New iPhone

today is the day!

The rumours...

• Expected to be thinner and lighter than the current iPhone. Will likely resemble the iPad 2, but in phone form. This has been rumored for months and months, and has even been mocked up with a realistic replica.
  
• The next iPhone have a curved teardrop shape. Cases have backed up this rumor, but some people like Apple pundit John Gruber are skeptical, and argue that the iPhone will keep its current "Leica" glass design.
  
• The new body entails a bigger screen. The iPhone's 3.5-inch screen feels awfully small next to 4-inch and up screens common on Android. Resolution will likely stay at 960x640 for the sake of app development. Apple's "Retina Display" will still be one of the sharpest around. To compare "qHD" resolution is 960x540, and there are rumors that the next Nexus phone will have a 1280x720 resolution screen.
  
• The Home button may not be shaped like an oval and offer capacitive touch for slide gestures.
  

• The processor is expected to be the dual-core A5 processor present in the iPad 2. Apple may choose to run it at a lower clock speed to preserve battery life in the smaller device. The A4 processor currently in the iPhone 4 was reported (but never confirmed by Apple) to be lower-clocked than the A4 processor in the first-generation iPad.
  

• The camera may use an 8MP sensor. A Sony sensor has been rumored for the phone since February.
  
• The phone will be on CDMA and GSM networks and may use a dual-mode radio. Makes sense, since the Verizon iPhone 4 already uses a dual-mode-capable chipset. Sprint's reportedly betting the farm on its iPhone deal.
  
• Powerful voice commands are expected in the form of iPhone Assistant, and voice-to-text may be another addition in a new feature called Dictation
  

iPhone 4S

Fact: Apple will sell a cheap version of the iPhone, just as it has with the 3GS and the 3G before it. Every year the outdated model gets bumped down in price to swell the iPhone ranks. This year may be different: rumors call for a redesigned iPhone 4 that will be cheaper for Apple to produce. Some even claim the iPhone 4S is the iPhone 5 and represents only a small spec bump. Even if Apple doesn't shake up the iPhone 4 design at all, expect to see a $100 model on display next to whatever updated product is on display at $199.

• New iPhone model numbers have hit the Apple inventory system.
  
• Reuters reported the cheaper iPhone 4 will have only 8GB of storage to reduce costs.
  
• Some prototypes have been spotted with those model numbers.
  
• After antenna issues and easily broken glass backplates, the iPhone 4 could use a subtle rework with a plastic backplate to be cheaper and more reliable. The dual-mode chipset in the Verizon iPhone 4 mentioned above could potentially be used for all models going forward to simplify manufacturing.
  

What you shouldn't expect

• Edge-to-edge glass on the face of the phone. Apple's not going to spend money getting the LCD right up to the edge of the face.
  
• NFC. Despite rumors of Apple getting into the NFC game, nothing has manifested yet, and they're probably waiting until the retail market is really ready to jump on board in a big way.
  
• LTE 4G. Verizon's making decent headway with LTE, but AT&T's still early in its roll out and Sprint won't be switching from Wi-MAX to LTE until next year.
  

Oh, and this photo...

...was supposedly taken with the new iPhone.

First product announcement since Jobs left - it will NOT just be blah we're taking the old model and going downmarket. Some form of wow factor will be present.

do we know what time this starts?

expect the phone to be in the same body as the iphone 4. this will be the 3gs version of the 3g. not many crazy new features other than a very good voice control/command. better camera of course and ios5. this one will have a better antenna as well. essentially, it will be a suped up version of the 4, which should be great.

i also expect a jobs appearance.

more location services, please

  On 10/4/2011 at 2:43 PM, verticalhold said:

more location services, please

You want an HTC Android for that

Link-Fu

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:04 PM, chenGOD said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 2:43 PM, verticalhold said:

more location services, please

 

You want an HTC Android for that

Link-Fu

I was joking, in reference to privacy and such

Until they put a keyboard on it, I don't want it.

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:14 PM, verticalhold said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:04 PM, chenGOD said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 2:43 PM, verticalhold said:

more location services, please

 

You want an HTC Android for that

Link-Fu

 

I was joking, in reference to privacy and such

yeah I got that. Read the link I provided.

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:33 PM, chenGOD said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:14 PM, verticalhold said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:04 PM, chenGOD said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 2:43 PM, verticalhold said:

more location services, please

 

You want an HTC Android for that

Link-Fu

 

I was joking, in reference to privacy and such

 

yeah I got that. Read the link I provided.

my bad; couldn't read the link, posting from dying 1st gen iPhone

Oh. It's just a little story about the HTC android phones leaking personal data to any app with Internet permissions.

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:59 PM, chenGOD said:

Oh. It's just a little story about the HTC android phones leaking personal data to any app with Internet permissions.

living in the end times

I don't care what it's like... I'm getting one if it's on sprint

Strong rumours that there'll be a 4S (cheaper version) and a new 5. A little strange IMO.

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:26 PM, Iain C said:

Until they put a keyboard on it, I don't want it.

lol slide out keyboards are so lame. get with the program man... the on screen keyboard is perfectly ok for anything you could want to do with it.

lol i just bought a iphone 4, price is valid for 30 days, so if it goes on sale the store will honor lower price.

  On 10/4/2011 at 7:02 PM, BCM said:

  On 10/4/2011 at 5:26 PM, Iain C said:

Until they put a keyboard on it, I don't want it.

 

lol slide out keyboards are so lame. get with the program man... the on screen keyboard is perfectly ok for anything you could want to do with it.

I still don't like it although after 2 years I've got used to it. Still need to sit down and concentrate like a special child whenever I need to write anything

same, I make mad typos with my touchscreen keyboard. :tarshbear:

I spell like a retard thanks to the iphone.

Eh, I can't get a replacement phone under my plan for the next two years, unless I want to pay full price for it. No fucking thanks.

I have a seriously aging iPhone 3G (not 3GS). I like the iPhone ecosystem and don't want to part with some of my purchased apps, so I'm going to be upgrading, anyway.

Despite the fact that the 3G was rendered pretty slow by the latest available OS update, I think this is the longest I've ever kept a cell, at least since the mid-late 90s. So that's something.

edit: I hate typing in portrait mode, but landscape makes it a pleasant enough experience.

read from bottom up:

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  6:27 pm "We can't wait to get it into everyone's hands."
  
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  6:26 pm "We've already seeded more than 100k developers. They love it."
  
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  6:26 pm
  
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  6:26 pm "Alright, let's talk about iOS 5."
  
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  6:26 pm
  
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  6:26 pm Free download.
  
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  6:26 pm Cards will be available October 12th.
  
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  6:26 pm Wow, bizarre. Also, the audience clapped for that.
  
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  6:26 pm "We'll print it out, put the address on it, and mail it. If you mail in the US, we can track it with the US Postal Service barcode, and we'll send you a push notification when it arrives."
  
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  6:25 pm
  
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  6:25 pm
  
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  6:25 pm "You create the card on your iPhone, and we'll do the rest."
  
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  6:25 pm
  
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  6:25 pm So Apple is literally going to mail things, physically for you.
  
• 
  6:25 pm "It's a new app that let's you create cards on your phone, and we'll do the rest. We'll print them out, we'll emboss them. You can choose between 21 designs."
  
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  6:25 pm
  
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  6:24 pm
  
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  6:24 pm "We make a lot of apps ourselves, and here's a new one. Cards."
  

well, that's moonpig fucked.

quick, someone make a moonpig with an apple in its mouth and 'x x' for eyes