iphone 2009 IPhone 3.0 the details of the 2009 published
With speculation mounting that the iPhone 3.0 is coming in 2009, what can we expect in terms of specifications and features?
Update: Details of the 2009 iPhone 3.0 have been announced. For more information refer to the following stories: Apple introduces the 2009 iPhone 3GS,The upcoming iPhone OS 4 introduces 100+ new features and over 1500 new APIs for app developers. Get a sneak peek at the future of iPhone OS.
iPhone OS 3.0 adds 100 new features, and New iPhone with OS 3.0 enters the enterprise.
What follows is based on conversations with my contacts in Shenzhen in Greater China, and my own clever suppositions (I was never one to be modest).
So what can we perhaps expect — note the weasel words for once bitten twice shy — and what will I hope for?
First someone in the marketing department will possibly push very hard for a camera flash to be added. Of all the machines on which I do not want flash the Apple iPhone is right at the top of the list. Will I win?
Probably not.
Massive increase in the megapixels. The suggestion is it may double from 2.1. My guess — and and it is purely a guess — is that it will go to 8.1 megapixel20 Apr 2010 … An Apple employee walks into a bar with the new, yet-to-be released iPhone… and leaves it there.s. It has been discussed in Greater China and using Google translation you can get an idea. Could be wrong. This is a guess — but an informed guess.
There will be a redesigned exterior so that people know you have got the latest and best and that is part of your flash. Having your name engraved on is cool but it does not let people know you are the coolest. Think iPod Touch improved. Something like that.
A replaceable battery. This is a bit daft for it is not a forecast, it is a devout hope. Yes, there are people who can change a battery. But that is not mainstream.
More storage. 64 gigs would make a lot of people happy. It is, at least, theoretically possible. But it may be the leap too far.
The possibility of plugging in a keyboard. Technically it is possible but it may go against purist Apple thinking.
To Do Today support in the Calendar app. To Do is one of the most widely used apps on a PC. We need it on the iPhone.
Will Apple go to clamshell design? It has taken out a patent, but I think not. Apple iPhone is unique. Clamshells are not.
There are suggestions people want their SMS messages sideways. To which the only possible response is their SMS messages are too long.
Faster machines. The argument is the Palm Pre has a faster processor therefore the iPhone must have one as well. This is a damn iffy argument. The Palm Pre is no competition for the iPhone and the market seems to be settling down to three markets: Blackberry (principal publicist Barack Obamba) iPhone in any form; the rest.
The rest of the market will be forced into claiming what they call Unique Selling Propositions such as faster processors, sharper cameras and what have you.
For them, the problem is that Apple was there first and fanged the market.
When will we see the new iPhone 3.0? Sticking by my earlier prediction, June at earliest, September at latest. Roll on September.