iphone 5

Einstein

With the iPad2 announced yesterday, can we expect the iPhone5 for June/July announcement?

Or are the rumours of product manufacturing true, and it's been postponed until September....

Some say the 4G will be held off until 2012 since 4G isn't exactly everywhere just yet...

Thoughts?

Mr Velo

4G??? 3G isn't even available everywhere yet....

Basq

Apple have the Moscone West Convention Centre reserved from June 5th to June 9th for a keynote...

.. all I'm saying!

Mr Velo

Basq wrote: »

Apple have the Moscone West Convention Centre reserved from June 5th to June 9th for a keynote...

.. all I'm saying!

BOOM!!

jamesd

Ah no not an iphone 5 thread that will last until its released.

Einstein

jamesd wrote: »

Ah no not an iphone 5 thread that will last until its released.

followed by an iPad 3 thread...followed by iPhone 6 thread...followed my Ipad Mini thread...:p

bluemachaveli

The next event should be in a couple of weeks for the IOS dev preview.

Then June for the iPhone 5 followed by probably a July release here!

Then the scramble begins!

gbee

or anything like that.

The iPhone has matured, has a lot of decent competition now so it's likely this release will go totally unnoticed.

Hogzy

It will probably be an iPhone 4S. It will probably just get the A5 Duel Core chip and a better camera and thats probably it

Basq

Hogzy wrote: »

It will probably be an iPhone 4S. It will probably just get the A5 Duel Core chip and a better camera and thats probably it

Yep, agreed.

To be honest, there is the obvious omissions that after so many iterations of the iPhone will probably never come.

FM radio, mass storage mode, custom sound profiles etc.

godtabh

Basq wrote: »

Yep, agreed.

To be honest, there is the obvious omissions that after so many iterations of the iPhone will probably never come.

FM radio, mass storage mode, custom sound profiles etc.

all that needs is a change in mindset from apple.

I'm not going to hold my breath!

Squeeonline

godtabh wrote: »

all that needs is a change in mindset from apple.

I'm not going to hold my breath!

I suppose external microSD memory cards would be too much to ask and would cut too deeply into apples profits on the higher memory versions.

Einstein

godtabh wrote: »

all that needs is a change in mindset from apple.

I'm not going to hold my breath!

Indeed!
I was very open to Android, played around with a friend of mines a good bit the other day, and still preferre the iPhone!

Have the 3Gs atm, skipped 4 to hold out for 5...The better CPU would be good, but I'd be worried about the toll that might take on the battery!

godtabh

I had the Hero for about 4 months. Didnt like it at all.

Got the iphone 4 when it was announced so was delighted with it. Would I like things like SD slots and what not of course I would but I can live without them

Bonavox

Basq wrote: »

Apple have the Moscone West Convention Centre reserved from June 5th to June 9th for a keynote...

.. all I'm saying!

For WWDC, which is probably when it'll be announced going by Apple's iPhone release pattern.

tigershould

so Apple never announced a new iphone hardware model at the WWDC yesterday (the so called "iphone v" or 5 or 4s or whatever you wanna call it).

is it safe to say that the current iphone 4 will be the same hardware to take us to June 2012 ?

is this not unusual for Apple's normal product cycle (ie releasing a new hardware model every year) ?

copacetic

Wasnt expected to happen yesterday, expected to be announced in september

Sad Professor

Yeah, it will be out in September. Probably at the same time as iOS 5. This was pretty well flagged before yesterday's keynote.

tigershould

Thx, I must've missed that - the last two iPhone releases were announced at wwdc

Interesting article here about a possible change in strategy...

http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/jun/07/iphone-5-4g-steve-jobs-wwdc?cat=technology&type=article

curly.bert

There was no expectation of a new iPhone at this year's WWDC. Lots of Internet rumour that there'll be a 4GS in September .... but don't bet on it.

Apple have consistently said mobile devices are not about hardware, but software. The iPhone 4 is still a savage phone. iOS 5 adds some very nice new features (e.g. iCloud) and some others that are overdue (e.g. Notifications).

My gut feeling tells me that there won't be a significant refresh this year (possibly a quiet spec upgrade in September) but that WWDC 2012 will bring us the major hardware developments.

If a friend asked me to recommend a smartphone to buy today, I'd still say the iPhone 4, even though the Galaxy S II is very nice. Android doesn't match iOS yet for features or ease of use .... yet. Won't always be the case though.

Fbjm

I hope one comes out in December, I'm really saving up for it. No matter if it's exactly the same, I'll get it just to have the new model.

REASON: my current iPhone (3Gs) has a very cracked screen and works for roughly five minutes a day. I want a new iPhone. HOWEVER the reason I'm not running out and getting myself an iPhone 4 is because I fear that the second I save up enough and buy one the iPhone five will come out. Which would be like a big "f*ck you" from Apple.

curly.bert

Well there won't be one until at least September or even next year. One thing I've learned with technology is that there's always something better around the corner - but you're better off buying the best kit you can at the time you need it.

Trotter

I wonder will the 4S / Autumn release have a fix for the antenna problem..

whiterebel

Trotter wrote: »

I wonder will the 4S / Autumn release have a fix for the antenna problem..

Which one would that be?

Trotter

whiterebel wrote: »

Which one would that be?

iPhone 4 antenna problem

whiterebel

Trotter wrote: »

iPhone 4 antenna problem

From 12 months ago......in the US. Do you have an iPhone as a matter of interest?

Owen

No iPhone 4 antenna problems here, and had mine the day of the Irish launch. IMHO, the next phone will likely still be called a 4 - they're not going to deviate too much from the current form factor for the next handset according to reports from the likes of Apple Insider who's usually on the money. Camera's supposed to go to an 8 MB full 1080p setup according to the current manufacturer of the iPhone's sensor. A5 processor is likely too.

I'd like to see a new implementation of Bluetooth, and a Nano with Bluetooth too, so we could have a proper Nano watch which tells you who's calling when you're phone's in your pocket at a meeting and it's on silent, or allow you to read texts/emails discreetly.

Trotter

whiterebel wrote: »

From 12 months ago......in the US. Do you have an iPhone as a matter of interest?

Yes. Ive a 3GS and Ive 3 family members here with the free case/bumper that Apple gave to fix the problem of the way you hold the phone reducing the signal.

drunkmonkey

Fbjm wrote: »

I hope one comes out in December, I'm really saving up for it. No matter if it's exactly the same, I'll get it just to have the new model.

REASON: my current iPhone (3Gs) has a very cracked screen and works for roughly five minutes a day. I want a new iPhone. HOWEVER the reason I'm not running out and getting myself an iPhone 4 is because I fear that the second I save up enough and buy one the iPhone five will come out. Which would be like a big "f*ck you" from Apple.

You can fix that for about €20 euro if you've got access to eBay and a hair dryer.

whiterebel

Trotter wrote: »

Yes. Ive a 3GS and Ive 3 family members here with the free case/bumper that Apple gave to fix the problem of the way you hold the phone reducing the signal.

I got one too......because it was free.:eek:
No matter what way I hold the phone I can't replicate the problem. I think you'll find it was attributed to problems with the AT&T masts in the US. Even though they stopped giving out the free bumpers months ago, there doesn't seem to be any reports of the problem since, despite no redesign of the phone.

jonseyblub

whiterebel wrote: »

I got one too......because it was free.:eek:
No matter what way I hold the phone I can't replicate the problem. I think you'll find it was attributed to problems with the AT&T masts in the US. Even though they stopped giving out the free bumpers months ago, there doesn't seem to be any reports of the problem since, despite no redesign of the phone.

Definitely was/is a problem here. Doesn't affect me at all as I'm right handed but when the OH uses it she drops calls all the time as she is left handed. I bought mine back last August so was one of the earlier versions.