Iphone 5
Since Apple threw the tech world into turmoil when they didn’t announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC this year, it has been one long round of rumors, leaks, dates and guesses as to when it will finally make an appearance. Although August has come up in a few of them, the middle of summer never really seemed likely, making September far more probable.
That would mean a very late August or very early September announcement; however yet another rumor – this time from a good source – has thrown another month into the mix. AllThingsDsay the iPhone 5 will be coming in October, making a September event more likely. In 2010, Apple held their music event and announced, amongst other things, the new iPod Nano; and the shake-up of their established schedule could see a combined iPod/iPhone event around the same time.
I’ve said it before, we won’t know the actual date until Apple wants us to know, but these potentially strategic date leaks do make me worry about one thing – what if all three months have been correct, and for whatever reason the new iPhone has been pushed back each time?
Some noise about an overheating A5 processor did do the rounds for a very short time, which would certainly cause a problem and as a redesign now seems almost certain, has Apple had even more trouble adapting the antenna?
Whilst the delay has upset buyers, fans and competitors, it has done a great job of creating even more anticipation for the new phone; and they really don’t need a repeat of what happened a short while after the iPhone 4’s release. Now fever pitch has been reached, Apple has got to produce something stellar to be worth the wait. The 8 megapixel camera and dual-core A5 processor are both fine; but if it’s still wearing the same 3.5″ screen Apple could hear murmurs of dissent from the waiting masses.
Has Apple pulled a Samsung (who rejigged their Galaxy 10.1 tablet after seeing the iPad 2) and decided to change their plans at the last minute? Has the iPhone 5 suffered from manufacturing or feature problems? Is the extended wait all just a strategic ruse to annoy the enemy? We’ll probably never find out (unless any problems still exist when the phone hits the shelves), but if October turns into November in the coming weeks; it could be safe to assume there’s a problem somewhere.
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