Why wait until August to start making these phones, if you have the design locked in place start making them now.
Who knows maybe that way Apple would actually have enough phones for launch and we won't have to have the usual "wow, demand is so much higher than we anticipated" bullshit.
It will have LTE, NFC and a slim, teardrop form factor. A bigger screen, and a screaming dual core processor. Lots longer battery. Lighter.
None of the Android phones will even come close until NEXT fall.
Sounds like a wish list to me. Most of this sounds really great, though I'm really not sure what a "teardrop form factor" is?
My guess would be LTE is not going to happen this time around, but probably pretty likely for next year. I think I remember hearing something that Apple is NOT going to have NFC ready for this year either, but that may have been just more speculation also. Of course the new iPhone will have a processor bump but just how much faster is anyone's guess, my guess is incremental and not anything like the 3G to 3GS. The bigger screen seems to have lots of rumor mill support, and I'm hoping for this one myself. I doubt the "lots" part of the longer battery, but that would be seriously nice too.
Personally, my 3GS is ready for replacement. I'm definitely ready for the 5 to come out and I'll be ordering mine the day it's available on the Apple Store. I'm certainly not going to go stand in line for 10 hours like I did to get my wife her iPhone 4. Especially since with the iPhone 4 release people were getting their ordered phones a day or 2 before the actual release.
Why wait until August to start making these phones, if you have the design locked in place start making them now.
Who knows maybe that way Apple would actually have enough phones for launch and we won't have to have the usual "wow, demand is so much higher than we anticipated" bullshit.
I think the manufacturing process is just a bit more involved than you are making it seem. I'm sure that lots of parts are already in the manufacturing process for the new iPhone 5. I'm would guess that final assembly is scheduled to being in August and this probably has a lot to do with QA of components and having enough of those components on-hand to actually feed the assembly lines. There are probably also issues with current contracts for existing iPhone 4 orders, and who knows what all else.
I have a feeling that if Apple announced today that they had been manufacturing the new iPhone 5 for the past 3 months and they already have 10 million units in stock to avoid any launch day surprises you would be one of the first people to complain about, "If they have so many on-hand why don't they start selling them already?" They have to find a balance between having enough to meet projected initial demand while at the same time not having a truly absurd amount of product just sitting on the shelf. Apple is a highly successful company and I'm pretty sure that they have a much better understanding of their manufacturing supply chain than any of us armchair quarterbacks.
i hope apple reduces the price in australia. current price is bit too high given that the AUD is exchanging higer than the USD.
Time for a vacation to the states mate. Come on over and spend some of those Aussie dollars over here. Pick up an unlocked iPhone at the Apple store here in the US.
Sounds like a wish list to me. Most of this sounds really great, though I'm really not sure what a "teardrop form factor" is?
My guess would be LTE is not going to happen this time around, but probably pretty likely for next year. I think I remember hearing something that Apple is NOT going to have NFC ready for this year either, but that may have been just more speculation also. Of course the new iPhone will have a processor bump but just how much faster is anyone's guess, my guess is incremental and not anything like the 3G to 3GS. The bigger screen seems to have lots of rumor mill support, and I'm hoping for this one myself. I doubt the "lots" part of the longer battery, but that would be seriously nice too.
Personally, my 3GS is ready for replacement. I'm definitely ready for the 5 to come out and I'll be ordering mine the day it's available on the Apple Store. I'm certainly not going to go stand in line for 10 hours like I did to get my wife her iPhone 4. Especially since with the iPhone 4 release people were getting their ordered phones a day or 2 before the actual release.
From everything I've read on iPhone 5 (4S), NO LTE, NO NFC (for now). It will have the new A4 processor, maybe bigger screen, longer battery life would be nice, PLEASE a new antenna, PLEASE lighter (no glass back).
My 3GS is also ready for replacement (although I will say, I've been very happy with it). I tried an iPhone 4 but had severe reception problems and had to return it. So I'm ready for the new phone.......bring it on...!!!
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Who knows maybe that way Apple would actually have enough phones for launch and we won't have to have the usual "wow, demand is so much higher than we anticipated" bullshit.
- Concern about Steve Job's health
- Concern about copycat competitors eroding their margins.
Those would be my two guesses anyway - remember Investors aren't always rational.Wow.
You've jumped from being an expert on all things antitrust to being a stock market guru now!?
It will have LTE, NFC and a slim, teardrop form factor. A bigger screen, and a screaming dual core processor. Lots longer battery. Lighter.
None of the Android phones will even come close until NEXT fall.
Sounds like a wish list to me. Most of this sounds really great, though I'm really not sure what a "teardrop form factor" is?
My guess would be LTE is not going to happen this time around, but probably pretty likely for next year. I think I remember hearing something that Apple is NOT going to have NFC ready for this year either, but that may have been just more speculation also. Of course the new iPhone will have a processor bump but just how much faster is anyone's guess, my guess is incremental and not anything like the 3G to 3GS. The bigger screen seems to have lots of rumor mill support, and I'm hoping for this one myself. I doubt the "lots" part of the longer battery, but that would be seriously nice too.
Personally, my 3GS is ready for replacement. I'm definitely ready for the 5 to come out and I'll be ordering mine the day it's available on the Apple Store. I'm certainly not going to go stand in line for 10 hours like I did to get my wife her iPhone 4. Especially since with the iPhone 4 release people were getting their ordered phones a day or 2 before the actual release.
Why wait until August to start making these phones, if you have the design locked in place start making them now.
Who knows maybe that way Apple would actually have enough phones for launch and we won't have to have the usual "wow, demand is so much higher than we anticipated" bullshit.
I think the manufacturing process is just a bit more involved than you are making it seem. I'm sure that lots of parts are already in the manufacturing process for the new iPhone 5. I'm would guess that final assembly is scheduled to being in August and this probably has a lot to do with QA of components and having enough of those components on-hand to actually feed the assembly lines. There are probably also issues with current contracts for existing iPhone 4 orders, and who knows what all else.
I have a feeling that if Apple announced today that they had been manufacturing the new iPhone 5 for the past 3 months and they already have 10 million units in stock to avoid any launch day surprises you would be one of the first people to complain about, "If they have so many on-hand why don't they start selling them already?" They have to find a balance between having enough to meet projected initial demand while at the same time not having a truly absurd amount of product just sitting on the shelf. Apple is a highly successful company and I'm pretty sure that they have a much better understanding of their manufacturing supply chain than any of us armchair quarterbacks.
Or is this just wishful thinking?
It will have LTE, NFC and a slim, teardrop form factor. A bigger screen, and a screaming dual core processor. Lots longer battery. Lighter.
None of the Android phones will even come close until NEXT fall.
i hope apple reduces the price in australia. current price is bit too high given that the AUD is exchanging higer than the USD.
Time for a vacation to the states mate. Come on over and spend some of those Aussie dollars over here. Pick up an unlocked iPhone at the Apple store here in the US.
Sounds like a wish list to me. Most of this sounds really great, though I'm really not sure what a "teardrop form factor" is?
My guess would be LTE is not going to happen this time around, but probably pretty likely for next year. I think I remember hearing something that Apple is NOT going to have NFC ready for this year either, but that may have been just more speculation also. Of course the new iPhone will have a processor bump but just how much faster is anyone's guess, my guess is incremental and not anything like the 3G to 3GS. The bigger screen seems to have lots of rumor mill support, and I'm hoping for this one myself. I doubt the "lots" part of the longer battery, but that would be seriously nice too.
Personally, my 3GS is ready for replacement. I'm definitely ready for the 5 to come out and I'll be ordering mine the day it's available on the Apple Store. I'm certainly not going to go stand in line for 10 hours like I did to get my wife her iPhone 4. Especially since with the iPhone 4 release people were getting their ordered phones a day or 2 before the actual release.
From everything I've read on iPhone 5 (4S), NO LTE, NO NFC (for now). It will have the new A4 processor, maybe bigger screen, longer battery life would be nice, PLEASE a new antenna, PLEASE lighter (no glass back).
My 3GS is also ready for replacement (although I will say, I've been very happy with it). I tried an iPhone 4 but had severe reception problems and had to return it. So I'm ready for the new phone.......bring it on...!!!