“The next major revision of the iPhone, expected during this year’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 9, could be a major disappointment for those who were expecting more than 3G connectivity on this new model,” Alexandros Roussos reports for MacScoop.
“Sources who can be trusted told MacScoop that the next iPhone will of course have 3G connectivity, but not much more, as it will lack built-in GPS chip and include the same old 2Mpixel digital camera,” Roussos reports.
“Unless there is a second super-secret higher-end model, the two probably most requested features made by current and potential iPhone customers won’t come as soon as expected,” Roussos reports.
Full article here.
Good. GPS on a cell phone is a gimmick. The camera is also good enough. It’s no meant to replace a real camera anyway.
I think that the photos on http://www.weiphone.com/thread-105920-1-2.html### are real and the iPhone 2 will at least have video chat.
There needs to be something more than just 3G. I was ready to upgrade, and if this turns out to be true, I’ll spend my money on something else.
But I find this a bit hard to believe. Could care less about the camera. GPS would be cool. But I’ll bet there are some secret features that have yet to be revealed.
So should I buy a Garmin or a TomTom?
Why does anyone need more than a 2MP camera on a phone?
I have a Razr and the camera sucks.
I love the camera on the present iPhone. It is the only camera on a phone I have ever liked.
“”Unless there is a second super-secret higher-end model”
^ Remember this.
Get real people! So Jobs introduced this thing 18 months ago. Do you really think that in 18 months time all they added was 3G. Total bullsh*t! I have just as much ability to predict as the analysts and I say:
– GPS
– MMS & SMS forward
– Cut & Paste
– Email bulk delete
– 3 MP camera
– To Do sync
i like the camera on my iPhone…for use in a pinch, or when i want to take a quick snap of something and email it right there. for a phone camera, it works pretty well.
for everything else, i ponied up for a real digital camera. very happy with my Canon A560.
This indeeds seems more believable…As a matter of fact, this is what I felt iPhone 2 will be….my current iPhone will get a major revamp with software v. 2 and the App store.
3G iPhone? = iPassNothanks.
There’s a rumor going on that the new model also has a rectal thermometer….
While we wait for Steve, with nothing but expectations, let rumours be our diet.
Let’s be warned, rumourmongers are peddlers of crap.
I thought the biggest feature of iPhone 2.0 was the third-party software support, which we already know about.
AnGeMiiMa:
Isn’t that what gerbils are for?
There is only one thing that is 100% guaranteed, and that is disappointment.
No matter what they include it will not have everything that people want
Aldarion: YES!!! I know that is the one thing that I despise about my iPhone – no MMS support. Seriously… how hard is it to support MMS? The specs are on the freaking web!!!
iPhone Nano = 3G GPS, same Camera = $200
iPhone = GPS + New Camera + 3G = $300
“On the same note… Micro$ucks announced their new Zune coming out with the same features as before. The only difference with the previous version is that it can now connect to Windows 95 and 3.1.x.”
Try to get upset and sad about this one!
People, the main points of the new iPhone are going to be 3G and the new software. Apple is working extremely hard at completing the iPhone SDK, and that is going to be the “new features” which wow people.
The fact is, the iPhone is a handheld computer, and it’s the OS which makes the iPhone so powerful (not an increase in camera ability-that’s what digital cameras are for).
I doubt you’ll see Apple providing iChat capabilities, especially because most of the US doesn’t have 3G access and AT&T;isn’t sure how their network will hold up under the increased iPhone usage for surfing, etc., let alone iChatting. Even if the physical capabilities were there, Apple could hold back on iChat/IM features simply out of respect/request for AT&T;.
I would rather a GPS car kit.
ichat, or rather the lack of, is the reason i haven’t bought an iphone yet
At first I thought that from TomTom rumors a year ago, that TomTom would make 3rd party software that uses a new GPS chip in the iPhone.
Then I switched to thinking that Google Maps is pretty integrated and why would Apple distance themselves from that?
In the end: No GPS this version. Triangulation will have to do. Location aware tech like geo-tagging will use the triangulation.
Video conferencing would be nice but I don’t see that either. What I do see is some great software additions to the iPhone: iChat (no video), Uploading photos to .Mac (MobileMe) Web Galleries. Accessing iTunes music library from home using MobileMe (Back to My Mac), TV/Movie streaming.
3G and the App Store is going to rip a new hole in the mobile world. However, recent rumors surrounding Snow Leopard leads me to believe multi-touch technology will be coming to the Mac in January along with the oft rumored Tablet Mac. That would be a whole year ahead of MS and their Windows 7 Touch-me-in-places-I-can’t-speak-about OS release. Well, their initial release date which will be moved back to 2012.
The crappy part of all this hype is that people are gonna expect the sun, moon, and stars and not realize that by just getting the sun and moon, we have a device years ahead of the competition.
Perhaps Apple won’t release iChat, but I have little doubt that there will be plenty of 3rd party apps that will do just fine for 2.0.
maybe it’s about the iPhone nano… remember there’ll be 2 models of iPhones?
If they are serious about the Japanese market then the iPhone better include at least a 3 MP camera. Most of the latest models have 5 MP. People here love to use their cell phone cameras.
Camera phones are fun to use for spontaneous snaps, but it is interesting to see how the collective aesthetic standards of the whole society are lowered as inventions like camera phones and YouTube gain in popularity. It is especially ironic that the pixelated mess that typically passes for a “video” on YouTube can now be viewed from the comfort of your living room on a state-of-the-art, wide-screen HD tv. What’s the point? YouTube videos can be entertaining when viewed on the iPhone, though,