Touch panel issues to delay the iPhone 5 shipments

26 September, 2011
The panels manufactured by one of Apple's suppliers have "delayed bubble" issues.

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  • AnonD-9023
  • ut3
  • 26 Sep 2011

Whatever u say next iPhone sells better than iPhone 4 just like iPad 2 .

People Laughed at Apple on announcing iPad and also said iPad 2 update is very bad . Both were biggest hits .

its not about features or specs .
People want an eye-popping device in their hands.

and apple opening like 8 new premium retail stores this month.

those 8 stores are enough for apple to call next iphone a big hit. In hong kong iPad 2's were sold out even after selling each iPad 2 for double price like ($998 for $499 model etc).

apple does good marketing so more people are buying them.if u just consider here in our country. Most people know iPhone but if someone has a galaxy s2 people ask "whats that?" and turn around and go away because people need eye popping media but not features.thats why iPad 1 even with just 256 MB RAM sold millions.

we can't blame that because apple releases only one phone every year so their marketing done only on that single product with more money but samsung release atleast like 10 phones a year so they don't market entirely one phone.

i use galaxy s2 but also love my ipod touch 4g.
even today i like ipod touch 4g when coming to multimedia. even with 256 MB RAm only it runs pretty smooth compared to my friend's galaxy s1.
but galaxy s2 is very fast i agree but iOS is appealing when coming to apps. i have like 630 iOS apps all full versions without ads each having games atleast like 5 hours content and also apps related to photography , music etc and also i got most of them for free through promos .
i use only like 43 apps for my galaxy s2 because most of the apps are just live wallpapers and media players , in other words there is nothing new in android store apart from widgets and productive apps . but coming to remaining categories iOS blows android into water .

but removable battery and sd-slot are my 2 favourite things of galaxy s2 and iPhone is locked down . u need iTunes for everything. ipod touch means its just an ipod u can use it . but for phone u definitely need removable battery and sd-slot because u may get emergency at some point like battery dead at wrong time or immediate backup. so buying music player or tablet , i prefer iOS but phones android all the way to go .

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    • AnonD-5449
    • iCE
    • 26 Sep 2011

    AnonD-20019, 26 Sep 2011are you serious? like samsung care about money!!!! business... moreUmm... Sorry, but Apple tried to ban Samsung's products so that their products would sell better. That means MONEY. U mad?

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      • AnonD-5449
      • iCE
      • 26 Sep 2011

      I don't understand where these rumors get their fuel...

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        • Anonymous
        • m5p
        • 26 Sep 2011

        cpw, 26 Sep 2011Im sick and tired of all these rumours i get customers comi... moreIphone 5 will have android? Did you laugh at the guy? He told you the joke of the year??

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          • Max Killian Scott
          • u{E
          • 26 Sep 2011

          This is what I call, Karma. =)

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            • AnonD-4697
            • Luv
            • 26 Sep 2011

            traaaac, 26 Sep 2011The touchpanel and the display is not the same! !!!EXACTLY

            This guys are confused, Touch-pad and Main Screen aren't the same, and this is good since Apple don't want more Antenna-gate problems, they want their phone be launched "Problem/Trouble" Free....Not like other manufacturers that launch their phone with future problems.

            Like Samsung SG1 and their very know "Center Button of Death" LoL the problem that makes the center button stops working suddenly and only with a hard reset can be fixed...and they know about this problem and don't do anything to solve :P

            Good for Apple!!!!

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              • AnonD-20019
              • wfA
              • 26 Sep 2011

              Blankman, 26 Sep 2011What utter claptrap. Samsung will make the parts that Ap... moreare you serious? like samsung care about money!!!! business is always not about money... apple took samsung to the court for many times... on the other hand.. if apple wants samsung to make there parts then shame on apple...

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                • Blankman
                • nFc
                • 26 Sep 2011

                Anonymous, 26 Sep 2011Apple is not being truthful about the big delay of iPhone 5... moreWhat utter claptrap.

                Samsung will make the parts that Apple want, for the huge amount of money it is making.

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                  • AnonD-13148
                  • PBC
                  • 26 Sep 2011

                  They are now in trouble . That's the effect of starting a fire with their previous manufacturer, Samsung.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • TRJ
                    • 26 Sep 2011

                    wait i dont get it, u mean the next iphone will have touch panels from different manufacturers?

                    does this then mean different batches of the next iphone will have different quality? and so in effect will not be consistent across all handsets?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • mTW
                      • 26 Sep 2011

                      Anonymous, 26 Sep 2011Apple is not being truthful about the big delay of iPhone 5... moreOMG, thank you. I just dropped everything I know, including my brain. I will now only listen to news by Mr Anonymous from IP p8c4.

                      Please sir, tell me more.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • p8c
                        • 26 Sep 2011

                        Apple is not being truthful about the big delay of iPhone 5. Korean news is saying that at least 80% of the technology and hardware inside Iphone 4 and 5 is made by external companies that are themselves subsidiaries to The Samsung Group under Samsung Technologies. Obviously Samsung Technologies has got instructions from The Samsung Group, what they are, is at the moment unclear. Samsung are obviously not happy with Apple at the moment. Apple acted out of desperation without thinking. Apple made the bed, now sleep in it.

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                          • Oz
                          • fqx
                          • 26 Sep 2011

                          I'm pretty sure that this is just an excuse, buying time to redesign it, in order to make it more competent agaisnt the GSII and other Android devices.

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                            • no matter
                            • pdq
                            • 26 Sep 2011

                            another FAIL from apple.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mTW
                              • 26 Sep 2011

                              cpw, 26 Sep 2011Im sick and tired of all these rumours i get customers comi... moreLol hilarious. You should just say "That's amazing, can I video you saying that? I want to send it to failblog".

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                                • Rev
                                • M3s
                                • 26 Sep 2011

                                cpw, 26 Sep 2011Im sick and tired of all these rumours i get customers comi... moreNo guessing what company you work for...if its the same as me ;)

                                But yeh, wtf! i would of died of laughter! youve made my day

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                                  • Moja
                                  • wHr
                                  • 26 Sep 2011

                                  Maybe Iphone 5 will be available next year with obsolete technology.... what a mess.....

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                                    • prem
                                    • s82
                                    • 26 Sep 2011

                                    i think it's due to the samsung news. Apple was thinking yeah i sue samsung.but sadly yesterday apple got choke.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • TRJ
                                      • 26 Sep 2011

                                      wait i dont get it, u mean the next iphone will have touch panels from different manufacturers?

                                      does this then mean different batches of the next iphone will have different quality? and so in effect will not be consistent across all handsets?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4D1
                                        • 26 Sep 2011

                                        thats what happens when you burn your bridges with samsung.apple going down like the titanic.