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Possible Photo of Lower-Cost Plastic iPhone Rear Shells Shows New Blue Color
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Clearly your 'SOOO DUMB' comment is misplaced, as anyone who knows Apple knows that the iPhone 4 (and 4
iOS7 is already limited on the iPhone 4, with several features removed.
The 4s will likely not get the iOS8 update in a year as it'll be the last device running on the old resolution.
So no. An iPhone 4 wouldn't be a better idea at all. A newer model, cheaper to make than the 4 and with better specs would be a considerably better option.
What would the naming be then?
Low cost iphone = iphone
Iphone 5s = the new iphone / iphone pro
Cause obviously apple would drop the numbering when this one comes out, just like the ipad.
It will just all be iPhone, I think. Like the iPod Touch Line. This low-cost iPhone will just be a lower storage capacity probably.
That's an iPod Touch I believe...
So all that talk of iPhone nano, was actually lost in translation! They were talking about the iPhone NEON! It all makes sense now
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ah.. beat me to it!
If in doubt - and you need to distract your user base away from the fact you've not had any decent innovative ideas for the past two years ....colourise!
Sorted!
What innovation do you mean? You cannot reinvent the smartphone every three or five years.
And if something like the iPhone makes most customers totally satisfied from day one, there is even less need to innovate.
Next big thing will maybe be an IWatch with flex display in some years.
Smartphones are already capable of almost anything, there will only be evolution.
Having colors where everyone else goes black and white only is a nice thing.
It used to be $599 and iPhone sales HAVE slowed, so I am making the assumption of this. Also, the point of a LOW cost phone is to sell it for lower than what they already sell the iPhone 4 for at the moment (which is $450).
Interesting. I too long for the feel of the 3G/S. No iPhone felt better than those ones in your hand. Unfortunately, I have a feeling the lower-cost iPhone (if real) would be missing some features of the regular iPhone that would break the deal for me.
I think it's a good idea. Some people want a cheaper phone, but they want it to be new, not last years model. Also, if they make a significant change to the iphone, like a bigger screen, the cheaper one can change at the same time, which would mean less of a problem for developers.
And I personally think a phone should be more on the inexpensive side and be made of plastic etc., since it's so likely to be dropped, lost, stolen, etc.. it should be kind of disposable but have a high quality interface, camera and os. That's what I liked most about my old LG texting phone -- I didn't worry about it too much.
And I personally think a phone should be more on the inexpensive side and be made of plastic etc., since it's so likely to be dropped, lost, stolen, etc.. it should be kind of disposable but have a high quality interface, camera and os. That's what I liked most about my old LG texting phone -- I didn't worry about it too much.
I apologise if I make any mistakes in this comment, but my retinas have been burned away by the colour of those iPhones.
Thank Jobs there's a white one... but what about black?
So it will be called the iPhone Retina - without Retina Display.
It's at Samsung, go buy it.
I don't want a bigger screen at all.
At least apple should keep offering the actual screen size and if they really need to, then they shall create a big screen tablet erm phone for the nerds who don't care about their look
Does the back of an iPhone sold outside the US look any different than one sold in he US? Seriously, I don't know. If it does, you may have a point. If it does not, you do not.
And every prototype or test unit have ever seen has the FCC info on it.
Exactly. I mean go back to v1 and v2...plastic...not sure why people are freaking out. Don't get it if you don't want it. Get it if you want it.
I'm actually beginning to wonder if somebody has just photoshopped the colours of these phones as a joke.
Perhaps it's just a dig at everyone who took the P out the iOS7 icon colours.
I was going to submit them to the jonyiveredesignsthings blog, then saw someone already had.
http://jonyiveredesignsthings.tumblr.com
Perhaps it's just a dig at everyone who took the P out the iOS7 icon colours.
I was going to submit them to the jonyiveredesignsthings blog, then saw someone already had.
http://jonyiveredesignsthings.tumblr.com
First iPhone was aluminum....
Anyway, I see this being sold in developing markets only. While not impossible, I would find it surprising if it releases in major markets.
Had plastic sides didn't it? Anyway the first iphones felt cheap compared to what they are now.
Wow, I really like that mock up. The translucent idea is great - and would be cool if offered in each color of the rainbow Apple logo too.
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Flower Power!That. Looks. Awesome.
Can you mockup a few like that in the other iMac colors? My personal favorites were Tangerine, Ruby, Lime, Sage, Graphite, and Snow.
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It's called business. All Apple are guilty of are trying to expand their market share by making Apple available to people who cannot afford the current iPhone (with or without a contract). Your post is backward - old Apple thinking. IF you don't like them - stick to the premium iPhone, which will still be available. The days of Apple snobbery are over.
Same here. I'm still using a 3GS. I'm definitely upgrading this cycle. Unfortunately I've outgrown 32GB so 64GB is mandatory for me. I don't think there is much chance that the new plastic iPhone will be available with 64GB RAM.