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iPhone 5 Due in September: 10 Reasons This Smartphone Is Worth the Wait

iPhone 5 Due in September: 10 Reasons This Smartphone Is Worth the Wait

By: Don Reisinger

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Apple's iPhone 5 is scheduled to hit store shelves next month. Apple fans and mobile market pundits have been speculating about when it will arrive for Monday. But when it finally does hit the market, you can bet it'll be worth the wait.

Apple's iPhone 4S is getting a little old. The device's dual-core processor doesn't quite hold up against its powerful, quad-core competitors. Furthermore its design, while still nice, is starting to look long in the tooth, compared to the latest models that have reached the market in recent months. Apple's iPhone simply needs a refresh.

Luckily,Apple plans to offer up a new iPhone next month, according to reports. The updated model, which has yet to even be confirmed much less named by Apple, will more than likely ship with iOS 6. Better yet, it'll have an improved processor, and according to nearly every rumor out there, a 4-inch screen, dwarfing the 3.5-inch display currently available in its iPhone 4S.

By the look of things, the next iPhone is going to be a major step up over the iPhone 4S. And with any luck at all, it'll come in at the same $199 price with the usual two year wireless carrier contract, making it all the more worthwhile a purchase.

Today, though, there may be many folks who are ready to buy a new smartphone. There are plenty of Android handset makers that would be more than happy to help them make that purchase. But even smartphone shoppers ready now to make that final decision would be well advised to consider waiting for the next iPhone. Chances are it'll be worth the wait.

Read on to find out why:

1. It'll come with a better processor

Although it's tough to say if the iPhone 5 will come with the long-rumored quad-core processor or the dual-core A5X chip found in Apple's new iPad, it's not a stretch to say that it'll definitely come with a better processor than is currently built into the iPhone 4S. What that means is the next iPhone will deliver better performance and offer up a vastly improved user experience. Who can get upset with that?

2. That larger screen is coming

There's little doubt that Apple will be delivering a larger screen in the iPhone 5. Apple's competitors are nearly all offering displays larger than the iPhone 4S' 3.5-inch screen, making it a near-necessity for Apple to respond. Look for a 4-inch display to come to the iPhone 5.

3. 4G LTE is the new standard

Now that Apple has finally brought 4G LTE to its iPad, it would only make sense for the company to follow suit with its next iPhone. With 4G LTE, consumers and enterprise users can connect to faster networks, creating a superior wireless connection and browsing experience to what's currently available in the iPhone 4S. Waiting for 4G LTE to come to the iPhone is definitely worth the wait.

4. The Galaxy S III isn't an iPhone

There are many high-quality Android-based devices on store shelves, but the best of the bunch is the Samsung Galaxy S III. While that might seem like a fine alternative to the iPhone 4S, it likely won't be able to hold up against the iPhone 5. With that in mind, it might be best to wait for Apple's handset rather than go with what will likely be trumped in the next few weeks.

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5. Apple's current iPhones are lame ducks

If customers really can't wait to get another smartphone, buying the Galaxy S III or one of Apple's current iPhones might do the trick. However, it should be pointed out that Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are lame ducks with features and components that will soon be outdated. There's nothing worse than buying an Apple product, only to have it replaced in a couple of weeks.

6. Windows Phone 8 won't do the trick

Those strongly considering a Windows Phone 8 device will need to wait at least a couple of months before they can get their hands on that operating system. Right now, most Windows Phone 8 devices are expected to be announced in September and likely hit store shelves in October or so. Considering Apple's iPhone 5 will likely launch in September, those looking for a new device sooner rather than later would do better to jump on Apple's handset rather than wait for Microsoft's operating system to launch.

7. RIM is struggling to survive

There was a time when RIM's BlackBerry devices were considered a reasonable alternative to Apple's iPhone. Nowadays, however, that's simply not the case. RIM is dead in the water. And it's a mistake to either own one of the company's products or buy one of them at any point in the future. It's much better to wait for the iPhone and get a device that will still prove relevant for at least the next two years.

8. For the enterprise, it's the only move

Looking around the mobile market, it's hard to find a single device besides those fading RIM handsets that will be as welcome in the enterprise as the iPhone over the next few years. The device is what employees are increasingly bringing into the office as the BYOD craze continues and companies are warming to the idea of supporting it. The iPhone 5 might just be the most popular Apple handset to ever hit the enterprise.

9. Remember Apple's support practices

Getting a new iPhone now or sticking with what you have might prove troublesome down the road. Apple is notorious for requiring its customers to update and after a couple of years, stops supporting certain devices. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the iPhone 3GS and iOS 6. Keep that in mind when deciding whether to buy a new iPhone.

10. What iPhone isn't?

Let's face it: Apple's iPhone is the top smartphone in the world. And with each new launch, Apple delivers something new and exciting that proves worth the wait. With the iPhone 5 just a month away, according to reports, it would only make sense to wait and once again take advantage of Apple's updates.

AT&T 'clearing schedules and ordering all hands on deck through October' in preparation for iPhone 5 launch in late September

+Major Apple announcement scheduled for September 12 in San Francisco
+New iPhone expected to hit store shelves just weeks later
+AT&T rumoured to have ordered 'all hands on deck' and pushed back regional training event to accommodate new iPhone's debut

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Like many other Americans, AT&T is gearing up for the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 launch next month, moving to counter the flood of demand for the device.

The iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled during an Apple press conference in San Francisco on September 12 and go on sale just weeks later.

Apple's last iPhone model, the 4S - which introduced voice recognition system Siri, a new camera and a faster operating system - was introduced in October 2011.

A separate source told the website that a regional training session slated for the first week of October has now been pushed back.

The new iPhone is expected to have a larger 4 inch screen and a more powerful battery than current models.

Some tech insiders believe the iPhone 5 will have a rounder, curvier look than the 4S. Others say it's unlikely that Apple will go back to the rounded 'look' it abandoned before.

It is also believed to be so the new handset can include LTE, a high speed '4G data network giving far faster speeds than current iPhones.

Other rumours surrounding the iPhone point to a larger 4-inch display at a resolution of 1,136 x 640, along with a new two-tone back panel.

While the iPhone 5 launch is highly anticipated, Apple has also come under fire over reports of a smaller dock connector that would force owners to buy an adapter for use with their current dock.

It was revealed last week that Apple was trying to boost its declining sales by matching the $50 discount currently offered by Sprint on all models of the iPhone, dropping the price of the iPhone 4S drops to $150 from $200 when you sign a two-year contract.

A 32GB goes down to $250, 64GB too $350 and the iPhone 4 goes right down to $50.

But you won't find the offer advertised anywhere. This is one of those rare occasions when it's not who you know, but what you know that counts.

The discount will only be applied if you mention the Sprint sale, at which point $50 drops off the total bill.

And it doesn't apply online either, only in store.

Rumours about the technology giant are not exactly rare, but this one, first reported by MacRumours, is for real.

In fact it's likely it was started by Apple itself, in a bid to boost sales after rumours of the soon-to-be-released iPhone 5 saw sales slump.

Would-be-buyers are thought to have put their credit on hold to await the arrival of the next-generation phone, thought to be announced in mid-September.

Cheap Shares, but HTC Deal Is a Hard Sell

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Speculation is rising that HTC Corp. could become a takeover target. But given its sliding market share and murky outlook, the Taiwanese smartphone maker could be a risky bet for any acquirer.

Some analysts contend it would make sense for Chinese smartphone makers such as ZTE Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. or personal-computer-maker Lenovo Group, which is investing heavily in smartphones, to snap up HTC to build up scale, especially outside of China, as they transition to the high-end smartphone market on which HTC has long focused.

HTC has a wide global distribution network and close relations with major operators, making it a "tempting takeover or merger target," said Neil Mawston, executive director at market research firm Strategy Analytics.

Moreover, the shares are cheap. With its share price down more than 50% this year, HTC is cheaper than its peers, trading at more than eight times its forecasted 2012 earnings, compared with 14 times for Apple Inc., 9 times for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and 16 times for ZTE, according to FactSet data.

But HTC's low valuation and its mostly Android-based product range isn't enough in the fast-moving smartphone sector, where a hit product one year could become obsolete the next.

"It's tough to make deals happen in this space unless you have real intellectual property," said Nikhil Eapen, head of telecommunications, media and technology global banking at Citigroup. He noted that when Google Inc. bought Motorola Mobility Inc. for $12.5 billion in May, it acquired 17,000 patents.

HTC has less than one-10th of that filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark office.

"Potential buyers of HTC could come from telecoms, computing or consumer electronics...but any takeover would be risky because mergers in the mobile-device industry do not have a great track record," Mr. Mawston said.

Showing how difficult it is to integrate a mobile-phone company, Google said Monday it is laying off 4,000 of Motorola Mobility's work force. Earlier this year, a decade-old mobile joint venture between Sony Corp. and Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson of Sweden called Sony Ericsson was dissolved, after the tie-up racked up steep losses and didn't come up with compelling smartphones to compete with Apple and Samsung.

Still, HTC needs to do something. Its share of the global smartphone market has almost halved in the face of competition and weaker demand in the U.S. and Europe, to just 6% of the global market in the second quarter, from 11% a year earlier, according to Strategy Analytics. It has already warned that third-quarter earnings will decline significantly, and falling earnings are cutting into its ability to to develop and market new phones.

If a Chinese company could get Taiwanese regulatory approval to buy HTC, it could accelerate efforts to move into the high-end segment, where smartphones typically cost more than US$400 each.

Huawei is one Chinese maker of phones that is trying to make that switch to higher-end models. Lenovo is spending about $800 million on a new base to house the development, production and sale of mobile products, a relatively new market for it.

Lenovo spokesman Derrick Koh declined to comment when asked whether Lenovo is reviewing an acquisition of HTC, though he noted that "M&A continues to be an important part of our growth."

Spokesmen for HTC and Huawei declined to comment.

For HTC, finding a strong partner will be critical as rivals in the West are quickly aligning themselves with software partners, because features such as apps as well as facial and voice recognition are becoming battle grounds.

HTC has shifted its sales focus to China and India. But without a strong product pipeline in place and its earnings fast deteriorating, analysts say HTC is likely to fall farther behind its rivals. Just this month alone, eight brokerages have reduced their rating on the stock to "sell" or "hold," highlighting that even at a cheap price, HTC could soon become like BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, which is scrambling to stay afloat.

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