In all honesty, it'll probably be called the "iPhone Fievel", and feature images from the film "An American Tail" on the back case. Fingers crossed for this.
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I've just come to the conclusion that all these "iPhone 6" boys are just that: teenage trolls with not enough life experience yet to know how to yield to common sense. Everyone with an ounce of common sense would know naming it the "6" would just confuse the market and needlessly detract from the release of the phone. Give it up kids.
Yeah I mean how on Earth do we distinguish the MacBook Pro from this YEAR and last YEAR?................
Ok, I can help you but you need to follow my directions to the letter.
Now this is going to sound crazy but what you need to do is urinate on it.
Make sure the urine gets inside the components.
You see, urine is mainly ammonia which is good for the circuits.
Everything will get all loose at that point.
Then preheat your oven to 375 and bake it for 20 minutes.
Your welcome
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How do you think they distinguish between all the models of MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro, iPod, etc. despite going by the same name every time they introduce a new model? They go by generation or year in Apple Support.
Making the iPhone taller without added width to the screen real estate sounds very far fetched.
Walter's is still there! Downtown was allowed to substantially expand to across Indian Hill Blvd and now there is a large outdoor mall and collection of restaurants including a rehab of the old orange packing house. It's still mostly a sleepy little college town. You will enjoy visiting when you come. They tore down the rocket club building on 10th and Yale. It was rickety but we didn't care that much. Most of what we did were in the local fields anyway.
They keep building a large new building every year at the colleges. It's one of the few towns in LA that the train actually stops right in the middle of downtown. The whole town looks like an East coast town, but has nice California weather.
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When it came out the iPhone blew me away. It had what seemed like an enormous, beautiful screen, it was touch, it had both wifi and cell service, kept all my music, etc. They cost a ton, but I could see why. Nobody was doing anything like them.
Then came Android and those phones may have had similar sized screens, but they were ugly, the software was laggy--Apple was still far and away putting out the superior product.
The first time I noticed someone may have had something on Apple was the EVO. It was an obviously more useful screen, and offered higher speed data. But, Apple's iOS was still light years ahead and I was sure they'd have a bigger screen soon...that didn't happen (although they did add the nice retina screen).
Now we have a situation were the displays on the Android phones are much better/far larger, their graphics are all GPU accelerated so no more lag, and the Android OS has matured to where (at least on the flagship phones) it rivals the stability of iOS....heck, they even let me replace my battery if I choose.
This is where we find ourselves. We'll wait months and, if the leaks are true, we'll have a weird long phone that's A)still too small B) narrow, so the diagonal size improvement isn't even what it looks like on paper.
What used to be a compelling product is looking more and more like RIM Blackberry all over. A great smartphone maker failing to adapt.
Then came Android and those phones may have had similar sized screens, but they were ugly, the software was laggy--Apple was still far and away putting out the superior product.
The first time I noticed someone may have had something on Apple was the EVO. It was an obviously more useful screen, and offered higher speed data. But, Apple's iOS was still light years ahead and I was sure they'd have a bigger screen soon...that didn't happen (although they did add the nice retina screen).
Now we have a situation were the displays on the Android phones are much better/far larger, their graphics are all GPU accelerated so no more lag, and the Android OS has matured to where (at least on the flagship phones) it rivals the stability of iOS....heck, they even let me replace my battery if I choose.
This is where we find ourselves. We'll wait months and, if the leaks are true, we'll have a weird long phone that's A)still too small B) narrow, so the diagonal size improvement isn't even what it looks like on paper.
What used to be a compelling product is looking more and more like RIM Blackberry all over. A great smartphone maker failing to adapt.
What are you talking about?
And what are you trying to prove there?
1) I'm talking about how the iPhone 4 was the first and so far only phone to reference the generational version of the iPhone as well. Every other model phone has not done so. If Apple was going to use "iPhone 5", they would have used it for the 5th generation phone, ie the 4S. I'm talking about how it would not confuse the general public like you say because Apple skipped "iPhone 2", and "iPhone 3" already, so why can't they skip "iPhone 5"?
2) I'm trying to "prove" that just because the media is calling it something doesn't mean Apple is going to call it that. Just like what happened with the latest iPad.
Since some of you won't **** about what it will be called, could you at least offer an explanation why it matters?
The 4s release was interesting, there seemed to be a lot of evidence of a teardrop design that never came to be, but maybe it was just a misdirection. Apple seems to have spent a lot of effort expanding their market with the 4s, so in retrospect they didn't really need to release a new design (and besides, the 4/4s design is still one of the slickest designs of a phone ever), however now that they've expanded to so many different markets/carriers, I have to believe this new phone will take on a different form, different from even the leaks. I believe it will be thinner and sleeker than what has been leaked thus far but only time will tell.
What evidence?
There was more evidence of the 4S than the hyped up teardrop design. The LCD assembly was leaked( being the same 3.5" screen), the frame was leaked twice( the first one right before the Verizon iPhone 4 came out which looked like the Verizon iPhone 4, but with a SIM tray), etc.
The only evidence of a teardrop was by case makers( iPad 2 already proved them wrong on the 2's rumors) and some obscure icon in iPhoto that looked like a bigger iPhone.
This is a pretty nice observation.
I'm thinking that a larger screen is not the only major upgrade we will see. They can't really blow us away any further with ios6 or siri right? I mean, the software update and 'smarter' siri will be nice and we know it's coming so what else is there?
I'm thinking there's something else 'big' underlying that noone knows about yet (besides those select Apple engineers and employees), there's just gotta be!
I for one will love the screen upgrade as I've been wishing for a larger screen size for years now, so it will be a welcome upgrade to me, others maybe not so much.
I've just a hunch there is something else we will be completely taken by suprise at the next iPhone event. Here's to hoping anyway.
This is for all the stupid idiots that dont know how the real world works.
2007 iphone named: iphone (because its a cool name)
2008 iphone named: iphone 3G (because of the 3G speed)
2009 iphone named: iphone 3Gs (because of the extra speed for the 3G)
2010 iphone named: iphone 4 (because it would be dumb to call it iphone 5,6,7,8 or anything else.)
2011 iphone named: iphone 4s (because every two years they like to add a s for speed and calling it 5 would be retarded when it looks the same. It also allows them to sell a crap load of new phones with very little changed.)
2012 iphone named: iphone 5 (because that is the name. If you ignore the dam generation and how many phones there were. And if you look at the world outside your nerd house; you will notice that EVERYONE else in the REAL world is waiting for the iphone 5. It will just confuse to many people and make even less sence to call it anything else. READ EXAMPLES)
The generation argument is the dumbest thing Ive ever heard.
Generation Example:
2012: iphone 6
2013: iphone 6s
2014: iphone 8
2015: iphone 8s
2016: iphone 10
2017: iphone 10s
Makes sense Example:
2012: iphone 5
2013: iphone 5s
2014: iphone 6
2015: iphone 6s
2016: iphone 7
2017: iphone 7s
Nerd speak well you cant call the 2016 iphone 7 because its the 10th phone
DUMBASSES!!
I also think they will / should keep the numbers so they can keep adding the S. If they drop the number every other year the phone would be called the new iphone s?
2007 iphone named: iphone (because its a cool name)
2008 iphone named: iphone 3G (because of the 3G speed)
2009 iphone named: iphone 3Gs (because of the extra speed for the 3G)
2010 iphone named: iphone 4 (because it would be dumb to call it iphone 5,6,7,8 or anything else.)
2011 iphone named: iphone 4s (because every two years they like to add a s for speed and calling it 5 would be retarded when it looks the same. It also allows them to sell a crap load of new phones with very little changed.)
2012 iphone named: iphone 5 (because that is the name. If you ignore the dam generation and how many phones there were. And if you look at the world outside your nerd house; you will notice that EVERYONE else in the REAL world is waiting for the iphone 5. It will just confuse to many people and make even less sence to call it anything else. READ EXAMPLES)
The generation argument is the dumbest thing Ive ever heard.
Generation Example:
2012: iphone 6
2013: iphone 6s
2014: iphone 8
2015: iphone 8s
2016: iphone 10
2017: iphone 10s
Makes sense Example:
2012: iphone 5
2013: iphone 5s
2014: iphone 6
2015: iphone 6s
2016: iphone 7
2017: iphone 7s
Nerd speak well you cant call the 2016 iphone 7 because its the 10th phone
DUMBASSES!!
I also think they will / should keep the numbers so they can keep adding the S. If they drop the number every other year the phone would be called the new iphone s?
Thank god someone else understands. It's pathetic it needed an explaination.. Just because it's dumb and worthless to bring up..it adds nothing to the thread either
It'll definitely either just be called the iPhone or the iPhone 5 - well in my opinion anyway.
As for size I personally like the current size but I don't mind them making it 16:9. Wider? No thanks - and yes I have used larger screen phones before. They just aren't for me.
But in reality, just as the name doesn't matter it doesn't matter what Apple change - if anything. They could put the 4S innards into a 3G/3GS style case, or just introduce a new colour and it won't matter.
Why? Because they will still sell MILLIONS. All this talk about how Apple won't do this, won't do that, its ridiculous. They can do what they want, and they will and not bat an eyelid.
So chill, sit back and just wait. And once it's announced you can either buy it or not.
As for size I personally like the current size but I don't mind them making it 16:9. Wider? No thanks - and yes I have used larger screen phones before. They just aren't for me.
But in reality, just as the name doesn't matter it doesn't matter what Apple change - if anything. They could put the 4S innards into a 3G/3GS style case, or just introduce a new colour and it won't matter.
Why? Because they will still sell MILLIONS. All this talk about how Apple won't do this, won't do that, its ridiculous. They can do what they want, and they will and not bat an eyelid.
So chill, sit back and just wait. And once it's announced you can either buy it or not.
Reading the comments on this post has been one of the biggest wastes of time in the history of mankind.
Arguing about the unknown name of a phone that doesn't even exist yet. Like it even matters. Like your life is on the line and you can't possibly be wrong and you people know for sure 100% about something so meaningless and ridiculous.
For shame!
And people wonder why I hold Apple fanatics in such low regard.
Tech is fun.......unti you get into a discussion with an Apple freak.
It's a lot like religious people in the middle east who squabble over the slight differences in thier beliefs.
The rest of the world looks at nonsense like this and shakes their head with a big ol' facepalm.
Arguing about the unknown name of a phone that doesn't even exist yet. Like it even matters. Like your life is on the line and you can't possibly be wrong and you people know for sure 100% about something so meaningless and ridiculous.
For shame!
And people wonder why I hold Apple fanatics in such low regard.
Tech is fun.......unti you get into a discussion with an Apple freak.
It's a lot like religious people in the middle east who squabble over the slight differences in thier beliefs.
The rest of the world looks at nonsense like this and shakes their head with a big ol' facepalm.
This is a pretty nice observation.
I'm thinking that a larger screen is not the only major upgrade we will see. They can't really blow us away any further with ios6 or siri right? I mean, the software update and 'smarter' siri will be nice and we know it's coming so what else is there?
I'm thinking there's something else 'big' underlying that noone knows about yet (besides those select Apple engineers and employees), there's just gotta be!
I for one will love the screen upgrade as I've been wishing for a larger screen size for years now, so it will be a welcome upgrade to me, others maybe not so much.
I've just a hunch there is something else we will be completely taken by suprise at the next iPhone event. Here's to hoping anyway.
I think iPhone is the most important innovation since the World Wide Web in the early 1990s. It put the Internet in your pocket, always at your beck and call. Contacts, calendars, email, searching/browsing, GPS, gyros, etc...I think it's still probably hard to for us in the present to understand the larger ramifications.
Then, and I'll admit to getting this wrong at the time, the next big advance was the App Store. Apple opened up their platform to EVERYONE. I didn't see the implications, but now it's obvious they've liberated the computer from the office/desktop--added important features like mics, cameras, compasses--then told everyone to just have at it.
After we get the biggest screen size we can comfortably carry, I suspect "Always On" will be the next big advance. We should never have to pay attention to battery charge, the screen ought to be always on, we should have unfettered unlimited high speed data, and the ability to keep EVERYTHING. The whole notion of a "Record" or "shutter" button should be completely the opposite. Record everything unless we choose to turn off the camera/video. Photos and videos should rightly just be an editorial decision of what recorded stuff do you want to highlight/metatag.
...But maybe I'm thinking too far down the line (although hopefully not more than a decade). We could still use an easy, wireless, way to share media with all other phones, tv's, displays.
Google is going with their glasses idea, that's probably even more far reaching as it will usher in truly augmented reality. If people want to see cute puppies and signing birds around them all the time, they'll have it. Skin everyone in samurai garb, seems likely.
tl;dr Lots of fun stuff to come in the next few years, hopefully Apple pushes the envelope otherwise they will end up like RIM.