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iPhone 5 Production Underway for an Expected Fall Launch
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Why didn't they call it an iPhone 2 then, if it's not because of the generation it was? After all, it was the second "form factor", where the first 3 iPhones all looked similar in design.
The Palm with Sky modem was the first to do that. Then a year or 2 after innovation on those devices just stopped til the iPhone came out.
Totally agree. Some people here are simply morons.
MacBooks with minor spec bumps are still called "the MacBook" so I wouldn't be surprised if they drop designations for naming. Unless they feel doing so drives more sales than otherwise (apparently not the case with the new iPad).
I was telling someone about how turn by turn navigation would be available in iOS 6. He said 'Did they just skip the 5?', thinking i was talking about the name of the phone.
He was just your average guy, not a 'geek'. So you can see how naming the iPhone '6' just to keep with the generation would be confusing to some (possibly very many)
He was just your average guy, not a 'geek'. So you can see how naming the iPhone '6' just to keep with the generation would be confusing to some (possibly very many)
They will sell no matter what, but they will die faster than RIM if they just sit back and stop innovating. (And I'm not suggesting that's happening, just that it seems possible given the lack of amazing recently from Apple.)
The cell/mobile computing market moves terribly fast.
Here are some things that I would be concerned about if I were Apple:
1. iPhone is no longer hip or cool.
2. iTunes is widely disliked and disparaged.
3. Everyone is moving to cloud-based media storage and streaming, and Apple's proprietary walled garden approach is unlikely to succeed. Amazon has the best strategy as they are hardware agnostic. For now, Google and Apple would like you to buy their hardware. EDIT: Google TV is "partnering" with hardware manufacturers and has an integrated web-based system if your tv or set top box can connect.
4. Portable media consumption via tablets is here, and Apple doesn't have an affordable offering. (A mini-iPad would fix this, so maybe they've figured this one out.) Everyone will have a slate, and most will be cheap and 7-8" because they're more portable.
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If you look at the software environments, both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G were the same architecture generation (armv6 with device types iPhone 1,1 and iPhone 1,2). Mainly the cellular radios were different.
The 2nd generation 3GS environment was for armv7 architecture with an iPhone 2,1 device type.
My guess is that this reported new device generation (with a reported iPhone 5,x device type) will just be called "iPhone", similar to where they went with latest generation of iPad.
The 2nd generation 3GS environment was for armv7 architecture with an iPhone 2,1 device type.
My guess is that this reported new device generation (with a reported iPhone 5,x device type) will just be called "iPhone", similar to where they went with latest generation of iPad.
This is a very good point!
This never occurred to me either.
If that were proven, I'd probably ditch iphone purely on principle.
Hopefully this is not apple's motivation.
Exactly. That's why the larger screen on the phone makes sense. It's not always practical to carry a tablet, and the size bump on the screen makes it so much easier on the eyes.
I remember (and I was looking at the time), for a cell phone, wifi enabled, full html browser, email, contacts, and music.
Palm had an awful browser and I don't know if it had wifi. Back then you had windows CE devices and palm devices and none of them, really came close to what the iPhone pulled off. God, that brings up awful memories of having to load music on sd cards (maybe mmc...whatever). And let's not forget those crappy screens the others had....the iPhone's IPS capacitive screen was amazing.
I don't know why Palm didn't integrate it all, they were halfway to what Apple did.
Exactly. Also ask your parents what it should be called without explaing. Just tell them all the current names.
Generation IDIOT Example:
2012: iphone 6 (ios 6)
2013: iphone 6s (ios 7)
2014: iphone 8 (ios 8)
2015: iphone 8s (ios 9)
2016: iphone 10 (ios 10)
2017: iphone 10s (ios 11)
This is the most gay way to name a product ever.
Apple will drop the number or do the following because it makes sence.
Makes sense Example:
2012: iphone 5
2013: iphone 5s
2014: iphone 6
2015: iphone 6s
2016: iphone 7
2017: iphone 7s
OmniSky Minstrel V. I used one of those circa 2001 with my Palm V. People thought is was absolutely amazing that I could read email and check movie times while sitting on the train.
Then there was the Palm Treo and Centro line a few years later. I skipped the first generation of iPhone because there were apps and App stores for the PalmPilots and Treos, but not for the original iPhone. The 3G changed that immediately.
One thing that hasn't changed much is that the data plan for the OmniSky was about $40 a month.
Oh man! I miss that tapered mockup of the iphone 5, MR used to plaster our faces with!
...actually NO I DON'T!!
I somehow think that the new iphone will look VERY SIMILAR if not IDENTICAL to the old one...
...actually NO I DON'T!!
I somehow think that the new iphone will look VERY SIMILAR if not IDENTICAL to the old one...
Totally agree...
I like the line about:
Me: "Well, it's longer, so you get another whole row of apps"
lmfao!
And it's true... what are apple thinking here not widening the display?
What *is* the point getting another line of apps?
What? Are we supposed to rotate the phone every time you're trying to pinch out some more real estate?
The more you think about this, the more ridiculous it becomes.
I'm still on my iphone 4. Perhaps there won't be enough sway for me to upgrade.
... but geez I hope I'm (we're all) wrong.
Let me correct that for you:
sounds very far stretched
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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.
and for sure it's:
Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight............
That's the worry - and it's looking more and more likely as leaked part and accessory details are leaked.
You can totally understand anyone that's still on 3GS or older getting excited, but for a lot of us (well for me anyway) it's a HUGE disappointment.
I panned the 4S because the screen was the same size, and unless there's something super *wow* in the next release, I might pan it also.
There's a strong possibility I may go S3 this time around, and come back to iphone in another 2 years (end of that contract) if there's good progress (on iphone). There's also the possibility iphone could be dead by then.
In history, apple dived down to near death. I'm really hoping history doesn't repeat itself.
But here's an idea, perhaps apple should license iOS to other handset manufacturers.
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I would have to assume that Apple is going to stop adding anything to the end of iPhone. Think about it, they don't have a MacBook Pro 3, etc etc. This is not done on any of their computer lines or their iPod line. Just recently they dropped numbering of the iPad line and called the 3rd rendition 'the new iPad'. In my eyes, this lends credence to the current naming system to be altered and be simply called 'iPhone' or 'the new iPhone'. Thus letting the consumer decide how to differentiate the devices, most likely by year. i.e. iPhone 2012.
Well... the Original iPhone came in 4GB and 8GB models. That was what was released in June 2007. In February of 2008, Apple introduced a new model that was 16GB. It was the same phone but with more memory, but it was touted as a new iPhone, even by Apple (see link and their own headline) so technically, it was the 2nd Generation iPhone.
Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models
So, that would make Apple's Fall new phone the 7th generation, technically, due to this mid-term upgrade. However, with the iPhone 4, we can see the naming cycle:
iPhone (June 2007 & February 2008)
iPhone 3G (June 2008 -- named for 3G service)
iPhone 3GS (June 2009 -- named for 3G service + SPEED)
iPhone 4 (June 2010 -- the 4th Generation iPhone)
iPhone 4S (October 2011 -- 4th Gen + SPEED/some say SIRI)
iPhone 6 (Fall 2012 -- the 6th Generation iPhone)
iPhone 6S ...
iPhone 8 ...
iPhone 8S ...
iPhone X (!)
etc.
Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models
So, that would make Apple's Fall new phone the 7th generation, technically, due to this mid-term upgrade. However, with the iPhone 4, we can see the naming cycle:
iPhone (June 2007 & February 2008)
iPhone 3G (June 2008 -- named for 3G service)
iPhone 3GS (June 2009 -- named for 3G service + SPEED)
iPhone 4 (June 2010 -- the 4th Generation iPhone)
iPhone 4S (October 2011 -- 4th Gen + SPEED/some say SIRI)
iPhone 6 (Fall 2012 -- the 6th Generation iPhone)
iPhone 6S ...
iPhone 8 ...
iPhone 8S ...
iPhone X (!)
etc.
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Great post. I agree with everything except the blackberry comment. Apple is FAR from that. But the rest of your comments are spot on. Hence why if Apple dissapoints us with "the new iPhone" I will be getting one of the new nexus devices that come out.
they will call it the new iPhonewhich is already confusing enough on the new iPad
when i went to the store to pick up my iPad and asked if they have "the new iPad" he was like "what new ipad, they havent released a new one" and i was like "oh i mean the iPad 3" hes like "ah ok"
by the way: this board is not optimized for the iPad AT ALL. i cant edit! its just asking me if i want to copy the whole comment box. annoying
The name is not confused. The reason it is right now is because Apple is in the middle of a naming scheme change prolly. Think about it, what do you say when you go in to buy MacBook Pro or something? "hey I'm interested in the new MacBook Pro." you don't say "I'm looking for the MacBook Pro 13 or anything like that.
Never seen a group of people get bent out of shape about a name of a product. It's pretty funny how personal people take this name thing.
iPhone... whatever!
I don't care what they call it.
Looking at the HR photos from 9to5 Mac, I think the aluminum on the back is just a sticker put there on the prototypes to throw people off, a bit like what car makers do to their new models while they are in testing.
I think that the back will be full glass again but this time they seem to have recessed it in the case instead of having it raised like on the 4 & 4S so it shouldn't be as vulnerable to breaking [perhaps].
I really can't see why they would go with a panel in the middle and then have glass at either end - that's just dumb and it looks pretty crappy in the photos we've see so far.
In the end its all just Meh... I'm going to get one whatever it looks like and whatever they call it.
Good night.
I don't care what they call it.
Looking at the HR photos from 9to5 Mac, I think the aluminum on the back is just a sticker put there on the prototypes to throw people off, a bit like what car makers do to their new models while they are in testing.
I think that the back will be full glass again but this time they seem to have recessed it in the case instead of having it raised like on the 4 & 4S so it shouldn't be as vulnerable to breaking [perhaps].
I really can't see why they would go with a panel in the middle and then have glass at either end - that's just dumb and it looks pretty crappy in the photos we've see so far.
In the end its all just Meh... I'm going to get one whatever it looks like and whatever they call it.
Good night.