Apple's Japanese Site Outs iPhone 4S with October 14th Launch

[840quadra]

Sucks I'm in the 'off' cycles with both my MBP and iPhone -- I always end up with the spec bumped of previous models. Oh well...

Look at it the other way. You get the less "beta" models of apple Hardware, and likely models with good longevity and features .

Though my 1st generation Unibody MBP, and my iPhone 4 have been great.

 

[zin]

I like how some people here seem to think that Apple is obliged to present an “iPhone 5” to them. Seems pretty logical to me, since the iPhone 3G (major redesign) was followed by 3GS (spec. bump). Similarly, iPhone 4 (major redesign) appears to be followed by 4S (spec. bump).

But who knows?

 

[cwwilson]

Crazy stuff. So it really is official... No iPhone 5 this year. Oh well, my iPhone 4 is still rockin' and suites my needs just fine.

 

[SchneiderMan]

There is still a chance for an iPhone 5 though aside from a spec bump for the iPhone 4.

 

[chrmjenkins]

There will still be a iPhone 5 shown at the end of the event, just wait..
apple can't impress people with the 4s

You really stay on message. You should go into politics.

 

[iPad 3]

Wow, what a royal cock up! Does it list any specs?

 

[WannaGoMac]

At least watch the actual event before you think jumping to the Zune phone is your best option.

Actually, have you used the new interface? It's really quite nice a lot and in many ways superior than the Android/iOS icon model.

 

[ilovemyibook]

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Party is over. Sell apple's stock now.

Yeah, sell your stocks now because Apple is going out of business! Why would you even say to sell stocks? People are still going to eat this s*** up.

 

[ghostface147]

I still believe most of the delays were because of iCloud. It's not something they can rush.

 

[WeegieMac]

10800 yen = $140

Wow that's pretty cheap with contract of course.

That was the iPod nano's new price, not the iPhone.

 

[Frankied22]

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Here comes a redesigned iPhone 5 my friends. Guaranteed.

 

[AreYouIn?]

Lame. I knew it was coming though.

 

[Cloudsurfer]

Well, there you have it folks. Almost 2 years and nothing but a spec bump.

This seems like an odd strategy in an aggressive market like this but I guess Apple knows what they're doing.

 

[iMaconApple]

What if the iPhone 5 is mistaken for a iPod touch ?

I don't think apple will go with iPhone 5 right away since no LTE/4G

It's been a pattern iPhone/iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS/iPhone4/.....

 

[neudof]

Don't count out an iPhone 5 release just yet

 

[whawhat]

disappointed but $99 price point would make me feel a bit better about holding onto my 3g so long...

 

[TechDudeGeorge]

16 months for that. I see Android and WP7 gaining a bigger market share this year if this is all Apple bothered with.

 

[yellowballoon]

At least watch the actual event before you think jumping to the Zune phone is your best option.

Why Windows Phone 7.5 already has Twitter and Facebook integrated, all the Assistant functions, dedicated camera button, integrated groups, Free 25GB cloud service,visual search and 500 more new features. What is new here?

 

[RodThePlod]

And what is new about that? Maybe to Apple. Sorry your late to that club, but Windows 7.5 already has it. Of course Apple will act like they discovered it, just like the dedicated camera button.

Well - Apple did have the Intelligent Assistant in their Newton when it launched almost 20 years ago!

So I reckon they beat Windows 7.5 to it by just a smidgen

RTP.

 

[KindredMAC]

Icons

Well... we have a glimpse at the icons in iOS5 now...
Just looking for anything to brighten my hopes that have been dashed.

 

[SFStateStudent]

This iPhone 4S is gonna' send Apple stock rocketing pass Google, which is plummeting as we speak...

 

[mrklaw]

Sucks I'm in the 'off' cycles with both my MBP and iPhone -- I always end up with the spec bumped version of previous models. Oh well...

Edit: I'm hoping for Assistant to be amazing or I'll be pretty disappointed. Yea we get a faster processor and all that, but I've kept my 3GS alive for the past 6 months hoping for a new phone and realize now I could have just had the 4.

if its disappointing for you, why not hold on a year and get back onto whatever mythical cycles you think exist? Not like they deliberately gimp every other refresh for fun. Tech only moves so fast.

 

[WeegieMac]

There will be one very good thing about the iPhone 4S.

In a single thread it will allow me to tweak my block list to utter perfection.

 

[rtabdo]

There will still be a iPhone 5 shown at the end of the event, just wait..
apple can't impress people with the 4s

Yea, honestly bud. It's just the 4S. Everything else will be software. Those hoping for a iPhone 5 redesign are going to be very unhappy.

 

[libertyranger10]

disappointed but $99 price point would make me feel a bit better about holding onto my 3g so long...

My wife will be upgrading from a 3G, so it doesn't matter if it's an iPhone 4s or iPhone 5, she will be happy.

Also, yeah 16 months for only minor upgrades?!? Apple is not ony behind in the hardware market, but will now fall farther behind. This makes me