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iPhone 5 Release Date might be most buzzing topic
among tech geeks. Each day is rising with a new rumor or a speculative
guess about iPhone 5 launch date. CNET UK, a top internet review site
for electronics, has grabbed attention of the techies posting update on
iPhone 5 release date.
According to CNET UK, iPhone 5 release date is likely to be September 7th 2011. We guess this is the first exact date prediction about launch of the next generation iPhone.
What is the reason behind releasing iPhone 5 in September?
Apple recently announced iOS 5 at WWDC 2011 which is packed with new cool features, including Android’s drop-down menu style
notification. iOS 5 will be released in the autumn, more specifically
in September. Furthermore, Apple brings new generation iPods and iPod
Touches in September. However, according to CNET UK, iPods are not
enough glamorous to bring iOS 5 into the world. iOS 5 and iPhone 5 both
will be the perfect platforms for each other.
That
is the reason why we are expecting to see iPhone 5 release with iOS 5,
in the autumn. We already assumed that Apple doesn’t want to release
iPhone 5 until iOS 5 is completely ready which is somewhat similar to
CNET UK’s prediction.
Since
2005, Apple has been launching iPods in September on the first
Wednesday after Labor Day. There were some exceptions in the past,
though the Wednesday has proven Apple’s a regular favorite day.
Apple to build 25 Million iPhone 5 Handsets in 2011
As the launch of its next-generation iPhone handset nears, the Wall Street Journal
is reporting that Apple is gearing up to ship a record amount of
iPhones to close out the 2011 year with a bang. Apple has been placing
huge orders for the necessary components to make the next iPhone, and
with the hype and media frenzy continuing to develop at full steam the
product is expected to sell very well.
WSJ
cited sources inside of Apple’s supply chain that the company is being
very aggressive with its build strategies for the new iPhone, and has
directed its manufacturers to expect orders totaling 25 million units
over the coming months. The report claims that unless Foxconn can
improve its yields, Apple will be unable to meet such a lofty goal.
Insiders have claimed that the iPhone 5 is both “complicated” and
“difficult to assemble”.
How Will The iPhone 5 Compare to the Nexus 4G?
Nothing is yet known about what kind of upgraded internals the next iPhone will ship with. It’s rumored to be packing a dual-core processor, which is likely a derivative of the A5 processor currently powering the iPad 2. As the iPhone 4 has 512MB of RAM, the next iPhone will likely push this up, perhaps to 1GB. Most analysts and journalists doubt that Apple will be including a true 4G LTE radio in the next iPhone as Verizon is the only carrier in the US with a reasonably sized LTE network at this point.
There are many rumors swirling around concerning the display, with most believing that the physical size of the display will grow to somewhere around 4” total, while keeping the same screen resolution so developers won’t have to do any scaling with their apps. Technically, this display will still be able to be called a “Retina Display” although the pixels-per-inch count would be lower than the iPhone 4. Finally the jury is still out on whether or not the next iPhone will receive an upgraded rear camera, but it is largely expected that Apple is going to move the flash to the opposite side of the phone to get rid of red-eye and other artifacting that is currently plaguing the iPhone 4.
If it truly is launching just a month after the next iPhone, the Nexus 4G could end up a serious competitor. The processor is expected to be a dual-core processor running somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.2 to 1.5 GHz; this would either be one of Texas Instruments’ OMAP 4460 chips, or a newer Qualcomm Snapdragon. The phone will most likely ship with 1GB of RAM as well. Since it has the “4G” moniker as part of its name, rest assured the Nexus 4G will almost definitely be shipping with an LTE radio in it. Rounding out the rest of the rumored specs, the phone will have a 720p HD display – the physical size is unknown but expect it to be well over 4” at this resolution – and a front/rear camera combination which will probably be 1 megapixel and 5 megapixels respectively.
The hardware is, of course, not much without an operating system to power it. Apple took the wraps off of iOS 5 at the recent Worldwide Developers’ Conference, with most of the major announcements showing off huge improvements in daily-use items like notifications. The Nexus 4G will most likely ship with Android 4.0 – codenamed “Ice Cream Sandwich”. This will be Google’s first version of Android that combines the phone operating system with the tablet version, so it’s expected that it will be a strong offering.
Without knowing more about Apple’s plans for the next handset, it’s tough to say whether or not the Nexus 4G will be an “iPhone 5 killer”. What is clear is that in the end, we’re all benefiting from the heavy competition playing out in the marketplace between Apple and Google, with better and better handsets coming out each year.
