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Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th

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

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Post by thatjoshguy »

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 have dropped my iPhone on tiles at work without scratching the screen. But in saying that, i've seen others at work crack their screen the same way. Just luck I guess

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

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Post by [deleted] »

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).

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

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Post by twodayslate »

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 highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.

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

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Post by mitchty »

twodayslate wrote: post #53
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 highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.

That or they move more towards the resolution independency thats been around since Tiger.

Think scaleable vector graphics vs pixel. But we'll see.

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

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Post by stuartjmoore »

twodayslate wrote: post #53
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 highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.

I'm guessing the screen resulation will stay the same, just put on a larger screen.

But, this creates a smaller DPI and kind of ruins the retina display.

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

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Post by msbarnett »

mitchty wrote: post #54
twodayslate wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.

That or they move more towards the resolution independency thats been around since Tiger. Think scaleable vector graphics vs pixel. But we'll see.

There would have been signs of that in the iOS 5 SDK betas, if it were going to happen.

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

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Post by matwood »

twodayslate wrote: post #53
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 highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.

I agree with you. I think what people are thinking as a 'larger' screen is really Apple shrinking the phone around the current screen. Apple is crazy about thin and small and I'm sure they want the iPhone to be more like the iTouch if possible.

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

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Post by dentton »

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…

All of the Android LTE phones have user replaceable batteries. If the battery loses capacity they can easily be replaced at decent prices which makes your point moot.

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

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Post by matwood »

nupark2 wrote: post #29
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'm a very technology-focused individual, and yet, I only have a passing awareness of what LTE is or why I should care about it. I'm happy enough with 3G as-is, and I'd actually want faster mobile processors before I wanted more bandwidth. If I'm unfamiliar and ambivalent, I really doubt the public at large is going to even notice.

I'm with you. I think the main people who are all over LTE are those that want to replace their hard lines with cell. The problem is that the carriers are going to cap and charge big money for LTE so using it as a primary connection is likely not going to be cost effective.
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