Apple has finally announced the date for its annual iPhone event, “Let’s Talk iPhone”, and that date is Tuesday, October 4 at 10:00am PT.
Apple Sheep, iPhone-lovers, tech geeks, the media, and just about any group that is interested in what Apple has up their sleeve with their next iPhone have been (im)patiently waiting for Apple to reveal when the unveiling will happen. A lot of speculation had this date pegged for mid to late September and after these dates came and went the next round of speculation on the unveil date marked the calendar for October 4 – and it looks like “they” were right.
Only Apple knows for sure what they have in store for those of us with wads of cash in hand, ready to fork it over for the latest and greatest they have to offer, but of course the last several months have been ripe with rumors. From a curved screen and new processors, to two new models of iPhones (one supposedly with a more “reasonable” price) and a completely new look, it will certainly be interesting to see what Apple has in store for their faithful customers come next Tuesday.
It’s tough to argue that the iPhone is still the most dominant smart phone on the market right now with new Android phones being pumped out left and right and Windows phones quickly gaining their own fan base. But the fact remains there has been ridiculously high demand for each version of the iPhone thus far and I can’t imagine this being any different.
For me personally, unless Apple reveals a new iPhone that absolutely blows me away, I will most likely hang on to my iPhone 4 until next year’s model. I have jumped on every other iPhone (skipping the original, getting the 3G, skipping the 3Gs and jumping to the iPhone 4) and have been satisfied. I just have a hard time shelling out $300+ every year just to have the latest iPhone that may or may not be a big stride ahead of the previous year’s model. I can’t exactly say what it would take for me to upgrade to this year’s model. The fact that it will have a faster processor is almost a give-in, but how much faster will it have to be to entice me? I like the design of the iPhone 4 so a new form-factor probably wouldn’t be enough, and there are rumors that this could be a “World Phone” supporting GSM and CDMA bands – but I’m not really a world traveler so this particular feature would be of little use to me. I’m still excited to see what Apple has in store with their new iPhone, I’m just not sure I’ll be jumping to the latest model this year.
That all being said, what I am most excited for is iOS 5. Beta testing has been going on for a while now and you can find no lack of information on what’s in store for the latest operating system. The most exciting thing for me? Better notifications. The notification system in iOS has been perphaps the number one complaint of iPhone owners since day one, and it is getting a much needed overhaul in this next update – taking some notes from the fantastic and unintrusive way Android handles notifications.
Whether you plan to upgrade or not, it is certainly going to be interesting to see what Apple unleashes on the masses next Tuesday, and of course we here at BSR will be typing out the announcements as they happen as quickly as possible during the event!