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Here’s some things that would make the iPhone 5 rock, in our own unjust opinions:
Price: We know pretty much that the phone will be priced at super-premium rates and most likely way a little above the iPhone 4. But how cool would it be if the price was slightly lower? We’re not talking a huge rebate, but something between the £350-400 SIM-Free mark would literally offer a great, compelling deal over everything else out there. We know that Apple can afford it; as the most valuable brand in America, the profit margins per iPhone it makes are staggering.
8 Megapixel Camera: This may occur but the chances are Apple may go for just an enhanced version of the Iphone 4 camera. The jump in camera has been rather slow, from 2, to 3 megapixels from the Iphone to the 3GS version, to finally a 5 megapixel in the 4. Therefore a jump would be the largest in history, but also put this close to the front of the pack where imaging is concerned.
MicroSD Card Slot: Unlikely to happen, but the pressure certainly is building for Apple to offer some kind of alternative storage facility which is removable. As devices converge, it’ll remain to be seen whether things that offer multiple functionality, for example a phone that docks with the laptop, is a competitive advantage.
64GB Version: In liew of this, a 64GB version of the phone could have it’s takers. Although this phone would be extremely expensive, it would still represent a first of sorts for the phone, and certainly would attract a niche market. With apps getting bigger by the day – some are approaching 1GB for top-end games, this capacity size isn’t as ridiculous as it once was.
NFC Functionality: This looks to be the most likely of the lot, and in fact could be a banker. NFC functionality would certainly allow a much greater use of the phone, and it may become a greater part of daily life than it is now – being used to pay for shopping, transport, cans of Coke, you name any small transaction, and it could do it… which brings us on to the sixth point (OK, we cheated)
Better Battery Life: No point in making the fancy NFC functionality if people’s phones have run out of battery to enable them to make the transactions. Given that the security for the transaction will most likely take place on the phone – for instance the customer typing in a PIN number on the handset, it’s imperative that the phone can last more than a day with the increased usage it’s likely to attract.