iPhone 4G – Is The iPhone 4G Overrated?
It is highly expected that Apple (Steve Jobs) will make the announcement for the iPhone 4G at the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) 2010 on June 7th in San Francisco. The Internet is already buzzing around the iPhone 4G, and the Gizmodo leak last month really contributed to the excitement and conversation around the iPhone 4G.
But is the iPhone 4G really all that?
I’m of the opinion that no, the iPhone 4G is not going to live up to the hype and excitement that is building. Sure, it’s going to be cool to have a new iPhone. I know I was excited when I upgraded from my first generation iPhone to the iPhone 3GS. But with the iPhone 4G coming out, the majority of the excitement around the product has already taken place with the first gen iPhone, the iPhone 3G, and the iPhone 3GS.
The iPhone 4G is, quite simply, an upgraded OS with a video conferencing.
I mean, do you really think we are going to see lines wrapping around buildings to get the iPhone 4G? I don’t think so…
Gizmodo’s Impact on the iPhone 4G
I think that another reason a lot of the potential sales from the iPhone 4G launch were taken away when Gizmodo released the iPhone 4G leak video.
With the world getting a “glimpse” of the iPhone 4G, before Apple has even announced the product, was very damaging to the entire marketing plan. The launch of the iPhone 4G will never be the same after Gizmodo dissected the iPhone 4G and published the results (reviews, images, and videos) on the web.
What do you think about the upcoming iPhone 4G?
So do you think the iPhone 4G is a revolutionary product that will generate the same amount of buzz, excitement, and sales that previous versions have generated?
Or is the iPhone 4G all about evolution and not revolution!?
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Dude are you kidding? Lines will form and millions will be sold. The leak only made the hype worse.
SMARTEST THING I'VE HEARD ALL DAY I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE TO THINK THIS
I agree millions will be sold - but "millions" isn't "revolutionary" for Apple products.
personally, i think the leak was intentional, for that exact purpose; to make the hype that much more hyped.
I dont think its revolutionary. It will be my first iPhone and im looking forward to it for that reason.
+1 I also dont think it would be revolutionary but like you it would be my first one too. Or I may finally shift from Windows to Android.
I know I'll be waiting in line this year at the apple store in Southlake, Texas.
then again, I've waited in line every year for the new upgraded iPhone.
but this iphone actually has a new look, it's what makes it so unique and better than the others.
don't forget about it take HD videos and having a BETTER screen and play HD video, if the rumor is true..
I'll be waiting in line. The iPhone is getting more and more exciting each year with each release. The trend of sales is the iPhone is selling more units, more quickly with every release. Sure the iPhone first gen was amazing in 2007 when it came out, but if you look at the 3gs, it outsold the original iPhone by millions and millions of units. To be honest, I was a little dissapointed last year when the 3GS only changed the speed and added compass. I already had video from jailbreaking. ;D. Since last year I have noticed I have gotten more frustrated with my 3g and was considering upgrading, but now that I have seen the iPhone HD I decided to wait. It's not just video conferencing... it also has:
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-new a4 processor like in iPad to make it super snappy...clocked @ 1ghz. That's nearly TWICE the 3gs which is approx 600 mghz.
-New design and bigger battery. If you own an iphone you will no doubt be looking for more battery life.
-LED flash.
-Higher resolution screen, apparently highest on the market .. not sure the exact numbers but it is much higher than the 3gs
-Needed camera update from 3 to 5 mp.
-and who knows what other goodies we will get with the release! The iPhone 4/HD os hasn't been shown yet, and it could have other cool features that we haven't seen on the 4.0 os beta's.
*I'm pumped :D.
I'm pumped as well - but it's an upgraded iPhone, not a revolutionary mobile / data device like the first generation iPhone was.
well duh it's not a revolutionary mobile/data device the the first gen iPhone, but how do you expect apple to do that? I mean it's how they make money but updating it every year little by little, having people anticipate it. and if they were to come out with a revolutionary iPhone every year, we would be wayy far in the future by now, technology wise. All in all, it's going to be an amazing phone, worth copping.
I think you have to be the most negative iPhone fan yet, for someone who says they're pumped about it lol
quit being a negative nancy and just join the hype, this is the first negative iPhone 4G post I've seen.
Of course it's not gonna be as revolutionary as the first iPhone.
There could only be one first wheel, it doesn't make the hi tech tires we have today any less superior to the first stone wheel invented.
People expect each new version released every year to be 10 times better than the one released the year before. Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not how technology works.
Agreed, Alon.
I agree with every one here so I wont restate the whole non-revolutionary factor, but you know this phone is going to be the phone all other phones are compared with. That's just how it goes, maybe thats a revolution in itself?
If I have to enter into a new contract in order to get tethering, I might as well get a 4G iPhone. Otherwise, I prefer longer battery life to multi-tasking, and reading books, and custom backgrounds are the only features I will not get on my existing 3G.
i can't wait but alas like everyone else i have to. I'll be standing in line. Bring on the G4!
it will generate even more hype then the others. Apple has always done it big...and guess what there gunna do it big again people went crazy for iphone, 3g and 3gs ipad why would it be any different for the next one. and to above post tethering has been a option for jailbreakers since last summer and i have had multi tasking on my iphone for ages...nothing cool. and custom backgrounds...thats iphone history, winterboard let you do that when it was released years ago. I feel todays non jailbroken iphones are amused by what we knew about or had years ago....apple is trying to catch up eventually it will have to give in and make jailbreaking legit. and not through 3rd party.