iPhone 5 set to fail?

TechnologicalGenius · 2011-05-10T13:35:19Z

The iPhone 5 rumours have been bouncing round the internet since the release of the current generation, but the question I ask is; is it going to be as successful as it's predecessors? ..... Hit the jump for more information

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kookie5494d ago

Ipad 2 is fail among us core internet people, but when its in real life the people likes it.

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TechnologicalGenius5494d ago

Tablets in general I don't see much use for.

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BiggCMan5494d ago

Exactly. I have no problem bringing my laptop with me on the go if I need it. Most laptops perform better anyways. Tablets to me are just over sized smartphones, without the phone capabilities. Regarding the topic though, iPhone 5 definitely won't fail because of the large following Apple has with that product. iPhone was never the best though, its just easy to use and caters to the mainstream very well. Its a nice device though.

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captain-obvious5494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

casuals are just a bunch of sheep
i have a friend on mine that just got him an Ipad
shortly after that apple announced ipad2

and he was like all over it and decided to get an ipad2 after like 2 weeks of getting his first one

when i asked him why trying to convince him not to waste his money

he answered "they added a camera this time"

after that i was in one big epic facepalm mode

and oh yah
if they added a ""game"" like that in that pic
i dont think it'll fail

looooooooooooool

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Army_of_Darkness5494d ago

The iphone is like a version of capcoms street fighter games... Minor updates. Full price.

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Fox015494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

Waiting for iPhone 6; it will determine wether I'll get the iPhone 7 or not :(

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Information Minister5494d ago

The only way an iPhone can fail is if Apple forgets to slap their logo on it.

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LOGICWINS5494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

Me too. Whats the point of getting a tablet when I can do the same shit and MORE on a laptop?

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Si-Fly5494d ago

Since buying an ipad my laptop doesn't get used anymore, since my girlfriend got her ipad she only turns her laptop on to sync and dowload updates. Until you've used one on a regular basis you'll never realise how much more convenient it is to use than a laptop, also a great travel companion on long flights.

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LOGICWINS5494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

^^Is it more convenient for doing work, such as in Microsoft Word?

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Dojan1235494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

If you travel a lot you would understand the value. In between connections I can open up my tablet and not have to wait for a boot. I can surf quickly and not be limited to a small screen. In fact I am about to board a plane now.

BTW: Yes I have a PS3 and my PC has a 570 gtx. I would not consider myself a casual gamer.

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Si-Fly5494d ago

No, for Word I'd use a desktop at the office or my one at home. But for looking at N4G, sending emails, surfing the web or YouTube an ipad is so much more convenient than a laptop.

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tweet755494d ago

if has to have enough new features to justify a new purchase. Not just a few upgrades.

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Highlife5494d ago

after seeing the google IO 11 dev conf apple will be left in the dust.

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cochise3135494d ago

People eat Apple up, there is no way the iphone will fail even though there are better phones out there.

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Simco8765494d ago

Sounds alot like Microsoft.

Looks like the old guard is getting replaced

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TechnologicalGenius5494d ago

I have a few friends that are absoubtle apple fanboys, Macs, every iphone since release, apple tv. If apple did their own apples that were grown in disease ridden areas of the earth, you can rest assure they'd still eat them.

But, some of them are considering to skip out the iPhone 5, not sure if this applies to other apple whores, but to me it seems apparent people are slowly starting to think for themselves and not apples marketing.

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Si-Fly5494d ago

Agreed, I could care less if a phones specs are better than an iPhone 5, I like simplicity in life and gone are the days where I can be bothered to learn to use a new phone, I'll stick with Apple thanks.

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cervantes995494d ago

I agree 100% with you. Simplicity is king and Apple (in my opinion) has the best interface for simplicity.

I will buy an iPhone 5,6,7,8 ...

I make a good living and $200 for a new phone is nothing.

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Aarix5492d ago

imo the iphone specs dont really matter if they dont make game to use it up. The iphone can easily run ds games and, up to a point, psp games. But they dont.

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SammyXNA5494d ago

iPhone 5.. Blah just adding a few new features and updated firmware..

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josephayal5494d ago

Set to Fail? of Course Yes

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Apocwhen5494d ago

iPhone 5 set to fail? LoL
They could repackage the iPhone 4 and call it iPhone 5 and it will still sell like hotcakes to the mass public.

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Wikkid6665494d ago

Lemmings

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eferreira5494d ago

I bet you still have a flip phone.

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Wikkid6665494d ago

@eferreira

Actually have bag phone... what's your point?

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Fel085494d ago

This reminds me of the article, "iPad 2 set to fail?", and we all know how that turned out.

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TBONEJF5494d ago (Edited 5494d ago )

What does the Iphone have to with gaming? Thought this site bout games not phone the Ihone and it will always fail n the Ipad too

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Apocwhen5494d ago

This site does much more than gaming.
And the iPhone is still considered a mobile gaming device.

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Otheros005494d ago

lol

It actually got approved with that naughty picture.

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darx5494d ago

Yeah sure it will! I'll be getting mine.

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Shackdaddy8365494d ago

I'm probably gonna get the iphone5. Right now I have an 8 yr. old phone ready to break so I have to replace it (it's held together by scotch tape and breaks a little more each day). I don't really want to switch phone services (at&t) cus my family is on the same plan and I really like the design of the newer iphones so I will probably pick one of them up.

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Dizko5494d ago

If by fail the article really means, sell a few million more units, then yes it will fail.

Seriously, these articles shouldn't get approved in the first place. They are meant to be negative to stir nonsense fanboy flame waring and drive up cheap hits to their websites.

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TechnologicalGenius5494d ago

Ofcorse the title is provocative, you think anyone would read it if it wasn't?

The article itself has research, opinions with evidence backing up what it's claiming, perhaps you should actually read it.

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Dizko5494d ago

I did as a matter of fact. And while the article offers up some facts, it still does a lot of speculation and attempts to generalize a public world view towards smart phones, which is counterintuitive to what's typically perceived.

The reason the iPhone is so popular is precisely what the article argues is going to be the reason it fails, which is grasping for straws to say the least. This article is sensationalism masked in research.

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clrlite5494d ago

My sister has the Ipad 2 and my friend has the first one. I wasn't impressed with either of them, although they are pretty. I'll stick with a laptop with a real keyboard.

... and no, the new device is not going to fail, however, they will not be able to maintain the same level of hype forever.

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Senden5494d ago

If it's an Iphone 4s.. it's a huge fail in my eyes.

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