iPhone 4s
Will the iPhone 5 Actually End Up Being Called the “iPhone 4s” – Or, Will There Be an iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s Released at the Same Time?Ever since the launch of the iPhone 4 in the Summer of 2010, the tech media has assumed that the next iPhone iteration would be called the “iPhone 5.” The reasoning for this was simple: the “5″ would be the next number in the iPhone series, and since Android smartphones edged into the marketplace aggressively in 2010, the assumption has been that Apple would name the next iPhone “iPhone 5″ to keep iPhone fervor going strong.
However, there’s just as much reason to believe that the next iPhone could instead be called the “iPhone 4s.”
After all, the iPhone that followed the famed iPhone 3G was the “iPhone 3Gs.” The 3Gs represented a refresh of the 3G, and so Apple didn’t see the need to call it the “iPhone 4.” They saved the “4″ for the iPhone 4 of 2010, with its iOS 4 operating system and front-facing camera. Clearly, Apple didn’t want to waste the “4″ moniker on a refresh, but rather a revolutionary new iPhone design.
The same could be true for the next iPhone, due out in 2011.
For as much as we all have assumed that this year’s iPhone would receive the “5″ designation, reports are now indicating that the next iPhone could be called the “iPhone 4s.” While these are still rumors, they have been persistent ones, with multiple tech sources claiming that an iPhone 4s model would be forthcoming in 2011, one way or another.
As of right now, the rumors suggest that the iPhone 4s would look much like what we have been anticipating all along: iOS 5, A5 chip, cosmetic upgrades to the form factor, and an 8-megapixel camera. What will be most likely missing from the iPhone 4s, however, will be 4G LTE capabilities. The new logic is that Apple will save the 4G for the iPhone 5, which is now being rumored for 2012. (Funny, considering that the first iPhone 5 rumors started just after the release of the iPhone 4, with reports suggesting that it would be released as early as the Christmas of 2010. Now, we’re talking about it being released in 2012!)
iPhone 5 + iPhone 4s?
Another hot rumor is that Apple will release both an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4s at the same time! The theory behind this move by Apple is to offer both a “pro” and “value-priced” duo of new iPHones that would make it much easier for a wide range of users to purchase an iPhone, thus helping Apple compete with Android- and Windows-based smartphones in the ever-growing smartphone marketplace.
Whether the next iPhone is called the iPhone 4s or the iPhone 5, you can count on us to report and reflect on all of the news, rumors, and opinions surrounding it.
As of right now, the rumors suggest that the iPhone 4s would look much like what we have been anticipating all along: iOS 5, A5 chip, cosmetic upgrades to the form factor, and an 8-megapixel camera. What will be most likely missing from the iPhone 4s, however, will be 4G LTE capabilities. The new logic is that Apple will save the 4G for the iPhone 5, which is now being rumored for 2012. (Funny, considering that the first iPhone 5 rumors started just after the release of the iPhone 4, with reports suggesting that it would be released as early as the Christmas of 2010. Now, we’re talking about it being released in 2012!)
iPhone 5 + iPhone 4s?
Another hot rumor is that Apple will release both an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4s at the same time! The theory behind this move by Apple is to offer both a “pro” and “value-priced” duo of new iPHones that would make it much easier for a wide range of users to purchase an iPhone, thus helping Apple compete with Android- and Windows-based smartphones in the ever-growing smartphone marketplace.
Whether the next iPhone is called the iPhone 4s or the iPhone 5, you can count on us to report and reflect on all of the news, rumors, and opinions surrounding it.
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