A-GPS is GPS with assistance from towers, which is better than simple GPS, the current iPhone 3g has A-GPS, so no change there either.
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A-GPS is GPS with assistance from towers, which is better than simple GPS, the current iPhone 3g has A-GPS, so no change there either.
two cameras would be nice. An aluminum body would be great, well at least better than the current glossy plastic one they're using at the moment.
A personal assumption of the cameras situation would suggest that they were parts. The 3.2mp being the sensor and the camera being the physical glass/encasing.
Yeah maybe your right.
I have this funny feeling something cool with the processor is gonna happen. Just a feeling.
3.2 MP will be fine. No need for more unless you plan on printing posters. What we need is decent technology behind the lens for taking great pictures. Everyone is hung up on megapixels for some reason.
And I dont know about you guys, but who really wants/needs video calling? Unless of course you want to have naked phone sex.
3.2 MP will be fine. No need for more unless you plan on printing posters. What we need is decent technology behind the lens for taking great pictures. Everyone is hung up on megapixels for some reason.
And I dont know about you guys, but who really wants/needs video calling? Unless of course you want to have naked phone sex.
Speaking of phone sex....
Does anyone else find it funny when news stories talk about sexting, naked MMS and teens... and then they show a picture of the iPhone.
If you only ever use it once it will be worth it.And I dont know about you guys, but who really wants/needs video calling? Unless of course you want to have naked phone sex.
Finally. A realistic look at the situation.
2 Megapixels has been enough for me. I am curious why people need such gigantic resolutions.
As long as the sensor can take sharp, clear pictures, who cares how many megapixels it is. The camera could be 24MP and still suck.
Cropping and having a result image that can fill a screen and still look nice. But a good quality lens should be priority over the number of pixels.
I hope the next iPhone has video iChat.
I just think it's bizarre they're not offering a higher mega pixel camera. I think with the iphone they have actually just been holding back on certain features so we all want to upgrade to each new model. Probably the only reason people will upgrade is for video/higher pixel and surely they could have offered that on the first 3G phone.
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Good catch. It probably will be the same. It is a nice screen.
edesignuk said:
Good catch. It probably will be the same. It is a nice screen.
I don't know if this list tells us that. But wasn't there some rumor lately about Apple orders for cameras of two different megapixel sizes? I want to say 3.2 and 5.0? If so, the big one could be in back and the small one for iChat on the front.
It would be very cool to have higher quality on the main camera, PLUS a user-facing camera, AND have both cams support video recording, editing and live transmission. (Wishful thinking.)
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I'm hoping that the processor is coming from PA Semi. Apple is able to keep that hush hush since they own the company that makes it. Just my guess though.
WPB2 said:
I'm hoping that the processor is coming from PA Semi. Apple is able to keep that hush hush since they own the company that makes it. Just my guess though.
i would settle for a netbook/touchthing device with double screen size of current iphone. just sold my psp because the tiny screen. same with iphone. tiny screen for a lot of money. connected services would make me a buyer though.
I definitely agree with this.
Pixels are only part of the story. The lens plays a significant role as well.
Not to mention, more MP means more noise, even after the images are sized similarly. There are some examples online that are pretty persuasive: less light reaches each pixel and quality suffers unless you have expensive components and optics (not likely in a phone) along WITH the high MP.
I'd "settle" for better optics and 2.x+ MP. 3 to 4 would be great. Higher MP is often little more than a marketing decision.
See also the Megapixel Myth: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/the-more-pixels.html
Not to mention, more MP means more noise, even after the images are sized similarly. There are some examples online that are pretty persuasive: less light reaches each pixel and quality suffers unless you have expensive components and optics (not likely in a phone) along WITH the high MP.
I'd "settle" for better optics and 2.x+ MP. 3 to 4 would be great. Higher MP is often little more than a marketing decision.
See also the Megapixel Myth: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/the-more-pixels.html
Sorry that's bollocks.
The photos my 3 year old N95 (5MP) are far far better than my current iPhone ones. Yes there is a megapixel myth, but it doesn't work lower down the scale like 2 > 3.2 > 5.
I never thought about this.. more MP absolutely means better picture... I bet those smart phones with 5-7 mp cameras take WAY better photos than my D50 with only 6.1mp... oh wait, there's been more than handful of posts preceding yours discussing that mp's aren't necessarily the most important feature and that with a good sensor/lens 3.2 mp is MORE than enough for most people (key word - most)... I have no stats but I think it's reasonable to assume that people NOT happy with quality of the iPhone photos are fewer than those that are happy/don't care.... they're just not as vocal.
