For a long time period, people have been
guessing about the detailed information about the next generation of iPhone. Now,
only a few yards away from the rumored official release of iPhone 5 on Apple’s Sep. 12th event, things seem to be clearer. Since the
existing rumors and speculations, we might get a general acknowledgement about
the iPhone 5. And today, right before the official release of iPhone 5, I would
like to make a guess on iPhone 5 specs and features upon different rumors, to
see how many features I could get here.
Name
The name of the next generation of iPhone
is always a big concern for all people. Just like the fifth generation of
iPhone and the third generation of iPad, which are named respectively iPhone 4S
and the new iPad, the next generation of iPhone, actually the sixth generation
of Apple iPhone, might get some difference from its traditional way of naming. But
it is highly believed to be under the name of iPhone 5. This could be concluded from the invitations Apple sent
for the September 12th event. Also, while the upcoming iPhone is the
sixth generation, the name iPhone 5 in fact shows some difference from iPhone
6.
Design
Well, if there is one thing people might
get the same opinion, it is the design: all believe it to be bigger and thinner.
It is bigger so as to meet the 16:9 aspect ratio, while with a slim phone body
less than 8mm thickness. As for the appearance, it is believed the next iPhone
would be similar to its predecessors.
Display
Display is also a big concern. The iPhone 5
is going to bigger 4" LCD screen with a resolution of 1136 by 640 pixels,
which sports a very high pixel density of 326ppi, just like on the iPhone 4S Retina Display. This would make it
excellent to watch HD movies on iPhone 5. With an aspect ratio of 16:9, iPhone 5 produces
quite amazing experience for movies, YouTube videos, video games, etc.
Until right now, there’s little information
about the processor of the upcoming iPhone. We can make some conclusion from
spy shots that iPhone 5 is going to run on the Apple A6 chip supposedly made by
Samsung, not Apple’s own A5X SoC and A5 processor. What makes the A5X better
than the A5 is the mighty GPU, but the new iPhone won't really require that
much GPU power for HD Retina Display. Therefore, it seems logical Apple to
develop a new processor with performance suitable for the new iPhone and power
efficiency to ensure decent battery life.
Camera
Well, for the camera, there’s not big
improvement in the next iPhone, still an 8MP camera on the rear, just like
iPhone 4S’ camera and getting the same performance in shooting as that of
iPhone 4S. But the front camera is said to be improved to support HD video
calls over FaceTime.
LTE
and NFC
Obviously, none expects the next iPhone
without LTE support, just like the new iPad. Currently, there’re quite a lot of
smartphones in the market supports LTE network connectivity. But for the patent
issue with Samsung, it seems that Apple might get difficulty to add LTE support
in iPhone 5. As for NFC (Near Field Communication), people have been looking forward
to this ever before iPhone 4S, but it still seems to be less likely in iPhone
5.
Software
Very few people would doubt the iOS 6 in
iPhone 5, which means that the new iPhone would at least include around 200 new
features, including Apple's new 3D maps with turn-by-turn navigation, deep
Facebook integration, FaceTime over Cellular, and many more.
Nano
SIM card
There’ve reports that the next iPhone would
adopt Nano SIM cards, which are even smaller and therefore leave more precious
room inside the device for additional circuitry. So yeah, folks that are
upgrading will have to get a Nano SIM card from their carrier and won't be able
to pop in their old one, which is a slight, but manageable inconvenience.
We expect seeing a new, smaller dock
connector on the new iPhone, not the well-known, but kind of old 30 pin one. Therefore,
included will be a new cable that owners will use to hook up their smartphone
to a computer, or to simply charge its battery. A smaller dock connector will
also free up some valuable space inside of the device, so that additional
components can be installed, just like what the introduction of Nano SIM cards
will do. Another accessory that might be altered is the wired headset. Photos
that were leaked a few days ago suggest that the earphones have been
redesigned, but whether that rumor holds water or not will become known in
about a week.
Battery
life
Battery has always been the concern for all
smartphones, especially for such successful phones like iPhone. Since it would
be bigger, the battery life seems to be even more important. It is reported
that the new iPhone's battery shows a 1,440mAh cell, which is not enough even
compared to the iPhone 4S’ 1,430mAh battery. Of course, Apple might have
balanced things out by applying some advanced power management techniques, but
we'll be keeping our fingers crossed for a bigger battery up to the
smartphone's announcement.
Launch
date and pricing
The
release date is for sure to be September 12th, while the launch date
is expected to be September 21st. Nothing is certain as far as
pricing is concerned, yet judging by what previous models have been priced at,
a base model with 16 gigs of storage will probably cost $199 with a 2-year
contract. Doubling its storage will probably cost you an extra $100, and a 64GB
model will most likely be priced at a cold $399 on contract.
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