What’s Left to Be Said About the iPhone 5?

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) probably will introduce the new iPhone 5 today. What can be said that has not already been said? Nothing.

The smartphone may have the capacity to connect to superfast 4G LTE networks. It might have a better camera. It may be slightly bigger than older versions. The Siri voice recognition feature, which has been a bit of a failure, may work more precisely. Sales of the iPhone 5 may reach 10 million this month. They may not reach 10 million. Apple’s competitors like Samsung have sold too many smartphones recently to allow Apple to get its normal surge in sales. If the iPhone does not sell well, Apple’s shares will drop. If the iPhone sells well, Apple’s shares will drop because the success of the device is already priced into the stock and clever investors will take profits.

Perhaps the most wild speculation is what features the iPhone 6, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 will have. Once the iPhone 5 is released, the press has to turn its attention and speculation somewhere.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.

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