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• Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton    The 3GS wiped Palm Pre off the map. The Pre, sporting a fresh-faced new webOS, was getting all the buzz. And Apple killed it with the 3GS.   The race to inflate screen sizes re…

  in High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side Comment by harmon June 2013
• Quote: Originally Posted by poksi    1. Sure. Read my post above. Making 4x resolution on 4.6 demands something like 550dpi pixel. Not an easy one if you want to have quality screen. Current is 326dpi on iPhone 5 and only 264 on iP…

  in High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side Comment by harmon June 2013
• (1) Can someone explain why Apple can buy and integrate 9.7" retina displays in the iPad and will presumably do the same with a 7.9" retina display in the iPad Mini 2 later this year but cannot procure a 4.5"-ish retina display in iPhone. Perhaps t…

  in High resolution images claim to show 'iPhone 5S' and iPhone 5 display assemblies side-by-side Comment by harmon June 2013
• Unlikely that it's indicative of an imminent iPhone release with iOS 7 beta not yet released to developers. Unfortunately, it is more likely an indicator of slowing iPhone 5 sales. I have not bought into the panic alarms, but I think Apple has mad…

  in Best Buy to offer $50 off all iPhone 5 & 4S models starting Sunday Comment by harmon May 2013
• Just because the 4 & 4s are less expensive doesn't necessarily mean the profit margin would be that much lower. The components of the 4 & 4s should be cheaper for Apple to buy now, and all the R&D and retooling costs for the 4 & 4s …

  in Apple's iPhone grabs almost two-thirds of Verizon's 9.8M smartphone sales in Q4 Comment by harmon January 2013
• The thinness and weight of the 5 are impressive, but I didn't mind the weight of the 4/4s. It's not like it was heavy enough to cause any fatigue in holding it (unlike a full sized iPad). It seems Apple is more obsessed with being thin & light…

  in Rumor: Apple's next iPhones to debut this summer in more sizes, colors Comment by harmon January 2013
• Hmmm ... the calendar 2Q is from the beginning of April to the end of June not July.  April 1 to June 30 is actually Apple's fiscal 3Q but in any event neither end in July.  July marks the beginning of calender 3Q and Apple's fiscal 4Q.

  in Apple sells 1.7 million iPads in China during Q2 to capture 72% of market Comment by harmon August 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by Santoanderson Apple is still in the business of selling handsets. You can argue all you want that the October 4th event is all about IOS5 and that hardware sales are moot, but they will be launching a new handset that …

  in Roughly 40% of mobile users in North America and UK plan to buy the iPhone 5 Comment by harmon September 2011