Darn straight Apple knew about the issue with the antenna. I don't buy that they wanted in on the case market. They were preparing ahead of time to solve their design flaw.
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Next-Generation iOS Device Rumors: New iPods Soon, Smaller iPad and iPhone 5 in Early 2011?
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Ok, it came off to me like you were suggesting they keep refreshing this particular model. We're probably on the same page but just saying it differently.
And I thought I had a big library. 41.5 days of music in just over 80GB of space, not counting movies, music videos, television and other media. Do I really want to try to fit all that onto a single device? No battery in existence could play it all without recharging.
Personally, I think Apple might try and shift their iPhone releases into two 6 monthly releases, to try and retain sales over the full year, in such a fast moving industry where phones are superseded at least every 6 months. But this doesnt necessarily mean releasing a "new" product every 6 months.
The iPhone saw no capacity bump this June, so I wouldn't be surprised if January sees it bump to 32/64gb to spike sales before the new model mid '11. The Original iPhone had a capacity bump at this juncture as well, as for antenna tweaks, who knows. (maybe this is just my desire for a 64 gb phone clouding my judgement)
The iPhone saw no capacity bump this June, so I wouldn't be surprised if January sees it bump to 32/64gb to spike sales before the new model mid '11. The Original iPhone had a capacity bump at this juncture as well, as for antenna tweaks, who knows. (maybe this is just my desire for a 64 gb phone clouding my judgement
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Yeah, my ip4 is buggy as hell and drops calls something fierce...with a case, so I think the antennagate whiners are bunk. If the iPhone 5 news is true (which its not), this Jew is marching to an Apple Store and getting a refreshed model. Act within the iP4 year warranty folks
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First, to those who are compliaining because *I* won't be eligible to upgrade *my* new iPhone 4 in January, big WAAA. When you buy the phone and sign a contract you are signing a contact accepting certain terms. If it is 18-months then that is that. You get what you can get when you can get it.
My iPhone 3G is now two years old and I plan on using it until the next model comes out in mid-2011. I used my previous phone for four years before upgrading. It is a matter of getting the best phone you can that is available at that time so it will hold up for longer. Granted, there are some problems for many people on the iPhone 3G with iOS 4 but that is a whole other topic.
Regarding a release in January for a new iPhone, I'll lay odds that it will be an "iPhone 4+" witth possibly more memory and a slightly tweaked antenna design to reduce the grip fade effect. You are not likely to see any major redesign. Some time back I read that Apple has an 18-month development cycle for the iPhone. Design work on the iPhone 5 would have started at the beginning of this year. Apple isn't likely to cut six months off of the development cycle and risk another fiasco. Anything that does come out in January will be based on the iPhone 4 platform with only minor changes.
Finally, CDMA. Maybe, but not too likely. With the major carriers moving towards a unified standard with LTE in the next couple of years there isn't a huge incentive to do a major hardware change and another branch to the product line. Now, if Apples has the option of switching to a single chip which supports both GSM and CDMA then all bets are off as they could produce a single phone which would work on either technology.
First, to those who are compliaining because *I* won't be eligible to upgrade *my* new iPhone 4 in January, big WAAA. When you buy the phone and sign a contract you are signing a contact accepting certain terms. If it is 18-months then that is that. You get what you can get when you can get it.
My iPhone 3G is now two years old and I plan on using it until the next model comes out in mid-2011. I used my previous phone for four years before upgrading. It is a matter of getting the best phone you can that is available at that time so it will hold up for longer. Granted, there are some problems for many people on the iPhone 3G with iOS 4 but that is a whole other topic.
Regarding a release in January for a new iPhone, I'll lay odds that it will be an "iPhone 4+" witth possibly more memory and a slightly tweaked antenna design to reduce the grip fade effect. You are not likely to see any major redesign. Some time back I read that Apple has an 18-month development cycle for the iPhone. Design work on the iPhone 5 would have started at the beginning of this year. Apple isn't likely to cut six months off of the development cycle and risk another fiasco. Anything that does come out in January will be based on the iPhone 4 platform with only minor changes.
Finally, CDMA. Maybe, but not too likely. With the major carriers moving towards a unified standard with LTE in the next couple of years there isn't a huge incentive to do a major hardware change and another branch to the product line. Now, if Apples has the option of switching to a single chip which supports both GSM and CDMA then all bets are off as they could produce a single phone which would work on either technology.
iPod rumor sounds right.
iPad rumor I can't really happening this year. Maybe next model year. Apple it doing all it can to keep up with orders as-is.
iPhone 5 rumor is pure BS. 1) I doubt Apple is prepared for an early launch, and 2) it would only exacerbate the issue while pissing off iP4 owners. It's been reported that Antennagate is likely a U.S. only issue (i.e., ATT). There will be an iPhone 5... next June/July.
iPad rumor I can't really happening this year. Maybe next model year. Apple it doing all it can to keep up with orders as-is.
iPhone 5 rumor is pure BS. 1) I doubt Apple is prepared for an early launch, and 2) it would only exacerbate the issue while pissing off iP4 owners. It's been reported that Antennagate is likely a U.S. only issue (i.e., ATT). There will be an iPhone 5... next June/July.
Yes, because it enables apple to produce absolutely superior products with excellent QA (the antenna "debacle" is of course an exception. Quality goes down when product lead times shorten andnthe lineup is stretched horizontally (multiple iPhone models). Just look at the quality nokia produces nowadays. At any time they have over 80 different models in their lineup produced by different parties.
Just as an example what happens in those instances: I owned a nokia cell with the standard charger. I bought the nokia Bluetooth headset from the same product line and was susprised to see that they both require the same loading power, but use different plugs for the charger. WTF? I needed to carry both chargers with me always.
I really wouldn't expect anything more than a storage bump for the iPhone, if even that. September is iPod month.
Maybe iPhone 4.1 with an antenna protecting varnish. But for all we know that's already been released quietly. And I doubt it'd be given a big launch!
Maybe iPhone 4.1 with an antenna protecting varnish. But for all we know that's already been released quietly. And I doubt it'd be given a big launch!
Agree.
Apple will lose credibility if they renew the same line every 6 months, especially if they promote themselves as being the BMW of the computer world. People will not accept paying a premium price and having an outdated product in just 6 month. They would accept this with an Acer but not with an Apple
I find many of you selfish by saying that you'll be all pissy if a new iPhone is released in January. The 4 is great. Use it until is doesn't work. Friggen spoiled babies. Companies always put out new and improved products. Just because you have gotten used to a yearly cycle does not mean you have to be able to buy one every time. So do you buy a MAC at every redesign or update?
I think a likely scenario could be Apple dropping the low-end 16 GB 9.7" iPad models for a 7" iPad in both WiFi and 3G versions.
It would also fit right in between the high-end iPod Touch and larger iPad models in pricing and product line makeup.
Just a guess.
It may be just you. Most of the comments here are as usual, useless and pointless. Such as mine right here. Many more Apple haters post here than anywhere. Guess there just aren't enough Android forums for them.Is it just me, or does everyone find the comments to these stories far more insightful than the crap article?
Its not about a battery. I have almost 400GB of music on backup HD with my MAC (i still buy and have a huge CD collection-in the thousands and little by little am loading everything in) . There was a time when I would sync up to my 160GB and take everything with me to my studio. My iPod is hooked into my stereo for all day playing.
Welcome to the rest of the industry. Apple has been quite slow to update the iPhone (once per year, so far). The top-of-the-line Android phones shift every other month. Since the Droid, we've had the Nexus One, Droid Incredible, EVO 4G, Droid X, Galaxy S each come out, one-upping the phone that came out before it. If you're waiting for the phone that will be the best for a long time, you'll never actually buy a phone. Just enjoy what you have right now and upgrade when you can't bare it anymore. Besides, is your iPhone 4 really going to feel that sluggish by January?
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It is funny all the people that want the iphone to be updated more that one time a year like the android phones but fail to understand that apple is one company android is on like 50 phones that is why they release them every ten minutes. If apple ever stood a chance doing that they would have to put IOS on multiple phones and multiple carriers.
It is funny all the people that want the iphone to be updated more that one time a year like the android phones but fail to understand that apple is one company android is on like 50 phones that is why they release them every ten minutes. If apple ever stood a chance doing that they would have to put IOS on multiple phones and multiple carriers.
I agree that it would be difficult for Apple to increase the frequency of hardware updates, and probably a bad idea entirely. Though the result will be they'll have a harder time competing spec-wise with the poor Android hardware manufacturing saps who will be cranking out an endless line of hardware refreshes only to be usurped by their competitor 2 weeks later. This week the carrier is hyping your device, next week you're a has-been and the carrier is hyping your competitor's device. They'll get to a point where their production run lifecycles will barely pay for the tooling. Not a business I'd want to be in, and surely not a business Apple wants to be in.
That said, Apple could do much to stay in front of the pack (and avoid the no-win rapid-fire hardware update cycle) by updating their software more frequently. Why do we need to wait a full year for major leaps of iOS? Are we really stuck with the horrible notification system until next July? Etc.?
