iPhone 5 Features – What's Hot On the Platter?

This time, the stakes are quite higher than before. People want more from Apple especially after the iPhone 4 phenomena, and the iPhone 5 features are going to be hot topic for debate till the release.

There is no official announcement from Apple about the much talked about and much hyped iPhone 5. Yet, as with iPhone 4 and most other Apple devices, the stakes have already hit sky high. Every technological blog, website, social website is talking about it. There are leaked photos and videos of what are rumored to be the components of the iPhone5. The whole of online media is flooded with news about iPhone 5. Every day, some or the other news about iPhone 5 features comes out and it seems that the demands, expectations and the impatient wait is all hitting the threshold limit.

 

iPhone 5 Prototype

People are quite eager to eat up whatever information comes their way. Thanks to some careful observations from certain people, we have with us, some idea about what the iPhone 5 features might have in store for the users. Of course, it is surprising to see what could be more advanced than the iPhone 4 smartphone already, but here's the take: HTC HD sports a faster and greater performing processor than the usual A4 sported by the iPhone 4. Well, if there is one place where some smartphone can beat the iPhone, then there could be many more. It would only be till the iPhone 5 releases officially that one would know what it has got, but everyone wants to see it beat, like the iPhone 4, every other smartphone in the market and establish new records and benchmarks.

Of the various iPhone 5 features, one of the first features that have been somewhat confirmed are the highly streamlined, simplistic, minimal, unique design with a unibody enclosure. Everyone loves a metallic unibody design quite obviously as has been proved by many previous smartphones from legends like HTC. The design seems to involve a more streamlined structure than the iPhone 4, but the curves are not going to be here, like the iPhone 4, it is going to be a more professional look.

When it comes to performance, iPhone 5 features are expected to contain some development on the A4. Especially with more developers developing higher-end games, applications and more, the performance of the iPhone is going to depend on how much the processor can support. As Android gets more and more focus from developers and programmers, Apple needs a faster processor and a stronger one in order to get more developers working on rich applications for the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 features are also rumored to have the much-awaited NFC Technology that allows near-field communications possible, like bar-code reading, payment processing and more.

five iPhone 5 alterations worth waiting on extended clock for

The iPhone 5 is still on the clock, and those waiting for it will begin grading the results on a curve if it takes longer to arrive than previous iPhone iterations. From the fact that Apple is still launching new iPhone 4 iterations to the various claims of iPhone 5 delays to the lack of any production information, it's increasingly probable that the fifth generation iPhone will launch closer to fall 2011 than to summer. And that means that it had better be worth the wait in the eyes of those who will consider such a delay to have been pointless otherwise. Here are five features which would, if not by themselves then all combined, make the iPhone5 worth waiting for, even on an extended countdown clock.

Curves: The simplest trick Apple can pull off with the iPhone 5 is not just to make it thinner overall, which requires miniaturization of internal components, but to simply round off the corners. The flat-sided iPad 1 gave way to the curved-sided iPad 2 review, and it's been one of the most praised features of the second generation tablet. Apple can do the same with the iPhone 5g, rounding off those flat iPhone 4 sides which have always made the otherwise svelte model look and feel thicker than it actually is.

Colors: Forget just black and white. While other smartphone makers are limiting themselves to the two extremes of the greyscale spectrum, Apple could bust out additional colors. It already does so with the iPod nano. Imagine an iPhone 5 in green, blue, or purple – or at the least, a (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 5 special edition.

Capacity: There's a 64 GB iPod touch but not a 64 GB iPhone. That's simple enough for Apple to rectify with the iPhone 5, and almost shocking that it hasn't fixed this discrepancy earlier.

Screen: Can the iPhone 5 really be a more useful device simply by stretching the screen of the iPhone 4 screen width a few millimeters out to the outer edges of the device? Let's find out.

Software: iOS 4 was at least half of what made the iPhone 4 a worthy upgrade. iOS 5 should be the same story with the iPhone 5, and in fact may be the reaso for the delay. If Apple ensures that iOS 5 makes the iPhone 5 worth waiting longer for, then all could be enthusiastically forgiven. Here's more on the iPhone 5 news.

iPhone 5 mystery release date elicits carrier 4G conspiracy plot

If the four major U.S. carriers haven't conspired, separately or collectively, to delay the iPhone 5 release date until later this year, then it sure as heck looks a lot like they have. While most signs point to the iPhone 5 (here's the scoop on iPhone 5 features) arriving the latest of any new iPhone generation in its respective year, no clear reason for a delay on Apple's part have surfaced. Even as Apple attempts to extend the iPhone 4 era with the white iPhone 4, the Verizon-specific iPhone 4, and whatever other iPhone 4 tricks might be up its sleeve, it's still a mystery as to why the iPhone 5 apparently isn't on track for summer 2011 release, even as customers prepare to feel the burn. For insight as to what's really going on, one might best look at those who have the most to gain from a late iPhone 5 arrival, and their primary motivation for it. The latter is clearly 4G, and the former comes in the form of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and even Sprint.

Why would all four carriers want the iPhone 5g to arrive late? They don't, per se. But what they do want is for the 4G era to officially commence in the minds of the public. Each carrier appears to believe, for various reasons, that it has the upper hand when it comes to the 4G era. Sprint already has a sizable 4G network; Verizon has the marketing lead on the faster 4G LTE variant; AT&T is acquiring T-Mobile which should give it a combination of homegrown 4G LTE combined with a broader non-LTE 4G base. The trouble is, outside of geeks and enthusiasts, few care about 4G or even understand what it is. That won't change until there's a 4G enabled iPhone. So while Apple doesn't like to adopt technology while it's still largely in the vaporware stage (4G LTE barely exists on Verizon or AT&T), Apple may nonetheless feel the pressure to make 4G happen with the iPhone 5. And oddly enough, each carrier potentially benefits from a iPhone 5 4G happening later than sooner.

First there's Verizon, which is in the process of betting its reputation on a 4G LTE network that it's barely begun building. The millions of Verizon customers who just bought the Verizon iPhone 4 when it launched earlier this year are going to be more likely to upgrade to the Verizon iPhone 5 if more time has passed since the launch of the former. Then there's AT&T, which still has almost no 4G presence at all. The carrier needs time to integrate T-Mobile's network into its own, which will allow it to offer "4G" of one kind or another in various places. Assuming the iPhone 5 includes multiple 4G variants, AT&T could be the big winner – but not until the merger is sufficiently complete; a 4G LTE iPhone 5 launch right now could do AT&T more harm than good. And then there's Sprint, which is about to become the only major U.S. carrier without the iPhone, and the smallest. Sprint is unlikely to add the iPhone to its lineup until 4G happens, so if Apple needs more time to make a 4G enabled iPhone 5 happen, then so be it. Bottom line, the carriers desperately want 4G to be accepted by the public, as it's their collective best shot at continuing to upgrade cycle of new smartphone hardware this year and next, even as speeds and capacities begin to surpass what a pocket sized device might reasonably need. And because the public will begin caring about 4G at the precise moment the iPhone gains 4G, the behind the scenes pressure on Apple to release a 4G iPhone 5 is enormous. If pulling that off takes a little longer than expected and the iPhone 5 release date is held back by a season as a result, the public may be less than thrilled but the carriers won't mind a bit. Here's more on the iPhone 5 news.

iPhone 5 Image

There seems to be some buzz around the iPhone 5 having its camera flash repositioned as we have previously reported, and also reported on a possible reason for the moving of the flash on the next iOS smartphone, and now a new image has hit the next which is purportedly of the rear of an iPhone5 that shows the device with a repositioned flash.

According to the guys over at Phone Dog by way of Macrumors, the new image posted by Apple Pro and apparently originating from Chinese site Weibo, is said to be that of the iPhone 5 pictures back and has the flash over on the right side and the camera on the left.

Having said all that, as you probably know images such as these are easily faked but does tie up with previous rumours that the iPhone 5g camera flash might be repositioned in the upcoming handset, so it could be plausible.

So the usual applies with this, treat firmly as pure speculation until such times as some confirmation comes along one way or another, full image can be seen below.

Here's more on the iPhone 5 news.

Apple MacBooks Have Thunderbolt, iPhone 5 Possible feature

Apple has just introduced Thunderbolt technology into its iMacs and MacBooks so it stands to reason that the iPhone 5 could possibly feature this new port. The latest news surrounding the Web comes via GizmoCrunch by way of SemiAccurate reporting that the iPhone5 could incorporate Thunderbolt technology, it seems that Mini-Displayport could be replaced with Thunderbolt I/O port (Light Peak) to give customers a much faster data transfer speed as well as charge up times simultaneously.

If you look below this news article we have put a poll together asking what port would you like featured on the upcoming September release Apple iPhone 5, please take a look at the different options and please vote your favourite.

Thunderbolt will give you better speeds than others such as USB2 and USB3, obviously the iPhone 5 will not give you speeds like the MacBook Pro, MacBook air or iMacs that would be crazy to think that, but even so Thunderbolt port on the iPhone 5g would be a stunning addition.

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iPhone 5 holdup means clinging to older model was a mistakeiPhone 5 holdup means clinging to older model was a mistake

The holdup of the iPhone 5, which will see it released later than most anyone outside of Cupertino had been expecting, represents the final nail in the coffin of the idea that skipping the iPhone 4 was a wise move. Those who opted to cling to their iPhone 3G or 3GS are now left holding the bag, or more accurately, left holding outdated technology. They've spent the year missing out on the superior hardware of the iPhone 4 as well as at least part of the iOS 4 experience, even if they've installed the latter. Now they get to continue limping by with an aging iPhone even longer, even as it looks increasingly likely that the iPhone 5 will deliver a new iPhone experience entirely. Here are the top reasons why it originally seemed en vogue to skip the iPhone 4, and why none of those reasons still make sense in hindsight.

Timing: Apple's initial iPhone 4 inventory shortage saw many existing iPhone users unable to upgrade until a month or two into the iPhone era. Doing the math on a twelve month subsidized pricing cycle and not wanting to get stuck overpaying for the iPhone 5 when the time comes, they opted to skip the iPhone 4 altogether. Now, as it turns out, the iPhone 4 era will last more than a year anyway – meaning they could have bought an iPhone 4 in August and likely still been able to have bought a subsidized iPhone 5g at launch.

Controversy: All the external hype about supposed iPhone 4 antenna issues and supposed iPhone 4 scratching issues turned out to be a bunch of made-up nonsense. But it motivated a number of potential buyers to skip the iPhone 4 until the smoke cleared.

Repetition: Some folks prefer to buy the second iteration of the same model, along the lines of the notion that the iPhone 3GS represented the original iPhone 3G perfected. Many were assuming all along that the iPhone 5 would merely be a second iteration of the iPhone 4. But the delay strongly suggests a full redesign of the iPhone 5 (if it were merely an iPhone 4GS labeled as iPhone 5, there would have been no reason for a holdup). That's good news for many, but not for those who were hoping to get their hands on a second-generation iPhone 4, as it were. Here's more on the iPhone5.

iPhone 5 News Blog: Revolutionary New PaperPhone Reveals A Flexible Future For Smartphones And Tablets

While the iPhone 5 News Blog is committed to reporting on iPhone news, rumor, and opinion, we also keep an eye on next-generation communication concepts that could someday put technology like the iPhone to rest. Read lead columnist Charles Moore's fascinating exposé on a new smartphone design that could put the iPhone 5 to shame — the PaperPhone!

The iPhone has been a game-changing device. just ask Apple's competitors like Research In Motion (RIM) and Nokia. And iPhones to come like the iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and beyond will be cooler yet. However, a Canadian university scientist and inventor says the thin film phone he and his team have developed will make current smartphones like the iPhone obsolete in 5 to 10 years.

The world's first interactive paper computer is set to revolutionize the world of interactive computing, according to its creator Dr. Roel Vertegaal, director of the Queen's University Human Media Lab at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and incidentally a current iPhone user.

Could this be the smartphone that puts the iPhone5 to shame?

"This is the future," says Dr. Vertegaal, "Everything is going to look and feel like this within five years. This computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper. You interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen."

I can hardly wait.

Notwithstanding the many virtues of devices like the iPhone, iPad, other tablet computers, as well as dedicated e-readers like Amazon.com's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook, in my estimation a major deficiency they all share as platforms for comfortable, relaxed reading is tactile — that rigid form factor with a plastic or metal feel. Consequently, I much prefer traditional ink-on-paper newspapers, magazines and books to e-books and other e-publishing formats. Especially when reading for pleasure. I still subscribe to a hard-copy daily newspaper, and the ink-on-paper versions of five magazines. They're more expensive than their corresponding e-editions, but I just prefer the friendly, flexible feel and heft of them.

It's partly generational I suppose. I was 40 by the time I got my first computer, and I didn't grow up reading off electronic screens. Heck, our family didn't even get its first black & white television, with reception on a whopping two broadcast channels until I was 10. Don't get me wrong. I love digital devices as powerful creative tools, communication platforms, and information access, storage.and retrieval media, and I'm Internet-addicted, but for me the paradigmatic reading experience involves print on paper.

However, Dr. Vertegaal's smartphone prototype, called PaperPhone, can be aptly described as a flexible iPhone. It does everything a smartphone does, such as store books, play music or even make phone calls. But instead of a rigid glass or plastic its display consists of a 9.5 cm diagonal thin-film flexible E-Ink display. The flexible form of the display makes it much more portable that any current mobile computer: it will shape with your pocket. It's also much more durable than any current mobile phone, a point illustrated convincingly in a demonstration video in which a PaperPhone screen is shown being beaten on vigorously with a mallet without as much as an image flicker. It still feels like plastic of course, but in this context flexible plastic beats the whiz out of rigid plastic in terms of comfortable feel. The potential for it supporting user input via a standard pen as cited by Dr. Vertegaal would just be icing on the proverbial cake.

Stylin'!

Being able to store and interact with documents on larger versions of these light, flexible computers would also be a major step toward realization of the long-predicted but thus far elusive paperless office by lessening the need for paper and printers even further.

"The paperless office is here. Everything can be stored digitally and you can place these computers on top of each other just like a stack of paper, or throw them around the desk" enthuses Dr. Vertegaal, who notes that besides revolutionizing the world of mobile smartphones, this invention heralds a new generation of computers that are super lightweight, thin-film in form factor, comfortably flexible, and that use no power when nobody is interacting with them, and when you are, it doesn't feel like you're holding a slab of glass or metal.

The only downside is that you'll likely have to wait at least five hears for this next wave of potentially disruptive technology to reach consumer hands. At least by that time the iPhone 5 should have arrived!

Dr. Vertegaal will unveil his paper computer to his scientific peers on May 10 at 2 pm at the Association of Computing Machinery's CHI 2011 (Computer Human Interaction) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, — the field's premier international event. An article on a study of interactive use of bending with flexible thinfilm computers is to be published at this conference, where the development group is also demonstrating a thinfilm wristband computer called "Snaplet."

Just like the iPhone, PaperPhone has a dynamic touch screen

The PaperPhone development team also includes researchers Byron Lahey and Win Burleson of the Motivational Environments Research Group at Arizona State University (ASU), Audrey Girouard and Aneesh Tarun from the Human Media Lab at Queen's University, Jann Kaminski and Nick Colaneri, director of ASU's Flexible Display Center, and Seth Bishop and Michael McCreary, the VP R&D of E Ink Corporation.