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>It did not happen, because it simply couldn't

Sure it could. I think a lot of people expected Apple to pull a rabbit out of hat (because they've done that time and time again), but instead it's just a relatively minor (compared to the state of the art) upgrade to the iPhone.

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Out of curiosity, what features would you define as state of the art?

Performance, battery life, display quality, weight, etc. The iPhone 4 is the new front-runner, but it isn't in a very significant lead.

In the Android world, EVO or Droid Incredible are basically the state of the art.

I would call the custom build glass for the front and back of the iPhone, along with the multi-purpose custom alloy bezel, and the other hardware innovations to be the definition of state of the art. What other vendor is putting this level of detail and innovation into their products?

"In the Android world"

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