The iPhone 5: The Speculation and Rumors Over A Handset That Doesn't Exist

        It's almost here. 12. We've all seen this meaningless image, and somehow have all been convinced that it's hints towards the unveiling of Apples latest abomination, the iPhone 5. Now don't get me wrong, the iPhone 5 could very well compete with the latest Android devices, but is it likely? Not a chance. The problem, and the advantage of Apple's marketing techniques are that they assert themselves through a silent treatment towards their liberal hipster audience. Do I have anything against liberal hipsters? No, I'm just stating the obvious stereotype that most Apple consumers tend to share.. Using this roughly 11-month silent treatment, Apple establishes a hype over a device that hasn't been announced, yet its very existence has been predicted by its mass audience. This is due to the fact that iPhone devices have been released annually during the same release window quarter since the iPhone (1?) It's actually an excellent style of strategic marketing, but also one that's destined to wear off at some point in time.

        Since us Apple fans never actually get any specifications on their handsets until days within their release frame, we have to create our own predictions based on absolutely no information whatsoever. While many of us Apple fanatics enjoy discussing speculation over a device that doesn't exist, I assume other people find it extremely annoying. (We They do.) And they wouldn't find it the least bit annoying if they had evidence to backup their speculation, or if they actually discussed other devices as Android groupies do, but instead all of us Apple fans fall into this speculation, obsessing over false information, and then "show off" a smartphone that they neither own, nor exists in the first place. I'm really sorry if you are one of those people like me who obsesses over Apple as if they are actually an innovative company, but I needed to get my opinion out there regarding this subject.

What To Expect

4G LTE

        Sure most devices other than the iPhone have used speedy 4G LTE radios since 2011 (which is a long time in smartphone years), but Apples decided to be their usual, different selves and have decided to take another direction in the mobile data category. People expected the iPhone 4S to include 4G capabilities, but Apple just wasn't ready for this type of change. (Are they ever?) Sometimes this can be a good thing, as taking on experimental technologies can be well, experimental, but this isn't the case with 4G LTE, as the technology has been used in many phones since 2010, and 4G itself has been used in South Korea since 2006, so during the time period when the 4S was in production, 4G was not a new technology.

Larger Screen

        Let's face it. The screen on the iPhone 4S, as well as many of its other features, is incompetent. While the latest blockbuster Android device, the Samsung Galaxy S III shows off its 4.8-inch 720p screen, the iPhone 4S has a mere 3.5-inch 640p screen. Now, some may argue that the latest iPhone is about a year old now, while the Galaxy S III was only recently released, but I would respond by saying, "Whose fault is that?" because it's Apples fault for not creating a mainstream, open-source mobile operating system that can be enjoyed on various smartphones, whether they're low-end or high-end devices. Apple has 1 phone, and within a month of its annual release, Google can come back with something better because they haven't restricted their operating system to one phone; everyone can love Android, no matter what phone they have. (Unless of course they have the iPhone.) 

This is all I am certain you can expect from the iPhone "5", as I am not a psychic.

What Not To Expect

         If I were an Apple-crazed fool, which according to this article I am, then September 12th would be my favorite day of this year (besides December 21st), but I wouldn't expect any Android-esque operating system from iOS 6, as Apple should be very careful not to infringe any of Google's patents, for if they were to do such things September 12th wouldn't be such a happy day for Apple fans anyway after their law suit against Samsung for patent infringements. And if you were expecting an Android-esque OS, why not just upgrade to an Android device?