Foxconn CEO says iPhone 5 will put Galaxy S III to shame

The CEO of Foxconn, Apple’s main iOS device manufacturer, is making headlines today for some interesting remarks regarding the iPhone 5. While at Hon Hai Precision’s annual meeting of shareholders, CEO Terry Gou went on record saying that customers should abstain from buying Samsung’s Galaxy S III and instead wait for Apple’s next-gen iPhone. According to an article out of the Focus Taiwan News Channel, Gou is claiming the iPhone 5 will put Samsung’s latest device “to shame.” He even went as far as saying the the iPhone 5 will help defeat Foxconn’s “arch-rival,” Samsung.

He didn’t stop there, though. In an apparent attempt to touch upon the biggest Apple rumors he could, Gou also made some very exciting claims regarding the production of an Apple TV set. He mentioned that Hon Hai’s (Foxconn’s parent company) recent partnership with Sharp’s Sakai plant will result in “the only facility in the world capable of mass producing 60-inch to 80-inch panels.” What’s more, the Sakai plant has signed an exclusive deal with Corning, Inc., which will supply large-format glass panels that will be impossible for any manufacturer to gets hands on.

Terry Gou

This is very exciting stuff! Of course, these quotes are translations which means there’s the possibility that the meaning has been skewed. Furthermore, considering these statements are unsubstantiated and coming from a possibly biased source, definitely take this news with a grain of salt.

So do you think Apple is on its way to dominating both the cellular phone and television markets? Weigh in down below in the comments section or hit me up on twitter!

 

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Of course the Foxconn CEO is going to say this. They're banking on Apple selling millions of devices as they just had to announce losses...

What CEO is going to say their company is going to build a crap product?

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the galaxy s 3 is going to be more quantity than quality just watch. And rtomyj is right, microsd cards are not even necessary, i want someone to give me one example where micro SD cards are needed, hey are more hassle than useful(for android at least) and you android users know what im talking about. Apple's ios is known for its sturdy software, not like android which freezes at least once a day or force closes, at least thats the case with my buddies using android(and they each have a diff android phone, from mid range to high end)

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the99dayman 5 pts

I use high definition action cameras as well as car cameras.  There are several apps out for android devices that allow (through the SD card slot) folks to instantly view / edit / post the footage recorded on the fly.  Because i have an iphone 4 and not an android device with SD card slot, i have to use my home computer...

 

Thats my want / need for a micro SD card slot.

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I don't doubt for a minute that the new iphone will be a good looking device but it isn't going to hide the fact that the iOS 6 announcement was a big disappointment to a lot of people.

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Graciela Elliot 6 pts

Furthermore, considering these statements are unsubstantiated and coming from a possibly biased source, definitely take this news with a grain of salt.

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Tonybabo 26 pts

Of course it wil put it to shame!!!! That's exactly what happens every year. Apple puts all million phones out to shame SgIII is no different

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 Tonybabo Really.? Cause I remember a lot of bitching from apple fanboys about the iPhone 4S and how they expected more. People made claims that the 4S would cause Appl'es marketshare to double or triple and surpass Android, but that didn't happen. In fact we are right back where we started. With Android far above iOS. Not to mention analysts predictions of even Windows 8 surpassing iOS marketshare in the coming years. 

 

Apple has uses big superfluous words and so do their partners. "Magical, wonderful, innovative, amazing, perfect, etc" When typically its just "Meh." except to people already bought into the apple mindset. 

 

In reality I expect the iPhone 5 to either A) Be all hype and very little substance B)Be a standard upgrade with some new things, but nothing that makes the competition really worry or does more than cause a temporary spike in sales or C)Be something that is a last ditch push by Apple to get back on top and go all out, and wind up crashing down on them. Like making a 4" screen but having massive cropping for apps, and having widgets but only very basic ones and poor optimization so that battery life suffers significantly. 

 

Those are my predictions. I could be wrong, but they are just as valid as any fanboys haha. We will see. Until then I will enjoy working on tech thats here and now, like the S3, and wait for Apple to come out with tech in the future thats only just playing catchup to hear and now haha. 

 

BTW, I think we are past that "this device vs the iphone" and getting more into the "iphone vs this device". In other words, Apple and its partners are now comparing the iphone to other devices as the iphone beating those devices...meaning the iphone is the challenger. Not the other way around :)

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 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse Blah blah blah. Have you seen a single Apple commercial talking about Android? No. Because when you are the leader, you dont look back on wannabees. Kinda like you coming here and yapping all the time to feel better about an inferior product.

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Tonybabo 26 pts

@Bratty @TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse There is so much truth in what you just said. Android this, android that!!!! Tge problem is nobody cares a rat about android. Not because they are crazed Apple products but because Apple products are very gratifying to use. iPhone 5 will Rock the house!!!!! Going to tear it up

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 Tonybabo  Bratty  TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse I use to own an iPhone 4s and I was very excited when I got it but it didn't take me long before I noticed the screen was so small and the speed was kinda slow.. it was my 1st smart phone and the power of Android kinda intimidated me. Well my phone got stolen and I am planing on getting the Galaxy 3 this time around. I agree w/ what TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse said about what to expect from the new iPhone. I think because Apple has enjoyed brand loyalty they think they can only do these small upgrades and keep selling their devices but we are all getting more tech savvy and what worked years ago will not work forever. I have researched and watched demos of the Galaxy 3 and it is amazing what it can do... my 4s seems totally boring compared to the Galaxy.  

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AmbroseBegay 7 pts

I am excited. Am I going to switch from my AT&T iPhone 4S to the S3? Probably not because this insight of this recent article. Yet the S3 looks so beast!

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NathanASmith1 6 pts

I think many people are underestimating apple. I strongly believe the iPhone 5 will be a force to wrecken with and it most likely will further push the smart phone market into the 21st cemtury!!!

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 NathanASmith1 It definitely will be good competition for midrange phones. Apple is going to have to work overtime to take on high end phones. If the 4S and the WWDC 2012 expectations vs reality situations are any indication, then the iPhone 5 will only have a better camera and a faster cpu that was made by samsung in 2011. lol. 

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 NathanASmith1 The proper spelling is "reckoned" not "wrecken"...

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MichaelMa1 8 pts

Put it to shame how?  With a smaller screen?  By making Flash not work?  By not providing a micro SDXC card slot?  They need to climb that hill first then then can think about putting anyone to shame.

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rtomyj 6 pts

 MichaelMa1 Smaller screen? if the rumors are true the new iPhone will have a 4" screen and that is big enough for most (my ideal screen size would be 4.3 nothing bigger than that). Flash? It's dead, your late on this buddy, heck Android is loosing support as well. Micro cards? have you heard of the cloud, yeah that's the future and Apple pioneered it on phones by actually providing a service that works. Even Android phones are stepping away from this medium. You need to get informed and not spew nonsense that made sense 2 years ago.

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 rtomyj What about the cloud? All of the phone companies are reducing the amount of data included in their price plans. I'd rather have the storage on the phone than hope that i hadn't used up my allowance and get screwed with extra charges or was in an area with a bad signal!

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 rtomyj You're an idiot. Micro Sd cards are very much in high demand. Android is not stepping away from them. A couple phones dont have them, sure, but that was the case two years ago as well, and we still see them there. Not to mention the huge outcry from the iphone users for them. 

 

A 4" screen is going to be huge for apple fanboys,and its not a bad size. However, its still on the small side. People are getting used to 4.5 inch screens and around there. Its a big difference. That extra half inch is great, and people want it. Why do you think the galaxy s 3 has more preorders than the 4S? not because its a small toy of a phone.

 

As for flash...actually its still supported....but not as heavily pushed. However, at least we can get it on android devices. I can go to addicting games and play a game on my device. Can you? Not unless you jailbreak your phone to add flash...but why would people jailbreak a device to add flash if its outdated...well the answer is cause its not. 

Not to mention that on top of flash support, android phones have better html (not "html 5" cause its not called that unless your using an apple marketing term) support and better web browsing support all around. Using safari compared to android browser or chrome on android is like trying to use a tricycle to get to work. Sure it can be done, but its nowhere near as nice as other options lol. 

 

As for the cloud? Apple was far from the first, or even the best. They still lack in a great deal of areas. Not to mention the massive amount of other options out there. Personally, though, people wont be using the cloud as much as they could, not because they dont want to, but because of data limits on carrier plans. Everyone is going to limited data, which I dont like, but its happening. So while you are using the cloud for everything, be prepared to hit your data cap or pay a ton of cash to your carrier for extra data usage. 

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 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse Data limits are for people like you living in TP's without wifi. The rest of us are ok.

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Are you going to sit in your house listening to music via the cloud? What happens if you are travelling???

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MicahMadru 8 pts

I actually go away from my house to use my device...just saying though. I use on average 4.5GBs of mobile data on my HTC One S and 5 GBs of wifi data...This is up more because I can't have all the music I want on my micro sd card slot because there isn't any and 16GBs is not enough for anyone that actually uses their device as a smartphone. Storage and battery are the two biggest requirements for most people.

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rtomyj 6 pts

 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 

Nice try buddy, but no.

Micro SD cards are going out, but why are most Android makers not just discontinuing SD card support? Because Google hasn't made it work yet. You guys don't have the ability to get your docs in one place (Pages), heck your contact sync sucks as well (can't get it to sync since apparently 1 1/2 years ago, haha). SD cards are easy to lose, expensive and not green (all that refrain the new generation from wanting it).

I like how you flat out call someone a fanboy when you yourself seem way to blinded by Google, which don't get me wrong its an awesome company and maybe one day I will work there. However, Android phone makers have much to learn. For example Samsung has to stop riding Apples success but that's another story for another day... The only reason they started making bigger phones was to try and compete with the superior screen of the iPhone, which is clearly superior there is no use denying facts. 

Flash is still supported because of legal or business reasons (might be a contract, or some other type of reason). And no, Safari is actually better than the stock browser app. This is one of the reasons why Google is bringing over Chrome (well they already did, but its going to be in beta for about a year in typical Google fashion).Now if your arguing Chrome vs Safari, the clear winner is Chrome, no doubt.  

Finally the iCloud, I don't know why but ignorant people always assume people mean, "First to do something" when in reality that's not what the words iv'e written meant. I did say that Apple pioneered it over to a PHONE by making it WORK. Never said first did I? Alright now that I have established that, lets move on to price... Have you heard of WIFI?! It's this beautiful invention from, I don't know, almost a decade ago (a decade means 10 years, just so there is no miss-communication here). Its free in many places and costs like 20 bucks...Nothing that is going to break the bank, and this is coming from a college student as well. And yes there are a lot of options out there, but "insert your tricycle analogy".

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Tonybabo 26 pts

@rtomyj @TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse BANG!! SLAM!!!! WHAM!!!!! You Put him in his place.

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 rtomyj You make me laugh.I stand by my "you're an idiot" statement before lol. So if you want to break it down, I will. I dont have any coloring books or finger paints to make it more your level, but I will try.  Microsd cards: My contacts sync fine, in fact I havent lost a contact between any device change. Not to mention i have all my contacts on any device signed into google. That includes my computer, tablet, phone, and more. As for cards going outdated: if they were going outdated than why do new devices actually work to support higher storage amounts? If they were just left over afterthought tech, than it wouldnt matter and they would just stick current readers, not spend resources on making better readers. As for getting all my docs in one place...there are many choices for that. i am not bound by apple's dictates on how I do that. I actually store all my docs easily, and have access to anything I want, whenever I want. In fact I can even access my computer from my tablet and access my computer programs away from home. As for them being "too easily to lose"...seriously? are you taking it out of the device and flipping it like a coin as you walk down the street? If you are worried about losing it then get a case for it. In fact I have a half dozen cards and I know where every single one of them is. I dont think I have ever lost any of the dozens of cards I have had. If you have, then maybe you are just forgetful or absent minded. The real issue here, though, is that the cards are not a requirement but add the extra dimension of function and useability that apple lacks. They dont have a microsd because they feel that its not good enough tech. They dont have it because its too good and they feel that microsd cards, much like usb ports, would allow people to have too much influence over content on their device. As for being "green"...I am so sure (sarcasm..just so you know, dont want to confuse your small brain) that everything in the iphone is sooo green and that only "green" tech is what people will be buying and using. Afterall, sooo many people read about carbon footprints and recycled materials when they buy a product like a ten dollar microsd card. 

As for samsung riding apple's success. So the fact that samsung has more preorders and sales of the galaxy s3 than apple did of the 4s must be all apple's doing to make samsung such a great company. How about apple stop riding samsungs coattails and make their own cpus and components for a change. Whats next, an iphone with a super amoled+ "retina" display? lolI love how you say that screen of the iphone is superior and no use denying the facts. What facts? you just stated an opinion. Did someone forget that resolution only accounts for a small portion of a screens performance. There is response time, brightness, contrast ratio, and so much more. Not to mention there are screens with higher resolutions than the iphone, but I dont see you touting their praises...why...because it doesnt have an apple logo on it. ... not to mention that if the only reason people started making bigger screens was, as you claim, to compete with the iphone's superb screen...well then why is apple making a bigger screen? If their screen is already the best, then why change it. Particularly to make it bigger. If dpi is everything, why not make it smaller to icnrease dpi.....oh ya, thats right, because most of apple users are bitching about how the screen size is bad compared to the competition and have been begging apple for years to increase it. 

As for flash... you dont work with computers do you? Well as a programmer, I can tell you that flash isnt just some fad. It has a well deserved palce in our tech world, a place that has been around longer than apple...and gotten better updates than apple lol. 

As for safari being the better browser. Ill be happy to give you a veeeeerry looooong list of sites that your iphone wont load or work fully on lol. As for them bringing over chrome. Thats because they work to make things better. Unlike apple who only works to make them look like they are working better lol. You also like to point fun at it being in beta for what you predict is a year or so......so tell me...hows that "beta" siri working for you? lol. However, as far as stock android vs safari...I just love reminiscing about the times I have had to be the one loading the website to show others whatever it was we were trying to pull up...because my family member's iphone couldnt. lol. 

As for the icloud....you actually try to get me to think its ok to pay to use wifi somewhere just to make icloud work better? The whole point of things like icloud is to be untethered to a specific location and still be able to access your information. So, forgive me, but I dont want to be the creepy guy sitting at mcdonalds or the hotel lobby or starbucks simply to mooch their wifi because my iphone data plan is nearing its cap and want to access my photos on icloud. Id rather buy a 64gb microsd card and be able to wireless sync files from my computer to phone and take my files with me, and then still have the options on my 42mbps data connection on my device to access any extra data I may need. Although, I get it now...you talk about wifi because the iphone data is still stuck in 2009 speeds. lol. I don't need wifi to get more than a snails pace in my loading for data. 

So let me put this in simple terms that even you, and your lackey tony (apparently), can understand. You suck at tech knowledge.

You do nothing but spout stuff that apple has shoved down your throat. The whole idea you have is that because its not in an iphone its not worth having. Well, you have fun with that. Ill be happy to enjoy have 96Gb of data storage in my device, with swappable 64gb cards, and not have to pay apple hundreds of extra bucks simply for more data. Besides, if the icloud was so hot, then why have an ipad/iphone/ipod with diferent data sizes. Dont need more local storage when icloud is available lol. 

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rtomyj 6 pts

 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse Well talking to you is like talking to a brick wall, so I will end it like this. Your experiences, your 12 sd cards, your need of flash, your blind loyalty to one company is amusing and opinion.  You act like there are no laptops (well actually most Android guys do) why work on something that you need to buy memory for? How is a laptop so hard to carry? Why work on a phone with "Android Lag"? So many questions, so many opinions... And that is all your giving me.  As for you not losing your cards, your very lucky, but your not the only person in the world. People forget, people misplace, people are humans. Actually most your arguments are, "It works for me, therefor it works for everyone."....Please take philosophy class, or a debate class, or heck a human interaction class... it seems like you need it if you start an argument with, "your an idiot".

 

As for flash, yes I do work with computers, and always love when people make out to, "Oh I know how to ask someone for an input, I'm a programmer and better than any  one that isn't one." Yes flash is important to "computers", but HTML is actually better on a mobile device. Faster, more secure, and more widely adopted.

 

When I said the Retina display is fact, its fact. The only real competition is the AMOLED screen that you mentioned. Except, there are people that surprisingly don't like a blue hued screen (I know must be a shocker that people don't like what you like, and must therefor be an idiot). It has a high PPI, and might be in the top 5 for PPI but I know its not first. It also has a very nice any angle view. Finally, it is pretty damn sturdy. Now, that's not my opinion is it buddy.

 

Now it begs to ask the question, what the hell are you doing on an iPhone website if you clearly hate Apple? haha

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rtomyj 6 pts

 Tonybabo  rtomyj  TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse I hope you meant me putting him in his place ^_^!!

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Tonybabo 26 pts

@rtomyj @TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse I did!!! Hey if he likes phones that explode in your hands like the Samsung Galaxy III that is his right.

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 rtomyj You talk some shit. Please learn about the products you are supporting / putting down because you are making a fool of yourself (unless it's only fanboys reading this).

The reason he is on an iphone website is that people who have an interest in technology and do not comment unless they have the full facts (not what they have heard from other people).

I have worked in R&D for over 15 years. A lot of it in the telecommunications and electronics industry. Apple had a great product in 2007 but over the years it has been pegged back and is now in dire need of catching up.

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 MichaelMa1 I think they are going the thunderbolt route. Going to make the iphone work off some thunderbolt adapter like they are making people buy all these adapters for the new macbooks. Get rid of ethernet? Sure and make people buy an accessory sold only by apple for three times the price it should be in order to use stuff that should be included. lol. 

 

So I think the iphone 5 will have some tie in to the thunderbolt issue, without necessarily being a thunderbolt port. It may be something where you have to use and adapter to plug into a thunderbolt port and the adapter for that comes with the iphone 5, but for those who dont own a mac with a thunderbolt, then you will have to buy a second adapter on top of the device to use with a usb 2.0. This will either increase accessory sales, or force people to get macs, which most fanboys wont be against because they are already buying into apple, and this will increase sales as well. 

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KevinHalterman 6 pts

Would have been cool if he said "the leaked pics of the said iPhone is not what the phone looks like. "

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"A phone which is coming out months from now will be better than a phone coming out now!" YAWN.

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Well...just because a phone comes out after said phone, does not make it better. What he is implying is that the iPhone is *actually* better and not just because it is coming out a few months from now. Production has started so the design/specs are set.

Now is this true? Guess we will find out in Oct.

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

Bratty, I think you missed the sarcasm part. Gimp was stating how ridiculous it is that Apple is comparing its future devices and tech to stuff out now. Meaning that its still showing Apple is behind the times.If you tech is only as good as stuff that was out well before your device, then it wont be as good as stuff coming out as the same time as your device. 

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@TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse But android does this every single time they release a phone lol. Troll more please.

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rtomyj 6 pts

 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse Kinda reminds me of reviewers comparing a new Android phone to a 6 month old iPhone, no? Also, all the TV ads bashing the iPhone because a new Android came out... But when you love one thing your blinded by the light, sigh....

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TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse 36 pts

 rtomyj Well thats the thing here. Android compares itself to currently available devices, but how many commercials are against unreleased apple products? in this came, this comparison is of an iphone device that has yet to be released against current tech that is available. By the time the iphone 5 comes out, there will be better tech. So we should compare it to the newest tech available. 

 

The "android comparing themselves to 6 month old devices" IS current tech in apple world. So they compare themselves to the newest devices possible. Apple is not. They are comparing themselves to tech that will not be the newest by the time the iphone 5 comes out. 

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rtomyj 6 pts

 TheOneandOnlyAnonymouse Apple is not even comparing anything...its a guy that runs a factory.... sigh

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