Apple iPhone 5 to be Global Phone supporting GSM and CDMA
Tear down of Verizon iPhone 4 reveals the future.
Feb 8 2011, 2:12am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
The Verizon iPhone goes on sale tomorrow night, but iPhone repair shops IFixYouri and iFixit got already their hands on the Verizon iPhone and published tear downs. 9to5 Mac made an interesting observations on the components revealed in the tear downs.
Apple is chosen to use the MDM660 Qualcomm chip. This communication chip supports both CDMA and GSM. The Verizon iPhone cannot be used on GSM networks as it does not have a SIM slot. But it is almost certain that Apple will use this dualmode chip in the iPhone 5. This way Apple is back to one iPhone model for all carriers, which makes things simple again for consumers and Apple.
Apple needs to keep it simple and clear that is one of their products' advantages. ZDNet reports though that there is apparently a difference for iPhone apps between the Verizon iPhone and the AT&T iPhone. Apple cannot allow this to happen, but apparently this is what is going on now.
Telenav has released a version of its Telenav app especially for the Verizon iPhone. The are supposedly hardware differences that require a special release. Fragmentation is a problem that Android is heavily under. Apple cannot afford to get this problem too.
If there are hardware differences now between the Verizon iPhone and the GSM iPhones than this will be temporarily. I expect that Apple cleans up the mess with the iPhone 5 soon. New rumors point to a June launch event for the iPhone 5.
Updates
Remains of the Day: What's Cookin'?
Source: Macworld UK
Tim Cook's in the kitchen, whipping up some tasty Apple turnover; Yahoo bakes its keys right into its latest product; and a Rogue Amoeba iPhone app apparently isn't to Apple's taste. The remainders for Thursday, May 24, 2012 are slaving over a hot stove ...
Full article at: Macworld UK
More like this 9 minutes ago
Samsung announces Galaxy Ace Duos GSM only version
Source: NDTV
Samsung has announced the GSM only version of dual-SIM Android smartphone Galaxy Ace Duos today. The GSM+CDMA version of the smartphone is already on sale in India for Rs. 13,490. According to the company, Galaxy Ace Duos will be available from ...
Full article at: NDTV
More like this 22 minutes ago
Apple tweaks App Store promos, intros 'Editor's Choice'
Source: MacNN
The move marks the first time a paid app has been made free for a limited time by Apple as part of its own promotion, rather than discounted by the developer directly. It's unclear how the "Editor's Choice" will differ from the "S ...
Full article at: MacNN
More like this 1 hour ago
where to buy
Don't miss ...
Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years
experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting
world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into
vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.
blog comments powered by Disqus
Latest stories
A slide showing the upcoming Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet has surfaced. It is no surprise that Dell will make Windows 8 tablets. Every major Wintel company will do that.
Today SpaceX will make history. The Dragon spacecraft will dock on the ISS. Never before had a private company achieved this. Let's cross our finger that all goes well. Watch the live webcast starting at 7:30am ET.
Facebook pushes ahead with taking over photos on mobile phones with new app. Facebook already owns the biggest photo sharing service with Instagram.
- Visit our Homepage for the Latest Rumors, News and Shopping Tips
Featured hubs
Best Ads & Deals features the best deals from Weekly Ads and Online Sources. Check out the best deals available today in-stores and online on Best Ads & Deals.