September is coming soon. Not soon enough as it’s also the month of my birthday. Yes, I’m a lovely Libra. That’s why I’m so balanced. Actually no, that’s the meditation I do in the mornings. Another thing September is likely to bring us is a new iPhone 5 and the rumors and speculation about that are already flying. Calm down though: There are a few Things We Already Know: ©
New iPhone models are almost always faster than the old ones. This trend has been going on a while and it’s a safe bet. The first iPhone and the iPhone 3G shared the same processor but the iPhone 3G had an actually usable network connection thanks to the 3G radio. The iPhone 3GS saw a boost in processor speed. The iPhone 4 was an even larger boost in processor speed. I could go into all the chip models but there’s puh-lenty of coverage out there on that (and this isn’t a bed time story). We can safely expect the iPhone 5 to be much zippier in processor speeds.
I’m willing to bet that the radio will be 4G compatible. I’ll also wager that the radio will be capable of exploiting at least the TMobile frequency ranges that previous models were not capable of using. This would be due to a pending merger / acquisition of TMobile by AT&T. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple blew things wide open and had one of the first carrier agnostic smart phones. Rumors abound that there is a deal working with Sprint. This is what my crystal ball tells me and you shouldn’t argue with me when I’m reading the beads.
Newer iPhones will always weigh less than the previous ones. Advances in battery technology make this possible and since the battery is the largest portion of the mass inside an iPhone, newer models should always weigh less. How much less? I’m not saying you’re gonna write home about it. It’s not going to change your game. Since you’re just gonna lose it anyway, regardless of it’s brick like weight in your pocket and the terrible heat that it holds next to you in your summer shorts while arduously moving in the hot hot (HOT!) Texas summertime, you should just get over it and be glad for any improvements. This could be like Microsoft Outlook where the version numbers change but the problems don’t.
The camera will get more megapixels. This is a fairly easy way to increase the specs on a device and drive market demand for an upgrade. Camera technology is much like battery technology in that it just keeps getting cheaper to make better ones. Also if you didn’t update the camera in your device it would quickly become the object of ridicule. Like poor cell reception or a badly designed OS. (sorry Palm) Besides who wants to take non-HD pictures of their drunken college friends planking themselves to death?
