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So far, all signs point to the iPhone 5S (yes, we’re expecting Apple to follow its normal naming formula) looking pretty much identical to the current iteration.
But it turns out that a lot more may be going on beneath the surface. BGR has obtained more (and clearer) photos of some of the organs we’ve already seen, and they seem to further confirm that the internals on the next iPhone will be making room for something new.
A particularly interesting image from the selection shows two different SIM card trays, one of which is of a golden/beige colour. This could be more evidence that the iPhone 5S will come available in a range of different colours as rumoured.
As for what the new internal components could be, this is anyone’s guess. There have been rumours of a better processor and even a fingerprint scanner, among other things.
PayPal’s chief information security officer, Michael Barrett, may have further dropped a bit hint during a recent keynote speech. "There is going to be a fingerprint enabled phone on the market later this year," he said. "Not just one, multiple."
There’s no guarantee that he was referring to Apple here, but he did acknowledge the rumours that Cupertino is readying the technology. Apple’s purchase of AuthenTec last year also threw fuel on the fingerprint fire.
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Sharp is said to be readying its displays for the next generation of iPhone, which will kick off production in June – that’s next month for all you calendar fans.
Japan business daily Nikkan Kogyo claims that Sharp will begin building the LCD panels for the fabled iPhone 5S at its Kameyama Plant in Japan.
It certainly chimes with what we’ve previously heard, despite fears over possible delays. And also, you know, the predicable Apple cycle.
There’s nothing about whether the display will be bigger or smaller than the iPhone 5, but the paper claims that the specs are "similar" to the current iPhone.
Of course, Sharp is a long-term Apple partner and provided the screens for the iPhone 5, so it’s not hugely surprising that Apple has chosen to stay with it, even though Sharp did recently suffer a few production issues.
Sharp won’t be doing all the hard work though. LG Display and Japan Display (the latter being a combination of parts of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi) will also be producing the screens.
Sir Jony Ive might want to get a move on with iOS7, then.
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A report out today claimed that parts and components for Apple’s next iPhone have begun arriving at Chinese manufacturers, though we recommend taking the news with a few hearty shakes of sodium.
Apple blog Patently Apple cited "a new Chinese report" and claimed that "Apple’s noisy supply chain is at it again."
Manufacturers along that supply chain have supposedly begun receiving the parts that will be necessary to build the next iPhone, which Patently referred to as the iPhone 5S.
However, it’s unknown what Apple’s next smartphone will actually be called, as the Cupertino company could very well skip straight to the iPhone 6 or something else entirely.
Patently Apple claimed that those unnamed Chinese sources believe production on the new iPhone will actually begin in July, as two months between parts arriving and production beginning is reportedly standard.
Further, Foxconn’s Apple product production lines are supposedly the manufacturing giant’s most efficient facilities, and Foxconn (also known as Hon Hai) has plans to bring the rest of its lines up to speed this year.
The implication in all of this is that Apple has moved up its parts deliveries so that it can launch the next iPhone earlier than the traditional annual September release it’s stuck to in the past.
Rumors surrounding the release of the next iPhone involve multiple versions of Apple’s new flagship, with a cheaper iPhone possibly launching at some point as well as the requisite iPhone 5S/iPhone 6.
Either way, recent research suggested that iPhone users will likely elbow past Android fans by 2015, and Apple may have something up its sleeves to help ensure that that happens.
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Android toppled iOS last year in terms of raw users, but Apple may soon take back its throne.
A new survey of 16,000 U.S. smartphone owners found that almost one quarter of Android users had no plans to upgrade to another Android phone.
The survey was conducted over the past 12 months by research firm Yankee Group, which determined that "Apple’s ‘black hole’ ecosystem captures subscribers who never leave" and that "at the checkout counter, Apple continues to eat Samsung’s lunch."
The group said that one out of every six Android customers will eventually switch to other systems, which should allow Apple phone ownership to leapfrog past Android by 2015.
The survey found that over the last year 50 percent of the smartphone owners used Android, while 30 percent were on Apple’s iOS.
The numbers are evenly split for those thinking about getting any kind of new phone in the next six months, with 42 percent saying they intend to get an Android device and another 42 percent planning to pick up an iPhone.
It’s not the biggest drop, but it’s worth pointing out that more phone owners plan on purchasing an iPhone than currently own one, while the exact opposite is true for Android.
Even more telling is that fact that 91 percent of iPhone users surveyed planned to buy another iPhone when the time came to upgrade, while 6 percent intended to switch to Android. When the same question was asked of Android users, only 76 percent planned to stay loyal to Android, while 18 percent expressed a desire to switch to iOS.
Yankee Group Vice President Carl Howe compared the two mobile operating systems to leaky buckets with customers dripping in and draining out; in his analogy, Android’s bucket is leaking just a tad faster than Apple’s.
It’s clear that Apple inspires (or demands, depending how you look at it) a significant amount of loyalty from users, something that so far, Google’s Android has been unable to match.
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A phone these days can’t properly make it to customers without an iFixit teardown, and the industrious folks at the site wasted no time breaking into the Galaxy S4.
Let’s just say, it got a big thumbs up from the iFixit crew.
When all was said and done, the S4 walked away with a high-five worthy eight out of 10 on the reparability scale.
That compares to the one out of 10 bestowed on the brilliant yet unfixable HTC One and one more point than the iPhone 5. The whole reverse-repair was so straightforward, the entire S4 iFixit guide is one perusable page long.
The S4 needed no tools to take of the back panel, while the battery was a quick snap away from exiting and entering the device, meaning consumers shouldn’t have to slap it against their palms or do whatever other methods they employ to extract the 2,600mAh juicer.
Peeling off the layers of the S4 was relatively effortless, and as many components are modular in nature, users need just replace something like a kaput microSD card instead of swapping out their phone entirely.
There were parts stuck together with adhesive, so iFixit knocked it’s reparability score for those. The screen’s glass is fused to the display and display frame, which while not a big surprise would lead to more charges in a fix-it job.
However, the relative straightforwardness of the phone’s components make this Galaxy easy to navigate and, at the end of the day, easy to repair.
Now, happy smashing! No, wait, please don’t do that.
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Apple’s iPhone is among the most popular cameras in the world, and if the rumours are correct, the team at Cupertino might give us a few million more reasons to love the camera in the next iteration of the phone.
MacRumors is citing Vietnamese blog Tinthe.vn as reporting that the camera in the next iPhone (iPhone 5S?) will have a 12-megapixel sensor and improved low-light photography.
The information comes along the grapevine from a source at the cheerily named Wonderful Saigon Electrics, which has a hand in supplying camera modules for the iPhone.
While this chain of informants may seem less than credible, the rumours do add up. The "S" release of the iPhone have tended to focus on secondary features like the camera, rather than core aspects of the phone, like its physical design or the screen.
It also makes sense to focus on upgrading the camera, as it is becoming one of the key differentiating features of the iPhone over its many Android-powered competitors. Apple may be losing a foothold in considerations like performance and value for money, the iPhone camera is still among the best in its class.
Improved low-light photography would be a big win for the iPhone as this is an area most smartphones really struggle. The HTC One is one of the exceptions out at this time, with great low-light photos coming from the phone’s ‘ultrapixel’ sensor design.
In contrast, LG and Samsung have focused more on features than quality. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with an option to use the front-facing camera at the same time as the rear camera to add the photographers face into a group shot with friends. Needless to say, this is just creepy.
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The iPhone. For many it’s the hottest bit of tech you can own, a fashion statement and powerful travel companion all in one – but for others it’s an overly expensive solution to a problem which is solved equally well by cheaper Android and Windows Phone devices.
But perhaps not for much longer. Alongside the talk of an inevitable iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, we’ve noticed a rash of slightly more eyebrow-raising news suggesting a cheap iPhone could be on the way.
Word of a budget iPhone has been doing the rounds for the past few years, but the reports have intensified post-iPhone 5.
Apple itself has been hit-and-miss when it comes to talking about a cheaper iPhone, with Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller saying in January that the firm’s focus will never be on low cost handsets, while CEO Tim Cook said "we are making moves to make things more affordable" in February – so make of that what you will.
We’ve perused all the leaks, claims, suggestions and "upstream supply chain" comments to bring you the latest vibe on the cheap iPhone and whether we will see one or not.
Apple has stayed true to form and hasn’t given any details away regarding its next smartphone(s), but we’re expecting the next iPhone instalment to arrive in September, and thus this seems the mostly likely time for the budget iPhone to stride onto the scene.
Some sources have suggested the next fleet of iPhones could be with us sooner – around July/August time, which could mean we’re in for a treat when WWDC (Apple’s annual conference) rolls around in June.
Price is the single biggest factor when it comes to a budget iPhone, but it’s one part of the puzzle which has not seen much in the way of leaks.
A cheap iPhone needs to be able to challenge the cost effective Android and Windows Phone handsets which are currently populating the bottom end of the market, so really we’d like to see it rock up somewhere in the region of £200/$310/AU$300).
The only thing we’ve seen regarding the price of a cheaper iPhone is a rumour suggesting Apple is targeting the $330 (around £210/AU$310) price point – which would be nice.
There is some confusion over the screen size of the cheaper iPhone, with some reports suggesting it will pack a 4.5-inch display, while others point towards a smaller 4-inch offering – similar to the one found on the fifth generation iPods and iPhone 5.
If Apple are really looking at a more affordable iPhone we’d be surprised if it turns up sporting a screen which is bigger than the iPhone 5, and we reckon 4 inches or below is far more likely.
Don’t go expecting the budget iPhone to pack the beautiful retina display of its brothers though, with the low-cost handset far more likely to land a lower resolution – possibly 1,136 x 640.
We’ve become accustomed to the iPhone’s premium design, with high quality materials oozing style and class, but things could well get a lot more plastic with a cheaper iPhone.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is looking to clad the budget iPhone in polycarbonate, instead of aluminium and toughened glass, in an attempt to keep the cost down.
These musings have be reinforced by Digitimes’ famous "upstream supply chain sources", who also revealed the cheaper iPhone would rock up with a plastic body.
Apparently the budget iPhone won’t just be a jazzed up iPhone 3GS, nor will it be a scaled down iPhone 5, with iLounge claiming the cheaper iPhone will be an absurd mash-up of the latest iPhone and iPod, plus the original iPod classic – retro!
What’s this, an iPhone which doesn’t just come in black and white? Well yes, that may become reality with a cheaper iPhone on the cards.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who actually has a decent track record) reckons the budget iPhone will be available in a range of colours, with apparently between four and six choices.
This was followed by sources who spoke to Macotakara, claiming the cheap iPhone will be available in five colours – which could see it sport the same blue, red and yellow which accompany the black and white on the current range of iPods.
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Apple iPhone 5 16GB Black Locked to Orange / T-Mobile / EE
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Apple iPhone 5 16GB Black Locked to Orange / T-Mobile / EE
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Buy new: £439.00
23 used & new from £345.81
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