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iPhone 4S Superior Customer Strategy - iPhone 5 Out 2012/2013 Says IHS

10/04/2011 by Lynn Walford

Apple didn't announce an iPhone 5 today, but IHS iSuppli expects that Apple will introduce an LTE-capable iPhone 5 when an affordable chipset solution allowing a thinner form factor is available. The iPhone 5 most likely will arrive in late 2012, or in mid-2013.

Apple rolled out the iPhone 4S, an incremental update of the existing iPhone 4. This confirms the IHS outlook issued in July that the new iPhone introduced by Apple in 2011 likely would not include the next-generation 4G technology known as Long Term Evolution (LTE).

Given the success of the iPhone 4, Apple’s incremental approach to upgrading the line makes sense. Furthermore, with the speeds the iPhone has attained with the existing 3G standard known as High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), there is no appreciable benefit to adopting LTE, especially given the current spectrum and uplink speed constraints for LTE.

iOS 5 & iPhone 4S for AT&T, Sprint & Verizon, no iPhone 5 but Serious with Siri 10/14 Release Date

10/04/201110/04/2011 by Lynn Walford

Finally, there was announcement from Apple today and there is no iPhone 5, yet, but iOS 5 with 200 new features and the iPhone 4S. Presales for the iPhone 4S start on October 7, and will ship October 14th.

iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and will cost $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the new 64GB model. iPhone 4S will be available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless.

Apple claims that iPhone 4S, is the most amazing iPhone with a dual-core A5 chip, new 8MP camera with 1080p HD resolution video recording, world phone support, two antenna, and Siri, voice commands. The dual-core processor has 7x faster performance and battery life for up to 8 hours of 3G talk time. Siri for the iPhone is an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking questions like "Where's the nearest pizza?"

Sprint iPhone 5 Exclusive? AT&T & Verizon iPhone 4S for Now?

10/03/2011 by Lynn Walford

The Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint has ordered a total of 30.5 million iPhones for the next four years, making a total commitment of $20 billion. Then later today, the deal reportedly will mean an iPhone 5 exclusive for Sprint.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told Sprint's board that Sprint will lose money on the iPhone deal until 2014. When Sprint releases the iPhone, it will subsidize each iPhone which costs $500 per unit.

This afternoon, BGR reported that the deal will make Sprint the iPhone 5 exclusive seller and the iPhone 5 will be a 4G WiMAX capable iPhone. AT&T and Verizon will launch the iPhone 4S and have to wait to sell the iPhone 5 until next year in the first quarter.