iPhone 3G Generation: Some More Rumor

Posted on May 14, 2008
Filed Under iPhone General

Now the fuss about the new iPhone is hot as never before. With the release so close some companies try to guess the dimensions and specs of the device to be the first with accessories and thus get a competitive edge. Some of the rumors are credible while others are really hard to believe (like for instance the one where the 3G iPhone is considered to be a mini-version of the previous device).

But, nevertheless, there are some speculations that I personally think is worth paying attention to. I’ve collected the rumor I would more or less trust myself and now want to give it out to you.

1. Glossy Black Plastic iPhone

To my mind this speculation is the most credible of all. In this case plastic doesn’t stand for cheap, but rather for functional.

Let me explain why. Plastic back might be the indicator of a number of options and features:

The ability to swap SIM cards
SD slot. The device is expected to have GPS and SDK enabled applications. If a user has dozens of applications and associated data, the inbuilt 4 Gb will hardly be enough for him. So an SD slot seems a good solution.
The ability to swap the battery. With 3G, GPS and all other apps the battery life simply cannot be real long, so the possibility to swap it seems very convenient
GPS doesn’t give out high-quality performance through metal

So you see that the back aluminum shell might disappear forever, replaced by a slightly larger plastic one. But the silver bezel is likely to remain on the front. The front of the new model is likely to remain the same. The bottom speakers and mic might become bigger.

The screen of the model stays the same – 3.5”. They say that Apple is introducing a number of changes in the ear speaker. The camera is likely to remain the same and stay where it used to be.

As for the colors of the new device here it is possible that the new one will be added. Besides the glossy black and white iPhones we might get a red one. But all the color changes will be on the back, while the front will be the same – the same silver bezel with black material around the screen.

All the provided data has been collected by me over the Internet and I wouldn’t say that is 100% correct. After all, only Apple (plus a number of its key partners) knows what the new device will look like. So, it is a matter of a few weeks before we know if those third-party developers will come with the right accessories or we will have to wait for them much longer.

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