(Our Tech Blog) ‘iPhone 5 release date’ has to be one of the most heavily Googled phrases of the moment, probably alongside ‘Lady GaGa fashion tips’ and ‘Megan Fox nude’. There are no definitive answers to the iPhone 5 conundrum, of course, but plenty of well connected experts have informed opinions on the matter. Here are a few of the best.Wall Street Journal
The nearest thing to an official confirmation of the iPhone 5′s release date was an Apple earnings call in which it made reference to a Q3 product transition, which left everyone convinced that the iPhone 5 would be out in September. However, according to two of the Wall Street Journal‘s sources “the phone could be delayed again if its contract manufacturer couldn’t improve its production yield rate.”
The nearest thing to an official confirmation of the iPhone 5′s release date was an Apple earnings call in which it made reference to a Q3 product transition, which left everyone convinced that the iPhone 5 would be out in September. However, according to two of the Wall Street Journal‘s sources “the phone could be delayed again if its contract manufacturer couldn’t improve its production yield rate.”
The publication is now predicting that American operator Sprint “will begin selling the new version of the Apple iPhone in mid-October”.
Reuters
Reuters, however, still thinks that Apple is on target for a Q3 iPhone 5 launch. It recently revealed that, according to one of its sources, “Apple is targeting an end-September launch for the next-generation iPhone 5?. Interestingly, it’s another to throw its weight behind rumours that Apple will launch a cheaper, smaller iPhone 4-type device for emerging markets and those on a lower budget.
Reuters, however, still thinks that Apple is on target for a Q3 iPhone 5 launch. It recently revealed that, according to one of its sources, “Apple is targeting an end-September launch for the next-generation iPhone 5?. Interestingly, it’s another to throw its weight behind rumours that Apple will launch a cheaper, smaller iPhone 4-type device for emerging markets and those on a lower budget.
BGR
Sorry to send you back and forth on this one, but respected smartphone blog Boy Genius Report comes down on the side of an October launch for the iPhone 5. According to a high level source at a leading US operator, one company vice president “has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is slated to launch in early October”. BGR believes that Apple will hold a late-September launch event to reveal the device.
Sorry to send you back and forth on this one, but respected smartphone blog Boy Genius Report comes down on the side of an October launch for the iPhone 5. According to a high level source at a leading US operator, one company vice president “has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is slated to launch in early October”. BGR believes that Apple will hold a late-September launch event to reveal the device.
AllThingsD
Respected WSJ technology offshoot AllThingsD has chipped in with its own view on the iPhone 5 release date, as you’d expect from such a well connected website. Co-founder Kara Swisher has been resolute in here assertion that the iPhone 5 will miss its intended September release, and will come out in October instead. How resolute? Earlier in the month she posted a piece under the headline: “October. Oc … to … ber. Repeat After Me: Apple iPhone 5 to Launch in October.”
Respected WSJ technology offshoot AllThingsD has chipped in with its own view on the iPhone 5 release date, as you’d expect from such a well connected website. Co-founder Kara Swisher has been resolute in here assertion that the iPhone 5 will miss its intended September release, and will come out in October instead. How resolute? Earlier in the month she posted a piece under the headline: “October. Oc … to … ber. Repeat After Me: Apple iPhone 5 to Launch in October.”
Yep, that’s fairly resolute.
TiPb
iPhone blog TiPb got even more specific with its predictions earlier in the month, stating that the iPhone 5 “could go on sale October 7 in the US”. It still believes that an “iPhone 4S-style device” will be the order of the day, with subtly improved innards rather than a radically new design. However, it does concede that this could be part of a dual-release alongside a true iPhone 5.
iPhone blog TiPb got even more specific with its predictions earlier in the month, stating that the iPhone 5 “could go on sale October 7 in the US”. It still believes that an “iPhone 4S-style device” will be the order of the day, with subtly improved innards rather than a radically new design. However, it does concede that this could be part of a dual-release alongside a true iPhone 5.
9to5Mac
If that October 7 report sounds a little uncertain and even plucked out of the air, it’s solidified by a separate report from the arch tipsters at 9to5Mac. “We’ve independently heard that Apple has plans to begin selling the next-generation iPhone on Friday, October 7th”, it wrote some four days after the initial TiPb report. Encouragingly, the report also claims that there’ll be a pre-order scheme put in place, which should negate the need to queue up at an ungodly hour just to secure your iPhone 5.
If that October 7 report sounds a little uncertain and even plucked out of the air, it’s solidified by a separate report from the arch tipsters at 9to5Mac. “We’ve independently heard that Apple has plans to begin selling the next-generation iPhone on Friday, October 7th”, it wrote some four days after the initial TiPb report. Encouragingly, the report also claims that there’ll be a pre-order scheme put in place, which should negate the need to queue up at an ungodly hour just to secure your iPhone 5.
Electric Pig
Finally, we thought we’d ask an expert from this side of the pond what their thoughts on the matter were. We asked Ben Sillis of tech site Electric Pig what the current UK thinking was, and he had this to say:
Finally, we thought we’d ask an expert from this side of the pond what their thoughts on the matter were. We asked Ben Sillis of tech site Electric Pig what the current UK thinking was, and he had this to say:
“Typically Apple releases an iPhone in the summer. This year it seems to be resetting the release schedule in order to make the iPhone the big Christmas release of the year. That was previously reserved for the iPod touch, but with sales starting to flag I think that it’s about to change. My guess is that Apple’s autumn iPod refresh event will see the launch of the iPhone 5 and a release a few weeks afterwards in order to build hype. I’d expect to see it go on sale at the beginning of October.”
So, all but one of our featured experts reckons October will be the month for the iPhone 5 launch. You’d be a fool to bet against it, but as ever – watch this space.
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