id think it would go w/o saying, but the thinner your other materials the <b>more battery</b> space you have.
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id think it would go w/o saying, but the thinner your other materials the <b>more battery</b> space you have.
Well, three possibilities that I can think of: 4S production winding down due to sales going down, 4S production going down due to the production switching to "5" or 4S production not changing much, but Apple starting to buy from a new supplier. I doubt anybody, but few well placed people in Apple knows for sure.
A few months ago somebody published a similar analysis, where they calculated a big drop in eInk Kindle sales by tracking the sales of eInk screens. The situation was much more simple in that case though, as apparently there was only one such supplier that Amazon could use. Apple probably has more than one IPS touch screen supplier.
The iDevices are thin enough already. Use the added large face size to maintain thickness and substantially increase battery capacity.
Then shift to Li-air ASAP to improve battery energy density 5-10x. At that point, faceless wearable units can be the size of a watch. Probably round.
Rocketman
Then shift to Li-air ASAP to improve battery energy density 5-10x. At that point, faceless wearable units can be the size of a watch. Probably round.
Rocketman
Because, just like the markets that keep going up on good and bad news, Apple is considered to never be affected by bad news about its suppliers.
Referring to an earlier article: Steve Jobs Planned Out 4 Years of New Products Before Death, Apples Future Will Blow Your Mind.
Perhaps this is it, the long awaited micro thin upgrade, the iPhone 4.5S
In the proven Apple tradition of saving something for later, next years ultra thin product will be the iPhone 5.0. Just think of the build up to that. Making people wait so as squeeze every last penny out of the current form factor, with the now historic front and rear glass, the shareholders will be over the top with happiness.
Thrilling
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/11/steve-jobs-planned-4-years-of-new-apple-products/
Perhaps this is it, the long awaited micro thin upgrade, the iPhone 4.5S
In the proven Apple tradition of saving something for later, next years ultra thin product will be the iPhone 5.0. Just think of the build up to that. Making people wait so as squeeze every last penny out of the current form factor, with the now historic front and rear glass, the shareholders will be over the top with happiness.
Thrilling
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/11/steve-jobs-planned-4-years-of-new-apple-products/
They would say things like this regardless of what actually happened. Apple admittedly likes to remain agile and capable of changing directions quickly. The idea that their former CEO left them with a master plan is just something to feed the fans. It doesn't require any bearing on reality.
I agree, I would like to see battery life improve so much that it essentially becomes a non-feature (like "normal" headphone jacks, touch screens, bundled rechargers, and so forth).
It's interesting, if the company keeps such secrets but relies on so many external partners, it becomes very difficult to really keep secrets after all...
now to google "in cell"...
Kind of thought (hoped) Apple was cranking out every last 4s that it possibly could in order to supply the clamoring China market, as well as all the other countries that were new to the iPhone this time around. I would have expected that increased marketshare to offset what might otherwise, be a more typical unit drawdown as a model transition begins to approach.
Wintek screens down by 1/3...? I don't know... Maybe Apple just really ramped up stock early on in the production, and were able to lighten up during this June month. Again; we arer actually talking about "Wintek", and not "Apple" specifically, but...
Release date
So, what's the latest buzz on when the 5 might be released?
I understand of course that it would just be guesses, but... surely some opinions are out there?
I'm not getting hints from https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#iPhone
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Also, unless Apple completely changes their market strategy, they will be selling 4s's and 4's when the 5 comes out.
So, what's the latest buzz on when the 5 might be released?
I understand of course that it would just be guesses, but... surely some opinions are out there?
I'm not getting hints from https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#iPhone
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Also, unless Apple completely changes their market strategy, they will be selling 4s's and 4's when the 5 comes out.
It's "Plastic back, please say it is not so" you should be saying
Actually Glass and/or Metal are rare to use today for outer cases because of increased expense. Plastic has been popular for decades, and Apple has been unique for the past decade by using Metal (mostly Aluminum) and Glass in their devices.
So I think Metal can look quite nice, it's plastic you should be saying "please say it is not so".
Metal back, please say it is not so, I love glass its what makes the iPhone what it is, more metal not really as cool.
Actually Glass and/or Metal are rare to use today for outer cases because of increased expense. Plastic has been popular for decades, and Apple has been unique for the past decade by using Metal (mostly Aluminum) and Glass in their devices.
So I think Metal can look quite nice, it's plastic you should be saying "please say it is not so".
My Skyrocket has gorilla glass and supports NFC.
So a) I guess the iPhone will need something else aside from glass to make it "different and aesthetically pleasing"
Apple "wishes" technology was up to their own capacity to add features, miniaturize, deploy worldwide in every language, and generally be cool.
It's not.
Battery technology is in the stone age. Adding LTE increases energy usage to a bad degree. Network deployments most resemble what you would expect after a world war, not after a technological surge. Governments talk a game and do everything possible to step on your dic*.
Apple should increase the battery capacity to 2 days usage ASAP. Screw volume and mass (by a mere 20-30%).
Rocketman
It's not.
Battery technology is in the stone age. Adding LTE increases energy usage to a bad degree. Network deployments most resemble what you would expect after a world war, not after a technological surge. Governments talk a game and do everything possible to step on your dic*.
Apple should increase the battery capacity to 2 days usage ASAP. Screw volume and mass (by a mere 20-30%).
Rocketman
From the Buyers Guide, I would guess somewhere around 333 days from the iPhone 4S release. I figure this because the new iPhone will probably be released slightly sooner to meet the end of Q3 2012, this would mean September instead of October. So this means we are around 60 days from the next release, that happens to be about 2 months from today. Tuesday used to be a popular release date, however a Friday release is perhaps more likely mid September? (September 14, 2012.)
Referring to an earlier article: Steve Jobs Planned Out 4 Years of New Products Before Death, Apple’s Future Will “Blow Your Mind”.
Perhaps this is it, the long awaited micro thin upgrade, the iPhone 4.5S
In the proven Apple tradition of saving something for later, next years ultra thin product will be the iPhone 5.0. Just think of the build up to that. Making people wait so as squeeze every last penny out of the current form factor, with the now historic front and rear glass, the shareholders will be over the top with happiness.
Thrilling
http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/11/steve-jobs-planned-4-years-of-new-apple-products/
I guess if he said it, it must be true. I'm not sure what's so mind blowing about this news personally.
Less material between backlight and user equals brighter display for the same power usage. Brighter screen means better screen reading in strong light, or lower power use in average light conditions.
The poor sales at Wintek would have to indicate weak Apple product sales, right? Look at all the phrases from the article that I bolded - "rumors of a shift", "would likely", "could allow", "will seek to". All those phrases mean this in-cell technology is NOT in any current Apple products, so how could Wintek sales be affected by it right now?
I'm thinking AAPL stock might be a good short on the day before earnings.