slippydrew wrote:
I agree that there is no financial, business or technical reason NOT to incorporate an FM Tuner into the iPhone 5.
I was dissapointed to find that there is no FM Tuner in the new iPhone, when other devices on the market, such as the latest Samsung Galaxy S3, are able to provide this facility, thereby recognising it still as a global need. Why won't Apple compete in this area when they have the ability to do so?
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/09/iphone-5-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-3.html
What Apple may not realise too, here in the UK, is that radio is going to be around for a long time, and is used, not just for music, but for corporate events also, which are not available to stream using radio streaming on the web.
It is clearly not good enough, and I may have to resort to leaving Apple to get a Samsung Galaxy instead.
I definately understand your point. But then again perhaps Apple made a business choice of making the FM Tuner an iPod Nano exclusive and therefore have a way to make people (such as iPhone owners) cash out more for specific features (read FM Tuner)... I also definately understand your point of view in regard of the latest Samsung Galaxy S3... I've seen it and I must admit it's really something and is actually partly why I'm disapointed by what Apple came up with the iPhone 5. I'm far from being a Apple fanatic. I find it plain worrying when people pretty much worship corporations. Really what is holding me down a bit is that I got caught in the third parties gadgets from the iPhone eco-system (iPhone 30pin car modules, sound system iPhone dock connector, car holder, TV composite cable, multiple water proof casings...). There's simply so much stuff for it!
With the iPhone 5 loosing a video link by going from 30 to 8 pins connector we may see some phasing happening.
But getting back on the subject... It's disapointing to see Samsung latest model getting the radio while the iPhone doesn't. After having spent a little more than 800$ solely on the iPhone (not including accessories) I really don't see myself going out and spend 200$ on a Nano solely to get FM especially considering that FM doesn't cost much if you look at basic portable FM tuners.