Probably the biggest disappointment with a lot of Apple fans, including me, is that there’s no real new iPhone. Yes, there’s the iPhone 4s but most of us were expecting an iPhone 5 — a totally re-designed and cosmetically enhanced compared to the iPhone 4.
Apple took 16 months from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S and I ask why did they took that long and only had these upgrades?
Since the iPhone 4, a lot of competitors have brought so many Android and Windows Phone 7 handsets into the market — a lot of them are really great and impressive devices.
Let me try to dissect the source of that disappointment.
- Apple took 16 months and the only major upgrades were a CPU, graphics and camera. So okay, these are the heart and soul of a smartphone but the upgrades are to be expected. Nothing earth-shattering considering we already saw this in the iPad 2 many months ago.
- An 8MP camera with 1080 video recording screams “me too”. A lot of earlier smartphones have this — SGS2, Optimus 2X, Sensation, etc. Camera quality is another thing though and is a saving-grace for the iPhone 4/4s. How about HSPA+? SGS2 already has that as well.
- A 3.5-inch display for a smartphone is already considered an entry-level to mid-level display size. Newer and bigger display screens have been around since last year — 3.8″, 4.0″, 4.3″ and even 5.3″. Three-point-five is so June 2010.
- We wanted to hear all the superlatives. The iPhone 4 claimed it was the thinnest smartphone in June 2010 at 9.3mm. The SGS2 and the Optimus Black (among others) have displaced the iPhone from that title for months now. We’re hoping the iPhone 4S would have reclaimed that title back.
- The iPhone 4S’ crowning glory is Siri. Then again, it’s just an App which you can also install in other iOS5 devices so it’s a function that’s not inherent to the iPhone 4S.
- The most obvious of all disappointments is that there was no re-design. The iPhone 4S is like the 3GS of the iPhone 3G. Nothing visually significant.
A lot of people have been asking me for months now if they should wait for the next iPhone or go ahead and get the Galaxy S2. I always tell them to go get the SGS2 right away. With the announcement of the iPhone 4S, I’m glad I know I did not disappoint them.
Then again, it’s really up to the individual user.
So let’s put it to a vote — do you like the new iPhone 4S?
Does anyone know the release date for the iPhone 5? Around when next year?
Only God knows JV. We only knew 4s’ (expecting for a 5) couple of days before it’s official release to the US market. Who knows apple might also release 4GS next year where we can put fancy back lights around the LCD and also invert it.
prolly let’s call this 4S coping with an existing technology with an apple twist.
This image is not the box of iPhone 4S: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/iphone-4s-philippines.jpg
Yep it’s just a possibility, we’ll see .. ;D
I think your analysis with iPhone 4S and how Apple market and design their products are quite incorrect.
Just like the early releases of iPhone devices, their hardware specifications are some what low compared to other brands. So you don’t have to be surprised if the current hardware of 4S was already been released by their competitors for months now.
And also, Apple might stick with the 3.5 inch screen because of its one hand usability. You can’t touch all the area of a screen size bigger than 3.5 inch. If you want a bigger screen go for the iPad.
@koms – we will see if they stick to the 3.5″ screen once they introduce the next iPhone in 2012.
there there. no need to whine about the iphone 4s release. I think apple purposely left the design unchanged because the 4 as we all know is a stunner. Premium materials (glass/metal) and a screen to die for. If they increased the screen size, then retina display would only be a technology breakthrough for a year. They can keep the ppi count but then they have to add more pixels and its a pain for app developers to do that. So I think apple did the right thing.
Major disappointment. I am getting the new Torch instead. The Note is also awesome. Samsung has more to offer, feature wise! Riiigggght?
mag pomegranate phone na lang kayo :)
http://www.pomegranatephone.com/
Coming out with something new is not that easy. To stay alive and in demand is their prime target.
i am not srprised by this. remember, it’s essentiall the iphone 3G to 3GS history repeating itself.
tuwang tuwa at nagtatatalon sa galak ang mga android fanatics dahil patay na si steve jobs..
android fans are enthusiasts, not demented. you freakin moron.
Satisfied with my Dell Streak will just wait for Galaxy Note. BTW I still have my iPhone 3G I call it my guinea phone.
ganito lang yan sa tingin nio ano mabenta dito.
core i7 na pc na naka linux or
core i3 na pc na naka windows
assuming na di pwede palitan ang os.
wala sa hardware yan puro kc hardware specs tinitignan nio. bebenta pa din yan mga genius yun asa marketing ng apple e lol.
So, SGS2 is now officially the iphone killer. Innovation is the key to success. If don’t innovate you gonna die. Lol
Why we’re disappointed there’s no iPhone 5?
This is not true. Apple is on the process of making an iPhone 5 but before they will release it, they will produce iPhone 4GS first, then iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5GS and iPhone 6 and so on and so forth its just a matter of time. That’s how Apple marketing strategy is. Get use to it guys.
lol OA naman yun model naming mo. kaya lang nagkaroon ng G sa 3G na model kasi first time magka 3g(hspa) ng iphone nun.
“The iPhone 4S’ crowning glory is Siri. Then again, it’s just an App which you can also install in other iOS5 devices so it’s a function that’s not inherent to the iPhone 4S.” hmmmm hmmm
I think Siri is iPhone 4S feature only. “Siri first appeared as an iOS app, allowing users to ask natural language questions that were analyzed via the company’s network service to provide answers ranging from making dinner appointments to buying movie tickets.
The greatly improved processing power of iPhone 4S enables it to do more with Siri, turning the app into a deeply embedded service. Apple has now pulled the Siri app from the App Store, and existing users are being notified that the former Siri app will stop working October 15, after the iPhone 4S arrives.
“I’ve been replaced!” The app notified existing users today. “The new Siri is even smarter and better looking than me, and waiting for you on the iPhone 4S. I’ll be leaving for home Oct. 15th. Until then… how can I help you?”
Yeah, very smart indeed! it really is! share ko lang ung nabasa kong comment sa youtube about this SIRI voice control…natawa ko dito eh..
here it goes….
“Find me a pornstar near north beach!”
“We have, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, and
Greg Fieldsl”
“Alright, I‘m on my way thereii”
di kaya mabaliw ang siri kung puro random personal question ang i-ask mo? how about asking siri to have sex with its owner? lol
EPIC FAIL! and here i was getting excited for iphone 5. Whats next iphone 4GS? apple is falling apart like it did in the 90’s
GUYS GUYS GUYS!
SHUT UP and WAIT for the iPhone 5 :)
cant do nothing about it.
Not really bad if you are coming from the 3GS. However, if I had to choose between this and Samsung GS2, then I’ll choose this. Heck, I’ll choose the old iPhone 4, given the poor after sales support of Samsung. Android is not bad at all but I think iOS is smoother and more stable (speaking from experience)
I see iPhone’s death. It’s starting to play the “catch up” game like the same thing that happened to Nokia before.
1 vote for iPhone 5 .