Will Apple's A4 iPad 1GHz chip be used for the iPhone?
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Since the Apple A4 was designed for mobile devices, and with the similarities between the iPad and the iPhone, it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine the 1GHz chip powering a faster generation of Apple's touchscreen phone. Nathan Brookwood, an analyst at Insight 64 says, "There's really no reason why a chip with this kind of characteristic wouldn't make it in the iPhone." Apple could even underclock the A4 in a new generation of iPhone which would allow for greater battery life. Currently, the iPhone 3GS uses an Arm based system on a chip produced by Samsung clocked at 600MHz.
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1. Galen20K posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
I'm absolutely sure they will use the A4 in the next iPhone which is a VERY great thing. I love the snapdragon on my Nexus One, it really makes a huge difference! Actually i was more impressed with the A4 than the iPad. Thats one slick chip.
2. nak1017 posted on 28 Jan 2010, 22:38 0 0
I doubt Apple bought PA Semi just to make the iPad...
3. dandirk (unregistered) posted on 28 Jan 2010, 23:06 0 0
I would hope so... I have a feeling 1Ghz is going to be the default proc speed in the near future. It wouldn't surprise me that late this year/early next most smartphones will have a 1ghz chip. If apple were to come out with another iphone on a slower processor, I think they would fall behind in performance (at least until they refresh)
4. artz1986 posted on 29 Jan 2010, 09:54 0 0
but apparently, apple doesn't need mind blowing power for their products to run smoothly. So their next iPhone could have only 800mhz and still be hanging out w/ the rest.
5. clevername posted on 29 Jan 2010, 10:17 0 0
I'm absolutely positive the A4 will power the next iPhone. As soon as I seen it I knew it. Buy o fear apple will underclock it for battery life. :-( i hope not. Then again, one of the major advancements of the A4 is to run the tablet with all it's processes 720p video included, and maintain the battery life of 10 hours. I'd like to know if the 10 hour rating is just for the wifi version or applies to the 3g version With an always on signal as well. That will tell the real story.
6. YouLostTheGame posted on 29 Jan 2010, 11:24 0 0
I was thinking this same thing, myself. If the iPad actually does perform this well, with that huge screen, running that kind of video, then I would think that there would be even less of a need to underclock the A4, to save battery in the next iPhone. But that's just a guess, as I'm not well versed in chip-related variables on battery performance.
