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Reuters: 8GB iPhone 4 “is expected to launch within weeks”
You know what was missing so far this week? An iPhone rumour. Here’s your daily fix: Reuters is now stating that Apple is working their magic and will deliver a cheaper iPhone 4 to the masses, this is expected to be available “within weeks”. The report says it’ll be the same design as the current 16GB or 32GB version, but will be slimmed down to only 8GB. An 8GB version of the iPhone is nothing new though, Apple currently has the 3GS in an 8GB model and is already priced way down at $0 on a 3-year term. There was no word on the price points of the possible 8GB iPhone 4, but a few Canadian carriers recently dropped the price of the 16GB model to $99 on a 3-year term (TELUS, Bell and Virgin).
In addition, Reuters sources stated that “Apple is targeting an end-September launch” of the new iPhone, possibly called the iPhone 5 or 4S. This will be “largely identical appearance to the existing iPhone 4, will have a bigger touch screen, better antenna and an 8-megapixel camera”.
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I find 16gb not even enough! With all the software updates, the apps I have, pictures and a few gb of music I have, my iPhone it totally full. I wish it had expandable memory. I would’ve gotten a phone that took a micro SD slot of the iPhone wasn’t given to me.
But I guess some people need only 8gb. Hardly seems like enough though.
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Alex, every time you post you get negative thumbs down. Save yourself and remove your photo. I bet you then you will get thumbs up’s
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*sigh* This is *Mobile* Syrup, not Beauty Syrup. i get tired of playing beauty pageant and also all the people name calling each other.
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To clarify what i had to say, Walmart sells a 16 GB USB flash drive for $16. So that’s what i meant by “each GB costs $1″. i did NOT want at all to say that the iPhone costs $8/$16/$32. That would be weird. i just wanted to describe the cost of the flash storage alone.
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i think you look hot alex
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8GB isn’t enough but if it works with WIND mobile, I’ll get it!
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if***
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One step forward, steps back. This should only be a cash cow for Apple since there is no other reason for this super late release.
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Brillant! Groundbreaking! I’ll just put this one next to Blackberry and all their latest new phones.
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did my sarcastic tone not come through?
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This changes everything. Again. And again.
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The problem will probably be the price. Just look at the current price of the 3GS. It’s one of the most overpriced phone out there.
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8GB is more than enough for some people.
Not everyone has a million songs to listen too. I personally use internet radio more than I listen to my music on my iPhone.
8GB for applications and pics is more than enough for most, esp with icloud, all your pictures can be pushed to the cloud and downloaded straight to your computer while you sleep.
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The 16GB should be $0/3yr.
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It will probably be 0$ on 3 year for the 8GB, but the main problem will be the no-contract price.
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Awwe alex. Ilu, youre picture, and youre comments.
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Iphone sucks, its only has great pics and video + good quality video streaming… Other wise the device sucks
Piss off with this Garbage its an Android/Blackberry world
Iphone has no place, overpriced jailed in phone, prison within the plams of your hands… cut the restrictions dammit
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Meaning the iPhone 5 will not have a 64GB storage option. Same 16Gb and 32Gb options. Sucks.
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Start getting used to it, this is where the future is going.
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uh oh. This is the end of BlackBerry. Low end BB’s can no longer compete
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I can go on all day on how wrong you are.
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@Rio that means the future sucks. Cloud is crap.
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@George
Cloud is crap? Cloud Computing is the future.
You carry around your 1TB harddrive while I walk around streaming and downloading stuff from my phone/laptop.
Do you not use Dropbox?
I know the situation isnt ideal right now for cloud computing but give it a few years and everything will slowly set into place. This includes cell phone providers, internet providers, online services.
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@Alex
I highly doubt a 16GB flash drive is comparable to 16Gigs of flash based embedded storage.
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@Rio
I’m not sure if everyone is willing to compromise their already limited and overpriced data plans for basic tasks such as streaming music etc; doubt everyone has a 6GB plan.
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@Saffant
Im saying get used to it
Assure you those plans will be changing over the next 5-10 years.
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@Rio
lol we went from unlimited to 1GB to 100mb plans :/
doesn’t seem much hope for increased data allowances without taking a financial hit.. for the consumer that is.
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EDIT: But.. you never know.
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Yeah I agree it doesnt look that way.
When smartphone first came out, the amount of people that had them was so little that carriers were able to provide those services.
Over the last few years carriers have realized what they have gotten them selves into and will slowly have no choice but to start building their networks to cater to the future.
It will take one carrier be it big or small to make this difference. With the small carriers offering Unlimited Plans for cheap prices, it is only a matter of time before their Networks get large enough to be a threat to the big 3
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Im sure apple fan boys have already run to an apple store to ask if this is true. They will start camping out asap.
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We actually already have, there was an article not to long ago of someone who started camping out at an Apple store for the iPhone 5
Kinda sad that droidfans have to talk smack about the iPhone so much to make Android look good
EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS AND BOTH OS’S HAVE THEIR PRO AND CONS.
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Anyone know why I dont see the option to see the 2nd page?
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Who really cares? The main point here people, is that Apple is greedy. Many other smartphones come with 8GB, but they also include a micro sd slot too. Apple does not want to do that. They would rather charge you $100 for 16gb memory to get an iphone 4 32gb over a 16gb model.
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Yup that is the reason.
Slots just make handsets bulky and are so unnecessary.
Id rather pay the extra 100$ and not have a SD Slot
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Lame. A “budget” iPhone should skimp out on the waste of glass on the back. A plasticky iPhone 4 would easily cost less than an 8GB version and perform just as well as the iPhone 4.
Unfortunately Apple is more about doing things smoothly/prettily than doing more.
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More garbage stolen from Android tech! Get a real phone, get an Android XD
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