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The iPhone 5 has new antenna, but same RAM and look of the iPhone 4?
The iPhone 5 is set to be available in the tens of millions before the end of the 2011. It’s also thought to look almost exactly the same as the iPhone 4. Both those bits of information have come via Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
While the phone may look the same with its Gorilla glass front and back, inside there is expected to be an improved antenna design to stop the dropped calls (death grip) everyone complained about with the iPhone 4. What you may be surprised to hear is that the RAM in the iPhone 5 is expected to remain the same at 512MB.
Even so, an iPhone 5 that is the same dimensions as the iPhone 4 could still house a number of improvements beyond the antenna. A 4-inch edge-to-edge display is possible, and there’s expected to be improved performance from the inclusion of an A5 processor. As for keeping the RAM the same, there’s always a desire for more from developers, but does the iPhone 5 really need it?
Even though the iPhone 5 is set to fly off the shelves whenever it launches, it seems Apple is prepared for demand. Kuo believes there will be 30 million of the smartphones in the sales channel before we reach 2012. 40% of those devices are expected to be white, meaning from day one you’ll have a choice of picking up a black or white iPhone 5. You could argue that just shifts the problem to one of a shortage of the most desirable color rather than a shortage of phones.
We still don’t know the release date of the iPhone 5, but if Apple intend to have 30 million in stores before 2012, it means there’s already millions of the devices sitting in a warehouse somewhere. It’s got to happen soon, right? Maybe on the iPod’s 10th birthday?
The iPhone 5 is set to be available in the tens of millions before the end of the 2011. It’s also thought to look almost exactly the same as the iPhone 4. Both those bits of information have come via Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
While the phone may look the same with its Gorilla glass front and back, inside there is expected to be an improved antenna design to stop the dropped calls (death grip) everyone complained about with the iPhone 4. What you may be surprised to hear is that the RAM in the iPhone 5 is expected to remain the same at 512MB.
Even so, an iPhone 5 that is the same dimensions as the iPhone 4 could still house a number of improvements beyond the antenna. A 4-inch edge-to-edge display is possible, and there’s expected to be improved performance from the inclusion of an A5 processor. As for keeping the RAM the same, there’s always a desire for more from developers, but does the iPhone 5 really need it?
Even though the iPhone 5 is set to fly off the shelves whenever it launches, it seems Apple is prepared for demand. Kuo believes there will be 30 million of the smartphones in the sales channel before we reach 2012. 40% of those devices are expected to be white, meaning from day one you’ll have a choice of picking up a black or white iPhone 5. You could argue that just shifts the problem to one of a shortage of the most desirable color rather than a shortage of phones.
We still don’t know the release date of the iPhone 5, but if Apple intend to have 30 million in stores before 2012, it means there’s already millions of the devices sitting in a warehouse somewhere. It’s got to happen soon, right? Maybe on the iPod’s 10th birthday?
