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iPhone 7 Series Said to Feature 60FPS 4K Video Recording Capability

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A Vietnamese technology website claims to have spent some time trying out a fully assembled and operational 4.7-inch iPhone 7, offering a few original tidbits amid a number of details that have already been rumored about Apple's device, set to be unveiled tomorrow.

The tinhte.vn blog offers no photos to back up its claims about the upcoming iPhone 7, so the following should be taken with a liberal dose of salt, but the writer reckons the smaller handset will be capable of recording 4K video at a smoother 60 frames per second, in contrast to the 30fps 4K recording found on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus (60fps is limited to 1080p resolution video on both devices).

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Given the significant additional storage that would be required for such a spec bump, speculation is inevitable that 60fps 4K video is one of the main reasons why Apple is expected to offer 128GB and 256GB capacity models, and would seem to tie in with the company's recent introduction of a 2TB iCloud storage tier option.

According to the writer, the iPhone 7 also has a rubber sealed SIM tray which - along with the lack of headphone jack - improves the overall effectiveness of the device's waterproofing.

Over the weekend, respected KGI securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also listed improved IPX7 water resistance as one of the upgrades to the upcoming iPhone. That would see the handset match the Apple Watch's impressive level of waterproofing, something which the company has arguably underplayed.

Elsewhere, the writer suggests that speculation regarding a new black color option is on the mark, and will replace the Space Gray iPhone variant currently available. Also, the volume buttons apparently no longer sit inside a small recess, but are placed directly on the side of the device body.

Lastly, the writer claims that the new touch-sensitive home button utilizes haptic Force Touch feedback technology to mimic the sensation of a physical depress, and still requires the user to exert a decent amount of pressure on the button to activate it.

Of course, nothing can be confirmed until Apple's big reveal, but with just a day to go before the company's live streamed media event, the wait is almost over. MacRumors is providing live coverage of the event for those unable to watch, both on MacRumors.com and through our @MacRumorsLive account on Twitter.

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So they can sell the new Apple TV with 4k support. That's what Apple has been doing the past years. Give you just enough to stay on the top but never enough that you dont need to upgrade for 5 years. Remember how long iPhones had 1 GB of Ram when everyone else had 2-4 or sometimes even 6 gig (with worse performance i might add).

robeddie said:
And yet, Apple's recently released Apple TV cannot play back 4K video ... and most of their macs have integrated video cards incapable of properly editing 4K video.
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If it can deliver 2k at 90fps then that could open it up as a capable mobile VR device too.

I wonder if it would be possible to shove two iphones into a headset case and sync them together. Kind of an iPhone SLI with the power to rival the top headsets without any cables.
 
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vatter69 said:
So they can sell the new Apple TV with 4k support. That's what Apple has been doing the past years. Give you just enough to stay on the top but never enough that you dont need to upgrade for 5 years. Remember how long iPhones had 1 GB of Ram when everyone else had 2-4 or sometimes even 6 gig (with worse performance i might add).
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Not sure what you're trying to convey. 'Enough to stay on top'. Stay on top of what exactly?
 
And this is why users talking about newer Intel processors on the fanless Macbook being bad because they are "slow" have no clue of what they are talking about.

Core Ms are crazy expensive. The worth of a processor for 95% of PC users isn't measured in raw performance.

The worth of a processor for the vast majority of users is measured by how much power it needs for X performance (performance/watt), the amount of heat it generates and FEATURES.

Having hardware acceleration and hardware support for a lot of codecs and protocols mean that newer processors can deal with a lot of stuff that faster but older and cheaper processors can't.

What about support for new standards? What about crazy fast 50W quad-cores from 2011 not supporting Airplay, but a puny 2011 Sandy Bridge could?

This is why Apple must release their processors for the Mac line up. If a puny tiny A10 series chip in the newer iPhones will be able to work at 4k60fps, also provide a lot of GPU power (core M Vs A9X) but 2015 and older Mac Laptops can't with the best, most powerful Intel chips, what are we doing? What could Apple do with a 25, or 50, or 80W, ARM SoC?
 
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Avieshek said:
Admit it, 32GB is the new 16GB.
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32 GB chips are actually cheaper than 16 GB because it's a way higher volume product.
All other 16 GB phones are using cheap eMMC, flagships/upper mid-range phones using the faster SSDs are all starting at 32 GB for years now, so we finally reached the point where Apple saves money by improving the customer experience.

On the other hand Apple finally switched to 32 GB just shortly before other manufacturers will go to 64 GB base models.
It has already begone, 64 GB base model or 32 GB + SD slot are industry standard now and we will see a growing trend next year. Maybe even some 64 GB + SD base models.
 
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