Tomorrow at 1 Eastern/10 Pacific, The Motley Fool's top analysts will be hosting a live blog breaking down what Apple's iPhone 5 press conference means for investors. The best part? They’ll also be taking any questions you have about the phone and Apple as an investment as well. Make sure to set a reminder to come back to Fool.com this Tuesday for all your iPhone 5 news and analysis!
The last-minute rumblings and rumors are coming in ahead of Apple's
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint Nextel
Additionally -- and more interestingly -- BGR independently reported that that an "incredibly solid industry contact" has disclosed that Sprint will be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 5. Keyword: exclusive. Exclusivity did wonders for AT&T
It's widely believed that Apple will be introducing at least two separate models tomorrow: a redesigned iPhone 5 and an upgraded version of the iPhone 4, dubbed the iPhone 4S. TheBGR report alleges that the redesigned iPhone 5 will be available only on Sprint and will feature 4G WiMAX, while AT&T and Verizon
As riveting as this would be, I don't believe it. At this point, Apple has plenty of leverage with carriers, and an exclusive deal with a carrier smaller than its current two domestic partners makes little to no sense.
It's believable that Sprint is committing a ton of money into getting the iPhone, but exclusivity isn't the name of the game for Apple anymore. More carriers mean more household penetration and iPhone sales, and vice versa. Google's
WiMAX has lost the 4G battle to LTE, and NFC is too immature to be a meaningful addition. I've already made my official predictions of what will be in the iPhone 5, with 4G and NFC waiting until next year.
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