Not just looks but feature set. In order to add certain features the design may also be need to be altered. Besides they need to stay fresh. Using the same design just becomes stale and stagnant. That said I do like the iPhone 4 and would be happy if they kept it the same but add better functionality and features.
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Are you guys seriously expecting a redesign every year now?
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Not just looks but feature set. In order to add certain features the design may also be need to be altered. Besides they need to stay fresh. Using the same design just becomes stale and stagnant. That said I do like the iPhone 4 and would be happy if they kept it the same but add better functionality and features.
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We're pretty much on the same page with this.
Hoping for a redesign, happy with a better iPhone 4.
Yes
Technology changes at the speed of light.
The iPhone line is huge for Apple.
Other phones are constantly innovating and catching up. Apple needs a new iPhone every year. It can do the S followed by the full but it will need to be fresh every 12 months.
Technology changes at the speed of light.
The iPhone line is huge for Apple.
Other phones are constantly innovating and catching up. Apple needs a new iPhone every year. It can do the S followed by the full but it will need to be fresh every 12 months.
Personally, I don't think there ever was a "pattern" for iPhone releases to start with. Who is to say that the 3G to 3GS wasn't an anomaly with Apple iPhone releases, and that the "pattern" they want to use is redesign every year. Either way, we are trying to claim a pattern from only 4 iPhones so far. I'd say that, this would be too few inputs to claim an accurate pattern.
Yeah, I forgot to add that to my original post. I know it's too early to try and look for patterns but I was just using that as an example.
Thanks for reminding me, though.LOL. It's just not possible? who says so?
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Me, being one of the "CUSTOMERS" of Apple company, want REDESIGNED iPhone 5.
I meant it's not possible to redesign every single year.
And, if you've ever worked in retail, you would know that the customer is not always right. In fact, they are almost always wrong.
The market will determine what Apple does with each new iPhone. That's it. If that means a new design every year then that's what apple will do. Technology is moving so fast, and will be moving twice as fast next year. So we will see. But right now, more then ever before is the perfect time for Apple to drop a bomb just like they did 07. And mark my my words they will.
Maybe if the iPhone 4 design was well done, and wasn't so flawed, then yes I wouldn't want a redesign except a bigger screen. This time, i want both.
I meant it's not possible to redesign every single year.
And, if you've ever worked in retail, you would know that the customer is not always right. In fact, they are almost always wrong.
And if you worked in retail, then you would know that no matter what, the customer is always right.
i'm not expecting a new redesign every year, but i do think that the iPhone 4 design fell out of favor with the executive team. also, i don't think the exterior made of all glass was a wise choice.
i am pretty sure there will be redesign, with a titanium back.
i am pretty sure there will be redesign, with a titanium back.
When you are one of the most profitable companies in the world, and are famous for creating the most iconic and respected line of electronics in the past 10 years (iPod, iPhone, iPad), then yes absolutely they should create a newly redesigned iPhone 5.
I think a spec bumped iPhone 4 is a pretty pathetic outcome of a 16month development cycle for the best selling phone series in the world, from a company well known to house some of the best designers and creative individuals in the tech world.
I can still taste the bitterness of the iPhone 3GS, and you know what ? I think Apple can to.
I think a spec bumped iPhone 4 is a pretty pathetic outcome of a 16month development cycle for the best selling phone series in the world, from a company well known to house some of the best designers and creative individuals in the tech world.
I can still taste the bitterness of the iPhone 3GS, and you know what ? I think Apple can to.
Do i expect a new design every year? No. But as a consumer, I want a redesign if the next generation phone is going to come out every 12-18 months. The amount of new tech that is available within a 12 month period is so great, that a redesign is not too much to ask. If a refresh was scheduled every 3-6 months, then I wouldn't care so much and minor updates would be fine.
So a thinner, faster, larger screened, iPhone 5 with the same battery life is something that apple should be able to produce. If not, oh well. I'll still be happy with my iphone4, and I won't be one of the hundreds of people that are going to start a new thread so they can whine and cry about how disappointed they are.
So a thinner, faster, larger screened, iPhone 5 with the same battery life is something that apple should be able to produce. If not, oh well. I'll still be happy with my iphone4, and I won't be one of the hundreds of people that are going to start a new thread so they can whine and cry about how disappointed they are.
Had the fifth generation iPhone been launching this summer I would have maybe expected a similar design, but with it being announced and released in the coming weeks I fully expect a redesign. 16 months is too long to not not innovate and change the design, especially with all the Android phones and even the BlackBerry 9850 having larger screens.
Yes i am expecting a new design and so are many other people. That is where the problem is. After a period of time people will inevitably look at different phones because they expect something different. We are consumers if nothing changed then we will look at alternatives. Imagine if after the 3GS Apple kept the same design and just bumped the specs. People would lose patience and therefore buy a competitors product. Apple knows that a redesign is their best chance of increasing sales which is their goal.
This year I have seen a lot more people than before on this forum talking about trying another phone. The IPhone 4 to me was an amazing upgrade from the 3gs and if they can match the wow factor again then I will be buying the new IPhone. If not I will have to consider a new phone largely because of the screen size on the IPhone 4.
This year I have seen a lot more people than before on this forum talking about trying another phone. The IPhone 4 to me was an amazing upgrade from the 3gs and if they can match the wow factor again then I will be buying the new IPhone. If not I will have to consider a new phone largely because of the screen size on the IPhone 4.
Samsung comes out with a new design every other week it feels like, I'm sure apple can come up with some improvements to the design after 16 months.