Date for iPhone 5 appearance makes no odds
The much-awaited release date of the Apple iPhone 5 continues to be the center of much debate and opinions of most of the tech world suggest two likely time frames, Today it appears that although many of us are eager for a release date, for Apple at least the date of the iPhone 5 appearance makes no odds.
In case you’ve been hiding away somewhere and not been following iPhone 5 news we’ll bring you up to date on those likely release slots. Opinion seems pretty equally divided with some feeling a release will occur sometime in June, shortly after a reveal at WWDC 2012 while others feel a launch is not likely until the fall, a year after the iPhone 4S launch. Since Apple’s WWDC event was confirmed last week a lot of people have been hoping for an iPhone 5 appearance but we don’t think that’s likely.
Apple has made it known that the focus of WWDC will be operating systems and iOS 6 and we are hoping for much more detail on iOS 6 and possibly a taster. Therefore we still think a fall release is much more likely for the new iPhone but of course we’re willing to be proved wrong! For many consumers though, avid to get hold of the next Apple iPhone, the release can’t come soon enough but news from analysts suggests that Apple is in no hurry.
Jefferies has just issued a research note, which firstly gives some details about the iPhone 5. We have to say there is nothing new in the features and specs that Jefferies cites, such as a slimmer iPhone with a larger screen and higher resolution, although of course none of this is yet confirmed. The global securities and investment group also speak of a release date between June and October, which fits in with what everybody else expects. However the report also goes on to tell how the actual release time of the iPhone 5 should make no difference at all to Apple economically and how investors should be relaxed about when this happens.
The report predicts that Q3 will realize 15 million iPhone 5 shipments out of a total of 40 million while expectations for Q4 are for 50 million iPhones in total, according to eWeek. As well as these phenomenal figures it’s thought that if Chinese carriers DoCoMo and China Mobile offer the iPhone from the fourth quarter then a further geographic demand of 10 million could be added to that quarter. Apple really does not need to be pushed into an imminent release for the iPhone 5 when looking at its latest earnings report and a stock price on April 27 (3:30 EST) of $602. Apple also banked $11.2 billion profit last quarter, according to second quarter earnings, from a total of $39.2 billion.
More from the Jefferies report concerns WWDC and reiterates our belief that the focus of the event will be iOS 6. The research note also tells how iOS 6 is likely to concentrate on video and it seems as though an iCloud upgrade could also be on the way. Going back to the iPhone 5 release date though and it certainly does appear that the date of the iPhone 5 release is actually insignificant as far as Apple’s healthy finances are concerned. As far as consumers are concerned though, of course it’s an entirely different picture.
Send us your comments to let us know how you feel about this. Are you waiting eagerly for the iPhone 5? If you knew it would not release until the fall could you be tempted to another smartphone such as the Samsung Galaxy S3, set to be revealed next week? Maybe you feel that despite the fact that Apple can afford to wait, it should bow to public demand and get the next iPhone out sooner rather than later?
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9 thoughts on “Date for iPhone 5 appearance makes no odds”
my iphone 4 was stolen and my upgrade is in june so i am really hoping the iphone 5 comes out sooner rather than later
My upgrade is also in June but I can tell you for a fact that Apple will not be releasing the i5 until October! Apple have never and will never release a new iPhone within a year of the last one. Yes it does anger me but I’m hoping it’s worth the wait, because if there is another version of the 4s with little to no difference to the last iPhone, I will be moving to another provider.
The fact is, we all know they have all kinds of tech ready to release, but they will milk the market as long as possible with mediocre upgrades like Siri. Well I am faithful, for now, but the next iPhone had better be good!
Couldnt agree more with you! Apple know what the iphone 7 will be like but they will milk it for all they can get, however i do think the iphone 5 wil be remarkable and you will see a very clear difference in quality than other phones!!
It’s all part of capitalism and simple economics. Sure Apple knows what the iPhone 7 will be like. But why would they release it’s features now all at once when consumers are willing to pay for them. And why wouldn’t we want to reward Apple for purchasing such a great product, nobody else was.
i want the iphone 5 soooooon (shut up and take my money!)
Personally i think Apple is a truly inspirational company that has put much thought into what consumers actually want from a phone rather than just soley the specifications which is why Apple is head and shoulders above any other phone company. You can clearly see the cutting edge that Apple have on other copetitors because they own both hardware and software of their devices, this instantly becomes apparent when you use an iphone, and gives you a much greater user expierience. Im very confident Apple will deliver the goods with the Iphone 5, which will destroy any other phone on the market regardless of whether the specifications are not quite as good. Apple has the key to succeed and it is a matter of time before they produce a flawless design. As for specs i would think they will enlarge the screen to 4 inch, use a A6 quadcore processor, ios 6, and the hardware will look very similar to the clean mac books.
Well let’s not forget about the iPhone 4 here. The iPhone 4 was released back in June last year, just like the iPhone 3G. Then the 3Gs came in October just like the 4s. These phones were just upgrades to the major product same practical device but just got upgrades. Do you not see or realize apple fit this twice and seems to me that apple did a major device change every two years. Why would wait?? Sadly Steve Jobs Is no longer here, but we’ll see what happens??
I urgently need i phone 5
I need a new phone. I won’t buy an iPhone 4 now.
I will wait for the 5!!