We've already seen what advertising 4G on the new iPad in countries that don't actually support 4G has done for Apple. Imagine what will happen when the iPhone starts supporting LTE.
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The next generation of android "super phones" is not going to substantially change the game. Spec/feature jockeys have had reason to choose android for a while now. It hasn't really made a difference with respect to what real people want.
Why would they call the 6th Generation iPhone, running iOS6, the iPhone 5?
I doubt Apple will go pentile or at least I sure hope they don't.
Well, there were the rumors that the 4S was a stopgap because the LTE enabled chips weren't ready. Same rumors were pointing to a Spring 2012 release of the iPhone 5.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/05/analyst_apple_saving_iphone_5_name_for_4g_lte_version_in_2012.html
Last Fall we also had a good number of mock-ups, and case designs, which all pointed to a revised look for the next iPhone. Then we got the 4S.
Spring or Fall, it's just a matter of time.
Because it will be iPhone 5 and iOS 5.5. I think that Apple will not go with iOS6 for another year or so at least. Besides, I would prefer if Apple first resolved all of the current issues with iOS and core apps rather than doing something new. Otherwise, they will become like Android where you get many new features in every update, yet most features are still semi-functional.
The 4/4s design and feature set is getting dated
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The next generation of android "super phones" is not going to substantially change the game. Spec/feature jockeys have had reason to choose android for a while now. It hasn't really made a difference with respect to what real people want.
Who are the "real people"?
Also, It has at least some part in the surge in android market share compared to iPhone.
It's gonna have a 6 inch retina screen, true 5G, a 95 megapixel SLR camera, and a 45 megapixel front facing camera. Trust me, my dad works at an apple store.![]()
I can account for those rumors as well. The iPhone 5 with a tear drop aluminum back in the same design vein as the iPad line was in the pipes for a release. However, with the updated ARM processors and such, the addition of the tri-band LTE/GSM/CDMA chip was a battery hog and thus the 4S became the released model. Early talks around the ADC hinted that "Siri" would be a iPhone 4 feature as well, but was pulled and marketed as a 4S feature to sell more iPhone's to the non-techie consumer market who relish in the latest fashionable gadgets and trends. NFC should be included in this years model, this much as been hinted at as the CEO of MC (or Visa, I forget the article posted here) stated something was in the works. I suspect it will also be a new design, so expect a new "new" iPhone.![]()
I really hope we get a larger screen.
Apple will NEVER go an entire year without releasing a new iPhone. It is their flagship device. It would be suicide if they did.
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Just wait for the sgs3 to come out. I know many "real ppl(iphone users)" to be getting that as their first android over the next iphone.
From a totally selfish and egocentric point of view (and is there any other), a Sept/Oct launch works great for me as my contract is up at that time, and that means I'm not going to have to whine and beg Verizon to move up my contact termination date.
Also...I don't give a rat's ass what they call it. They can call it iPhone 5, iPhone 6, (just plain) iPhone, or iPhone Putz for all I care, I skipped 4S and am getting this one no matter what.
So don't get me mad about what it's going to be called...
There is another factor that could drive a return to the previous iPhone release schedule that I haven't seen mentioned here.
Everyone who purchased an iPhone 4 during the initial release are getting close to the end of their 2 year contracts and eligible to upgrade at lower prices.
Many night not be willing to wait for an October release to purchase an iphone and could go in a different direction.
The previous release schedule was always in line with contract end dates.