iPhone 5 Soon To Arrive By October 13 or 14?

Posted by iunlock under News on Friday Sep 23, 2011

Yes, this entry seems that we have a rough date for the release of the iPhone 5. And this would surely involve a huge media event for Apple as everyone is looking forward to the launch of the iPhone 5. Everyone just cannot wait to know when we all can get our hands on the fifth generation phone of Apple which will be called the iPhone 5. Many say that it could launched by October 13 or 14 only if Apple would unveil it by October 4. According to an analyst named Brian White, the period between the unveiling and the release of the said phone will only just be short especially with all the delays that have happened already.

There were also reports that this would take just a few weeks. Fortune’s Philip Elmer-Dewitt also released a table which showed the lag times between the process of releasing and unveiling of a brand new gadget, whether it is the iPad or the iPhone. The very first iPhone was released after 171 days right after its unveiling. There was also the iPhone 3G released after a total of 32 days. The iPhone 3GS after 11 days, the iPad 1 after 66 days, the iPhone 4 after 17 days, and there’s the iPad 2 only right after 9 days.

If you would base this one on the other lag times, then the iPhone 5 could be released by October 13 or 14, the earliest it can get. It has been common with Apple too to launch a brand new iPhone right on a Friday or Thursday with a lag time of about 9-10 days. Hence, it would seem that Apple will start the pre-orders for the iPhone 5 right after the media event.

If you happen to be not a resident of US, Germany, Japan, France and UK – which are the countries who normally get the iPhone units ahead of time, then you may be wondering now when will you be able to get your hands on this brand new iPhone. The good news is that it could just mean the waiting time would just be short. Brian White also assumes that the international release of the 228 carriers for Apple will surely be speedier than it did for the iPhone 4 with China playing a more important role as usual.

Just take note that these are all just speculations still that are based on the previous lag times observed in the past. So do you plan on pre-ordering an iPhone 5 sooner than the others? Or will you wait first for the reviews to start coming in before you even order your own unit?

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iPhone 5 Is Coming To Sprint This October?

Posted by iunlock under News on Sunday Sep 4, 2011

The rumors are all coming up that iPhone 5 will be offered by the third biggest carrier in the industry which is Sprint during the latter part of this year. According to some reliable news sources, this gadget will be launched by Apple come middle part of October. And it will be Sprint Nextel Corp who will first be selling it. This is another great move for Apple to tap another channel that has big reputation in the industry already. The timing though for its launch may not be able to reach the point of contributing to the overall sales of the company for its fiscal fourth quarter.

When it was reported that Apple was doing some tests on a dual mode iPhone 5 which runs on iOS 5, it made some question whether it would also be user friendly to the CDMA network of Sprint. There are also some reports which say that Sprint shall offer iPhone 4 as well which everyone assumes to be the more affordable 8GB iPhone 4 that will soon come along with the launch of the iPhone 5. One thing is true, this rumor is working double time today.

This could truly be amazing news for everyone especially at Sprint counting to about 52 million subscribers, if it would be proven true. The company might launch the iPhone 4 and 5 at prices which are discounted. The iPhone 5 gadget will also be made available for Verizon and AT&T but this is the first time that it will be made available for Sprint.

Of course, this is not the very first time that we heard such rumors, right? However, the first few rumors about it only revolved around iPhone 4. Sprint has been losing some subscribers lately and this is one reason why they had to compete with Verizon and AT&T. Of all the companies mentioned, it is Sprint alne who can offer unlimited data plan which can lure a lot of customers away from the other networks.

But there is still no news whether the iPhone of Sprint will be made available with WiMax or will it be a 3G phone only. This is the difference made by AT&T or Verizon who have been offering consistently the 4G service for more than a year now. So far, there could be confusion between the dates of when it will be released and when the phones are just announced. Just stay tuned with us, and we will surely keep you updated with all these.

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