iPhone 5 Release Date; 60% of Consumers Say iPhone 5 is Ugly, Poll Shows
The rumored iPhone 5 release date is dawning later this month. While Apple and its fans are expecting a grand soar of sells on the iPhone 5, a poll suggests it may not be such a money-maker. A majority of consumers on a poll conducted by Business Insider suggested the iPhone 5 is ugly.
"Do you think the iPhone 5 is ugly?" the poll asked. Forbes reports that "more than 60 percent of the 2,400 people who responded answered yes."
Reports suggest that the iPhone 5 release date will reveal an completely new generation of the Apple smartphones. However, with a brand new design, the Business Insider poll readers expressed their unhappiness with the iPhone 5 when viewed side by side with the iPhone 4S model.
While most polls on the iPhone 5 reveal very positive aspects with praise for Apple. Examiner notes that many polls are answered by Apple fans. However, in an article by Forbes, the publication questions whether the Business Insider poll targeted an Android fan base.
Forbes also wondered if perhaps those who answered the Business Insider poll responded negatively because of the recent Apple lawsuit against Samsung.
Forbes wrote, "consumers may also have some ill will towards Apple after the company defeated Samsung in their domestic patent dispute."
Rumors of the iPhone 5 release date come as the Apple/Samsung controversy heats up.
Reports suggest that tech rival, Samsung, plans to file a lawsuit against Apple if the iPhone 5 release date reveals that the device uses LTE technology.
"Samsung wants to use this new feature against Apple and is preparing another patent case against the iPhone 5," Examiner reports. While Nokia holds the highest share for LTE patents with 18.9%, Samsung holds 12.2%.
The rivalry with Apple has grown more intense since the iPhone 5 makers won a lawsuit against the Korean company recently.
"Samsung is understandably mad," regarding the "legal beat down" which was issued in a court ruling last week, Cult of Mac reports. They continued saying: "and probably a little embarrassed and majorly vindictive."
The publication continued to report that Samsung "declared that if Apple even thinks about releasing an iPhone 5 with LTE they will sue them immediately."
iPhone 5 release date rumors progress as Samsung also promises to fight against the ban Apple has placed on their products in the US.
According to a report by PC World, the Korean company vowed on Tuesday to "take all necessary measures" to maintain retail in the US.
On August 27, Apple issued a request at the US District Court for Northern California to ban eight of Samsung's products from being sold in the US. Samsung, however, will have the option of appealing any injunction or filing a motion to stop it. According to Examiner, the eight products include the S 4G, S2 AT&T, S2 Skyrocket, S2 T-Mobile, S2 Epic 4G and the Galaxy Prevail. The latest Samsung Galaxy S III is not part of the eight products.
On August 24, a court ruling declared that 28 of Samsung's products had trespassed against Apple's patent. $1.05 billion was given to Apple from Samsung for damages. While Apple may try to ban all Samsung products in the US, the Korean company is not taking the lawsuit lightly. Samsung intends on appealing the decision made on Friday.
Apple remains as the center of attention as the iPhone 5 is rumored to be announced during an Apple conference on September 12 and put on sell on September 21.
