Next-Gen iPhone Details Revealed?
By Reggie · May 20, 2009
Today when I checked my reader I was excited to see rumored details of the next-gen iPhone from the Wired Gadget Lab. The article claims the latest iPhone will be released on July 17th and will include many hot upgrades, such as:
* 32GB and 16GB storage ($199 and $299 price points to be maintained)
* 3.2-megapixel camera (up from the current 2-megapixel camera)
* Video-recording and editing capabilities
* Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
* OLED screen
* 1.5 times the battery life of the current models
* Double the RAM and processing power
* Built-in FM transmitter
* Apple logo on back will glow
* Rubber-tread backing
* Sleeker design
* Built-in compass
* Turn-by-turn directions
It’s easy to see how these new features are great for iPhone users, but how will they affect the average real estate agent? Many non-iPhone users will argue features like mobile video and MMS have been on other mobile devices for some time now. But the reality is that other devices are missing the slick yet extremely powerful interface of the iPhone combined with the flourishing iTunes app store.
Now video to the iPhone is not revolutionary. Obviously people have been jailbreaking their iPhones for some time now to setup services like QIK to stream video from their iPhone. But as I said, they had to jailbreak the phone which is not sanctioned by Apple and equates to hacking the device. Now, if this news is correct, all new iPhone owners will be able to capture and share video using the device they’re already using for leading social networking applications, GPS, mobile email, internet activities, etc.
My mind starts racing at all the possibilities for real estate professionals. Imagine harnessing the power of a lifestream to aggregate all your shared video, pictures, and content shared from this one device. (See my lifestream here.) Let me give you an example, you drive to your first appointment of the day and you arrive a few minutes early. You realize the sunrise is exceptionally beautiful so you take a few minutes of video highlighting the entrance to the neighborhood and sports park. You tag and share the video. Now it’s immediately available for your network to see and archived on your blog/website via the lifestream. Later the same morning you learn of a new downtown project that will be affecting local homeowners so you break out the iPhone and open your favorite Twitter application and share the news. That too, has been broadcast to your network and archived on you lifestream. I think you get my point!
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I think the $64,000 question should be when will it be available on other networks? I have Verizon and can’t get out of my contract and want the iphone! Come on Verizon, get with the program!
Double the RAM and processing power! This will allow apps to run in the background which will begin to show the value of the device as you use application in tandem to create more content, share more content, use more content. Can’t wait!
Jailbreak is completely reversible and offers much more than the ability to use Qik. The Cydia developer community is pushing the envelope on the possibilities for the device. Try it.
I do not have a dog in this fight BUT, i think that the Palm PRE will be giving the Iphone and others a real run for your money. New web based operating system and user friendly too.
So thanks for the update and keep us posted.
Blessings
W
Awesome, but totally worthless if AT&T doesn’t improve their coverage in San Francisco. As much as we all text and email and do everything, as Realtors we’re still on the phone and, I kid you not, every call I receive or make, I’m afraid will get dropped at least once.
iPhone=awesomeness
AT&T=disappointment, despair and frustration!
AWESOME! Looks like I’m finally going to upgrade from my old edge iPhone!!!
My main question is any idea on what will simply be a software upgrade? Like will the 3Gs get video, image/video MMS, etc ?
Any ideas on color options?
Perhaps now is the time to finally leave the crackberry?
Here’s the info on 3.0 update
http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
Palm Pre is great for iPhone. Apple needs competition. But don’t think Palm has the money or 1st mover advantage to usurp Apple. The community currently pushing application development will be hard pressed to move away from and to Palm w/the ecosystem Apple has created. It’s all about the apps.
Agree on AT&T – Outside of my home community (Colorado) Bad service everywhere. It’s unbelievable. If Apple re-ups exclusivity w/AT&T, they should demand more investment into system-wide network upgrades.
6 months after I get the 3G iPhone they have to pop this one out (soon). Definitely working forward to the video capabilities with this release.
I’m with Jason Berman, the ability to run the apps in the background will be stellar.
The iPhone as a mobile business device will be squeezed out in the next 12-18 months. Once sales based organizations migrate to Microsoft’s Communications Server (from Exchange) what we now call ‘email’ will seem archaic. The writing is on the wall with Microsoft’s purchase of Danger. They are currently building their own version of the iPhone, however the Microsoft phone will have a full keyboard, complete integration with Communications Server and a community of developers designing mobile apps that tie into the technology (ie mobile CRM tools)
The race for the business phone isn’t between Palm and Apple. It’s between Google’s next version of Android (with better integration with Google Apps) and Microsoft (who already owns enterprise email).
The partnerships will be as follows:
Apple – ATT
Google – TMobile
Microsoft – Verizon (although they may open it up to all carriers)
Remember how nobody would buy either a Blackberry or an iPhone unless it would sync with Exchange? The success of any particular phone depends on Microsoft. However phone hardware and Windows Mobile are becoming so interdependent, Microsoft needs to take a page out of Apple’s play book and control both sides. Microsoft is likely to license Communications Server technology to other phone OEMs (to increase adoption of the server software), but not until well after it’s own phone has significant market share.
Quite a proclamation on the future of mobile computing. Is it an accurate assumption that many installed iPhone base would willingly switch back?
What Microsoft’s Communications Server technology would suddenly emerge to change the playing field?
What are the workflow functions not currently possible with an iPhone? Full keyboard?! UI fail. And as soon as Verizon converts to GSM, I wouldn’t be shocked to see an announcement w/Apple. Regardless, swap out SIM, and you’ll still be in business.