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Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by Duff »

ansy wrote: post #21

By most accounts the iPhone 5 will not have LTE. That's going to sting with Verizon customers in the United States. While it will probably support HSPA+ on AT&T which is already decently fast, Verizon CDMA is direly slow. It will be a hard sell to get Verizon customers to pass up LTE for the next two years when there are already a few really good Android phones with LTE and most major cities have LTE coverage right n…

IMO LTE isn't that big of a deal. Fast is ok, but getting hosed by the carriers for the privilege of using it is not so ok.

If I were Apple, I would be focusing on diversifying the carrier portfolios to gain leverage over the vendors for a good data plan. If Sprint is willing to provide an acceptable LTE plan, give them exclusivity, and to hell with VZ and AT&T.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by protomyth »

mdasen wrote: post #33
ansy wrote: post #21

By most accounts the iPhone 5 will not have LTE. That's going to sting with Verizon customers in the United States. While it will probably support HSPA+ on AT&T which is already decently fast, Verizon CDMA is direly slow. It will be a hard sell to get Verizon customers to pass up LTE for the next two years when there are already a few really good Android phones with LTE and most major cities have LTE coverage right n…

I agree with the sentiment, but to play devil's advocate: Last quarter Verizon had a couple LTE Android handsets. They sold 1.2M LTE devices (both handsets and modems) while they sold 2.3M iPhones. The iPhone 5 will be coming 1-2 quarters later, but a lack of LTE might not be as big a deal for the majority of users as it is for, well, people who read this site. Verizon should be posting third quarter numbers in a mon…

I think the wait until Oct is basically and acknowledgment the the iPod / Music event doesn't have the importance it once had so rolling the iPhone into that makes sense.

Also, I wonder if putting the current iPad processor into a phone means that this will be the new cycle.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by notatoad »

Tyrannosaurs wrote: post #11
jwallaceparker wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think there will be MacBook Pro bumps too. Although I hear the MBP redesign is now pushed back to 2012, unfortunately.

I don't think they'll muddy the waters with that at an iPhone / iOS launch event. MBP refreshes would either distract from the iPhone or be ignored, neither are something that Apple would want. Refreshes have frequently gone out in the past without any sort of event and I'd guess that this would be the case this time.

the rumours this summer were pretty confident of not just a spec bump but a new air-like design for the next iteration of mbp. i'm sure it'll get it's own event.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by smackfu »

technoslut wrote: post #3
thehodge wrote: post #2

Still unconfirmed, I won't believe it until I see the invitations posted everywhere... because they will be posted EVERYWHERE

Paczkowski is well-respected and is a reliable source. If he's saying it with certainty then there's an extreme likelihood it is true. It will be interesting to see how Cook performs since his style is very low-key compared to Jobs. There is no doubt Schiller, Forstall, Ive and Cue will be there to lend assistance.

It's extremely likely that there is a plan for an event on this date at this time. But since it hasn't been announced, it's also quite possible the date will slip, because they can let the date slip if they wish. So it can be both a reliably sourced fact and something that might not happen. Fun!

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by ceejayoz »

achompas wrote: post #37
ceejayoz wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Personally, I feel product announcements should be made by the head of the team that developed the product in the company. That's what Google does, for example. At Apple, the head of the team for any major product release is effectively the CEO.

Do you speak from experience? Or from what you've gathered from various media? I ask b/c I've heard otherwise (especially during the last years of Jobs's tenure as CEO).

I speak based on the fact that every profile of Steve Jobs has been consistent on the fact that he was usually involved in even minor details on products they release.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by ceejayoz »

SonicSoul wrote: post #12
jemeshsu wrote: post #4

Expected: A5 CPU, higher spec CMOS camera. Let's hope it has larger screen, longer battery life, Bluetooth 4, faster 801n. Or maybe NFC chip for wallet type application? I suspect Square people already has some insight. Its more than iPhone 5 event: iOS 5, iCloud, new iPod touch, new iPod refreshes or even new Apple TV. Updated: Not sure why its voted down. I don't work for Apple.

hopefully they'll do away with glass face that shutters from 1 foot drops on the sidewalk.

I hope they don't, because that glass face has been far better to use than any other smartphone I've encountered.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by gonzo »

ceejayoz wrote: post #20
54mf wrote: post #16

This is total speculation, and probably easily explainable by any number of things, but: I bought the iPhone 4 the day it came out, subsidized price. I just called *639# to check my upgrade status, and the message says I'm not eligible for a full upgrade now, but "may qualify on 11/25/2011". That isn't any sort of upgrade anniversary for me - at least, I don't think it is - so that's an interesting date.

Mine says 4/21/2012, so I wouldn't read too much into it.

mine says 03/07/2012

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by mortenjorck »

zyb09 wrote: post #7
jemeshsu wrote: post #4

Expected: A5 CPU, higher spec CMOS camera. Let's hope it has larger screen, longer battery life, Bluetooth 4, faster 801n. Or maybe NFC chip for wallet type application? I suspect Square people already has some insight. Its more than iPhone 5 event: iOS 5, iCloud, new iPod touch, new iPod refreshes or even new Apple TV. Updated: Not sure why its voted down. I don't work for Apple.

Okay here's my prediction from last year, maybe this time I'll be right: Translucent Home-Button (maybe out of glass). Contains multiple color LEDs for notification system. If you get an email your Home-Button 'pulses' green and so on.

Unlikely, but ambient visual notification is on my wishlist as well.

If Apple does implement it, my guess is a single-color, white LED backlighting the roundrect label on the home button. "Pulse home button" becomes an additional on/off switch for each app's notifications in Notification Center.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by jsz0 »

ansy wrote: post #21

By most accounts the iPhone 5 will not have LTE. That's going to sting with Verizon customers in the United States. While it will probably support HSPA+ on AT&T which is already decently fast, Verizon CDMA is direly slow. It will be a hard sell to get Verizon customers to pass up LTE for the next two years when there are already a few really good Android phones with LTE and most major cities have LTE coverage right n…

Between caps, higher prices, and the poor battery life of the first generation of LTE devices, the US carriers have done a really good job making LTE less appealing. I really don't want to pay more to get 4G (up to $10/month for some carriers) when I can't actually use it for more than an hour or so a month at full speed and will be penalized on a daily basis with reduced battery life. I have no 4G coverage here so I will be paying (up to) $10 more a month for absolutely nothing. Pass.

Re: Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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Post by vegashacker »

sonap wrote: post #6
jemeshsu wrote: post #4

Expected: A5 CPU, higher spec CMOS camera. Let's hope it has larger screen, longer battery life, Bluetooth 4, faster 801n. Or maybe NFC chip for wallet type application? I suspect Square people already has some insight. Its more than iPhone 5 event: iOS 5, iCloud, new iPod touch, new iPod refreshes or even new Apple TV. Updated: Not sure why its voted down. I don't work for Apple.

I would trade all of those features for a case design that didn't require me to use a cover without shattering the screen and/or back. I had dropped my 3G/3GS dozens of times with just some scuffs- I've cracked the screen or back on my iPhone 4 thrice :(

I've dropped my caseless iPhone 4 on sidewalks and other hard surfaces a handful of times. It's gotten dinged up, but nothing's cracked.
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