The new logic about apple and its iPhone franchise is that we’ll see increased iPhone iterations more frequently. That has been the logic behind new rumors — from tech pundits and serious analysts alike — who believe that an iPhone 6 could follow the iPhone 5 as soon as 5 months after the iPhone 5′s release in September. But a recently leaked AT&T document paints a rollout of 4G LTE technology for the iPad and smartphones that, through deductive reasoning, woulf prove otherwise.
The new documents describe a “pre-LTE” phase of testing, which was either completed last year in November, or will be completed this November — the document is vague in this regard. But it does not matter, since a later section of the document lays out the different LTE phases for testing and implementation, specifically designating the pre-LTE phase for the iPad. Since the iPad 2 turned out to still be a 3G device, it is safe to assume that the iPad 3 will get 4G treatment in 2012. And since Springtime is the typical season for iPad releases, it would stand to reason that the 4G iPad 3 will come sometime then.
In addition, the document also spells out details for “phase one” and “phase two” of the process, in which “iPhone migration” is not complete until phase two. If this is the case, then it will mean that a 4G iPhone will not be tested and released until after the iPad. This tells us two things:
1. That the iPhone 5 most likely will not be 4G, since it is slated to be released before the next iPad.
2. That the iPhone 6 will most likely be released in the Summer of 2012 and not the Spring, since apple will not release the iPad 3 and iPhone 6 in the same season, in order to maximize the hype and buzz for both devices.
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