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It is that time of the year. Time for the announcement of the next generation iPhone.
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Ever since Steve Jobs first introduced the original iPhone in January 2007, announcements of new iPhone have taken place in June or July, so Apple are overdue schedule. The usually well informed blog 9To5Mac reports that iPhone 5 pre-orders will begin on September 29 or 30. The blog obviously have some well informed sources as they claim to know that Apple has not decided which of the two dates to choose.We are expecting a followup to the iPhone 4 to be named iPhone 5. Much has been invested in the iPhone brand so we will not see changes there. It is no secret that the device, whatever it will be named, will be running iOS 5. The rest are justBut the iPhone 4 followup is not the only phone expected to be announced. Apple is also expected to introduce a cheaper model this year. This model must be priced low if it is aiming to compete in the entry-level Android market.As you can see on the chart below, there has been an overlap in availability for two iPhone models. The older models did historically not have a immediate price fall after a new model was launched so we do not expect this to happen with the iPhone 4 either. If Apple chooses to introduce another cheaper iPhone, the sales figures will increased more than ever before. We are missing Q2 and Q3 2011 in the graph which was 18.65 and 20.3 million devices. Will we see a 40-50 million sales per quarter in 2012? Apple can reuse older technology, wrap it in a nice package and present it as an entry-level iPhone. The profit per sold unit might not be as good as from the high-end models, but Apple can still charge the same amount of money from the content distributed in the Apple ecosystem such as music and apps.
source[ This Message was edited by: laffen on 2011-08-17 16:09 ]
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Posted: 2011-08-17 15:43:39
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Initial rumour was Sep 7th for IP5 launch so is this new date correct?
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:28:03
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It's just another Rumours, though as we get closer the Rumours tend to get more accurate.
btw, the picture in the first post is not iOS 5
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:33:00
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Oh i see so its still anyone's guess as to when the actual launch is?
Another rumour getting stronger and stronger is that there will be at least 2 new iphone's announced one budget version along with the usual fully loaded one.
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:39:36
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I guess if Apple haven't announced it then it's a Rumours.
As for 2 versions, I keep reading the same.iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S.
We'll see...
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:44:00
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On 2011-08-17 18:33:00, masseur wrote:
btw, the picture in the first post is not iOS 5
True, its neither iOS5 or iPhone 5. Do you know which model it is?
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:57:17
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On 2011-08-17 18:57:17, laffen wrote:
True, its neither iOS5 or iPhone 5. Do you know which model it is?
Its the 3GS?
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Posted: 2011-08-17 18:59:05
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its pre-iOS 4 for sure. couldn't possibly say if it is a 2g or 3g/3gs though from that small snippet
btw, iOS 5 has the ipos app changed for separate music and video apps ala ipad
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Posted: 2011-08-17 19:25:21
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The way things are going with SE this is likely to be my first ever iPhone.
Looking forward to seeing the new iteration.
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Posted: 2011-08-18 08:02:21
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is this because of the rumoured hardware, or the known iOS functionality?
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Posted: 2011-08-18 09:14:55
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