Check out this browser speed comparison between the Nokia N9 and the iPhone 4. You can’t really say which of the phones goes home with the winner’s trophy.
It is now official – the new iPhone will be unveiled on October 4th.
Apple today sent out press invites for an event on October 4th, under the tagline “Let’s talk iPhone.” The event will be take place at Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop HQ, which is different from their regular iPhone events that have been held in San Francisco.
It is speculated that Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook, will present the next generation iPhone at this event. What we currently don’t know, is what iPhone Apple will release. Will it be just a speed-bumped version called iPhone 4+ or 4S, or the ‘whole’ new iPhone 5 with new internal and external components?
Intagram for iPhone received a massive update to version 2.0 today. This adds, amongst other features, 4 new filters, 10x higher resolution, live filters, and a borderless option.
Here is a description of what the new features do:
Live filters – so fast, we let you see them live
See the world through Instagram’s stunning effects before you even snap a photo. Simply select a filter, hold the camera up to the scene and see the world through Instagram’s visual effects. We’ve re-written your favorite Instagram filters to be over 200x faster so even after having taken a photo, switching between them takes no time at all.
Four new filters
You’ve asked for more, and we’re excited to provide four brand new filters: Amaro, Rise, Hudson, and Valencia. With these new filters, we continue the trend of turning regular photos into beautiful snapshots. What’s most exciting to us is that we’ve teamed up with @colerise, an extremely popular Instagrammer, to produce these new effects. Keep your eye out for more collaborations to come.
Instant tilt-shift
Selective blur over 100X faster than before. Pinch, pan and rotate tilt-shift to give your photos unparalleled depth of field with live preview included.
High-resolution photos – 10x larger than before
Clarity and detail with every shot. By far, the most requested feature from both pros and amateurs alike, we’ve increased our photo size from 612×612 to 1936×1936 on the iPhone 4 (1536×1536 on the iPhone3GS). You’ll capture beautiful moments in all their detailed glory.
Borders now optional
The creative flexibility you asked for. Turn every filter’s border on or off to fit the mood and aesthetic of the scene.
One-click rotation
Easily rotate photos within the camera. No more sideways photos. Use our simple controls to make sure you’ve got the right orientation every time.
New icon
We updated our app icon! It’s the same look, but with more depth and dimension.
The image you see above was posted on Weibo, a Chinese Twitter clone, showing what is claimed to be components of the iPhone 5. You see the CPU marked with A5 on it, indicating that it is the Apple’s iPhone A5 chipset. However, the design is not the same as on the A5 inside the iPad 2, and could hence mean that the image is fake. The battery again has 430mAh printer on it, but it’s most probably missing the leading 1, meaning that we have a 1430mAh battery on the iPhone 5. The iPhone 4 comes with a 1420mAh battery, so there is hardly any change in capacity.
Could this be the device we’ll see announced in the coming few weeks?
A white iPhone 4s has just appeared in AT&T’s inventory system. As you know, there isn’t an iPhone 4S on the market as of now, but it has been rumored to be coming sometime. The image also lacks the usual 16GB/32GB text. Could this mean that we’ll only see the iPhone 4s in a smaller 8GB alternative? Could the iPhone 4s be the rumored cheaper iPhone 4, only with some updated hardware?
This could of course be just a placeholder in AT&T’s system. The fact that the ‘s’ isn’t written in caps is also unusual for Apple’s naming, and could hence mean that this whole device is just a mistake, or a placeholder.
According to Reuters, Apple has started producing a smaller 8GB version of the iPhone 4. Apple is currently selling the previous generation iPhone (iPhone 3GS) only as the smaller 8GB version. The current generation iPhone 4 again can be bought as 16GB or 32GB. The fact that they’ve started producing a 8GB version iPhone 4 is an indication that a new generation iPhone is on its way.
The next generation iPhone has been rumored to be released at the end of September. This rumor was also confirmed by a source to Reuters.
The iPhone 4 is well over a year old now. It is however still priced like it was released a month ago. This is because Apple hasn’t released a “new-generation” iPhone, and the iPhone 4 is still the best Apple has to offer. Almost every day that passes, Apple makes a better profit by selling their iPhone 4. Components tend to get cheaper over time, and so has also the parts inside the iPhone 4.
In the image above, you’ll see how much the iPhone 4 costs to manufacture. You’ll see cost estimates divided into different component suppliers. The largest chunk of the iPhone 4 parts is supplied by Samsung. They have components inside the device worth of $45.68. In total, the iPhone 4 components cost $178, manufacturing $7, and a “Foxconn margin” of $7. So of the average selling price of $560, $192 goes into manufacturing the phone, while the rest, $368, goes to Apple for designing it. That’s a pretty good margin, isn’t it? :)
Well what do we have here? The image shows what Bloomberg estimates what their vision of the iPhone 5 would cost to manufacture.
Bloomberg estimates the iPhone 5 to come with a 1 GHz Apple A5 CPU, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 16 GB NAND flash memory, and “high resolution cameras”. The single most expensive part is the display assembly and its controller, valued at $49.
Bloomberg estimates that the iPhone 5 will cost roughly $270 to produce. A selling price of $620 would mean that the gross margin is 56.4%.
