Why don't you just buy it now, keep it in good condition, and then sell it on eBay when the next iPhone comes out? You should still be able to get a decent amount of money for it at that time.
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iPhone 5 coming June?
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I will also make that bet.
People have got to realise that there is a whole planet outside of the US that use iPhones.
Yes, the Verizon iPhone was a huge announcement in the US, but outside of the US no one cared, and the world does not revolve around America.
I bet anyone right now, even with no concrete proof, that a new iPhone will be announced between June-July 2011
I remember reading somewhere that the iPhone 4 was in development for 18 months before release. That means that the next iPhone will have been either nearly/completley finished development wise before the Verizon iPhone was even announced.
If you can, then wait for the next iPhone. If not, then get the iPhone 4, it is still the best phone available IMHO.
I think they'll introduce a new iPhone, but it'll be a minor spec update. So the verizon customers won't be annoyed and international customers will be happy with a new iPhone. I think the iPhone 6 will be a big jump, as then nobody would have just purchased an iPhone 5, due to Apple's fault (introducing the iPhone 4 on verizon a few months before the iphone 5 relase).
Agree with this. I think Apple will put out a 4G (HSPA+) iPhone with a few other minor hardware upgrades. Can't call it if they will bring out a white version tho.
Wait, you'll be so glad you did!
There are so many Apple Zealots that obsess over having "the latest" there's no way that Apples going to wait an entire year like they used to.
Plus they can't afford to let Android speed past them. The pace of their development is so much faster than Apples is, that by the time Apple responds they may find themselves behind Android by quite a ways. Androids on a roll & it's freaking out Apple. That's why you see so much Android bashing in the forum.
It's also another reason that Apple has latched onto the word fragmentation, and put a negative spin on it. They've tried to use it against Android for some time now.
This is a very fun competition to watch as the Apple Zealots claim it's no competition. And we know what that stance means, it means there is fear of Google & Android.
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Exactly. This and another thread keep going at the same agrument. Apple will release a new one at WWDC this year whether they like it or not.
But a new android phone comes out every week , you former verizon android guys can deal with a new iPhone in the summer
Email Steve Jobs or Woz they would know. How in the heck would you expect us to know?
There will absolutely be a new phone and I pre-ordered an iPhone 4 with Verizon anyway. It will be the same design with upgraded hardware. Probably even the white color option. I'm sure there will even be a new feature or two that the iPhone 4 won't have even when upgraded to the same software version as the new model. What you won't see is a whole new design. I don't even think it will be marketed as the iPhone 5. 4G is a possibility but I am not concerned with that until the coverage is more widespread.
A new iPhone won't make the iPhone 4 useless. It'll still be the same great phone.
A new iPhone won't make the iPhone 4 useless. It'll still be the same great phone.
Definitely a new phone coming out July. Firstly, Apple cannot afford not to upgrade as we are seeing phones with 4G, Better cameras, Dual Core CPUs, Biometric security starting to find their way into the Market (Not saying Apple will cram all this in the iPhone 5). Also, here in the uk, Apple gave the iphone 3GS to Vodaphone, Orange, T-Mobile and Three in January, with the iphone 4 being 5 months away. Although the case is slightly different with Verizon, as the phone has been slightly revised (new antenna structure,CMDA) it is no excuse not to release another iPhone in July.
Minor spec update?
Apple never released a minor spec update for any of their iPhones.
3G to 3GS was pretty big, contrary to popular belief.
The iPhone 5 will have Dual Core processors, that itself makes it a major upgrade. Apart from other features.
