[New leak] The new iPhone will have an A6 processor

[ValerieDurden]

I believe the iPhone 4 uses the same graphics processor as in the 3GS... but with the retina display has twice as many pixels to deal with. Because of that, some apps that rely heavily on the GPU can run faster on the 3GS than on an iPhone 4. The "choppy UI" you mention is probably related to that as well.

The iPhone 4S uses a much faster GPU though, and presumably the iPhone 5 will use the same or better.

The CPU used in the 3GS lacks L2 Cache, the A4 used in the 4 has 512kB. Lets not forget about the clock speed differences as well 3GS 600MHz, 4 800MHz.

 

[atari1356]

Make that 4x as many pixels

Oops. Yes, it's 4x the number of pixels, not the 2x amount I said before.

 

[ThatsMeRight]

Let's not forget that the leaker says he "enhanced the pictures with Photoshop".

 

[stu.h]

3GS -> 4
CortexA8@600mhz w 256RAM -> CortexA8@800mhz w 512RAM

4S -> iPhone 5
Dual CortexA9@800mhz w 512RAM -> Dual CortexA9@1000or1200mhz w 1024RAM

Fixed for you.

 

[Kyrra]

Someone suggesting that the photo was manipulated from the news posting thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/15554938/

 

[Cougarcat]

Someone suggesting that the photo was manipulated from the news posting thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/15554938/

Seems likely...on 9to5mac they said that the submitter said he had to touch it up in photoshop, probably an attempt to dismiss any "it's photoshopped" claims.

 

[Menel]

Fixed for you.

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[FSMBP]

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He "fixed" the new iPhone name to "iPhone 5" as you put "iPhone 6"...People just need to call it iPhone 2012 or Next iPhone until Apple gives its official name (probably "The New iPhone").

 

[ivoruest]

I'm starting to have a bad feeling about this new iPhone. In my opinion Apple is way behind of the competition. But I will try to keep my comments untill it comes out.

 

[Menel]

He "fixed" the new iPhone name to "iPhone 5" as you put "iPhone 6"...People just need to call it iPhone 2012 or Next iPhone until Apple gives its official name (probably "The New iPhone").

There have been 5 iPhones already. Whatever it is named, it will be iPhone number 6, or iPhone 6 for short. Yes there is confusion in the media.

It will never be called "The New iPhone", maybe the new "iPhone".

 

[Nathan20]

Someone suggesting that the photo was manipulated from the news posting thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/15554938/

Yeah looks like it:

 

[maflynn]

Already being discussed here:https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1431378/

 

[SR45]

There have been 5 iPhones already. Whatever it is named, it will be iPhone number 6, or iPhone 6 for short. Yes there is confusion in the media.

It will never be called "The New iPhone", maybe the new "iPhone".

No, its the 6th generation iPhone, not iPhone 6. Give it a rest. Who really cares anyway. Its just a phone.

 

[sulpfiction]

I'm not going to argue or flame you for thinking this way, but I would like I know why? To me it seems very probable already from the photos !....

I could photoshop that A6 onto that logic board in about 2 minutes. Hell, I'll even make it an A7. And i suck at photoshopping. In this day and age, "photos" are one of the LEAST reliable sources.

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There have been 5 iPhones already. Whatever it is named, it will be iPhone number 6, or iPhone 6 for short. Yes there is confusion in the media.

It will never be called "The New iPhone", maybe the new "iPhone".

This is so old. I was tired of this argument in June. Please stop already.

 

[Menel]

No, its the 6th generation iPhone, not iPhone 6. Give it a rest. Who really cares anyway. Its just a phone.

The person who changed my post obviously cared a lot.

Some food for thought. iOS 6 and rumored A6 both to be used within the 6th release of the iPhone named the "iPhone __ (6th generation)"?

Don't bother filling in the blank!... there have been other threads for that.

 

[anDDi]

That source is legit. I've been following Sonny on twitter for some time. This is great news.

 

[Cougarcat]

That source is legit. I've been following Sonny on twitter for some time. This is great news.

Has the source accurately predicted anything in the past?

 

[acorntoy]

Not sure if I believe this, I think apple will use either the smaller a5 in the ipad 2 or the A5X and really try to push the new iphone on its gaming capabilities.

At the same time I don't think anybody should discredit it because its the only source or coming late, I remember with the new ipad people at the last minute "A5X" an nobody believed it because for months everybody kept pushing the A6 rumor.

 

[Menel]

Not sure if I believe this, I think apple will use either the smaller a5 in the ipad 2 or the A5X and really try to push the new iphone on its gaming capabilities.

At the same time I don't think anybody should discredit it because its the only source or coming late, I remember with the new ipad people at the last minute "A5X" an nobody believed it because for months everybody kept pushing the A6 rumor.

True

No one knows what an A6 is. There is no silicon roadmap. The 32nm A5 in the iPad2,4 change was launched silently, no mention. They could easily decide to upgrade that to 1024mb ram and call that A6.

 

[Nathan20]

I think Apple are going to have a huge marketing campaign over the next iPhone just to hush the Windows 8 phones so reckon the next chip will be A6, as it is much more appealing than a smaller A5.

 

[ThatsMeRight]

What puzzles me is that the iPod touch 4th generation, running the same A4 processor, is much more fluid! It has twice less RAM (256MB of Ram) than the iPhone 4's 512MB of ram! It has the same retina display.

I absolutely disagree. The iPod touch (fourth gen.) performs much worse than the iPhone 4.

 

[Zaft]

So if its an A6 the question is will it be quad core?

 

[JesalTV]

I can't see them using an A6.

I wish they would, but that will come next year for the new iPad and iPhone 5S or whatever.

 

[anDDi]

Has the source accurately predicted anything in the past?

Yes, and he has posted pictures of iPhone prototypes.