The Apple iPhone 5 is set to be released later in 2012, and will without doubt be as popular as its predecessors. In this article I am going to explore some of the features we can expect to see on the handset.
The display will be bigger than that of prior iPhone models. All iPhones have had a 3.5 inch display, although with virtually all competing smartphone producers now including screens well over 4 inches, Apple need to compete as a way to preserve its share of the market. Rumours suggest a 4 inch touchscreen will be included on the iPhone 5, and several sources claim to be in ownership of leaked designs and even prototype components, which could make a 4 inch screen possible if true. Regardless of the size of the screen, we’re sure to see the retina display technology incorporated as well. It has been included on iPhone models since the iPhone 4, and since the launch of this device, iPhones have typically been recognized for offering the best image quality, because it results in people cannot distinguish between individual pixels. As a result, in conjunction with its bigger screen, expect the iPhone 5 to become one of the top handsets for multimedia tasks.
The camera is a second feature which may see some changes. Though it has been on the market for quite a while now, the iPhone 4S still boasts perhaps the best 8 megapixel camera out there, so this feature could remain part of the iPhone 5’s spec list. Even so, we can probably anticipate to see numerous attributes added, like synchronised images and video capture, along with a burst shot function whereby consecutive snapshots are captured by pressing the capture key only once. These features are found on the likes of the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3, so Apple will need to compete with these types of smartphones to retain its market share.
It is also likely that the aesthetics of the iPhone 5 will also get a significant overhaul. The iPhone 4 and is successor the iPhone 4S received the same iconic styling, but knowing Apple, the iPhone 5 may be completely redesigned, inside and out.
Needless to say, there is lots more that I could cover, but evidently the Apple iPhone 5 is anticpated to be the most important smartphone release of the year. Its features will no doubt exceed expectations.
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A juggling act: iPhone users take 50% of all 3G traffic - meaning networks must invest in older tech rather than roll out 'next generation' 4G - Daily Mail
By Eddie Wrenn
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Smartphones such as the iPhone are slurping up a lot of date - around 350mb a month
Next time your mobile phone operator complains that you are using too much data, or whacks massive fines on you for using the internet abroad, spare a thought for the strain our smartphones are placing on the system.
For smartphones - Android and Apple in particular - are slurping up so much data, phone operators are having to put their resources into keeping the data flowing.
The biggest offender is the iPhone, which - despite being used by an average of 20 per cent of users, takes up nearly 45 per cent of all data traffic.
Next is Android, which has around 15 per cent of all users, and uses about 30 per cent of the traffic.
Users of both types of smartphone an average of 350mb a month, generally for web-browsing or downloading emails, videos, music and documents - although there is more variation in the Android figures as the brand caters to both premium and budget users.
The report was by analysts Ericsson, using data from Europe, America and Asia, who point out the great variance in different data deals across network and countries.
iPhone users are generally paying a premium for their service, and generally use a high level of data, so are seen as the greatest data users.
The problem is that phones and phone networks are beginning to upgrade to '4G', or 'LTE' in the U.S. which allows greater speed and greater capacity.
While other networks are beginning to upgrade their phones to this level, Apple is notoriously secret about its models, and if the next iPhone remains with a 3G antenna only, networks may keep needing to invest in the older technology to keep iPhone users happy.
Understanding the chart: With the iPhone, networks report between 5-65% of their users have iphones, using 5-80% of the date. The black bars show the average across all networks in Europe, America and Asia
The release of the latest iPad, which uses 4G networks, implies Apple will look to upgrade phones too - but 3G has a long shelf-life ahead
While the new iPad was 4G-compatible, indicating Apple may move this way on its mobiles, the launch of a new iPhone will also send prices plummeting fort he last few Apple mobiles, sending 3G usage soaring again, and meaning the networks need to spend more money on improving the older network.
As Donald Masters, at World News Resource said: The problem is, such favor toward the 3G iPhone could essentially prove disastrous for networks and carriers in the US, as large and ongoing investment is needed in order to keep up with demand. This in turn allows less time, efforts and cash to be focused on 4G LTE development and roll-outs, stunting the growth of an essentially progression.
I only use 500MB a month on my iPhone. Hardly breaking the 3G bank.
- helloooooo, up north, 11/6/2012 18:14
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