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Multi-Core ARM (iPhone) Chips Due in 2010

expect the possibility?


thats some strong language.


im waiting for the iphone with a built in blu ray drive and a roller skate attachment so i can ride it to work.





on a serious note, no flash/wireless n/background processes = no new iphone purchase for me

ill wait at least another year. maybe two (depending how my 3g holds up)
 
kyleb822 said:
and this is exactly why I didn't upgrade to a 3GS and stuck with my 3G, the update in 2010 will be huge compared to the one this year from the 3G to the 3GS
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Yeah hahaha that's what everyone was saying about the 3gs 2 weeks ago!! LOL!!! That's technology folks!!! Always changing, always getting better. If you tried to always have the newest and best thing out there, you would go broke!
 
mikejfrd said:
Yeah hahaha that's what everyone was saying about the 3gs 2 weeks ago!! LOL!!! That's technology folks!!! Always changing, always getting better. If you tried to always have the newest and best thing out there, you would go broke!
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I'm just going to wait until 2015. I hear the phone is just installed inside your brain and you just think about who you want to call and it happens. There is even a mini ringer attached to your inner ear so that only you can hear it. O and the phone will be powered by neurotransmitters so it has unlimited battery life.
 
I highly doubt now though that this time next year a new iphone would be announced maybe it would be given a quite update nothing to big maybe just the faster processors and that's about it.... There has to be a point in time where rolling out with a new iphone every year stops being profitable for both apple and att that is as long as the iphone remains exclusive to att next year if apple does decide to unlock it and go with any wireless carrier then year i can keep seeing major updates once a year. Until then i think small updates would be coming yearly with drastic ones coming every two years
 
JonHimself said:
Perhaps this is reflective of how much time I spend on these boards but I am somewhat saddened knowing that it's only a matter of time before we see 1) "The 'Unofficial' I'm Waiting For A Multi-Core iPhone Thread" and 2) An unnecessary number of threads about how outraged people are that Apple is going to make their brand new 3G S phone obsolete and they'll have to pay full price just to get the latest piece of tech.
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Done. :D
 
nemaslov said:
See! All you who got pissy about the upgrade price, can now happily wait until your time comes and buy a faster iPhone next year. But then everyone who purchased the 3GS now will get pissy because THEY won't get the new phone cheaper next year. Oh well . Round and round we spin. :mad:
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+1.... There is always going to be bigger, better faster. The question is can you be content with what you have. Welcome to the "I want it now" society.
 
chrmjenkins said:
A much more sensible upgrade scheme has them pushing out an A-9 iphone in 2011, about the time we can expect to see the first A-9 devices from competitors.
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Why would Apple give their competitors time to catch up? Waiting for them to get the same tech you do seems silly. What was the point of PA Semi then?

One of the things I hope to see with a dual-core ARM is real multi-tasking replacing the silly one-app-at-a-time BS.
 
nemaslov said:
See! All you who got pissy about the upgrade price, can now happily wait until your time comes and buy a faster iPhone next year. But then everyone who purchased the 3GS now will get pissy because THEY won't get the new phone cheaper next year. Oh well . Round and round we spin. :mad:
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Oh, and don't forget these future phones may also have the matte back and front facing, iSight cameras too. :D

This, plus AT&T's exclusivity coming to an end = much better choices and hopefully better prices for consumers.
 
bigwig said:
Why would Apple give their competitors time to catch up? Waiting for them to get the same tech you do seems silly. What was the point of PA Semi then?

One of the things I hope to see with a dual-core ARM is real multi-tasking replacing the silly one-app-at-a-time BS.
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I don't think that's as big a concern as you make it. If they were that concerned with what everyone else was doing, they would have had MMS and many other things on day 1. They're quite comfortable rolling out features at their own pace.

PA semi is so that they can make their own SoCs. While it should mean shorter time to market, you shouldn't assume that they want to rush stuff to market. If they have control over the SoC, they have an advantage in cranking out the best features they need with none that they don't at the lowest power draw possible. That's what PA semi is about.

Multi-tasking has nothing to do with CPU power and everything to do with precious battery life. Many consumers would prefer to have the choice whether or not they sacrifice that, but to say this move is uncharacteristic of Apple would not be honest.
 
this is purely rumors
my buddy knows people from inside of Apple and Futureshop (Canada)
and they told him the 4G will be out as soon as next year January
but pricing will be much higher and he was told to get the 3G s now because
it'll cost much more for a 2 or 3 years(contract)
I'll just take all these 4G rumors as a grain of salt..I'll believe it once I see the
real thing just like the 3G s
 
kewl. I get a new phone every year any way. I'll use my 3gs for a year, then get the new one when it comes out. Then get the new one the year after, and so on and so on
 
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