Well that raises another question. Surely the new iPhone radio will support the 4G that ATT and T-Mobile use currently, which is HSPA+. While we know it's not really true 4G (and frankly neither is LTE since it doesn't carry voice at the moment), will Apple market it as 4G? Then next year call it iPhone LTE.
That's not 4G. Even AT&T doesn't refer to HSPA+ as 4G. But Maybe Apple will find some way to spin things with their marketing. Everyone was calling the iPhone 4 "iPhone 4G", and there is currently a STRONG misconception that the iPhone 4 already has 4G connectivity. Even here in Canada, where 4G networks do not even exist and our carriers are not calling HSPA+ 4G (as T-Mobile does).
I do think this iPhone will support HSPA+ though. Apple can't completely ignore the rest of the market this year, especially since they're taking an extra 4 months longer than usual to announce this device.
Apple will find a ridiculously effective way to compete with their marketing campaign, and iPhone sales numbers will increase, yet again. Guaranteed.
@semyonchella
That's bull. Sorry, that's just trolly-troll link-bait content.
You think Apple's going to wait a whole quarter longer than usual and release a minor update device? Yeah... that's just not a very smart assumption. Also, this is the 5th iPhone. 5 years is a BIG deal. Apple made some BIG OS changes this year and I think the hardware will be no different.
@Irish Rose
I was about to comment about how I never see either, but then I realized that I live in Canada (therefore no LTE commercials), and I don't watch TV. haha