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Q: http://9to5mac.com/2012/07/29/new-purported-next-generation-iphone-part-photos-show-fully-assembled-device/# Over the past few days, the latest round of purported pictures of Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5 have hit the web. 
  
 And I can't be the only potential customer who is deflated by what they see. 
  
 In fact, I'll go far enough to say that, if the iPhone 5 looks like the pictures that have recently appeared , Apple may be screwed. 
  
 Why? 
  
 Because the "iPhone 5" looks pretty much like the iPhone 4S. Which looked exactly like the iPhone 4 , a phone that is now two years old. 
  
 In the meantime, Samsung and other manufacturers have come out with phones that make people's jaws drop, such as the Galaxy S3, which has a (relatively) humongous screen. Although the Apple faithful may start hyperventilating about things like the movement or elimination of a button, most phone buyers couldn't care less. Now that most phones do the same things and work pretty much the same way, the most obvious (and, arguably, important) difference between them is the screen. 
  
 In short, the Galaxy feels like a next-generation phone. The iPhone, meanwhile, looks small and old . And the pictures that purport to be of the iPhone 5 show a phone that is pretty much the same small, old phone. 
  
 (Yes, they've moved the camera an inch. And it's longer. And it has a metal back. Whoop-de-do.) 
  
 (And, yes, apparently the screen is a little taller. Somehow that isn't the same. Check out the size difference in the photo below between the current iPhone and the Galaxy: A bit taller won't cut it.) 
  
 To be sure, regardless of what the iPhone 5 ends up looking like, the Apple faithful will scarf up tens of millions of them. They'll line up around the block and sleep outside the stores. They'll rave about the amazing slickness and geniosity and sophistication of Apple, especially as compared to the plebeian "bigness" of Samsung (the Galaxy will no doubt be dismissed as the McMansion of phones). 
  
 But, secretly, a lot of those faithful will be disappointed. 
  
 And, more importantly, so will tens of millions of other customers and potential customers. 
  
 As they should be. 
  
 Because it will make it clear that one observation that many Apple skeptics make is dead-on correct--namely that each new generation of the iPhone offers less and less improvement over the prior generation, and, thus, gives customers less reason to upgrade. This, combined with carriers increasingly making moves to discourage customers from upgrading frequently (see AT&T;'s stealthy changes, which may have helped hurt Apple's iPhone sales in the June quarter), will stretch out the upgrade cycles. And that will mean fewer sales--and less growth--for Apple. 
  
 Which screen would you rather spend 18 hours a day using? Apple's competitors, meanwhile, are on a tear. 
  
 In the past year, as Apple moved back its iPhone release schedule and then released a phone that seemed like only a modest refresh of the prior version, Apple's competitors have been gaining ground. Samsung sold 52 million smartphones in Q2, twice as many as Apple , and is now the clear worldwide smartphone leader. Samsung's Galaxy S3, which some reviewers say is better than the iPhone, has sold very well in its first couple of months on the market . 
  
 (Our gadget god, Steve Kovach, who is a huge Apple fan, is one of those who concluded that the Galaxy is better than the iPhone. He'd still buy an iPhone over the Galaxy, but only because of the "ecosystem"--the app store, the apps, etc. And although that ecosystem is obviously a big competitive advantage for Apple, it's safe to say if people feel forced to use an inferior phone just because of the "ecosystem," they're going to be disappointed.) 
  
 Despite the amazing success of the iPad (which will soon face serious, low-priced competition of its own), the iPhone is still by far and away Apple's most important product. The iPhone generates about half of Apple's revenue, and, likely, a lot more than half of Apple's profits . 
  
 If Apple's stock is to power its way to the the $1,000 that most analysts and investors now expect, the iPhone has to keep going gangbusters. And releasing a phone that looks pretty much like the same old iPhone--with a screen that now seems small--probably won't get the job done. 
  
 So here's hoping those pictures aren't actually of the iPhone 5. 
  
 SEE ALSO: Well, It Looks Like One Of Apple's Big Risks May Finally Be Hitting Home 
  
 WATCH: Everything You Need To Know About The iPhone 5 ||||| There's been a ton of iPhone 5 leaks over the last few days. 
  
 The consenus seems to be the new iPhone will look like this. Of course, as we learned last year, Apple could always surprise us. 
  
 The Japanese blog Makotakara, which has been pretty good with Apple rumors, obtained an alleged iPhone 5 casing and posted the following video. Check it out: ||||| iMore has learned that Apple is planning to debut the new iPhone at a special event on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, with the release date to follow 9 days later on Friday, September 21. This information comes from sources who have proven accurate in the past. 
  
 The iPad mini will be announced at the same September 12 event, as will the new iPod nano. We haven't heard a release date for the iPad mini yet, but it could be the same as the iPhone 5. It seems likely the new iPod touch will make an appearance on September 12 as well, though we haven't heard any specific information about that yet either. 
  
 Last year, the iPhone 4S was announced on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and released 10 days later on October 14. The event included minor updates to the iPod line, notably a white iPod touch 4. This year, the iPad 3 was announced on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, and released 9 days later on March 16. The event included a 1080p Apple TV. 
  
 Back in March, we heard Apple was targeting an October release window for the iPhone 5,1, much like last year's iPhone 4,1 (iPhone 4S). Recently, however, several reports have suggested Apple would be ready to go as early as September. Last week, App4Phone.fr, citing Chinese manufacturing sources, reported the September 21 release date. 
  
 Unlike last year, when some 16 months separated the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, a September 21 schedule would put the iPhone 5 launch at just over 11 months after the iPhone 4S. 
  
 The longer schedule last year allowed Apple to re-position the iPhone as the new, big fall product release. It took the spotlight from the iPod family that previously ruled the holiday quarter, but has waned in recent years. It also padded the time between the Verizon iPhone 4 launch, which only occurred in February of 2011, and gave four extra months for Apple to work on iOS 5, which included major new features like iCloud, Notification Center, iMessage, and Siri. 
  
 iOS 6, which was announced during Apple's WWDC 2012 keynote on June 11 and includes a new, Google-free Maps app, and Passbook, should get a final presentation during the September 12 event as well, and if Apple sticks to previous patterns, a release sometime around Wednesday, September 19. 
  
 Apple typically shows off extra, hardware-specific iOS features at new iPhone events as well. For the last few years, Apple SVP of Marketing, Phil Schiller, has demonstrated advanced camera and video recording, and Apple SVP of iOS, Scott Forstall, has demonstrated Voice Control, FaceTime, and Siri. For now, we have only educated guesses (see the conclusion) as to what else might be coming to iOS this year. 
  
 As for hardware, we're still hearing the iPad mini will be exactly like the 9.7-inch iPad, only scaled down to 7.x-inches. We originally heard Apple had a few iPhone 5 prototypes, including 3.5-inch and 4-inch versions, but recent reports and parts leaks make it look like the 4-inch, 16:9 screen version is what Apple's going with. We've also consistently heard all new iOS devices will have the new, smaller Dock connector iMore learned about back in February, which along with the nano-SIM and rumored in-cell display should leave lots of room for the LTE radio we learned about earlier in the year, and the bigger battery to go along with it. 
  
 If these announcement and release dates prove accurate, we should find out in only 6 short weeks. 
  
 Update: John Paczkowski of the Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD is now reporting the same September 12, 2012 for the Apple event. 
  
 Update 2: Jim Dalrymple of The Loop has added his trademark "yep". 
  
 Update 3: The Verge is now reporting the September 12, 2012 date as well. 
  
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Get ready for a big Apple event on Sept. 12: That's when the company will announce the iPhone 5 and iPad mini, sources tell iMore. The new iPhone will be available on Sept. 21, reports have said; it's not clear when the scaled-down tablet will be out. That release date is just 11 months after the iPhone 4S was released, compared to 16 months between the 4 and the 4S. If you're wondering what it'll look like, you're in luck: Leaked video purports to show its casing. It looks a lot like the 4S, notes Henry Blodget at Business Insider, and that's a problem for Apple. While Samsung's Galaxy "feels like a next-generation phone," the iPhone "looks small and old." The September event will also likely debut the new iPod Nano and perhaps the next iPod Touch, and it will probably include a presentation of the previously-announced iOS 6.