agree that MacRumors should stop posting every little rumor that pops up about Apple products. They're just spoiling everything and encouraging all of the other tech sites to do the same thing!



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*sigh* I hope not but i'm done with all the rumors, just be patient it's only like another hour or so ;)
 
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thesiren said:
ppilone said:
Screen size is subjective. If you want a larger screen than maybe the SII is a better phone for you. I, however, do _not_ want a larger screen so I'm glad the larger iPhone screen rumors have disappeared.

Not everyone wants a larger screen - not everyone wants a smaller one either.
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What the hell do you have against a bigger screen? what could possibly be a downside to being able to see things better?
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Worse pixel density, bigger form factor, greater battery drain, harder to manage one handed

Add in that all the android devices are lower resolution to start and it is not appealing at all
 
thesiren said:
What the hell do you have against a bigger screen? what could possibly be a downside to being able to see things better?
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I'm guessing his list includes:
a) he sees things just fine on the 3.5" screen
b) the larger the screen, the more difficult it is to reach all parts of it when holding and using the phone with a single hand
c) larger screens use more energy, resulting in shorter battery life
d) the physical increase in the size of the phone to accommodate the larger screen

A larger screen is only 'better' up until it starts to interfere with a person's use patterns and other requirements, and those vary right along with the person in question.
 
sleepingworker said:
If it's just spec bumps then I can live very happily with my iPhone 4 for another year - it really has been the best computer I have ever used when I factor in software like RedLaser, Voice Memos, Line2, video and Navigon (to name a few of the hundreds of apps I use).

What I am really looking forward to today is the announcement of iOS 5 for my iPhone and iPad 2.
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This, going to stick with my iPhone 4 regardless of what they announce today. I'm just looking forward to iOS 5 and hopefully getting it soon.
 
TTMax said:
ugh, 4s and iPhone 4 design, I blame gizmodo for that horrible rumour, will love to see them eating humble pie if a 5 is released today. My money is on renaming the 4 to 4s with fixed antenna and some other minor changes and then one more thing... a REAL launch!

I want a design change because the 4 is not an attractive phone, people stick bumpers on it to cover up those damn awful lines and sharp edges!!
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Why do people put cases on their Android phones?
 
Guys, come on.
The iPhone 5 cases are ALREADY SHOWING UP AT THE AT&T STORE!!

It's coming out. Maybe not an LTE phone, but it's coming out.
 
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TTMax said:
If Apple call the phone a 4s it *will* be an epic fail, it's basically saying hey, it ain't good enough to be called a 5. And Apple doesn't release new phones at lower price points. I have a 3gs and will not buy a bumped up 4, ios 5 will run quite nicely. Even a slight redesign is surely necessary?!

Apple doesn't do mediocre, still have hopes for an awesome release, can't see them whipping out the brand new phone and oh..it's a 4 with 1080p video and voice control... and its soooo fast!! :eek:
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Actually the 4 would refer to it using the same body style. Not sure why this basic naming scheme is so confusing.

The real consumers will have no issue identifying this as the new iPhone. You do realize the 3GS is the number two selling smartphone years after release?
 
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