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Chinese Forum Poster Claims Next Generation iPhone Details

On another note, I'd like to see web radio streaming through the ipod app.
If itunes can do it, why not let the ipod do it?
 
I would say this is likely bogus based on the FM detail.

Apple has already said they`ll support A2DP bluetooth for streaming to speakers, car stereos etc.

However those whinging on about battery and cpu `clock` speed haven`t got the first clue.

The battery may very well be the same size and output. However without knowing what cpu core is in use and the process size it`s been produced at and how many of those auxilliary chips they may or may not have integrated. Know one can claim how much faster or how sucky the battery may be.

Even if this guy is a tester he may still be using a pre-release of the OS3.0 that isn`t tuned to the power mgmt capabilities of this hardware.

It`s all still early days, in the rumor tornado that is WWDC09. :D
 
zpesk said:
What makes this obviously fake is that if this had a capacity of 32GB why would the total capacity be about 29 GB. The iPhone OS easily is less than a gigabyte, so this makes no sense.
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3GB is taken up by formatting. Look at your computer hard disk, you get less space than you actually have.
 
i call it a fake... who ever leaked this forgot that the new iphone WILL have video recording.. devs got the interface of video recording to pop up.. so yeah i think this is a fake
 
Is this a me too article? (everyone else seemed to run with it, so need to mention it just in case)
Seems a bit strange to have as front page - aren't there better rumors about the next iPhone, or is this it?
 
Earlier rumors had the new iPhone with an OLN screen. I really hope this report is a dud and the new phone has an OLN screen, which will be viewable in bright daylight. That would also give a bump in battery life as those screens consume much less power.
 
stockscalper said:
Earlier rumors had the new iPhone with an OLN screen. I really hope this report is a dud and the new phone has an OLN screen, which will be viewable in bright daylight. That would also give a bump in battery life as those screens consume much less power.
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What's an OLN screen? OLED displays are very hard to read in daylight.
 
i take the response here as many people dont like what they see here.

easy enough, wait and see then.
 
All this talk about the camera made me think about optical zoom which is something I'd like to have more than 5MP. Are there any mobile phones that come with a camera that has optical zoom? Not that I'd change from my iPhone, just curious :)
 
simulacra said:
In what way? I'm using tuner for web radio, in what way is that any different from letting the ipod do it?
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Would internet radio broadcast over AT&T's 3G network, or only WiFi? Even if it is only WiFi, could you imagine hundreds of thousands of individuals streaming music through their iPhones? I would believe that with internet radio, more people would be using such feature than those who currently have it on their home systems. Given Time Warner recent attempts at placing caps on bandwidth, I could see this having a negative consequence... or not... :eek:


OFF TOPIC: Where is 10.5.7?!? lol Some commentators stated they had received it from Apple via Software Update but nothing came of that rumor. I want it... I need it...
 
simulacra said:
In what way? I'm using tuner for web radio, in what way is that any different from letting the ipod do it?
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In the way in which, for example, using Tuner (or any streaming media app) is explicitly prohibited under the iPhone terms and conditions on some of it's partner networks (like O2)?

Just because they're not very competent at blocking it does not mean they would be happy with Apple putting it in as a default.

Phone networks are not good at delivering QoS demanding applications like streaming radio - it causes absolute havoc at a network level on Edge and 3G networks.

Over wifi it would be fine, but I'd see very little point to be honest when decent apps already exist.

Phazer
 
The Phazer said:
In the way in which, for example, using Tuner (or any streaming media app) is explicitly prohibited under the iPhone terms and conditions on some of it's partner networks (like O2)?

Just because they're not very competent at blocking it does not mean they would be happy with Apple putting it in as a default.

Phone networks are not good at delivering QoS demanding applications like streaming radio - it causes absolute havoc at a network level on Edge and 3G networks.

Over wifi it would be fine, but I'd see very little point to be honest when decent apps already exist.

Phazer
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The point would be to be able to easily manage your own favorite channels, which is a pain in the keester in tuner and all other radio streaming apps, and if the network can't handle the traffic, fix better networks, streaming of music and video will be an important feature in the future.
Imagine what will happen if spotify releases an iphone app...

If my contract states that I have X MB of free data each month it's not my problem if the service provider can handle that or not, in all fairness, most problems seems to stem from AT&T's frequent problems with 3G coverage, I cant see that Telia in sweden would suffer this as they've been rolling out 3G modem subscriptions like crazy in the last 2 years, I'd say that that testifies to their ability to handle the massive amounts of traffic those services bring with them.
 
simulacra said:
The point would be to be able to easily manage your own favorite channels, which is a pain in the keester in tuner and all other radio streaming apps, and if the network can't handle the traffic, fix better networks, streaming of music and video will be an important feature in the future.
Imagine what will happen if spotify releases an iphone app...

If my contract states that I have X MB of free data each month it's not my problem if the service provider can handle that or not, in all fairness, most problems seems to stem from AT&T's frequent problems with 3G coverage, I cant see that Telia in sweden would suffer this as they've been rolling out 3G modem subscriptions like crazy in the last 2 years, I'd say that that testifies to their ability to handle the massive amounts of traffic those services bring with them.
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Quicktime in 3.0 supports SHOUTcast streams natively. So you can open a stream URL in Safari and quit the browser to the home screen and the music will keep playing. It's about as close as you're going to get to background streaming radio for now. I installed a 2nd browser just so I can listen to a streaming radio station in the background and still browse the web or use other applications.

But I do agree with you, I wish they would just integrate the control in the iPod app. If it can be done in Quicktime, and it's allowed it Quicktime, why not just add the "open->stream" option in the iPod app?
 
as all phone cameras do
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(suck)

this is typical from a guy that is totally ignorant about what exists in terms of cameras on phones...SE C905, Nokia n82, etc, have superb cameras, with proper xenon flashes, outstanding macro capabilities, etc

a decent 3 mp sensor, autofocus, macro capability and a flash light, would make the iphone so much awesome than it is
 
macduke said:
Haha, you are funny.

Optics are very important, but megapixels aren't completely unimportant. 3.2 megapixels is only good for 4x6 prints, which will be good enough for most people. But I'd take a 12mp sensor with a kit lens over a 3.2mp sensor on Canon L glass. You just can't get a lot of detail at that resolution, even with a good lens.

BTW, one of the biggest problems with most camera phones are image noise. The pixel density on the sensor is too high and they come out too grainy, especially in shadow areas. They would also have to make the imaging sensor in the iPhone larger, which would make the camera assembly bigger, which makes it less practical.
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Not really, you can get quality 5x7 prints and decent 8x10 from a 3.2MP cam.
http://www.design215.com/toolbox/megapixels.php
Works fine for me! :)

dissdnt said:
Sounds like a dud. I doubt that's it.
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No way, double the memory, double the storage, upgraded can, compass? I'm sold.
 
I wish that Apple would update the processor speed on the 3G as part of OS 3.0--it is not as if that is a hard thing to do, they clearly have the ability to change the bus speed in software. The 2nd generation touch has a 133MHz bus and a 533MHz CPU with the same hardware as the 3G. It couldn't be that horrible for battery life. I would gladly sacrifice 10% of the battery time for a much faster CPU.

But I think that a 600MHz A8 is a really good bet for the new iPhone '09. This seems a lot more reasonable that the crazy hype that was going around earlier about a >1GHz dual-core ARM with 2 hardware threads per core and a separate vector unit and then a super-powered pixel-shader 4 GPU on top of that. 256MB of RAM also seems realistic, I just wish Apple had used that amount from the start--128MB is so anemic, Apps only have ~30MB to work with after the system is loaded.
 
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