M7 tracks steps and user motion and stores the information at a tremendously lower power consumption than the main processor, and even works when the phone is powered off.
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Schematics Allegedly Reveal M7 Successor Chip 'Phosphorus'
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M7 tracks steps and user motion and stores the information at a tremendously lower power consumption than the main processor, and even works when the phone is powered off.
It's simple really.. the chip will create Phosphine gas to kill off Android users once and for all.
It was the Greek name for the Morning Star (Venus when seen before sunrise) and means "light bringer".
On the other hand, this minor deity was known to the Romans as "Lucifer", which has some other connotations.
I was looking up chips when I saw your post. I think you're most likely correct. Excellent analysis!
That was the first clue to me, too. The lines even say Oscar to Phosphorus, so it's obviously not a replacement for the M7, but a peripheral for it.
The SPI bus is marked as IMU (inertial measurement unit .... accelerometers, etc), so it's sharing that bus with them, although it has its own chip select, as you also said.
Yep, that chip's pins also match the schematic:
TL;DR: barometric pressure sensor... leecbaker for the win!
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Thank you leecbaker and kdarling for your insight! It's nice to have you here.
It does look like most "leakers" don't know how to read and interpret these schematics.
@macrumors how about asking those people first before you make an add on the new m7 successor!
It does look like most "leakers" don't know how to read and interpret these schematics.
@macrumors how about asking those people first before you make an add on the new m7 successor!
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Ooooh, another supposed "schematic" that someone's knocked up in Photoshop, upon which they've typed "phosphorus"... seems legit to me, honest guv, coz it's got ambiguous rectangles with data lines going in and out, and it's got all kinds of complicated mystery GPIO assignments from Mars...
What cad package is being used; kiddiecrayon cad?
Insane.
What cad package is being used; kiddiecrayon cad?
Insane.
Here is what you and everyone else like you desperately needs to understand: The insurance companies are not your friend. In any given situation, they will almost always choose to screw over the customerespecially if it saves them a cent. It's even worse that the insurance companies are now in bed with the federal government. We've already learned over the past few years that we can't trust our federal government in any capacity (regardless of party). Are you so naive to believe that the federal government doesn't want to get it's dirty paws all over our personal health records? They're trying to grab up as much information as possible to use against us. I'm tired of a nanny state where everything I do must be monitored "for my own good" or "because it will save me money." I have plenty of money because I don't blow my savings on stupid crap like 95% of our society does. My wife and I budget and are responsible adults. I'm tired of our society preventing people, businesseseveryone from failing. Failure is a fundamental part of being a human and necessary for healthy development and growth. Comparisons to alarm systems is a straw man argument. We're talking about being forced into (or pay the consequences) having to wear personal monitoring devices like some kind of a prisoner. Insurance companies might give a discount at firstbut soon that rate will inch up and become the baseline. Those who don't hook into the monitoring system will be paying much more than baseline. I, for one, don't really like the idea of having to pay a "privacy tax" just because you millennials love blasting your personal information all over the place. BTW I'm in my late 20s, so technically a millennial. But I don't buy into their mindset.
There's medication available for this condition.
Sadly, sociopathy is more difficult to treat.
Standing ovation. They will give a discount at first, then they will pump up the "regular" prices saying that the iHealthButtPlug helps in reducing overhead costs, then the customer will basically lose choice.
I guess nobody cares about privacy anymore. I remember the good days when people said that the Internet was great because of its anonymity.
So phosphorus is just a codename, or am I the only person wondering why they don't just call it M8?
Is it fair that people get energy discounts for owning more expensive appliances that are more efficient? Or get better insurance premiums for having an alarm system in their house or car? There are a million different incentives for discounts on insurance premiums. And if this is true, it's just another one.
your example is not applicable. If you get pissed off, you can get rid of your energy company, your appliances and even electricity. You can live as a good Amish or a full minimalist.
You can't get rid of your health status, and after Obamacare - whatever you think of it - you can't avoid having an insurance policy.
EDIT: And I am sure you see the difference between telling them the model of dishwasher/car you use in respect to tell them where you go, when, how, why (Car example) or what you put on, what do you wash, which colors, what brand and quantity of detergent, how many clothes you go through any given day etc.
Yes, it's a codename, but as noted above, it's NOT a replacement for the M7.
It's almost certainly a pressure sensor, which Apple would likely use for indoor/outdoor navigation and weather apps.
(Too bad the chip has a BMP prefix, and not BME. The latter also includes humidity and temperature sensors.)
Interestingly, the Galaxy Nexus (2011), Note II (2012), and S4 (2013) used the predecessor (BMP180) to this chip (BMP282).
Excellent work! MacRumors need to make an Update to the article I think.
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This is not a problem with the M7 since that's not what the M7 is designed to do. That's a problem with how odometers have worked since day one, there's nothing's new in that regard. They all interpret the data collected by the sensors differently. The M7 chip doesn't to the interpretation, it only collects data from the sensors. It does this whether the main CPU is sleeping or not, and the applications that uses the data doesn't have to be running for the collection of data.
So useless? Hardly.
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Totally agree. Been thinking this since WWDC. It's surprising sometimes how you can glean certain bits of info about upcoming products, but there isn't much talk about it.
Thanks Captain Obvious!!
No seriously, that was a great analysis. And the Bosh chip to back it all up, amazing!
Great work. I had been questioning the legitimacy of these "schematic" leaks, but the presence of this new part definitely suggests it could be legitimate.
I was independently looking at the NXP line of chips to see if there was on obvious successor, then I came back and saw your great post, so no need to waste my breath there.
Interesting that the codename is phosphorous. Perhaps a play on pure phosphorous' reaction to oxygen (atmosphere)?
Are there any obvious medical uses for such sensors where you wouldn't require an external accessory for a more direct measurement? Could be the reason perhaps.
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