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Merged Future iPhone (post 3G / HSPA / FW2.0) Thread

Forget iPhone 3G, let's talk iPhone 3rd Gen

So you guys don't really know to much about me, but let me give some credentials before I post these up here. I have been a videogame journalist for seven years. I have broke a lot of news before products were released in the past, and had just about as many legal threats. If you look under Kotaku, Gamespot, etc they have quoted my site in the past for stories on Forza, Jade Empire 2, Goldeneye 007 before any real info was out on any of them. I have recently gotten some contacts that know quite a bit about what Apple is doing, and since I love this site, and the cool little bits of news they offer, I thought I would share the stuff I have found out here.

-Apple will be launching a new iPod campaign in print advertising (at least) I would assume this would be online and on TV also. The campaign centers around a new iPod, and a major new music partner.

-Boeing (traditionally a major client of RIM) has recently been given prototypes of iPhones with physical keyboards. They said there was nothing wrong with the iPhone itself, but cited they probably would never use them due to security issues, and the use of iTunes. Apple would not budge on letting them use something besides iTunes, meaning they weren't allowed to use their own software.

-Speaking of iPhone with a keyboard, Apple will be making the iPhone with a physical qwerty keyboard next year. Many companies are testing them out right now, as Apple's quest to get more business users. It will not replace the current iPhone, rather be in it's own category. It will also of course still have a touchscreen.

-I am sure a lot of you have heard about RIM's touchscreen device. The device is being made with consumers in mind, with no physical keyboard. It does have haptic response such as clicking and little vibrations, but it doesn't "push in" like a real keyboard like some sites have claimed. The OS for it is a complete rewrite from what RIM offers now, of course "borrowing" from Apple's own iPhone OS, although from what I hear it is incredibly difficult to use right now.
 
Interesting, any information on when the new iPod campaign will be talked about or announced? Pretty neat information. One can only hope it's true though...
 
When they refresh the iPod line sometime this fall they will start doing it. It will run through the holiday shopping season also.
 
iPhone NEXT generation

i was just wondering earlier how Apple was going to top the iPhone 3G. i'm not talking about adding a few additional features for the next version but what is going to be the "WOW" factor that will make people invest in an upgrade. i mean we have 3G and GPS along with a bunch of app store goodies. what could be next?

the only thing i could possibly think of is a camera upgrade. a jump to maybe 5 megapixels and or video integration. it could even possibly have a flash.

would that be enough to upgrade next year?

could you think of some "WOW" factor features that could get people to upgrade?
 
reckless2k2 said:
i was just wondering earlier how Apple was going to top the iPhone 3G. i'm not talking about adding a few additional features for the next version but what is going to be the "WOW" factor that will make people invest in an upgrade. i mean we have 3G and GPS along with a bunch of app store goodies. what could be next?

the only thing i could possibly think of is a camera upgrade. a jump to maybe 5 megapixels and or video integration. it could even possibly have a flash.

would that be enough to upgrade next year?

could you think of some "WOW" factor features that could get people to upgrade?
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Turns water into wine. And has a brethalyzer.
 
That's a very good question. When the original iPhone was released everyone still wanted 3G & GPS but there are no features (hardware) that the 3G is missing. A boost in camera is pretty much a lock but video will prob come to the current version as a software upgrade (as well as copy/paste, mms etc). Not quite sure...
 
I think they are going to add breast implants. The implants might have an impact on battery life, though. I'm not sure if Jobs is willing to sacrifice battery life for some boobs, like he did with 3G. Time will tell.
 
Look at the hardware threads. Look at other phones. Plenty of things they have the iPhone doesn't. Doesn't mean the future version iPhone would have them though.

Xenon flash, CMOS >2Mpixel camera, VIDEO, Better graphics chip (missing out on the upgrade chip this time round), updated Infineon hardware, same with the Hammerhead II - it might have a successor chip,

A lot comes down to the software. Bear in mind, that it'll be after Snow Leopard that the next is likely to come out. I'd imagine that file sharing would be a biggie amongst other things. They could do mobile TV (my bet being on Qualcomm's version. DVB-H isn't yet set in stone).

Colored handsets.

Think of anything that people moan about - if Apple alleviates or fixes those...
 
With the recent rumor that Apple's contract with AT&T might only extend into 2010, we might see Apple officially unlocking the phone, or developing another iPhone that can work with CDMA networks (or whatever they are called). This might be the next big feature, but even that is still a while away, and I think that Apple will release another one before that. Or a 4G phone :cool:
 
I want self healing polymer on the back! All Apple fans are so picky about scratches, it'd be awesome because you could rock a naked phone with no worries!

and a naked body...
 
Next Gen, I beleive apple will do an entire upgrade on the OS of the iphone.
It would make sense to stay ahead of the competition.
 
auto focus camera !

and wifi 802.11n

better maps for gps , out on the 20 mile roads the maps doesnt load fast enough to even see where i am
 
First off, Apple definitely needs to find out how to get flash on the iphone! Second they could possibly come out with a line of iphones, like the ipod. For example, we could see the iPhone Classic, the iPhone, and the iPhone micro! My guess is the iPhone classic would be the same, but the iPhone could have a 4 inch screen, or some other special abilities. Personally, I would like to see an iphone mini, or micro, sometime soon. Lastly, the camera really could use an upgrade, which is the most likely update anytime soon. Just to tell you, all of this is pure speculation on my part! :)
 
Most complaints are software issues - for example, the lack of copy/paste or MMS. Those can be resolved in a software update. An update would make more sense, as it alleviates a lot of R&D, testing and approval procedures and marketing money. It's also better for customers and carriers - if Apple announced an upgrade, customers would want to upgrade their iPhone 3Gs. Either the carriers allow earl upgrades and lose some of the subsidy money in your contract, or don't, and annoy their customers. Bad for them, bad for Apple. This isn't as simple as an iPod or MacBook upgrade. Most people who want an iPhone already have one. Improving the camera isn't going to produces massive sales, because the market will be saturated.

Apple will also not release a CDMA phone. There's seriously no point. Most people across the world use GSM, and even Verizon is going to the GSM-based LTE rather than the CDMA equivalent. Not only is there the exclusivity deal, but I doubt VZW wants to add that much strain to their CDMA network, when it's death knoll has already sounded. Once they move to LTE, they're going to want to phase out CDMA as quickly as possible to reduce costs.

Besides, who cares about Verizon? Sales figures suggest people are more than happy to move to AT&T for the iPhone, and most people (especially at international money making companies like Apple) have realised that the USA is not the centre of the world. With the US economy being so unpredictable, it's entirely stupid to make an effective US-only handset.

If Apple need more money from the iPhone next year (which they don't), I'd predict a paid major software update rather than new hardware.
 
Rmafive said:
First off, Apple definitely needs to find out how to get flash on the iphone! Second they could possibly come out with a line of iphones, like the ipod. For example, we could see the iPhone Classic, the iPhone, and the iPhone micro! My guess is the iPhone classic would be the same, but the iPhone could have a 4 inch screen, or some other special abilities. Personally, I would like to see an iphone mini, or micro, sometime soon. Lastly, the camera really could use an upgrade, which is the most likely update anytime soon. Just to tell you, all of this is pure speculation on my part! :)
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Flash? Apple won't be letting the non camera variety into it's products. Why bother? No need to give that upstart software a hold.
 
Definitely put the camera in the front to allow iChat video.

They could upgrade capacity to 32gb and more.

The software is also lagging sometimes. They could fix that.

Make it thinner and lighter.
 
Jordanonmyfeet said:
definitely a camera upgrade and maybe a qwerty keyboard. and just make it all around faster.
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I highly doubt that they will add a physical keyboard to the device, as I remember one of the main points of the device when Jobs announced it was the fact that it had no physical keyboard that would be there when you don't need it like other smart phones do.
 
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