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Steve Jobs' last big project: The next iPhone

9 points by fiesycal 15y ago

emehrkay 15y ago
Why would it be called the five when it would be the sixth one? The four wasn't the third one.
- bb3gfs 15y ago
  So you're telling me that there's 359 previous versions of the Xbox?
  - emehrkay 15y ago
    No it seemed to me that they named it 360 to keep up with Sony in the eyes of customers. Sony is on its third console, so ms had to give the impression that it was too. I doubt MS feels that they'd need to do with the next gen, but I wouldn't be surpassed if we get a PlayStaion 4 and Xbox 4 U or something like that.
- oxtopus 15y ago
  I've been wondering about that myself. iPhone (1) -> 3G (2) -> 3GS (3) -> 4 (4) -> 4S (4) -> ??? (5) The 3G made sense as it isn't the third iPhone, it just marked the transition to 3G. 4 Made sense as it was actually the fourth. The 3GS and 4S were both regarded as minor upgrades, but otherwise aesthetically identical to the previous generation. It actually wouldn't surprise me if the next version were "iPhone 4G", or something completely different altogether. On that note, with Steve gone and running out of large cats, it's time for a new naming scheme for OS X as well.
  - jaredsohn 15y ago
    > The 3GS and 4S were both regarded as minor upgrades, but otherwise aesthetically identical to the previous generation, and released in the fall (as opposed to summer). Not true. The 3GS came out on June 19, 2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS). I'm pretty sure that the 4S is the first iPhone to not come out in the summer.
    - oxtopus 15y ago
      Ah, you're right! Comment updated.
  - phil 15y ago
    We won't see a new OS X naming scheme until there's a major, generational shift in what OS X is, for the same reason that the next phone, as you say, won't be called the iPhone 5. The names wouldn't quite make sense, and a simple and easy to understand lineup of products with simple and easy to understand names are fundamental to Apple's presentation. They won't screw that up.
phil 15y ago
Those wacky analysts. They say the darnedest things!
gareim 15y ago
The next iPhone is going to be slimmer, lighter, faster, bigger screen, has 4G, runs iOS 6, and will come in capacities of 16gb, 32gb, and 64gb. Oh look, I can be an analyst too. And if some of those features don't make it into the next iPhone, I'll just say it's being considered for the next one.
awflick 15y ago
The apple rumour mills are already spinning at full speed for this one. Only 9 months to go! or is it 10 months?
dasil003 15y ago
I'm not buying this at all. As far as I'm concerned this is just link baiting without any insider information at all. For the record, I don't believe the next iPhone will be slimmer or have a larger screen. The former because it detracts from camera quality, and the latter because it becomes unwieldy in your hand and in your pocket. These are just the obvious things that analysts like to posit.

9 points by fiesycal 15y ago

emehrkay 15y ago

Why would it be called the five when it would be the sixth one? The four wasn't the third one.

bb3gfs 15y ago
So you're telling me that there's 359 previous versions of the Xbox?
- emehrkay 15y ago
  No it seemed to me that they named it 360 to keep up with Sony in the eyes of customers. Sony is on its third console, so ms had to give the impression that it was too. I doubt MS feels that they'd need to do with the next gen, but I wouldn't be surpassed if we get a PlayStaion 4 and Xbox 4 U or something like that.
oxtopus 15y ago
I've been wondering about that myself. iPhone (1) -> 3G (2) -> 3GS (3) -> 4 (4) -> 4S (4) -> ??? (5) The 3G made sense as it isn't the third iPhone, it just marked the transition to 3G. 4 Made sense as it was actually the fourth. The 3GS and 4S were both regarded as minor upgrades, but otherwise aesthetically identical to the previous generation. It actually wouldn't surprise me if the next version were "iPhone 4G", or something completely different altogether. On that note, with Steve gone and running out of large cats, it's time for a new naming scheme for OS X as well.
- jaredsohn 15y ago
  > The 3GS and 4S were both regarded as minor upgrades, but otherwise aesthetically identical to the previous generation, and released in the fall (as opposed to summer). Not true. The 3GS came out on June 19, 2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3GS). I'm pretty sure that the 4S is the first iPhone to not come out in the summer.
  - oxtopus 15y ago
    Ah, you're right! Comment updated.
- phil 15y ago
  We won't see a new OS X naming scheme until there's a major, generational shift in what OS X is, for the same reason that the next phone, as you say, won't be called the iPhone 5. The names wouldn't quite make sense, and a simple and easy to understand lineup of products with simple and easy to understand names are fundamental to Apple's presentation. They won't screw that up.

phil 15y ago

Those wacky analysts. They say the darnedest things!

gareim 15y ago

The next iPhone is going to be slimmer, lighter, faster, bigger screen, has 4G, runs iOS 6, and will come in capacities of 16gb, 32gb, and 64gb. Oh look, I can be an analyst too. And if some of those features don't make it into the next iPhone, I'll just say it's being considered for the next one.

awflick 15y ago

The apple rumour mills are already spinning at full speed for this one. Only 9 months to go! or is it 10 months?

dasil003 15y ago

I'm not buying this at all. As far as I'm concerned this is just link baiting without any insider information at all. For the record, I don't believe the next iPhone will be slimmer or have a larger screen. The former because it detracts from camera quality, and the latter because it becomes unwieldy in your hand and in your pocket. These are just the obvious things that analysts like to posit.