Jan 08
Top 10 iPhone Predictions for 2010
Posted in Opinion | Posted on 01-08-2010 | Post Comment |
So what better way to start off 2010 other than a post that lists my top predictions for the iPhone in 2010.
- The iPhone will land on Verizon. This is just a matter of time and if the rumors are right the exclusive contract is up this year and some version of the iPhone will land on the Verizon network.
- Android momentum won’t catch the iPhone. Right now, Android looks sweet and is driving competition against the iPhone. The main reason it has a lot of momentum is because Verizon users don’t have any other device that can compete with it. Once the iPhone hits Verizon I think people will take the iPhone over a Droid phone.
- Multi-tasking, Voice Commands, 5mp camera, LED flash will come to the next version of the iPhone. You can thank competition from the Droid and Pre lines for this one. I may even go to say that there will be a front facing camera with some sort of live conferencing capability. The voice commands are something that is built into the Android platform and is pretty slick, the iPhone will need to catch up to that.
- Storage is the next thing to increase but they still won’t support external storage cards. Do they really need external storage if you have 64GB of space?
- The App store will hit 350,000 apps by the end of the year and there will be an option for developers to expedite their approval process by paying extra.
- Subscription services will come to the iPhone and iTunes.
- Flash won’t come to the iPhone in 2010. I know Adobe has the mobile version but I just don’t see Apple letting that run on the iPhone and take away from their game market.
- The overall form factor of the device won’t change much but the screen and internal CPU compoents will get get an upgrade. The screen should get an HD upgrade, while the processor will go dual core which will allow them to open up multitasking.
- Major enhancements to the default maps application, even a move away from using Google. Integrated Traffic and weather? Better GPS?
- Continue to dominate sales and be the best phone out there.
What are your predictions?
My prediction is that apple wont copy every cool thing about the Droid, and therefore, stay lame.
Such simple, and expected things like, being able to change the battery (Whats that, your iPhone wont hold a charge anymore, just send it in, go two weeks without a phone at all, and then get a refurbed phone from apple, hope you backed up!), or being able to upgrade the storage space by putting in a bigger flash memory card, or being able to multitask.
Really, you don’t want to be able to play music, and play a game at the same time? Or scan some news feeds while listening to some rocking tunes, while that game you were playing is paused, waiting for you to come back.
Yeah, people are probably right when they say the iPhones performance would take too much of a hint, that’s what happens when you under power a device with old components. Or, maybe you are worried about battery life? Well, its the display that takes up the lions share of power, so it must suck having an inefficient, low resolution display like that.
Oh well, there are alternatives, but the Steve Jobs kool-aid is pretty strong, are you sure you can break out of the walled garden?
I doubt it.
I think that all the new competition from Android and the Windows phone will really help keep the industry moving. I am thankful for what the iPhone has done for smartphones but they will be forced to make changes to their model or else they will fall behind. It seemed like they were dead set against multi-tasking but since all these other devices have come out supporting it, they are now forced to. Based on all the rumors lately, it sounds like some form of multitasking will exist in the 4.0 OS. I think this will also evolved into the hardware. They will be forced to update their screen and think about front facing cameras and stuff like that and all that will benefit will the the consumers. We now have choices of some pretty bad ass smartphones, which is something I have wanted for a very long time!
iPhones are a waste of money. Droids rule thanks HTC KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Check out http://www.iphonessuck.com
Guys, I am an android user. My friends all have their iphone 4s, thinking their the sh-, but if you really… REally REALLY look into the top android pt there, you will crap ur pants… No lie. My samsung galaxy s from t mobile has the best screen (SUPERAMOLED), the fastest processor ( hummingbird ovetclocked to a whoppin 1.6 ghz.) ( Iphone has 1ghz)………. Are you kidding urselfs? Get away from apple!!.at least get a.windows phone, they are high quality… Please get a galaxy s!! Wait till summer, the glalxy 2 comes out with the best hardware imagimable… IPHONE USERS, GET THE F OUTTA THAT CAVE AND WAIT FOR A GALAXY 2 or just buy a galaxy now. Thank youy for reading,
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