By now, the surprise of getting an iPhone 4S instead of the highly anticipated iPhone 5 has probably worn off, but the question still remains: Why is Apple waiting to release the latter? According to Will Strauss, president of wireless chip market research firm Forward Concepts, there’s a good answer. Apple, he said, is waiting until LTE technology—better known as “4G”—is more compatible with compact smartphones. “They're saving iPhone 5 for the LTE version, and that won't be out until next spring,” he told CNET...... Read more.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Analysts: iPhone 5 Needs Improved Technology
By Emma Bazilian, October, 5, 2011, AdWeek.
By now, the surprise of getting an iPhone 4S instead of the highly anticipated iPhone 5 has probably worn off, but the question still remains: Why is Apple waiting to release the latter? According to Will Strauss, president of wireless chip market research firm Forward Concepts, there’s a good answer. Apple, he said, is waiting until LTE technology—better known as “4G”—is more compatible with compact smartphones. “They're saving iPhone 5 for the LTE version, and that won't be out until next spring,” he told CNET...... Read more.
By now, the surprise of getting an iPhone 4S instead of the highly anticipated iPhone 5 has probably worn off, but the question still remains: Why is Apple waiting to release the latter? According to Will Strauss, president of wireless chip market research firm Forward Concepts, there’s a good answer. Apple, he said, is waiting until LTE technology—better known as “4G”—is more compatible with compact smartphones. “They're saving iPhone 5 for the LTE version, and that won't be out until next spring,” he told CNET...... Read more.
