Next Generation iPhone Model Revealed in Firmware

[MacRumors]

MacRumors has discovered that Apple's iPhone 2.x Firmware has evidence of the next generation iPhone which has been designated "iPhone2,1".

Apple uses these models numbers to distinguish between different hardware models. The original iPhone carries the model number of "iPhone 1,1" while the 3G iPhone is labeled "iPhone 1,2". These numbers do not change for simple storage increases and instead represent functionally different devices. Similarly, the iPod Touch was originally introduced as the "iPod 1,1" and the most recent hardware revision was labeled "iPod2,1". The 2,1 iPod Touch added a speaker, volume controls, microphone support and a much faster processor than the 1st generation model. This new model number can be found in the USBDeviceConfiguration.plist in an unencrypted firmware.

Rumors of the next generation iPhone point to the support of Multi-Core CPUs and possibly Multi-Core GPUs from Imagination Technologies. Apple has been building a team of chip engineers over the past year to participate in their own ARM processor designs that will presumably be used in future iPhones. Schiller previously outlined Apple's natural product timelines and acknowledged that June is the usual timeframe for major iPhone revisions, although storage increases could happen at any time.

Article Link: Next Generation iPhone Model Revealed in Firmware

 

[kleptobizmol]

ill be buying that too

 

[Mykbibby]

iPhone G3, Here we come!

I wonder how they're gonna handle the subsidy of iPhone 3G Customers who want the new one though...

 

[sl1200mk2]

Bring it on! I'm due to upgrade my soon to be 2 yr old 1st gen.

 

[Sirobin]

Very interesting...not that this was unexpected. I really doubt it will be worth it to upgrade from the 3G though, as much as I'll want to...

 

[Lostatsea3]

Bluetooth, please?

 

[ziggyonice]

The NEW, new iPhone! Now with Copy and Paste!™*


*Copy and Paste™ feature requires monthly $9.99 service charge in addition to new two-year AT&T rate plan, sold separately to qualified customers.

 

[hexagon]

iTunes Sync via Wi-Fi?

 

[175170]

Yippee.
New iPhone!
But dual core CPUs?
and GPUs?
Seriously?
Even my Celeron 800 MHZ PC doesn't have a dual core CPU.

 

[john7jr]

This makes sense, as people using that beta device are running some OS version. It's probably in testing now for a June update and was using 2.2.1 before it went final.

Cool to know it's a major update and not just a minor one.

 

[175170]

The NEW, new iPhone! Now with Copy and Paste!™*


*Copy and Paste™ feature requires monthly $9.99 service charge in addition to new two-year AT&T rate plan, sold separately to qualified customers.

Sorry I didn't see this and for double post.
That would be a great idea. I mean, they could make so much off that...

 

[WPB2]

iPhone G3, Here we come!

I wonder how they're gonna handle the subsidy of iPhone 3G Customers who want the new one though...

On my AT&T OLAM under "check upgrade eligibility" it says July 09". This is good news I guess. I bought my 3G on day 1.

Can anyone else confirm their upgrade elgibility?

 

[Theaser]

Looking forward to it. Unlocked iPhone users, watch out!

 

[fleshman03]

This makes sense, as people using that beta device are running some OS version. It's probably in testing now for a June update and was using 2.2.1 before it went final.

Cool to know it's a major update and not just a minor one.

Interesting. I was thinking that either a new iPhone is very near of we're stuck with 2.2 for 6 months. (not really stuck, I just like software updates. It makes me feel special.) I would need to add that to the list.

 

[newyorksole]

i don't care if i bought the iPhone 3G on July 18, i'll still buy this new iPhone lol

 

[fleshman03]

Bluetooth, please?

It doesn't have bluetooth?

 

[mavis]

Wirelessly posted (iPhone 3G (white): Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5G77 Safari/525.20)

ill be buying that too

+1!

It better have a lot more RAM and a better battery. Anything else is icing.

 

[JP M.]

When a new model number sneaks its way into the firmware, how long can we expect the product itself to come out?

One thing's for sure: It won't be an iPhone nano.

...But then again one can never tell.

 

[NT1440]

Cant wait till WWDC

 

[Jayomat]

The NEW, new iPhone! Now with Copy and Paste!™*


*Copy and Paste™ feature requires monthly $9.99 service charge in addition to new two-year AT&T rate plan, sold separately to qualified customers.

 

[puckhead193]

what else would one want...
I think it should have a better camera (5 MP) w/ video
MMS

 

[crisss1205]

On my AT&T OLAM under "check upgrade eligibility" it says July 09". This is good news I guess. I bought my 3G on day 1.

Can anyone else confirm their upgrade elgibility?

I bought my 3G in August and now it says I'm eligible for an upgrade on 1/22/2010

 

[arn]

update:

Meanwhile, at least one developer has noticed actual "iPhone2,1" models in use based on PinchMedia ad serving reports. (Other numbers blurred out).

 

[staccato83]

On my AT&T OLAM under "check upgrade eligibility" it says July 09". This is good news I guess. I bought my 3G on day 1.

Can anyone else confirm their upgrade elgibility?

I bought my 3G on day 1 as well, but it says I am not eligible for an upgrade until 12/13/09.

 

[colonels1020]

Yay! Finally some news about a new iPhone. I can't wait to upgrade from my old 1st gen. EDGE speeds are starting to get to me. lol.