iPhone 4G
Apple has always been a company that lived by the simple-yet-powerful-and-expandable model religiously. But I think that may have made them susceptible to the über geeks out there. When nerds (different than geeks) look at a device, they see specs. They don't see build quality. They don't see UI quality. THEY SEE SPECS. That's why they're all raving about the Nexus One, with it's 1GHz processor.
Apple has slowly started to creep towards putting features in their products that are very important to add, however, with previous versions and designs, would disrupt the design elegance of the product. For example, most MacBook models, and the iMac have an SD card slot.
That's why I think Apple is going to JAM-PACK this new iPhone with a whole bunch of features they would NOT have put in before. The technology may have not been quite up to Apple's standards as of that point, but that has changed.
I think the next iPhone will have:
- A 2GHz processor made by PA Semi, a company owned by Apple
- A 5-megapixel camera with flash, which would make the phone look ugly usually, however, it might be hidden behind the Apple logo on the back.
- A removable battery (maybe)– Many business users use the iPhone constantly, daily. A battery that small just can't hold a charge for very long, and therefore, this is probably one of the most requested features from business customers and road warriors.
- A totally overhauled UI (With background apps)–Steve Jobs loves to start from scratch. The iPhone UI has gotten old and stale after 3 years. Steve Jobs very well knows that.
Hopefully these things will come true.
I think this iPhone will come out very soon. March/April. Apple always releases a new SDK and firmware beta in March, however, I think some of the new features won't run on current iPhone models, and therefore, Apple will need to release the new iPhone around the same time, so that the full potential of the SDK can be displayed. For instance, iPhone 3.0 was introduced in March 2009, but the video capture feature wasn't introduced until June, when the 3GS came out.
My 2¢
Robert Mozayeni Jan 20, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Reader Comments (4)
well i think there will be front camera and better interface
I just hope they sort the Bluetooth out so that it will connect to my iMac, the car, other peoples' phones etc the way other phones do. Otherwise I have basic iPhone 3G and it's fine.
I can see them changing the UI, a higher MP camera, not sure about a front camera though. Apple like to keep things simply and I'm not sure having two cameras would look good...
I don't think there will be a removable battery either...
Would like to see faster processor and somehow, better security. For an expensive phone somehow, I don't feel the passcode is secure. Anyone can just look over your shoulder and see it, plus the numberpad is big so that doesn't help. But anyway not sure how else they could achieve a better way..
Simon
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I have to say there is no possible way for a mobile phone to have such a fast processor with that kind of battery. A netbook can barely have a 1.6 GHz processor with a large battery. Otherwise, it would over heat probably to the point of burning your hand. Just pointing that out.