next generation of Apple iPhone with Micro SD Flash ?
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Several gadget blogs are showing pictures and videos that show a slightly thicker iPhone marked as supporting 16 Gbytes memory with a front-facing camera. The pictures include teardowns of a module with a chip bearing the same part number (339S0084) as the Apple A4 processor used in the Apple iPad. "The pictures look pretty authentic, and they seem to be the same A4 from the iPad," said Young Choi, a senior analyst with UBM TechInsights who has written several reports on Apple products including an analysis of the A4. UBM TechInsights is a division of United Business Media, publisher of EE Times.A4 processor found inside next-gen Apple iPhone
Web pictures show teardown of handset expected in June
Rick Merritt
EE Times
(05/12/2010 4:30 PM EDT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s next generation iPhone will use its new A4 applications processor and support video capture, based on pictures and videos that appeared on the Internet Wednesday (May 19).
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| The Gadgets DNA blog posted this picture of a nex-gen Apple iPhone module using a chip that has a similar part number to the Apple A4. |
"This is basically a continuation of Apple's method of using new applications processors in non-cellphone products before they go into an iPhone," Choi added. The processor in the latest pictures did not bear the A4 logo printed on the chip in the iPad. However, Choi said pictures of the iPad CPU found on the Web site of the Federal Communications Commission also did not bear the A4 logo. By replacing the 65nm applications processor in the current iPhone 3GS with the 45nm A4, Apple gains advantages it could use in various ways. Battery life of the handset is generally thought to be tolerable, making it likely Apple will use the A4's added umph to bolster the system's video and graphics performance. Apple is expected to roll out an upgraded iPhone at its developer conference in June. Several sources have speculated it will support 720-progressive video capture and be called the iPhone HD. One analyst called for Apple to support MicroSD flash, near-field communications and Adobe Flash in its next phones. Earlier this year, Apple released OS4, the software for its next-generation handsets. It supports multitasking and has hooks for a new social networking service Apple aims to launch. The latest pictures and videos also show a complete handset. The device looks identical to pictures of an Apple handset shown two weeks ago on the Gizmodo Web site. The new handset has a slightly thicker form factor, two buttons on one side and a door, apparently for a Micro SIM card, on the other side. The handsets also sport a front-facing camera, presumably for video.
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