This one seems to be a bit early. It isn’t quite Apple rumor time and it surely is not the time for a new iPhone to be discussed. Or is it?
The whole iPhone 4 antenna drama has spawned a new round of rumors, iPhone 5 rumors. One of those industry sources suggested that Apple is pushing up the release of the fifth generation iPhone up to early January 2011 to deal with the antenna issue. Sort of a redesigned iPhone 4. That is a tough one to believe, but then we never know. By the way, Apple just deleted the antenna performance comparison videos from its website. There was no information why that happened, but we think it is a good idea. A justification has never been really necessary anyway.
Besides the new iPhone 5, rumor has it that there will also be a smaller iPad with a screen size of seven inches. The source also talks about an iPod nano, a shuffle with a small 1.7” screen as well as the new iPod touch. There is one more product update cycle in September and there is no doubt in our mind that Apple will be updating its iPods then. It will be interesting to see how far Apple will take its iOS, whether it will make it into the nano or whether Apple will put a much stronger focus on the touch, which was highlighted by the company as the reason why the iPod line can still deliver somewhat stable revenues during Apple’s most recent earnings conference.
The iPhone 5 got us thinking though. Apple rumors have been very accurate lately, but it seems more likely that Apple will just redesign the iPhone 4, which may be feasible until January 2011 and a subsequent release. An entirely phone, which would also spark a discussion of a new iOS may be a bit optimistic.