Next iPhone: Double Resolution Display, Front Camera, Multi-Tasking?

[econgeek]

You're just making yourself look foolish now.

I love how you made **** up and put it in my mouth, and then said I looked foolish. If I do, it pales to how you are a liar.

I never said he was never right, and I never said he predicted there would be a camera, I pointed out that a camera on the ipad is nonsensical. And everyone (Well, except for the gullible mac rumor monger types) knew it.

 

[cvaldes]

sorry to bring this up.. but does the iphone get updated more frequently than the mbp?

Yes and no.

https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//

MacBook Pro, avg. 200 days between updates
iPhone, avg. 178 days between updates

Those numbers are really deceptive since the only mid-product changes to the iPhone are basically pricing, no additional functionality (e.g., faster CPU) whereas the MacBook Pro always gets some sort of additional functionality (e.g., faster CPU, new graphics) when it is updated.

So really, iPhone is being updated on an average of 345 days (between 11-12 months).

 

[troop231]

Why would you want a substantially larger iPhone? Will be heavier and bulkier to carry around..

Not really, evo 4g isnt that bad and looks alot better

 

[econgeek]

He called the last revisions of Mac Minis (including the server model), as well as the Magic Mouse when they weren't on anybody's radar.

Who knows who or what they are, but he's got sources.

I love how after the fact things are getting attributed to him.

There's no point.

You guys believe what you want to believe.

Me pointing out the facts only sets me up to get bashed for not worshipping him.

Frakking pathetic.

I'm out.

 

[NorrisKillsKids]

That's like the fifth time you've posted the same question in this thread.

The iPhone won't be much larger (if at all) than the current form. There is a rumour of a slightly taller factor, but nothing drastic.

Why would you want a substantially larger iPhone? Will be heavier and bulkier to carry around..

Iphone doesn't have to be a lot bigger for a bigger screen does it? Just push the home button as much down as possible and the ear piece as high up as possible. Makes it a little harder with a front camera though.

 

[troop231]

Iphone doesn't have to be a lot bigger for a bigger screen does it? Just push the home button as much down as possible and the ear piece as high up as possible. Makes it a little harder with a front camera though.

Not to mention, put that beefy bezel on a diet lol

 

[dagomike]

This is so prevelant in mac rumors that I'm tempted to start a speculation site-- just so that I can get the words down first, and then track how they propagate thru the web as people report them as "rumors" they got from an "inside source".

Don't forget a forum so we can all come and piss on your carpet.

 

[SirOmega]

I don't look forward to re-encoding all my iPhone videos to 640 height (from BR).

On the plus side, I'll only need one copy of videos for the iPad and iPhone!

 

[rtabdo]

Gruber has a pretty good track record:

https://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/12/john-gruber-no-camera-on-apple-tablet/
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/07/iphone-3gs-marble-delayed-tablet-exists/
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/10/19/rumors-of-new-apple-hardware-tomorrow-swirling/

which is why we post his rumors to the front page.

arn

Thanks Arn. Ive read Grubbers stuff, but I didnt think it was more of a "hint" like you suggested.

Looking forward to iPhone 4

 

[SuperMacMan]

I think the iPod and iPhone should merge, making it so that iPod users have all the options minus the phone... seems like it would be a good move for all.

Introducing the iPod touch. It runs iPhone OS. It does everything the iPhone does, except Camera, GPS & Phone/Messages. http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/

 

[NorrisKillsKids]

I thought he was obviously making a "they don't know what I know" type of statement.

 

[Xtremehkr]

AT&T's 3G network will probably work a whole lot better if a bunch of people jump ship and head to Verizon.

The we'll get to hear a bunch of people complaining about Verizon's network because of the increase in use.

 

[btcutter]

How does speculation from some random person online who isn't honest enough to admit he has no inside information considered factual enough for you to have an opinion on whether Apple should use the A4?

Clearly the A4 is far more powerful than the CPU in the GS -- this is obvious looking at videos of the products-- thus if they put an A4 in the next iPhone it would be a huge improvement.

Yet you want a Cortex-A9, which you (wrongly because you don't actually know) presume is not in the iPad. But you have no real reason. To you, a Cortex-A9 is just something people snidely said that apple should be using but isn't.... people who, in my experience, haven't the first clue.

I happen to have some inside information (available to all iPhone developers) that I won't reveal but that is consistent with the A4 having a Cortex-A9, not that it actually matters at all.

The A4 is not an off the shelf ARM CPU, it is a custom design.

Demanding that apple forgoe the advantages of a custom design and use an off the shelf CPU is shortsited and silly.

exactly!

If it's super fast and powerful while save energy to give us longer battery life, I am all for it.

The spec is just spec. It's meaningless if you stick a 2ghz processor and you can use it for only 1 hr.

I am a little skeptical about the front facing camera. If the much bigger iPad doesn't have it, why would iPhone have it?

 

[appleguy123]

Please don't leave. Gruber also predicted Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt would soon be photographed having coffee together a couple of weeks ago. It came true last week.

John Gruber is a prophet it all makes since now.

 

[dongmin]

The future is Universal

Anyways, I doubt it'll be double resolution. That would make items onscreen microscopic, and impossible to touch. Then developers would have to up the size of everything, negating the effect of a higher res display.

With the iPad, Apple wants to move developers towards "universal" apps that can scale to a range of resolutions. Makes sense. Allows Apple to introduce multiple versions of the iPhone and iPads like they do with the iPods.

 

[ouimetnick]

Introducing the iPod touch. It runs iPhone OS. It does everything the iPhone does, except Camera, GPS & Phone/Messages. http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/

When can I get this magical revolutionary device?

 

[Friscohoya]

They hurt us once and will do it again.

 

[skellener]

I still doubt we'll see a front facing camera. I wouldn't expect anything to do with video chat until 4G networks are the norm. Currently you're lucky if you get the 3G networks to work reliably. You think one on one video chat for millions of people at once is gonna work on the same network? Not gonna happen until 4G is everywhere.

As far as the resolution, I think we'll see a better, crisper, more beautiful screen, but double the res? No. That's what the iPad is for. I expect the res to stay pretty much the same. Just better looking.

 

[mitchleeh]

Guys, just look at his twitter...

Arn is right, he always says stuff kind of off-the-cuff.

http://twitter.com/mrw/status/11275799798

http://twitter.com/gruber/status/11279387278

Sorry if someone beat me to this.

 

[Small White Car]

I love how you made **** up and put it in my mouth, and then said I looked foolish.

I happen to believe that the Macrumor's readers are not idiots and that they are smart enough to realize that my italicized sarcastic comments were not actually your words.

If any of you were fooled by that, DM me and I'll apologize to you.

 

[cmaier]

With the iPad, Apple wants to move developers towards "universal" apps that can scale to a range of resolutions. Makes sense. Allows Apple to introduce multiple versions of the iPhone and iPads like they do with the iPods.

Which almost no one is doing, hence all the "HD" and "XL" apps in the iPad app store.

 

[coleridge78]

I am a little skeptical about the front facing camera. If the much bigger iPad doesn't have it, why would iPhone have it?

Does not compute.

 

[SuperMacMan]

When can I get this magical revolutionary device?

It's only a rumour </sarcasm>

 

[SuperMacMan]

I am a little skeptical about the front facing camera. If the much bigger iPad doesn't have it, why would iPhone have it?

*sigh*

<robot>DOES NOT COMPUTE. DOES NOT COMPUTE. *Asplosion*</robot>

 

[rjflyn]

And what Network is it going to actually work on. AT&T cant handle the iPhone load it has now. Verizon one cant make a call and do data at the same time. SO i ask again it all pie in the sky until some on has a network that can keep up.