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Bloomberg Confirms September iPhone 5 Launch, Hi-Res iPad 3?
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We are talking about different things here: technical and commercial progress. Galaxy Tab 10.1 was released in US just two days ago though so it's too early to judge it's commercial success. On the other hand, AAPL does not inspire confidence lately either
And the real paradox here is that, since, as we all know, "the specs don't matter", new iPhone will be exact copy of the previous one.
We are talking about different things here: technical and commercial progress. Galaxy Tab 10.1 was released in US just two days ago though so it's too early to judge it's commercial success. On the other hand, AAPL does not inspire confidence lately either
Ever notice how all the android tablet advertisements babble on about specs (stating resolution, stating number of cores, clock speed, whatever)?
Ever notice how none of that matters if it doesn't translate into letting me do something I can't otherwise do? Ever notice how the buying public also doesn't give a crap?
It's easy to throw technical specs at the market when you can't throw awesome integration or an excellent platform at the market.
Well, I bought a MBA and iPad 2 last week. The Air has already been returned, and now the iPad 2 goes back tomorrow. There's way too much activity in Appleton right now. The 1990's screen res for the iPad 2 was my one complaint. Upping the res would be a huge upgrade in my book.
Waiting is the hardest part. Arghhhh.....
Waiting is the hardest part. Arghhhh.....
I am just guessing, but a cheaper iPhone and perhaps a 7" iPad with hi-res screen or iPod Touch makes sense. I think for holiday season we could see something to compete with lower tier android and something to compete with kindles. I still don;t believe they will release a new iPad in the fall unless its different in form then the iPad2, its just too soon. A large iPod touch or iPad 2.5?
As a fellow engineer, I woul expect higher appreciation for specs from you
Can you imagine Apple engineers designing, say, iPhone without specs? I can't. I'd say that it's all about specs. It's true that specs and advertising (i.e. technical and consumer/PR languages) make for an interesting mix. Sometimes, companies do try to emphasize a single spec to "prove" that their product is better. Computer companies are not alone there. One just need to look at car and truck commercials. Still, it does not mean that specs do not matter. At all. And yes, Apple being in charge of most/many components in the product design this helps creating more balanced products. On the other hand, seemingly Apple is trying to abuse this mantra by excessively cutting the costs (an specs) to the extent where it hurts the products. 256MB RAM in iPad 1 is a good example. Not having USB 3.0, BluRay support are two other well known examples.
Bloomberg > BGR
Weren't they first to report that the new iPhone would be delayed until fall earlier in the year? I'm betting the new iPhone will be practically the same with slightly upgraded internal parts.
Weren't they first to report that the new iPhone would be delayed until fall earlier in the year? I'm betting the new iPhone will be practically the same with slightly upgraded internal parts.
As a fellow engineer, I woul expect higher appreciation for specs from you
On the contrary - it's my engineering experience that tells me specs are a horrible way to compare products. A chip running at 2 GHz doesn't necessarily perform faster than one running at half the clock speed. Doubling the L1 cache size sounds good on paper, but can actually slow performance down. And we know how to make a mobile chip with 64 cores, but consumers wouldn't want to buy products that used it.
Engineering is all about trading off possibilities to meet constraints imposed by cost, marketing, customer demands, etc.
In the case of Apple's products, leaving off something important to a few percent of the potential audience in order to make things just a little better (cheaper, more reliable, less hot, etc.) for 97% of the potential audience makes a lot of sense.
Actually, i can't decide which "rumor" i'd like to be right, a radical redesign or a IP4 looking uggrade to internals and ios5.....i left the iphone world with the 3G, and i quite like the way the 4 looks.
I'm in two minds about this.
On one hand, the iPhone 4 has been a huge success selling 18 million units worldwide. It is a design that is universally loved despite some early issues. Also it was a major redesign from the iPhone 3G which they had kept for 2 years, iPhone 4 is only a year old so it may be too soon for a change.
On the other hand, Antennagate was a major PR issue for Apple which I am sure they'd be happy to move away from repeating. Cracked glass is a common occurance, with Apple replacing many cracked backs and fronts, which is something they'd be looking to curb.
I'm thinking they will change the design to something new - I'm hoping more akin to the iPad 2 with a curved glass front like the Nexus S.
On one hand, the iPhone 4 has been a huge success selling 18 million units worldwide. It is a design that is universally loved despite some early issues. Also it was a major redesign from the iPhone 3G which they had kept for 2 years, iPhone 4 is only a year old so it may be too soon for a change.
On the other hand, Antennagate was a major PR issue for Apple which I am sure they'd be happy to move away from repeating. Cracked glass is a common occurance, with Apple replacing many cracked backs and fronts, which is something they'd be looking to curb.
I'm thinking they will change the design to something new - I'm hoping more akin to the iPad 2 with a curved glass front like the Nexus S.
I have a hard time believing the next iPhone will use the A5 chip. This has been out for a long time (by computer standards). I'm guessing we will see an even faster chip used in the iPhone5 (also to be utilized in the iPad3).
This is especially true if the iPhone has another lengthy delay between the 5 & 6 (going to Fall of 2012).
If it's just an A5 upgrade with a better camera, Apple could have released this on the normal June/July cycle. Since they have waited, I suspect Apple has more in store for us.
Just my $.02
This is especially true if the iPhone has another lengthy delay between the 5 & 6 (going to Fall of 2012).
If it's just an A5 upgrade with a better camera, Apple could have released this on the normal June/July cycle. Since they have waited, I suspect Apple has more in store for us.
Just my $.02
Wow! I never knew that.
They are all named after ski slopes... Vail is a popular ski resort in the US and I assume the names before them are slopes or something related.
The "about one-third higher" resolution for the next gen iPad makes sense to me. I suspect it'll be 1280x960 (4:3 aspect ratio) so that Apple can push the "HD Display" campaign forward.
September would be perfect, that's when I'm due for an upgrade.
same here. well, at least a line on my family plan is.
shame on bloomberg for setting up a massive manipulated stock fall when the ipad 3 doesnt launch same day as the iphone 5.
I have to whole heartedly agree. If such a minor release they could have released it earlier than september. They probably could have had iOS 5 out in June as well if they really wanted too. There has to be another reason for this.
Please no tear drop iPhone!!!
Im kind of thinking the 1st one. If they redesign then the long delay for the white iphone 4 would have been in vain. Unless apple are happy to walk away from it (white iphone).
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