By many accounts, Apple is gearing up for an October 15th release (or at least the announcement) of the next generation iPhone. Speculation mode on!
-- iPhone 5 will have a dual core processor called the A5, based on the ARM Cortex A9 license design. The current iPhone uses the A4, a version of the ARM A8 single core design. This will make the phone faster/more responsive, and will allow Apple to open up the OS to more multi-tasking.
-- Battery life of the iPhone 5 won't be affected much by the faster processor. The A5 will be built with 22 nanometer spacing of wires and components. This means less power loss. The A4, in contrast, is built using a 45 nanometer process.
-- The A5 will be built for Apple by (drum roll, please) Intel. Samsung built the A4, but Apple and Samsung are suing each other all over the world right now.
-- the rear-facing camera will be updated to an 8 megapixel model, provided by Sony. Front-facing will remain 1 megapixel, so Facetime transmissions won't kill the cell phone carriers' networks.
-- Overall, the iPhone 5 will be a little larger than the 4.5" x 2.31" x 0.37" inch dimensions of the iPhone 4. The iPhone 5 will have tapered sides to hide the new size and to make it easy to hold. Weight will be similar to the iPhone 4, about 4.8 oz.
-- The iPhone 5 will adopt the iPad 2's appearance, with aluminum back and black glass front.
-- iPhone 5 will be the first release of iOS 5. This is the version that is designed to run on both the iPhone and iPad. You can read about new features in iOS 5 online. A beta was released in June.
-- Apple's display will expand from the current 3.5 inches to about 4 inches. This will allow the screen resolution of the iPhone (currently 960 x 640 pixels) to be updated to 1024 x 768, the same resolution as the iPad. This will allow developers to design the user interface for iPhone to be the same as iPad. Older iPhone apps will run with a thin black border.
-- The new screen and faster processor will delay the delivery of the iPhone 5. They will be in short supply until next Spring.
Apple will also announce a new version of the iPhone 4 design, called the 4S. This phone will be Apple's entry level model, sold alongside the iPhone 5 and the current iPhone 4. The 4S will have 8 GB of flash memory (the iPhone 4 has a minimum of 16), and will be less expensive. I'm guessing $99.
That's my prognostication. What's your best guess?
-- iPhone 5 will have a dual core processor called the A5, based on the ARM Cortex A9 license design. The current iPhone uses the A4, a version of the ARM A8 single core design. This will make the phone faster/more responsive, and will allow Apple to open up the OS to more multi-tasking.
-- Battery life of the iPhone 5 won't be affected much by the faster processor. The A5 will be built with 22 nanometer spacing of wires and components. This means less power loss. The A4, in contrast, is built using a 45 nanometer process.
-- The A5 will be built for Apple by (drum roll, please) Intel. Samsung built the A4, but Apple and Samsung are suing each other all over the world right now.
-- the rear-facing camera will be updated to an 8 megapixel model, provided by Sony. Front-facing will remain 1 megapixel, so Facetime transmissions won't kill the cell phone carriers' networks.
-- Overall, the iPhone 5 will be a little larger than the 4.5" x 2.31" x 0.37" inch dimensions of the iPhone 4. The iPhone 5 will have tapered sides to hide the new size and to make it easy to hold. Weight will be similar to the iPhone 4, about 4.8 oz.
-- The iPhone 5 will adopt the iPad 2's appearance, with aluminum back and black glass front.
-- iPhone 5 will be the first release of iOS 5. This is the version that is designed to run on both the iPhone and iPad. You can read about new features in iOS 5 online. A beta was released in June.
-- Apple's display will expand from the current 3.5 inches to about 4 inches. This will allow the screen resolution of the iPhone (currently 960 x 640 pixels) to be updated to 1024 x 768, the same resolution as the iPad. This will allow developers to design the user interface for iPhone to be the same as iPad. Older iPhone apps will run with a thin black border.
-- The new screen and faster processor will delay the delivery of the iPhone 5. They will be in short supply until next Spring.
Apple will also announce a new version of the iPhone 4 design, called the 4S. This phone will be Apple's entry level model, sold alongside the iPhone 5 and the current iPhone 4. The 4S will have 8 GB of flash memory (the iPhone 4 has a minimum of 16), and will be less expensive. I'm guessing $99.
That's my prognostication. What's your best guess?
