Rumor: New iPhones will be Bigger, Better, Faster, More

5-11-09iphone2.jpgWith less than a month to go before the anticipated launch of iPhone 3.0 firmware and a widely expected upgrade to the hardware, widely reported claims by a poster on a Chinese Apple fan site suggest the next version of Apple’s revolutionary smartphone will sport a faster processor, more disk storage and a much improved camera, among other upgrades.

The next gen device will have a 600MHz processor (up from the current 400MHz unit), 256MB of RAM (up from the current 128MB), up to 32GB of storage, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, as well as a digital compass and FM radio, all while retaining the same battery, basic shape, and screen size, according to the poster, who claims to have a connection at Foxconn, Apple’s China-based OEM for the iPhone.

Could it be? If you’ve got your ticket to the sold-out WWDC ’09 coming up in San Francisco, you’ll likely be among the first to know.

[The iPhone Blog]

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  • bas

    “all while retaining the same battery”
    would that be, “battery life”? If not: hmmm…..

  • David

    I don’t find this surprising. They gotta give people a reason to upgrade. Thankfully, none of those upgrades matter to me so I will not be dropping $$.

  • http://www.grinningidiot.com The Idiot

    Hmmm. The camera’s a plus, but I’m not sure that the rest is a three to four hundred dollar draw in this economy.

  • CaryMG

    Will iPhone3 negate the netbook ?

    No.

    Why ?

    ‘Cause there *is* no Apple netbook.

    See what I did ?
    I tied it in.

  • imajoebob

    FM radio? That’s like, so 90′s!
    With all the podcasts and online stations, there’s no reason to waste the effort.