iPhone 6: News & Rumours

Heisenberg1

Looks like U2 might be involved with the launch of the 6.

http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/03/a-lot-of-speculation-arises-around-u2s-involvement-in-iphone-6-launch/#more-338985

Blazer

_Redzer_ wrote: »

If the 4.7" version doesn't have the same camera or sapphire, I wouldn't buy it, myself.

It should have 2GB of RAM too. Safari tabs have to reload far too often

I'll wait it out till iPhone 7. I'm sure the RAM and base memory will be upped a fair bit by then.

Wouldn't be happy either about it...the 5s should be the new entry point with both the 4.7 and 5.5 inch phones the same specs apart from size.
If they do go that way I'm off to HTC M8. There's no way I'm lugging a 5.5 inch phone around with me because it has a better spec than the 4.7.

Sad Professor

Given what little emphasis Apple place on internal specs, I can’t see them doing anything like that.

I think most of the speculation about the 5.5-inch having a superior camera, screen, etc is coming from useless tech analysts more familiar with how Android and PC manufacturers operate.

DubDJ

Sad Professor wrote: »

Given what little emphasis Apple place on internal specs, I can’t see them doing anything like that.

I think most of the speculation about the 5.5-inch having a superior camera, screen, etc is coming from useless tech analysts more familiar with how Android and PC manufacturers operate.

I really hope your right, I don't enjoy those huge phablet sized phones. At the same time, from the pictures I've seem it looks like the iPhones might not be too different size wise, the bezel on the 5.5" seems much smaller than the previous phones.

nailforhammer

_Redzer_ wrote: »

If the 4.7" version doesn't have the same camera or sapphire, I wouldn't buy it, myself.

It should have 2GB of RAM too. Safari tabs have to reload far too often

I'll wait it out till iPhone 7. I'm sure the RAM and base memory will be upped a fair bit by then.

Just remember you'll be waiting two years for the 7. Next year will be the iPhone 6S.

_Redzer_

nailforhammer wrote: »

Just remember you'll be waiting two years for the 7. Next year will be the iPhone 6S.

I know. I had a 4 and went to the 5S. I don't like being on the S cycle, so I'll wait to switch.

peteeeed

they're back

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/130716-iphone-6-customers-already-queuing-at-flagship-apple-store-in-new-york

godtabh

peteeeed wrote: »

they're back

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/130716-iphone-6-customers-already-queuing-at-flagship-apple-store-in-new-york

Losers. Seriously who camps over night in a city for 18 days for a phone?

Do they not have jobs?

banquo

It was fun back in the day when a new iPhone was an industry-changing thing. But these days it seems to be mostly people being paid to queue.

peteeeed

godtabh wrote: »

Losers. Seriously who camps over night in a city for 18 days for a phone?

Do they not have jobs?

apple employees ?

seamus

godtabh wrote: »

Losers. Seriously who camps over night in a city for 18 days for a phone?
Do they not have jobs?

Some people will be bankrolled by Mummy and Daddy, but many will be professional queuers - they take orders from wealthy people with real jobs and charge them a 100% markup on the phone. If the phone is $600 and you buy ten of them and sell to your customers for $1000 each, that's $4000 for 18 days of queueing.

Frank Lee Midere

godtabh wrote: »

Losers. Seriously who camps over night in a city for 18 days for a phone?

Do they not have jobs?

That is their job.

Frank Lee Midere

peteeeed wrote: »

apple employees ?

No it's not apple. It's professional queuers.

Dades

Some of those queuers are promoting their own apps and whatnot.
It's not just innocent geekery.

Considering the lengths people go to get on TV/become famous this looks like a walk in the park.

godtabh

You learn something new every day.

dodzy

seamus wrote: »

Some people will be bankrolled by Mummy and Daddy, but many will be professional queuers - they take orders from wealthy people with real jobs and charge them a 100% markup on the phone. If the phone is $600 and you buy ten of them and sell to your customers for $1000 each, that's $4000 for 18 days of queueing.

Something tells me that no where on this green earth will any one person be walking out of a store with 10 handsets on opening day.

Dermighty

seamus wrote: »

Some people will be bankrolled by Mummy and Daddy, but many will be professional queuers - they take orders from wealthy people with real jobs and charge them a 100% markup on the phone. If the phone is $600 and you buy ten of them and sell to your customers for $1000 each, that's $4000 for 18 days of queueing.

100% markup on a $600 phone is $1200, not $1000 as you mentioned. So it would be $6000 for 18 days of queueing.

Zcott

As much as I do enjoy the queue for a few hours, I don't know if I'll be picking up the 6 on launch day. Anyone sold their previous phones yet and waiting for it?

mad muffin

Zcott wrote: »

As much as I do enjoy the queue for a few hours, I don't know if I'll be picking up the 6 on launch day. Anyone sold their previous phones yet and waiting for it?

I won't be selling my 5s this year. My wife is going to inherit it. I definitely will be doing my two and a half hour annual pilgrimage to Belfast for the next iPhone.

Have been doing it since the iPhone 4.

godtabh

mad muffin wrote: »

I won't be selling my 5s this year. My wife is going to inherit it. I definitely will be doing my two and a half hour annual pilgrimage to Belfast for the next iPhone.

Have been doing it since the iPhone 4.

When will you be turning pro?

mad muffin

godtabh wrote: »

When will you be turning pro?

Haha

Zcott

mad muffin wrote: »

I won't be selling my 5s this year. My wife is going to inherit it. I definitely will be doing my two and a half hour annual pilgrimage to Belfast for the next iPhone.

Have been doing it since the iPhone 4.

I've probably seen you in the queue a few times, it's only down the road from my house. Might call down for the 6 and accidentally end up in the queue...

mad muffin

Zcott wrote: »

I've probably seen you in the queue a few times, it's only down the road from my house. Might call down for the 6 and accidentally end up in the queue...

I wish I could just mosey on down.

miralize

Not sure if I want to make my third trip up.. from Limerick.. on public transport... but shur who knows

mad muffin

miralize wrote: »

Not sure if I want to make my third trip up.. from Limerick.. on public transport... but shur who knows

Now that's commitment.

quad_red

mad muffin wrote: »

I won't be selling my 5s this year. My wife is going to inherit it. I definitely will be doing my two and a half hour annual pilgrimage to Belfast for the next iPhone.

Have been doing it since the iPhone 4.

Why?

mad muffin

quad_red wrote: »

Why?

Why what?

Heisenberg1

mad muffin wrote: »

I won't be selling my 5s this year. My wife is going to inherit it. I definitely will be doing my two and a half hour annual pilgrimage to Belfast for the next iPhone.

Have been doing it since the iPhone 4.

What time do you start too queue at?

mad muffin

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

What time do you start too queue at?

4:30am usually.

miralize

Pfft amateurs :P