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Hardware details of the next iPhone (N41AP / iPhone5,1) and more
on the new
Maps app
We have already laid out a lot about the next iPhone.
Its1,136-by-640 display. Itstotally
redesigned back plate and unibody construction. But what will it
have under the hood? 9to5Macdelved deep into a beta version of iOS
6 to find out
The iPhone running iOS 6 boasts Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0. We
can also see that theprocessor is an ARM S5L8950X.
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: XXX May XX XX:XX:XX PDT 2012;
root:xnu-
21XX.X.XXX/DEVELOPMENT_ARM_S5L8950X
Interestingly, that is a full release above the most current
developer version of MAC OS 10.8
Mountain Lion. The XNU build is also higher (21XX vs
2050.5.8):
Darwin Kernel Version 12.0.0: Tue May 8 17:30:17 PDT 2012;
root:xnu-2050.5.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
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The Samsung 5L8950X ARM processor is most likely manufactured at
the same fab in Austin
where Apples other Ax processors are built. The S5L8950X is a
step up from the S5L8940X on
the previous iPhone and the S5L8945X on the new iPad but were
not sure what that means interms of cores, processor speed or fab
size. Wed place our money on a low power dual core
processor similar to the new iPad 2 on Samsungs 32nm fab.
The processor is known internally at Apple as the A5-*** (the
last three characters were
removed to protect our source). This will most likely not be the
final name. However, it seems
probable that the processor will continue carrying the A5 name
and will not step up to theA6 nomenclaturebut that is far from
certain.
As for GPU, the new iPhone also features something entirely new.
The GPU chip, which will
continue to be part of the SoC, is called SGX543RC* (the
asterisk is another sensitive number
that could identify people working on the device). This GPU
technically does not exist yet and
we dont have specs.
The next iPhone will now have 1GB of RAM, which seems to do well
for the new iPad.
This unit runs 6.0 seed 10A33X with iBoot version iBoot-153x.x
(iOS 5.* has an iBoot version
of iBoot-12xx.x.x, depending on the device and version).
It is also interesting that some prototypes of this device use
the older Qualcomm Baseband chips.
This unit uses the same type of Qualcomm baseband found in the
cellular-enabled new iPad 4Gunits. Our source indicated this might
be because he/she does not need access to any new
baseband that they might use. Moreover, the battery life is not
a concern, because this unit must
always stay plugged-in. We expect the final N41AP / iPhone5,1 to
carry the latest Gobi chips.These chips should allow low-power
voice/data on a variety of mobile networks, including China
Mobiles TD-LTE.
We are told Apple is far along in its iOS 6 development, so an
October new iPhone deadline
should be relatively easybarring any unforeseen chip, part
shortages/labor outages, etc. So
easy, in fact, that an earlier release is possible.
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Finally, there is more clarification on the new iOS Maps app
that is abandoning Google for
Apples own tiles. We have an early/redacted screenshot that will
likely undergo many changes(fonts, etc.) before it gets real:
You will note that contrary to the previous report, the
GPS/Compass icon on the iPhone is not
connected to a 3D icon. We were told that in the iPhone version
of Maps, the 3D button is nowunder the bottom right scroll/menu to
avoid accidentally hitting the wrong button. With that said,
3D maps are something used more on the iPad than an iPhone,
which is often used for directions.Also, the buttons are bigger on
the iPad making it easier not to accidentally hit the wrong
button.
We have a lot more information that will come over the next two
weeks including an entirely
new iOS app from Apple. So, stay tuned!
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