Where is OS 4.0?
As many of you already know, most of the iPhone community has been waiting on Apple to release OS 4.0 for the iPhone. This upgrade to the iPhone operating system promised us many more tweaks and performance improvements. As far as rumours go we thought it would have been announced at the Media event yesterday in San Francisco.
However it looks like Mr Jobs (Steve Jobs – Apple’s CEO) had a completely different surprise in store for everyone! Yes that’s right the iPad, a bigger faster iPhone without the phone part! Apple’s very own tablet, fully touch screen and from what I’ve seen so far absolutely gorgeous. But let’s save the dirty details on that for a separate post.
Extra RAM in iPhone 3GS greatly improves performance
The most recent incarnation of the iPhone, the 3GS, has few unique features over the previous model, the iPhone 3G. One of it’s largest selling points however is the increased speed of the hardware.
Apple remains reluctant to openly reveal the details of the hardware within it’s phones, as can be seen from their technical specifications page.
However it is widely known that the processor has been beefed up from 412MHz to 600MHz, and the RAM doubled from 128MB to 256MB. John Casasanta at TapTapTap reports that these improvements lead to benefits greater than what the numbers alone suggest. Good news for those trying to justify the £440 purchase! (based on buying iPhone 3GS 16GB on O2 Pay&Go)
Possible iPhone OS 4.0 features?
Apple has filed some patent applications that show what potential features the smartphone giant is considering for it’s next generation iPhone operating system. The focus appears to be on making life easier by putting the iPhone into various modes depending on the situation.
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iPhone 3GS Review
Joshua Topolsky from Engadget has just posted a thorough review of the iPhone 3GS, and in particular makes some comparisons between the 3G and the 3GS.
The gains from jumping to a 600MhZ processor can be seen in the video below