Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Next iPhone Equipped With A5X Processor, 1GB RAM, New Design? [RUMOR]



Ever have an app lag on you? While the iPhone 4S is downright zippy, smartphones can always be more powerful. New Android phones on the market already outperform the six-month-old iPhone. How will Apple respond in the never-ending arms race of features and specs? 9To5Mac has a leak on the next generation of iPhones.

Reportedly, Apple has built test units in iPhone 4S cases that feature processors based on the A5X chips used in the new iPad. As with the iPad 3, the prototypes are currently running on 1GB of RAM. While the prototype units are supposedly built inside iPhone 4S cases, 9To5Mac claims that these are only test units and the next generation of iPhone will feature a different design. The site hasn’t divulged its source, so take this rumor with a grain of NaCl. Last July, the site reported multiple times that the current iPhones would be thinner and wider—we now know that the iPhone 4S is nearly identical to the phone before it.

As for the next iPod, the rumors are a little more solid but less juicy. 9To5Mac noticed a reference to a next generation iPod within the iOS 5.1 firmware. It’s likely that the next iPod is being tested, but no specs have been hinted as of yet.


While these are not earth-shattering rumors and details, (“Apple’s going to update the iPhone? What a surprising development!”) it is interesting to hear where Apple currently is with their prototypes andfirmware support.

What sort of features would you like to see from the next iPhone? Personally, I am more concerned with battery life than with clockspeed and RAM—6 constant hours of Angry Birds isn’t enough for me. Let us know what you think in the comments.

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