Wednesday, June 15, 2011

iPhone 5: 20 most-wanted features

DesignedbyItem's concept design for a future iPhone.
(Credit: designedbyitem.com) Editors' Note: Updated on June 9, 2011.
With Apple's WWDC keynote--where the company has typically announced next-generation iPhones--now past, the iPhone 5 rumors continue to fly fast and furious, and it's looking more and more like a fall launch for the next iPhone.
Will it have a completely new design or just be a slightly modified version of the iPhone 4 (the iPhone 4S) with enhanced parts and various tweaks? Will there be a smaller, lower-cost iPhone?
All is unknown. But that hasn't stopped me from updating this list of most-wanted features with information gleaned from the arrival of iOS 5, as well as other new products and services. (I originally posted this column the day after the iPhone 4 launched, which is why you see a lot of comments dating back to June of last year.)
As a reminder, the 20 items in the list are ordered from least important to most in a reverse countdown. I've also included what I think are the odds of Apple actually implementing each request. As always, feel free to agree or disagree with me and make your own suggestions (and to post your own ordered wish list).
Oh, and Android users, don't be shy about extolling the virtues of your phones and saying how most of the items on this list are already available in Android models. It's always nice to see the Android and Apple fanboys (and fangals) mixing it up.

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