Another Analyst Predicts Radically Redesigned iPhone 5
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Posted January 4, 2012 at 7:08pm by iClarified
Another analyst is predicting that the iPhone 5 will be a radical redesign of Apple's popular smartphone.
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu wrote a note to clients today saying the iPhone 5 is a more important product launch the iPad 3 or even the rumored iTV, reports BGR.
"[The iPhone] is arguably the single most important of AAPL's businesses representing 44% of revenue in FY11 and what we estimate to be at least 60% of profits," Wu wrote on Wednesday. "It also has the largest unit opportunity with a yearly TAM (total addressable market) of 1.5 billion mobile phones."
Wu cites anonymous sources from Apple's supply chain to claim that the iPhone 5 will feature a "radical" redesign with a thinner case, sleeker form factor, slightly larger display, and LTE compatibility.
I heard a friend say who works near apple that they will have the iphone 6 available early 2013. It will have facial and sweat recognition software for security and will run on Apples (was sprint) 5g network. Im holding out for the iphone 7 when my ATT contract allows me to upgrade for the usual 200 dollars...
Ok anyone can predict that. But what truly peeves me is when someone says the next iPhone will be called iPhone 5. The 4S IS the iPhone 5!! It's the 5th generation iPhone. The 3G wasn't the 3rd phone, the 3GS was. The 4 was the 4th phone, the 4S is fifth. Next iPhone will be called iPhone 6! Guaranteed. My source, who has worked in Apples marketing department for the last 4 years and has been correct before has told me so.....
See what I did there...?
Who cares, I just bought the 4s so I'm gonna wait for the 5s to come out, remember 3G was shite then 3GS came out & was better,same for iPhone 4 then 4s came out.
Lets get real, shall we... Apple is not so dumb to release new design so soon. It would kill 4S, which is very successful at the moment. Apple releases very wanted things one month before christmas! Perieod!
"Another analyst" Lol. I could have wrote the exact same article with out knowing one single thing about a new iPhone. In fact i think all this info is exactly the same supposed specs recycled from a few months ago. Which is kinda a no-brainer. The iPhone cant afford to stay the same in 2012. And apple will piss off millions if they wait to lunch a newly designed iPhone in the fall. I'm taking everything with a grain of salt till i see some proof dammit!
Please apple no comlete redesign the current design rocks and please not thinner it will disappear ... The new nees t be slightly larger for bftter display and better battery plz apple do it
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