How can the iPhone 5 contend with the Galaxy S3?

How can the iPhone 5 contend with the Galaxy S3?

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Anna
Friday May 11, 2012

Article source: http://www.pluggedin.co.uk/article/how-can-the-iphone-5-contend-with-the-galaxy-s3

4G iPhone 5 will be immediate hit: Study

If the results of a new PCWorld/Macworld survey are any guide, the forthcoming iPhone 5 with LTE is going to be a big hit.

Large numbers of people plan to buy or upgrade to the first 4G iPhone, many of them citing the new LTE wireless technology as a main reason, the survey suggests.

Of the Macworld readers asked, 70 percent say they will buy the new device, with 48 percent of those people saying they will preorder it. Far fewer PCWorld readers–15 percent–are already sold on the device. But almost 40 percent of mobile users who read neither PCWorld nor Macworld say they too will buy the iPhone 5.

The PCWorld/Macworld survey was conducted in March among a group of 1248 survey takers: 592 PCWorld readers, 271 Macworld readers, and a panel of 385 smartphone users who read neither publication.

Most of the people who say they plan to buy the new iPhone will likely choose the ATT version. Among those surveyed, 41 percent say they’re likely to buy the ATT iPhone, while 29 percent say they’re likely to own the Verizon version. ATT is the carrier of choice among 62 percent of Macworld readers, while 36 percent of PCWorld readers prefer Verizon.

New iPhone and “Churn”

Although less than 10 percent of PCWorld and Macworld readers say they are “likely” to switch carriers in the next year, a suprisingly large number of smartphone owners who don’t read those publications–about 30 percent–say they are likely to switch. The carriers refer to those people as “churn,” and they spend a lot of money each year trying to capture them from competitors. That’s why it’s crucial to the carriers to offer the latest version of the hugely popular iPhone, and to outfit it with very fast LTE service.

After citing saving money on plans as the most important reason to switch, people responding to the survey identified “network service” as the most important factor causing a carrier switch, so the battle for data speed among the carriers may indeed affect who grabs the most iPhone-using subscribers. A recent PCWorld study showed that ATT’s new LTE service, while now in far fewer places than Verizon’s, is the fastest in the land.

Best Carrier for iPhone 5?

Of the non-PCWorld/Macworld reading “switchers,” 24 percent say they’d go to ATT, while 20 percent say they’d go to T-Mobile, 19 percent say they’d go to Sprint, and only 15 percent say they’d go to Verizon. Of PCWorld and Macworld readers who said they were either “unsure” or “likely” to switch carriers, Verizon was the most common choice. Half of the Macworld-reading “switchers” say they would go to Verizon, while 32 percent of the PCWorld readers say they would switch to Verizon.

As it stands today, Verizon and ATT–which together claim more than 80 percent of US post-paid subscribers–are almost even in customer satisfaction, according to the survey. Sixty-four percent of Verizon customers and 62 percent of ATT customers say they’re extremely or very satisfied.

Expectations, Speculations

While expectations and hype are running high, Apple has released no word on when the new iPhone will appear. And details on the next-generation iPhone remain sparse.

Most analysts believe that the new device will show up in late summer or fall, with a thinner form factor and a Qualcomm chip that lets the phone connect with several flavors of 3G GSM and 4G LTE service.

The carriers and the analysts have been pleasantly surprised by strong sales of the iPhone 4S, which dissappointed many by not coming with a 4G radio inside. If the not-very-revolutionary iPhone 4S can do so well with consumers, the reasoning goes, the LTE-equiped iPhone 5 should sell even better.

Article source: http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/424254/4g_iphone_5_will_immediate_hit_study/

When is the iPhone 5 coming out?

From 4″ screens to dual-core A5 / A6 processor to an 8 MP camera – the iPhone 5 is surely rumored to bring you something very hot and stunning. When, is the question, for which we still do not have concrete answers.

Let’s take a look at some of the interesting things that happened and are happening as we speak – in the Apple world pertaining to iPhone 5.

In September last year, even before the release of iPhone 4S, a prototype-version of one future generation of iPhone was lost. There was an initial hype surrounding the news – especially since a similar losing of iPhone 4 Prototype resulted in the entire world knowing about Apple’s iPhone 4 plans. But the device was never recovered, it seems and we still do not know if it was a prototype of iPhone 4S or iPhone 5 that was lost.

Another interesting thing is the speculation from a wide-section of news reports – who constantly quote supply chain streams – is the design. First, they speculated a tear-shaped glass-design for the display. Then it was dropped. It resurfaced somewhere again but it looks like such designs are not yet on the charts. And that is because of an increasing speculation that iPhone 5 would be having a larger display – of about 4-inches. We heard Steve Jobs not being happy about the 4-inch displays which made iPhones a lot like Androids, but it just looks like a larger-display iPhone could be possible.

So we still wait for news on iPhone 5 release date. However, that doesn’t stop us from considering a few possible dates, events, and times.

Spring 2012

Apple has followed the pattern of releasing its iPads in March every year. Therefore, spring time is now being considered for an iPhone 5 release date. Seeing that the iPhone 4S was released in early October, an iPhone 5 announcement in April, would give the 4S six months of uninterrupted sales.

However, the iPhone 5 release date set for Spring 2011 may not give Apple an ample sales buffer between the 4S and 5, and even spoil things for an iPad 3 release, in its usual Spring launch.

WWDC 2012 – June

It is likely that WWDC 2012 could announce the iPhone 5 release date.

Many people are of the opinion that Sprint’s announcement to roll out their 4G network – and supporting devices – by “mid 2012″ indicates that a 4G iPhone 5 could launch in June.

October 5th, 2012

Though no one would possibly want the iPhone 5 release date to be almost a year away, it could be true as Apple has typically put at least a year between its iPhone iterations.

It could also be considered that Apple has not yet set a hard-line release date for the iPhone 5. The sales may dictate the schedule, and affect their decision from launching in June, or else waiting for October again.

Judging from some of the failed iPhone 5 release date prognosticators of 2011, it can be said that there won’t be an iPhone 5 release – or any iPhone release for that matter – in August or the first week of September as August is a terrible sales month for most industry segments including Apple’s. Here are 4 Important Updates on Apple iPhone 5 Features.

Here is again rumor that iPhone 5 release date is scheduled to September 2011 or early 2012. According to press note by Avian Securities, Apple’s next gen iPhone 5 should go in production in July and will be available in September 2011 that leading us to predict that iPhone 5 will not hit stores till late 2011 or early 2012.

If you are equally excited as me for iPhone 5, then following features could be major reason to wait for stunning iPhone 5.

Article source: http://www.sananews.net/english/when-is-the-iphone-5-coming-out/