Alleged next iPhone component shot reveals Apple A5 chip
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1. Leyjee posted on 19 Sep 2011, 03:17 9 2
Honestly, who cares ? I have nothing against apple but what difference does it make knowing thats the components for it ?
2. ilia1986 posted on 19 Sep 2011, 03:47 3 1
I agree. People are acting as if iPhone 5 will have some sort of revolutionary hardware. It won't. it will have a relatively outdated hardware by the time it launches.
Oh, did I mention the latest rumor saying that the only device to launch this year is the iPhone 4S - which will be the same as the iPhone 4 - 512MB of ram, 3.5" screen and all - but will only have the A5 chip and an 8MP camera? According to this rumor - the iPhone 5 will launch only in 2012.
Oh and to be clear - A5 = 1Ghz dual core chip. Something that has existed ever since the beginning of this year.
10. tech-head posted on 19 Sep 2011, 08:31 3 0
If true, Apple will definitely loose market share.
17. darth8ball posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:11 4 0
No the sheep will convince themselves that Apple 'wants to get it right' and will praise them for the delay in release.
14. joaolx posted on 19 Sep 2011, 09:41 0 0
But still, from tests made it's faster than Tegra 2 CPU.
20. Huhster (unregistered) posted on 19 Sep 2011, 12:18 0 0
Tegra 2 is nearly two years old why would it surprise you that an A5 would be faster ?
3. Leyjee posted on 19 Sep 2011, 03:57 4 0
yes, Apple markets their products to people who have no idea about phones. i guess that is smart because thats were the money is ! But it just pisses me off with them suing everyone when to be honest they arnt really inovating, 1ghz dual core, 8mp, retina display are all basically outdated now..
4. ahmadickhard (unregistered) posted on 19 Sep 2011, 05:26 0 0
That battery look like the one found in iMobile android tablet. Can Apple sue iMobile then?? (eventhough iMobile is selling it NOW...) haha
7. iankellogg posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:03 0 0
I have an honest question about iOS and dual core. Other than games what will the dual core do for the basically single threaded operating system? I guess if they start getting some widgets they can offload the load to that but compared to android which is basically a full linux desktop (hence the bad battery life) I don't see the point in a dual core chipset.
8. remixfa posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:12 1 0
for the regular OS? absolutely nothing on iOS. Its only use will be to shut down 1 core during non gaming, and save battery power compared to a single core. I think its more "keeping up with android" than it is actual need of a dual core.
9. ilia1986 posted on 19 Sep 2011, 07:32 0 0
Yeah this whole concept of minimalist software design by Apple is like some fracking monk who doesn't really do anything all day - and thus doesn't need much food - vs a hard working businessman who needs a lot of energy. Guess which one contributes more to the society. With all due respect.
16. ex2bot (unregistered) posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:00 0 0
If you're talking about phone productivity, both Android and iOS have sizable software libraries. The whole idea of minimal design is to take out what's not needed. It's not about being some hippy monk. (If software is short on necessary features, that's not minimalist, that's just crummy.)
Business people can still enjoy their minimalist software without becoming a drain on civilization.
12. Droid_X_Doug posted on 19 Sep 2011, 09:31 0 0
Oh come on now remixfa, iOS may not float your boat as an OS, but don't fall into H8er mode. iOS v. 5 is going to raise the bar for Android. One area that is looking to be interesting is the iMessage function - basically BlackBerry Messaging for iOS with some enhancements. I suspect that iOS v. 5 will have some OS level enhancements as well.
I don't hate on an OS (even WP7). If sales don't materialize, then I call it for what it is (sales fail), but I don't hate on the OS in-and-of-itself.
11. tech-head posted on 19 Sep 2011, 08:34 0 0
Never thought of it that way. iOS5 doesn't really need a dual core processor. Its a bare bones OS as it is. Guess its for games....
19. darth8ball posted on 19 Sep 2011, 11:34 0 0
Remember Gateway Computers, they were non upgradable. Wanted a newer Video card, sound card etc...you were crap out of luck. Apple is the same way while now they may not need a dual core what about the future, oh yeah just buy another device, Android makes room for the future by taken into consideration most people will keep their phones longer than a year, not me, but most people.
21. taco50 posted on 19 Sep 2011, 13:04 1 0
So you can upgrade chips on android? No you can't you have to get a new phone. The iPhone 3GS which came out in 2009 is getting iOS 5. How many android phones get that kind of continued support? Some never get a sw upgrade at all.
26. ilia1986 posted on 19 Sep 2011, 21:19 0 0
Taco - almost all of them. By using custom roms. something the iPhone will never be capable of doing.
15. ex2bot (unregistered) posted on 19 Sep 2011, 10:53 0 0
A dual-core chip's advantage in a phone is similar to multi-core chips in laptops and desktops, namely improving multitasking / multithreading. If your phone is checking email and downloading while you're web surfing, you will enjoy smoother, faster operation.
Contrary to what some believe, iOS will multitask. Apple's apps all multitask, and third party apps can multitask in certain situations, such as downloading, GPS, IM, Skype, etc.
Dual-core is better than single core when comparing like cores.
