Apple’s iPhone 5 has been a long time coming, nearly two years in fact. After failing to announce the device at last year’s major iPhone event – a press conference that instead revealed the iPhone 4S and Siri – Apple is looking to redeem themselves, and fast.
In the past they have been coy about their announcements, choosing only to make their nature known there and then – never any earlier. This, of course, leads to speculation of an iPad 3 when instead they reveal the “new iPad,” a frustrating situation for the hopeful consumer.
This year the Apple ”games” are nowhere to be found, and instead we have an iPhone announcement invitation that clearly indicates the iPhone 5 is coming. The invitation is dated for September 12th, and doesn’t feature a clever quote or an intriguing blurb, but succinctly turns the one and two of 12 into a five. What more could you ask for from an Apple invitation?
Obviously knowing that the iPhone 5 is coming isn’t news – we’ve reported on it several times already – but what the device will look like is surely going to make some. Rumors have been circulating that suggest the mobile phone will feature everything from a new charge port to a larger, sleeker screen, but in typical Apple fashion they haven’t said a thing.
There are some elements that we’d like to see incorporated into the device – namely Near Field Technology – but details from the presumed iPhone manufacturers have squashed many of those hopes. In all honesty, it’s the highly anticipated iPhone 5 we’re talking about, and it’s certainly going to sell well no matter what bells and whistles it has.
The September 12th event should also play host to a release date announcement for iOS 6, which doesn’t do much for gaming, but has a few neat features. Really it’s the iPhone 5′s guts – its processor, memory, etc. — that could improve gaming on the device, but that doesn’t appear to be Apple’s focus with this year’s iteration. Like we said, they are apparently trying to redefine the iPhone look, and pave the way for future device’s design aesthetic.
So mark your calendars for September 12th, and get your iPhone BINGO cards ready, but more importantly rest assured that Game Rant will deliver all the juicy iPhone details (release date, first look, specs) as they roll out.
What would you like to see out of an iPhone 5? Is this the Apple device you’ve been waiting for?
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Source: Gizmodo
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What’s the point of a new charger point? Aside from making the six chargers I have redundant…
@DrSamBeckett
I remember reading some where it’s because they wanted to add more hardware. Making a more powerful phone.
@ATG
But unfortunately the REAL reason is more in-line with what SamBeckett is implying, to make it so you’ll have to buy all new chargers. $$$$$$
Every new device from every other company charges with the same micro/mini-usb port. More powerful hardware or software will not require more or less pins in a charging port. Electricity is electricity, there’s a positive and a negative… Don’t let Apple fool you…
I’m assuming the phone comes with a charger…
I have a charger on my desk at home, one on top of my workspace at work, and a spare that I bring with me on trips/vacations, etc. And then of course my car charger…
Unless you’re suggesting whoever buys this phone simply brings the one charger everywhere with him/her. Maybe they should make a charger pouch…
this is why i dont own an ipod and dont expect to anytime soon… they bring one out every year and when i would eventually get one they would bring out another and i just wont get one for that reason. I hate apple for that, its all their products. They bring one out every year with little extra. i remember it took them to make their 2nd model of iphone to eventually make a camera
What are you talking about? All iPhones have had cameras. They weren’t really all that good until recently, but they’ve always been there.
you know… it’s not just apple. It’s the whole industry because that is how technology works. Incremental changes with a few big ones here and there. You can’t argue with Apple’s method as they are the wealthiest business in the world.
Seriously? Every company comes out with new models every year. This is across the board for almost all electronic devices.
apple has a slower refresh cycle than other tech companies. Once a year for a new iphone compared to a bunch of new models from companies like htc lg Motorola etc.
Like waps said. The average refresh rate for mobile phone companies is 2-3 models a year. Apple are slower than that, so you’re point is a little redundant.
Bigger screen is definitely a must.
Yeah. I’m so used to using the iPad now my phone is hard to read. Can’t wait for the new iPhone
so theres a difference form the last module
Quick! run apple fanboys run and get your 5th iphone. congrats you’ve spent well over 2500$ on phones in the last 6 years. congrats again and congrats on your new paperweight
Troll much?
I’ll pick one up in January when my contract is up.
I enjoy my iPhones, and I have the disposable income to spend on it. I don’t own a Mac because I don’t like them, but to me the iPhone is the best phone on the market for my wants and needs.
I can’t say I’m a fanboy, there are issues with Apple, but them releasing a new phone every year is much better than Motorolla, Samsung and everyone else rleasing a ton a year. I like Apple’s approach here, incrimental improvments on their flagship product. Its a leaner process, more profitable, and more consumer friendly in my opinion.
Man I would love to be one of those guys who buys the Apple products such as the Iphone the day it comes out, silly expensive Apple products.
Fibally! Man I can’t wait for this!! Got a upgrade in december! Sl it’s gonna be awesome! I’m hoping for a bigger screen. And If shrinking the port means making it more powerful I’m all for it. A little lighter and just a tad thinner would be ideal for me. Maybe change up the looks of the homepage but I’m excited. Gonnna be awesome.
Perfectly content with my Droid Razr
I’d rather have a GSIII.
So, they sue Samsung for “copying” Apple, even though none of the things they claimed Samsung copied was pioneered by Apple… One such thing they pointed out that Samsung “copied” from them is multi-touch and pinch zoom, which was actually shown by someone not related to Apple back in 2006 BEFORE the first iPhone was announced and introduced… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY&feature=share&list=PL5203FE4274AFF270
That guy should sue Apple really…
And now they are going to have a bigger screen… Something all of their competitors have already been doing… So really, Samsung should sue them for “copying” them…
Oh, let’s not forget, Sony should sue Apple for the front-facing camera since they were the first to put that in a mobile phone. Motorola should sue Apple for the touchscreen since they were the first to put a touchscreen on a phone, and Microsoft should sue them for the tablet since they pretty much introduced the modern tablet back in 2002. And if it’s true that the iPhone 5 will have a notification LED, RIM should totally sue them for copying that too…
Completely agree to everything you said plus i would add on that regardless of what you said above thousands of people will still line up to buy one and then brag about their “New features”…
Everybody thinks Apple came up with these things first. Ask your average consumer. Good point Ken. I’m already not much of a fan of Apple. They’re over priced, software isn’t compatible with much, etc. It’s just fancy looking. I laugh at people who buy their outdated pc’s for inflated prices. I own an ipod but that’s it.
Well, the one thing Apple does do well, is their user interface. That’s one thing I cannot knock. Their iPod has probably the most intuitive interface out of any mp3 player out there. I’ve owned a Creative Zen Micro, and while the sound quality was awesome (I say “was” because I cannot find it, think someone stole it…) the user interface was nowhere near as slick and as easy to navigate as an iPod. I understand why some people like Apple products, if all they need are the simple functions that they come with, they like the interface, and they like that they are pretty reliable and does what they are meant to do, they are perfectly fine. But when they start acting like they were the first to do everything and everyone else is “copying” them, I can’t help but step in and put those silly notions to rest…
Honestly, if I was FORCED to buy a full-touchscreen phone, I would get an Android powered one, probably a Galaxy SIII or something. But I actually dislike all full-touchscreen phones. I like buttons, like real buttons, and a real keyboard. So I’m pretty much stuck on Blackberry because they do those kinds of phones best. Luckily they have the Bold 9900 which has a 1.2GHz CPU and a touchscreen, so it has both and isn’t as laggy as their older phones that were really only meant for business and no play, lol. Their new BB10 powered phones coming out should be good though. Just about every skeptic that is convinced Blackberry is dead that have had the opportunity to try one have done a 180 and said the new BB10 system is very impressive and that they are looking forward to them coming out… If you can convince the skeptics, it must be impressive…
Oh, can’t believe I forgot to mention this, but it’s funny that you guys wish it had NFC or Near Field Communications, and that it probably will not have it, since my Blackberry Bold 9900 that I got like last year has it and the Galaxy S III advertises that it has it too, and I know a lot of other phones already has it as well… I’m sure when they finally have it in their iPhone 6 or whatever, they’ll advertise it like they invented it or something…
I’m not a huge fan of the technology honestly, and woudn’t want a phone with it on it until its tested a lot more.
There’s nothing wrong with the 4S. There’s no reason to buy another one.