“With WWDC 2009 only two weeks away, the many rumors and leaks and informed guesses seem to have coalesced into a somewhat unified view of what we probably will — and probably won’t — see if/when the next generation iPhone 2,1 is announced. Given the full version upgrade number (the original iPhone 2G is 1,1, the iPhone 3G is 1,2) we’d expect there to be more in the way of hardware changes than we saw last year with the addition of ‘just’ 3G and GPS,” Rene Ritchie reports for The iPhone Blog. “Will those expectations be met? We have a pretty good handle on the iPhone 3.0 software, but what about the hardware?”
More Than Likely
• More storage: 32GB, up from 16GB
• Faster processor(s)
• More RAM: 256MB, up from 128MB
• 802.11n Wi-Fi
• Longer battery life
• Improved camera
• Digital compass
• Price point stays the same: $199/$299 (16GB/32GB)
Less Than Likely
• Higher definition screen
• OLED screen
• Updated casing
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “GetMeOnTop” for the heads up.]
