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Think your mad now, see what happens in 6 months or so.

user-name-here said:
How is this a panic release? If anything a larger screen iPhone would have been a panic release (in response to the phablets).

If anything Apple is calm and collected, knowing that the 5S / 5C will continue to dominate mobile profits and everyone else will be fighting for 2nd place.
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Agreed. These are solid if not exciting new products.
 
Jesus people are fu*king obsessed with bigger screens. I know the consumer can't think of what they might not know about but my word, its such a moronic sheep mentality.

They probably will have to make a bigger one which is a shame as the iPhone 5 is the perfect size for a PHONE, I dont want to carry anything around with me any bigger, infact I think the iPhone 5 screen is slightly too big.

Oh how I long for this to reverse where people start trying to make things as thin, small and light as possible instead. Unlike Samsung who've just stuck a camera onto the back of a massive screen - I mean...come on...its like something someone would mock up as a joke!
 
I'm not really sure how anything is a panic release... They probably already know what the iPhone 6 and 7 are going to be like....
 
Lamarak said:
Do you think that Apple would do something like this?
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I'm just speculating because no one here knows for sure. It wouldn't suprise me if apple did do this. People seem to be insisting no because of some type of "Traditional cycle". Its bunk.

The Phones used to be announced in june and now they are no longer. They released the iPad 4 not to long after the iPad 3 came out and there was a surprise release of a new iPod Touch a few months ago that no one knew was coming.

Even though wireless contracts are 12-24 months or whatever it makes no difference. In fact it would be pretty awesome if apple Blindsided everyone with a surprise release.
 
Do i think they could release a new larger screen iPhone before Sept 2014, yes.

Is the 5S in any way a "panic release" as you put it? Hell No.
 
Lamarak said:
I really think that this release was just because they needed something. I think like they did with the Ipad a while ago, they are going to release sooner than later a bigger screen phone. I think this was a panic release and would not surprise me one bit we see a larger iphone in 6 to 8 months.

I just dont see this release lasting a full year till a new phone. I know its thier pattern but have shown in the past breaking past behavior.

Do you think that Apple would do something like this?
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I hope so.
 
op no one knows for sure except apple executives. however it's just as foolish to say no way no new iPhone less in less than a year as it is to say they definitely will update by next summer.
 
Lamarak said:
I really think that this release was just because they needed something. I think like they did with the Ipad a while ago, they are going to release sooner than later a bigger screen phone. I think this was a panic release and would not surprise me one bit we see a larger iphone in 6 to 8 months.

I just dont see this release lasting a full year till a new phone. I know its thier pattern but have shown in the past breaking past behavior.

Do you think that Apple would do something like this?
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This would be ideal but no, Apple will milk this incremental update all year.
 
Didn't people say the same thing about the 4S? Their "panic" releases always break the previous year sales records. Coming from a 4S which I have now, the 5S is a HUGE upgrade.
 
dannys1 said:
Jesus people are fu*king obsessed with bigger screens. I know the consumer can't think of what they might not know about but my word, its such a moronic sheep mentality.

They probably will have to make a bigger one which is a shame as the iPhone 5 is the perfect size for a PHONE, I dont want to carry anything around with me any bigger, infact I think the iPhone 5 screen is slightly too big.

Oh how I long for this to reverse where people start trying to make things as thin, small and light as possible instead. Unlike Samsung who've just stuck a camera onto the back of a massive screen - I mean...come on...its like something someone would mock up as a joke!
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I agree 100%. People cry I want this and that. But people only need what the iPhone offers.
 
the8thark said:
I agree 100%. People cry I want this and that. But people only need what the iPhone offers.
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I love how the the people that dont want a larger screen think they have the power tho tell those of us who want a largfer screen that we dont NEED one. How do you know what I need? I had a SG3 with a larger screen and loved the screen part but didnt like the android OS so I came back to apple. albeit reluctantly...only do to the smaller screen size...and the back button, I loved that too. Just to be clear, I determine what I need not you.
 
Bigdawg4 said:
I love how the the people that dont want a larger screen think they have the power tho tell those of us who want a largfer screen that we dont NEED one. How do you know what I need? I had a SG3 with a larger screen and loved the screen part but didnt like the android OS so I came back to apple. albeit reluctantly...only do to the smaller screen size...and the back button, I loved that too. Just to be clear, I determine what I need not you.
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You determine what you want. Life determines what you need. Big difference there.
 
I wouldn't be shocked if Apple didn't take a year to release the next iPhone, it wouldn't be the first time that 2 iPhones have released in the space of a year. No one knows for sure and I think the market is moving/has moved towards 5" phones. So why not release the iPhone 6 around May/June/July time?
 
Bigdawg4 said:
Negative, I determine what I need...life determines what options I have to choose from to meet that need.
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You are wrong, but we can agree to disagree on this. Life says what you need. And it's up to you to fulfil those needs or suffer the consequences.

Example. You need food. If you choose not to eat you die.
Example two. You need a phone for your day to day things. You don't need a phablet sized screen. I can say this as no one needs a phablet sized screen. A tablet or a phone will suffice. People only want a phablet.
 
boy-better-know said:
I wouldn't be shocked if Apple didn't take a year to release the next iPhone, it wouldn't be the first time that 2 iPhones have released in the space of a year. No one knows for sure and I think the market is moving/has moved towards 5" phones. So why not release the iPhone 6 around May/June/July time?
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I would be shocked if they did. I. I will bet my house that they wont.
 
the8thark said:
You are wrong, but we can agree to disagree on this. Life says what you need. And it's up to you to fulfil those needs or suffer the consequences.

Example. You need food. If you choose not to eat you die.
Example two. You need a phone for your day to day things. You don't need a phablet sized screen. I can say this as no one needs a phablet sized screen. A tablet or a phone will suffice. People only want a phablet.
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I will stipulate...We wont agree on this subject. I could give examples as well but its pointless. You need food, you dont need a phone. It makes life simpler, safer and more enjoyable but its not needed. Have a good day
 
Lamarak said:
Do you think that Apple would do something like this?
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Not likely. You obviously can't rule anything out, but I don't see a good reason for them to break their pattern they like having their new phones coming out in time for Christmas, and most people with iPhones have upgrade dates in the fall so they wouldn't buy at a different time.

As for if Apple would do a bigger screen, I think it's possible with the 6 next fall. The 5C coming in a bunch of different colours gives me some hope that apple may give us choice in more things. Personally I wouldn't buy an iPhone with a larger screen, and iPhone sales show that there is a large market for high end smartphones with reasonable screen sizes so I don't see Apple giving up that market by making a large iPhone the only option.
 
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