Apple iPhone 5 pre-launch rumour roundup

Have a look at ICS or JellyBean to get a decent idea of most of the "new" and "innovative" features coming :D:D

/ducks and runs - fast......
 
Now you're stirring ;)

On topic - thought NFC wasn't going to be included because it consumed too much battery power or something?
 
I like the rumored design of the new Iphone but its iOS that actually puts me off.
I wonder what new "revolutionary" feature they will be selling with this phone. Gotta hand it to Apple on the marketing front, they know how to sell their goods.
 
Hummercellc said:
when is iOS6 coming???, although it is light years behind Android.....:D
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I reckon that the iPhone5 will be launched with iOS6 so once it's out they will release iOS6 for all devices... but I am purely guessing here.
 
There are too many flavours, too many options, too much going on with android. Every new rom claims to "fix" this or that. None of them just work.
You have to sit and tweak and change and do this and that to get the phone into a usable state, and next thing you find that you battery is draining by 10 AM. So its change the rom, or fix this or disable whatsapp cos there is a memmory drain or WTF man. I just want it to work.

Honestly unless youre someone who will just use the phone as is or someone like Mike who knows all the ins or outs, Android is crap. I used to honestly think that android was the future since its open source, is customizable and its easy to write apps for on an open platform, but too many cooks are spoiling the broth. Its a gumbo of caviar and old boots, and there is no easy way to tell the difference unless you dedicate hours to it.

Ios just works. Even once you JB it, it just works. The battery lasts, the app always fits the screen. I hardly ever get app crashes.

I have had 3 droids since I got my iPhone 4 (HTC desire, Galaxy Note and a SGS 2) and none of them have been able to replace my iPhone as my primary.
I have loaded games onto my note and given it to my 6 year old daughter to play games on. The SGS2 I gave to my secretary.

Despite the arseholes apple are becoming I am waiting in anticipation for my new iPhone, whatever its called.
 
Interesting post by the RapidNFC FB Page:

With a couple of days to go before (probably) the launch of the iPhone 5 or similarly named product, we can't resist a quick comment on the NFC question.

At the time of writing, most of the rumours seem to suggest that the iPhone5 will not have NFC. This raises two points - the impact on the NFC industry and the impact on the iPhone.

Apple's ability to raise awareness of technology is second to none. However, RapidNFC have long held the view that while NFC support in the iPhone 5 would certainly provide a boost to the industry, not having the technology won't ultimately hold back NFC's growth. NFC is fast powering ahead as the technology of choice for payments, marketing and many other uses. For example, we are now working with manufacturers who are integrating NFC chips directly into products so users can download instruction manuals. These are early days, but this kind of deep integration isn't going to be held back for a single phone, even if that phone is made by Apple.

What we find slightly confusing is why the iPhone 5 wouldn't have it. The current rumours suggest perhaps changes like a smaller connection dock. Wow. And a larger screen. Er, OK. A two colour tone case... Even the inclusion of LTE isn't exactly groundbreaking stuff. Using your iPhone for payments, boarding passes, coffee shop loyalty cards.. Now that's big. Very big. Even for Apple.

Now it is possible that Apple would skip NFC in the '5 with a plan for the '6 but six months or a year is a long time in the mobile industry. Samsung's phones will be brewing coffee by then.

It is also possible that Apple are planning something else entirely to stun the masses. But if the ultimate aim of all smart phones is that they become 'all you ever need', the phone must surely have all you could ever want.

One thing is for sure. We will find out shortly. Probably.
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https://www.facebook.com/RapidNFC?ref=stream

I'm really of the opinion that the iPhone5 will either make or break NFC, I'm hoping it's picked up.
 
Madman88 said:
There are too many flavours, too many options, too much going on with android. Every new rom claims to "fix" this or that. None of them just work.
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You could leave the phone on stock.
 
Last week (30 September 2012), French website 9to5Mac then released a leaked image which speculated that the phone may feature a brand new quad-core processor called the A6.
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I know rumors are based on the future, but damn... ;) :p
 
Hummercellc said:
when is iOS6 coming???, although it is light years behind Android.....:D
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Ok, I know you stuck a smiley in there

Android = Android is no a homomgenous thing.One needs to be specific because it matters

Sure the current version (Jellybean?) seems ahead of iOS5 (and may be ahead of iOS6)

But today how many devices can you put Jellybean on?
Not brand new devices. Devices that are a year or 2 old.
Most Android phones are not upgradeable and many won't ever be upgradeable.
Upgradeable = Upgrade without stuffing around with it.

It's not Google's fault mainly. The phone manufacturers add their own feel.
The operators also make it hard

However on day 1, iPhone 4 users (2 years old) will be able to upgrade to iOS6 with no messing around

I realise some Android phones come with 'stock' Android. That is way better and if I ever went Android I would only consider phones that gace me a fast and guaranteed upgrade path
 
Originally reported via iLounge, the new connector is smaller and more compact.
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Smaller and more compact - who would have thought that was possible . . . :p
 
Fudzy said:
Interesting post by the RapidNFC FB Page:



https://www.facebook.com/RapidNFC?ref=stream

I'm really of the opinion that the iPhone5 will either make or break NFC, I'm hoping it's picked up.
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If your statement is true then my guess would be break.
However I dont think Apple can make or break NFC.

If NFC is the answer then it will succeed despite Apple.

I just don't think NFC is the answer we are looking for.
To me NFC doesn't advance us much past the credit card.
Remember if it isn't ubiquitous it is very difficult.
Can you imagine retailers etc rolling it out?

Who will pay?
If it's the banks then transaction fees won't be sufficently impacted (so wheres the gain?)
If its the retailers it will be one hard slog.
If its new Payment Operators (which would be best) would then who can do it globally?
The benefit of VISA etc. is you can use it almost anywhere.

Sure if it was included I would get myself a wallet (because I am a geek) and I would be looking for an opportunity to use it.
Then I would be chuffed when it worked on the 3rd attempt.

But in 5 years tiime can you imagine
a) Being able to leave your credit card at home - If you are touching your phone on a terminal and your credit card is in your pocket, where's the gain? Sure paying for a round of beers at a pub might be easier. Or will it?

b) Saving sufficient trasnaction fees (will it save?) to make it all worthwhile.

BTW - iOS6 will have 'Tickets' etc. There is some sort of Ticket Storage App biult in
It isn't NFC
 
evilstebunny said:
I see iSheep v2.0 has been released.
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Madman did say a lot more than that.
He explained his thinking. His arguments were valid even if they are arguable.
Madman contributed to the discussion. Did you?

Myself - If I was deciding to buy a Smartphone for the 1st time then I would think long and hard about Android. In fact I would wait for the Windows phones and consider iOS, Android and Windows.

The reality is that I made a choice years ago. I did it when Android was very fragmented. There were few apps. You couldn't upgrade most Android phones (w/o waiting or hacking if you were lucky)

Changing is not simple.
I am not standalone, I have a family and a business.
My wife and 2 kids look to me to provide them with devices that do everything they need. I don't like to work hard doing it.
So we have iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and Apple TVs.
Everything is installed out the box. The only 'hack' is that we live in Florida, USA (however I can see Table Mountain from my window). Initially my kids had Sony PSPs and it was just a hassle to manage to 2xeco-systems (OK Sony made it harder with their downtimes). All video, podcasts, music etc. is delivered in the same manner. Apps are auto-deployed to all devices.

So I am invested in an eco-system.
This open vs closed argument is nonsense because if I had chosen Android years ago I would be invested in that eco-suystem and reluctant to move. Open is open from the perspective of the device and software companies.
From a customer perspective one is very much closed in regardless of your choice.

If I was on Android I would be invested there an equally reluctant to move.
To argue technology at a point in time is just dumb.

BTW in my business we use M/S, Google for Business (for mail, calendars, contacts etc.) and Cloud based apps.
If I was choosing now for the 1st time I would be thinking hard about Microsoft's cloud solution.
But I am with Google, so what's the benefit in moving?
Same argument
 
Biscuit1018 said:
Madman did say a lot more than that.
He explained his thinking. His arguments were valid even if they are arguable.
Madman contributed to the discussion. Did you?
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It is quite clear that the 2 of you dont have a clue what Andriod is about. As a practical example, my stock S3 does more out of the box than my buddies iphone. I connected to our exchange server and my phone could open and edit office documents without downloading any software. It could also play all movie attachments and display animated gifs. Guest what the iphone could not.
Without lifting a finger to download anything or change anything you can do everthing on andriod and more than the iphone.

Expecting a R2000 andriod device to be upgradable to new versions of andriod with more powerfull features is also just not right. On the other hand if I was a iphone 3 user that shelled out R9000 for my device I would be a bit miffed that apple have already forgotten about me - seeing as the range of phones are so limited, it should not be hard to support.

From a cost of ownership and buy-in to the Andriod eco-system standpoint you need to have a pretty good denial system to stick with apple.
 
NCF will not be on the iphone5. Most people think NFC will only be used for banking, and this is not true. It can be used for a host of close proximity applications. Configureless sharing of information, expediting checkin at functions etc .. are all in the cards for this tech.
 
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