New iPhone - Any News?

Marky · 23 Feb 2009 at 19:35

Hey all,

Just a quick thread really... is there any news on a new iPhone arriving this year?

Any features announced? Any Pictures?

Any updates would be awesome

Thanks,
Marky

Feek · 23 Feb 2009 at 19:39

Nothing has been announced, Apple don't announce stuff until they announce it (if that makes sense).

Plenty of speculation, some people will even practically swear their info is correct but you're better off not believing any of it until it comes from Apple themselves.

Kemik · 23 Feb 2009 at 19:48

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/02/12/leaked-photos-of-next-generation-iphone/

If it's real, as the evidence and previous photos from the source suggests, it's a shame Apple still haven't learnt that no one uses the camera on the phone when it's so crap and has no flash.

The only reason I don't have a HTC is because of the OS.

Kainz · 23 Feb 2009 at 20:30

As said nothing has been announced, and as June/July approaches there'll be a billion fake pix and so forth hyping the next iPhone revision up. Best bet is to remain patient until Apple themselves release it.

Damn thing better have a better camera.

Marky · 23 Feb 2009 at 20:49

Kainz said:
As said nothing has been announced, and as June/July approaches there'll be a billion fake pix and so forth hyping the next iPhone revision up. Best bet is to remain patient until Apple themselves release it.

Damn thing better have a better camera.

Is June/July the approximate date of release?

Feek · 23 Feb 2009 at 20:55

Marky said:
Is June/July the approximate date of release?

The approximate speculated date of release. One of the many speculated dates of release.

Marky · 23 Feb 2009 at 20:57

Feek said:
The approximate speculated date of release. One of the many speculated dates of release.

Ahhh I see

It would be nice if it's around that time

If this one has a better camera, I will jump on it

Kainz · 23 Feb 2009 at 21:21

Think its fair to say that it will have a better camera. They just can't afford to have bad press in that area as they have received with the current 2MP jobby.

I'm just wondering what we'll get on the hardware front. There's no doubt that the 3G could do with a faster processor, but what will we get on the video end of things I wonder.

magmax · 24 Feb 2009 at 21:13

yeah the camera does let the iphone down a bit hopfully it will be better

LordSplodge · 24 Feb 2009 at 22:10

Feek said:
Nothing has been announced, Apple don't announce stuff until they announce it (if that makes sense).

Plenty of speculation, some people will even practically swear their info is correct but you're better off not believing any of it until it comes from Apple themselves.

LordSplodge · 24 Feb 2009 at 22:14

Kainz said:
They just can't afford to have bad press in that area as they have received with the current 2MP jobby.

The same way as they cannot stand the bad press for lack of flash (both kinds), lack of turn by turn GPS, no (native)MMS, no native video calling? :confused:

Apple does what Apple does regardless of what the "Internet People" say and still the stock rises and still the praise for their products rises.

I doubt Steve Jobs gives a toss, and Steve Jobs is Apple. So we get what he thinks we want.

Boom.

Tunney · 25 Feb 2009 at 08:41

LordSplodge said:
Apple does what Apple does regardless of what the "Internet People" say and still the stock rises and still the praise for their products rises.

Huh? Despite record profits, Apple's share price has halved in the past year.

Kainz · 25 Feb 2009 at 17:37

LordSplodge said:
The same way as they cannot stand the bad press for lack of flash (both kinds), lack of turn by turn GPS, no (native)MMS, no native video calling?

Apple does what Apple does regardless of what the "Internet People" say and still the stock rises and still the praise for their products rises.

I doubt Steve Jobs gives a toss, and Steve Jobs is Apple. So we get what he thinks we want.

Boom.

lol if they take that attitude with their 3rd iteration of the phone they will be slaughtered in the sales department. The 3G as it is, is already a laughing stock when it comes to omissions of key features.

Apple can could get away with their arrogance in the past because nothing could match their phone. That just isn't going to work in 2009.

Durzel · 25 Feb 2009 at 17:50

I dunno, as a long time anti-iPhone guy (I rued the missing features) I have to say the UI more than makes up for it. I haven't come across an alternative yet that has made me think twice about changing, in spite of the missing features.

Apple will release whatever they think we want, that's their modus operandi and it's not going to change any time soon.

Frankly the iPhone will continue to sell in record numbers if they just changed the colour of the case with v3 - there are enough people out there that will buy them on the strength of the brand name alone.

LordSplodge · 25 Feb 2009 at 17:54

Kainz said:
lol if they take that attitude with their 3rd iteration of the phone they will be slaughtered in the sales department. The 3G as it is, is already a laughing stock when it comes to omissions of key features.

Apple can could get away with their arrogance in the past because nothing could match their phone. That just isn't going to work in 2009.

I wrote a great response and Safari 4 just posted a blank page. What?

Anyway despite the flaws the iPhone is still the yardstick and whilst not the Jesus phone Apple hyped it to be it is not a laughingstock.