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Apple's 'N94' iPhone 4S Appears in Inventory Database
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It's clear to see that Apple is doing EVERYTHING in their power to keep the new iPhone 5 under wraps to avoid the embarrassment of last year.
What has/is annoying me more than anything is that people are referring to a phone as the 4S! Just because there was a 3Gs that was a significant upgrade (despite what some say) that doesn't mean this will be the case for the next generation iPhone.
I've owned every iPhone model and yes, the models have changed every year and the iPhone 4 was the most significant change, but that said, I still do not believe it was a major change to the form factor of the phone that we've seen in the past. A massive change to the form factor would be to increase the screen size, reduce bezel, eradicate the home button and make it even thinner because anything thinner than the iPhone 4 would look very thin indeed.
My belief is that there is an iPhone 5 about to shake up the whole smatphone industry once again, I for one was not completely won over by the iPhone 4.
What has/is annoying me more than anything is that people are referring to a phone as the 4S! Just because there was a 3Gs that was a significant upgrade (despite what some say) that doesn't mean this will be the case for the next generation iPhone.
I've owned every iPhone model and yes, the models have changed every year and the iPhone 4 was the most significant change, but that said, I still do not believe it was a major change to the form factor of the phone that we've seen in the past. A massive change to the form factor would be to increase the screen size, reduce bezel, eradicate the home button and make it even thinner because anything thinner than the iPhone 4 would look very thin indeed.
My belief is that there is an iPhone 5 about to shake up the whole smatphone industry once again, I for one was not completely won over by the iPhone 4.
Greedy, greedy, greedy some of you lot are. An iPhone 5 with LTE where most of Apple's key markets (especially UK & Europe) can't take advantage of 4G yet. Here in the UK, we were barely into trials from May time. Why release a product well ahead of it's time?
iOS5 is the killer for the rest of the market to play catch-up. The most important thing is for Apple to get rid of the damn grip-of-death in a revised 4S model, inject some extra power and new upgraded toys (such as the 8MP camera rumored).
The 4S will then serve as the cheaper 3G-based option to run side the iPhone 5 next year. Mark my words. There will be no iPhone 5. No need for it as the iP4 design has much more time left and the 4S will service a perfect upgrade for 3GS customers waiting for a polished off iP4S.
I'd be ultimately surprised if there was a iP4S and iP5.
iOS5 is the killer for the rest of the market to play catch-up. The most important thing is for Apple to get rid of the damn grip-of-death in a revised 4S model, inject some extra power and new upgraded toys (such as the 8MP camera rumored).
The 4S will then serve as the cheaper 3G-based option to run side the iPhone 5 next year. Mark my words. There will be no iPhone 5. No need for it as the iP4 design has much more time left and the 4S will service a perfect upgrade for 3GS customers waiting for a polished off iP4S.
I'd be ultimately surprised if there was a iP4S and iP5.
Maybe someone answered this already BUT....
How could they have an upgraded (spec-bumped) iPhone 4 as a world mode, dual cdma/gsm (one device) phone when the antenna bands for the cdma iPhone 4 are positioned differently than on the gsm model?
If I remember correctly, back in Jan when the cdma model was announced on VZW, didn't Tim Cook specifically address the repositioned antenna bands on it, stating that it was necessary to accommodate the cdma technology?
If that's so, then how would a dual mode iPhone 4 be possible, considering the differences in the antenna?
How could they have an upgraded (spec-bumped) iPhone 4 as a world mode, dual cdma/gsm (one device) phone when the antenna bands for the cdma iPhone 4 are positioned differently than on the gsm model?
If I remember correctly, back in Jan when the cdma model was announced on VZW, didn't Tim Cook specifically address the repositioned antenna bands on it, stating that it was necessary to accommodate the cdma technology?
If that's so, then how would a dual mode iPhone 4 be possible, considering the differences in the antenna?
Ok so I guess I'll have to repeat myself - N94 is NOT the 4S.
Let me clarify:
N88 - 3GS
N90 - 4
N92 - 4 CDMA
N94 - 5
N99 - 4S
So lets quit the guessing game BS.
Let me clarify:
N88 - 3GS
N90 - 4
N92 - 4 CDMA
N94 - 5
N99 - 4S
So lets quit the guessing game BS.
While I don't particularly like the rumored new design for the iphone so I'm kinda hoping they don't change it (plus if it stays the same means more accessories still being made that will fit my iPhone 4
but I guess if they keep the same form evne in a new phone that won't be too big an issue for me), I think this is a very reasonable argument for why they might have an iPhone "4S" (rather than just an iPhone 4 with smaller memory) as well as a newer phone.Honestly, I don't even know why I care if they change it or not (aside from the accessories fitting my phone thing and if it has a longer run, more accessories to be available). I'm not planning on getting it and even if they kept the form this time, by the time the next phone comes out (When my contract is out and I'll be likely to get a new one), they most likely will have changed it so it's not like I'll be able to get the same form again next year regardless of whether they change it or not this year (aside from them having cheap buttons which can easily be fixed without changing phone design I really like my iphone 4's design).
Going through your posts has shown that you've been accurate on everything I saw. If you're relaying true information and haven't been getting incredibly lucky with your guesses, thanks.
This will be easy enough to see come the 4th.
I'm just gonna say that, if it's indeed the iPhone 4S thats released, I'm making a list of all the users calling others morons, noobs, crazy, etc. for suggesting that Apple will release an iPhone 4S this tuesday followed by a massive facepalm compilation.
Just sayin'...
Just sayin'...
Honestly, for some of us it's taken years to realize that Apple is supposedly cool now (I a still used to it being the uncool thing to have, but maybe that's cause I went to an engineering college where you more had the people who preferred Windows or even Linux or basically something you could fiddle with a lot more and viewed Apple as that computer for people who don't know how to use computers so therefore people who use them are computer challenged).
I haven't seen you post anything here that has been wrong yet. I just took a peek through some of your old posts.
Indeed I did the same thing. Either he is a very careful troll or he actually works at Apple. I am holding him to his post come the 4th.
I saw your post and did the same look. They have been pretty accurate. I haven't seen any mistakes. I get the impression they work at Apple from some of the things I read.
Either way, I hope this most recent post is as accurate as the others.
If this is true, I'll speculate that the N97 did exist in concept, but Apple dumped it and moved forward with the N99 instead
Either way, I don't care about code names. I want to know if both phones are being launched Tuesday..
I saw your post and did the same look. They have been pretty accurate. I haven't seen any mistakes. I get the impression they work at Apple from some of the things I read.
Either way, I hope this most recent post is as accurate as the others.
And he did make a good point in one of his older posts. Do you really think it took Apple 16 months to put an A5 chip in the iPhone 4 and a few minor improvements? Maybe I'm just hoping for an iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S, but I'll choose to believe him.
apple does such great jobs with their products that we can't help but speculate what we have been missing all this time for their new product.
I hope the same can be said for the itouch!
I hope the same can be said for the itouch!
I can put you into a coma if you want until the 4th, for Me every day of My live I want to enjoy and is more important than whatever material item in the world.
But, I want to buy My first iPhone and hopefully it will see a redesign, don't like the Design of the current model and I do NOT want a glass back.