With the Pre's launch date
looming it's nearly time for Apple to launch its counter-attack, and today we have what appears to be further confirmation of component orders for the so-called iPhone 3.0.
DigiTimes is claiming to have a nearly comprehensive rundown of component suppliers for Apple's next-gen hotness,
again indicating Samsung will be providing the memory, but also saying that a
CSR chip will continue to handle Bluetooth duties, a 3.2 megapixel
OmniVision sensor will tackle image-capture duties, and going on to list over a dozen other suppliers you may or may not have heard of -- though sadly failing to identify a CPU maker. All these companies are supposedly ramping up to begin shipments in May for a mid-2009 release, with a target of 5 million units for launch. However, while many of these names line up with rumors we've heard already, with no sources named and none of these suppliers able to comment, you might want to hit up your local source of salt for a grain or two.
posted April 14th 2009 6:48AM
WCDMA is a GSM technology. EVDO is CDMA's 3G.
Ok, my mistake, I'll shut up.
I'm the guy behind the surface acoustic wave filter.
3.2MP?
Lame.
needing a camera on your phone... lame
Seriously how many people need a high megapixel camera on their phone?
Anyway everyone knows that its not the megapixels its the ccd!
@strat... conversely if the phone had an 8mp camera you'd probably be slobbing all over that fact and not downplaying it.
3.2 megapixel = garbage. The first iphone should have been 3.2 and this one should be at least 5 or 8 megapixel.
I hope its a damn good camera , every 3.2 cam i have used sucks. Nokia N95 has a damn good camera
Like others have stated its not the mega pixels but the quality of the sensor used. Example my 6 megapixel nikon d40 puts out much better pictures then my 10 megapixel point and shoot.
You call Nokia N95 a good camera, is it a joke? If 3.2 megapixel = garbage, then camera phone = crap, at least for now.
I Agree With You They Should Have A Way Better Camera
Like A 8Mega Pixle Would Be Awesome
It's quite obvious you have not a clue about digital photography. Here is why:
- More mega pixels does not equal better images. This is SPECIALLY true on pinhole-sized camera-phone sensors. Why? quite simple. The more pixels you cram into that dinky little sensor space the smaller the pixels have to be. The higher the content of tiny pixels the higher the noise ratio. Even at low ISO.
- The higher noise ratio in an image the more chances of really bad chromatic aberration.
- Lens: No way on Earth is a camera phone's lens going to compare in quality even to your average point-and-shoot's lens on grounds such as aspherical and ED glass elements. Camera-phones have what? a fixed, single piece of plastic or glass lens?
To truly have a better camera phone you need a larger sensor with larger pixels (not more), a larger, better lens and a better processing engine such as good analog signal amplifiers to fight chroma and luminance noise. Mega pixels are meaningless.
So is apple planning on releasing something in June, or simply just announcing the new iPhone?
Whats the WCDMA amp for? Do i smell a CDMA version of the Iphone on Verizon?
I'm wondering why Apple appears to be dropping capacitive for SAW. Maybe so special gloves aren't necessary?
What's the scoop on Apple and AT&T's contract expiring? Will other phone companies add the iphone to their product line?
Am I the only apple hater who thinks the iPhone is a good product? Maybe the contracts/etc that go with it suck but the actual product is wonderful despite its flaws (every phone has em).
Hamidxa, I get what you're saying, in fact I even call myself a Palm Pre fanboy. But, your first post hammered it for possibly not having Snapdragon. Therefore I think it's necessary to point out that Snapdragon isn't available on any device yet. By the way, these are rumors, so I'd take it all with a grain of salt. Oh, and just so you know, some 5-8 MP cameras are still crap.
Oh and also:
"128 MB of RAM = outdated when many devices ship with 256+ MB of RAM (this helps SIGNIFICANTLY when multi-tasking)"
What multitasking? lol seriously, iPhone doesn't have real multitasking. That's why I'm loving the Pre more and more, the multitasking looks killer.
Engadget, what a piece of crap comment system, it keeps losing my comments, thank god for Firefox and it's caching abilities.
Damnit that was supposed to be a reply to Hamidxa
Exactly ;)
That point helps to further illustrate the fact that multi-tasking is out of the question for the iPhone.
Take anything Hamidxa says with a grain of salt. He trolls Engadget all day looking for posts on Apple and immediately jumps in to start the iHating and iBashing. It's his life's quest.
Where is the oled screen?
What is the acoustic wave filter for? Think they could be using it as a pressure sensor?
The SAW filter is for the touch sensor, instead of capacitive. It's an interesting move.
It's part of the radio circuitry... I don't know where people are getting the idea from that it's something to do with the touch screen, it's nothing to do with that...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_filter#SAW_filters
Apple will not go with Nvidia's tegra becasue They have invested in Imagination Technologies.
Do people not understand that it doesn't matter if you have a 3.2 or 5 mega-pixel camera if there isn't proper auto-focusing and sensor capabilities!?! I'll take a 3.2 over a 5 mega-pixel camera if it's done right!
Look people, there are lots of smartphones out there. Apple has always took pride in it's, software, design and UI for it's products. Will the new iPhone be absolutely perfect with every bell and whistle included? Probably not, but I don't know of a phone out there that is perfect! What Apple will introduce is a much upgraded iPhone with lots of new and exciting options to keep it's users happy. I don't know of many unhappy iPhone owners. I'm currently on the 3.0 software and it's amazing (even as a Beta!). When the new hardware comes out, it's going to be a homerun for Apple. I'm still amazed that people want to bust on the iPhone when it clearly raised the bar for what a smartphone should be for companies that have been making phones for years! Stop hatin' and just admit that the iPhone is a great (maybe not perfect) smartphone. Of course there is always going to be competitors out there trying to top Apple by focusing on features they have excluded or currently working on.....that's what competition is about. However, to bash Apple and the iPhone makes no sense. Everyone should be thankful that Apple released the iPhone 2 years ago. Otherwise, we would probably be seeing the same pieces of shit smartphones that preceded it!
The closest anyone has gotten to the perfect device is Samsung with their Omnia HD.
3.7" 640 by 360 Capacitive (yes, no stylus), AMOLED 16M colour touch screen.
Symbian 5th Edition (which supports a massive amount of custom apps).
8MP Camera with single LED (fail), auto focus + video recording at 720p (@24fps) (win).
Samsung's TouchWiz UI, which is getting better and better.
OMAP 3430 chipset which not only allows HD recording, also has the grunt to play games such as this: http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/images/reviews/Omnia-HD/kull-tb.jpg
16 or 8GB internal + MicroSD
HSDPA, GPS, WiFi, BT, 3G + only 12mm thick
The only thing it's lacking is either a Dual LED or Xenon flash.
You are correct that the lens matters .. but the problem is they are going with a shitty supplier for that lens. Largan Precision only makes crap plastic lenses as far as I am aware.
I'm the owner of OmniVision and I can assure you we are NOT part of any iPhone.
Please say I'm not the only one that is instantly reminded of phpinfo() by that blue/grey table?