iPhone 5 release date could still be the end of June – rumor

By Cam Bunton May 23, 2011 12:33 pm EST Comments

Despite tons of so called “evidence” there is still a hint that the next iPhone could make a June/July debut. Over the past few weeks and months, speculation has been mounting regarding the iPhone 4S/5′s release. From production lines, to analysts, all sources have pretty much agreed on a September launch.Â One analyst, Andy Zaky of Seeking Alpha, believes the launch will happen at the usual time. The reasons for his logic are twofold.

Firstly – Apple has just announced its forecasts for Q3. Essentially, predicting how much money the company will be spending:

â€œWe expect OpEx [operating expenses] to be about $2.5 billion, including about $255 million related to stock-based compensation expense.â€

This is an extremely high amount. Higher than during any other quarter of the year, and it follows the same pattern as in previous years. The OpEx being high usually only points to one thing – new hardware. What new hardware could possibly be launched in Apple’s 3rd quarter? Probably a new iPhone. (Remember, Apple’s Q3 is this time of year.) Plus, iMacs have received an upgrade recently, iPad 2 has only been out for a few months, iPods aren’t due a refresh until September. There’s really nothing else Apple could be launching, except a new iPhone.

The second – and again, logical – reason for the usual release time is that the next device is not going to be a radical new design. Apple is focussing much more on software this year, and all the leaks point to a faster iPhone 4. (Named iPhone 4S?) It would make no sense to delay the launch of a product by 3 months if it’s going to be an incremental update. Sure, if Cupertino released a device that was radical, innovative and vastly different we could all forgive them for the delay. To say “here, have an iPhone 4 with dual-core for your patience” is downright arrogant and will not please anybody. (I still wouldn’t put it passed Apple.)

According to Zaky, this could mean that the white iPhone 4 then becomes the lower model of iPhone available, and the iPhone 5 would then be launched in black only. I’m not sure on this theory, but we at least need to consider it. What do you folks think? Is it possible that Apple will surprise us all this June and unveil the next generation iPhone? Comment below or shout at me on Twitter – @TiP_Cam.

Via: Seeking Alpha, App Advice

Sana Nomani

Mostly when this iphone 5 will release.

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Bill Gates

I am not so sure

Austin G.

Apple is no fool. They will stick with their traditional launch dates. They want suspense and awe when they unveil the next phone. They don't want another " iPhone 4 dud" as they had their product unveiled ahead of schedule. Just wait and see. ; )

Steve Jobs

Your 100% correct!!!

Darb

Putting out the white iPhone this late in its life cycle leads me to only one reasonable conclusion: Apple is sticking with the iPhone 4 form factor. So when the new phone comes out, whenever that is, it will immediately be available in white as well as black. The white iPhone would make little to no sense to be introduced so late and then made even more obsolete. I dont think the new phone will be around until september but when it does arrive it will definitely be available in white.

Mike

All these rumors are screwing with me. I mean I would have sold my iPhone 4 unlocked already for about $500 mint condition baby so I could get the next one in June but because reports keep staying the next iPhone is pushed back plus Apple saying WWDC is going to be a software event in their press invite really screwed with me. You realize how flooded the used market gets so this is not cool. However new hardware could be the new Macbook Airs production was rumored to be starting up by now so odds are we see July release of New Airs

Kiah P

I sort of tend to agree with both sides on this. One thing I've been pondering is this... Does Apple want to risk a radical hardware release without the presence of Jobs? Releasing a "juiced up" version of the iPhone4, or just making it the 4s without JObs seems like a more practical and safe move for the company.

Larry

Or could they be making a statement to investors that we can carry on without Jobs, be innovative, creative, etc?????

Phil Seagraves

Who said Jobs wouldn't be the one to announce it? Just bc he's on medical leave doesn't mean he's completely gone from the company.

VerizonAppleiPhone4

Nope. It's coming out in june next year. Trust me. Why would apple take away their month for iPhone and shove it with iPods? Plus apple is just focusing on OS this year! I would rather have a better OS update than a stupid dual core chip that will munch on the battery life like a fat kid with a chocolate cake. Why are people so upset with apple not releasing a new iPhone every year? They just released the white iPhone 4. They're not going to release a new iPhone one month later because, they worked so hard on fixing the white iPhone's bugs!

Cam Bunton

It's important to remember that the same dual-core chip was put in the iPad 2, but that still has the same battery life as the original version. It's been well designed not to consumer too much "juice". There's no way that Apple is going to skip an entire year.

The iPad 2 has more than 9.7 inches of room to work with, not like the iPhone

That may be true, but I'm sure battery life will be just fine. It's a pretty high priority for Apple. We saw prime evidence of this with the iPad 2 launch, and also when "multitasking" was unveiled last year. It's been engineered to not be a massive drain.

iPhoneAddictAnonymous

why? simple: Money! why has apple released a new iPhone every year? because many of the hard core apple fans would gladly pay the premium price to get the latest apple product as soon as it comes out. Think of it in another way, it's a strategic business decision by Apple to release a newer version of all its products every year to maximize profits, keep their stock prices up and their stakeholders happy. It's not a question of whether or not Apple will release the next generation of iPhone this year, but WHEN they are going to do so. My prediction is that they will have a press conference in June as usual to unveil the new iPhone, but the launch date will be later than the previous years, most likely around September.

Nick

In the current iOS 4.3, there is a turbo boost function that varies the processor speed. Battery life will not get worse, it will actually be better When they put the duel core chips in the iPhone 4s. it will have a bigger advantage for the turbo boost feature because of higher processor speeds. So when you are in the springboard, you would only need 800MHZ. When you are playing a game, you would get max speed -- 1.2GHZ