Apple ships 5.2M iPhones. LG ships 30M.
Apple has reported that it has shipped 5.2M iPhones in Q2 2009 (The chart shows fiscal year, not calendar year) with the launch of the new model iPhone 3GS in the quarter. Very impressive with just a handful of models. To put it into perspective, LG, currently #1 in the world, has shipped 30M (29.82M [...]
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Bar Raised for iPhone Killers
I waited few weeks since the launch of iPhone 3GS to make this post to make sure the hype has died down and people will be more rational. Contrary to what some of the visitors think of this blog, I do not hate the iPhone and I do not think the iPhones are piece of [...]
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Apple iPhone 3GS Video Review
iPhone 3G S Teardown
All the major components are very similar to the regular 3G version. They kept the same Samsung processor but runs faster. The bluetooth and WiFi is now a combo chip from Broadcom. Incoming search terms:iphone 4s block diagramiphone 3gs diagram3G Block diagram3gs diagramiphone 3gs block diagramiphone 3gs schematicsiphone 4siphone 3g diagramiPhone Hardware Block diagraminside iphone [...]
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$179 to make iPhone 3G S
The latest 16GB iPhone 3G S costs ~$179 to make, according to iSuppli, about ~$5 more than the previous 3G version. According to Apple, they sold over 1M of these phones in the first 3 days. Not bad.
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iPhone 3G S Guided Tour
iPhone 3G S Official Specifications
Size and weight Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm) Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm) Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3 mm) Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) Cellular and wireless UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Location Assisted GPS Digital compass Wi-Fi Cellular Power and battery Built-in rechargeable [...]
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First iPhone 3G S Commercial
Spy photos of the new iPhone
Here is a rumored new iPhone next to the iPhone 3G launched last year. It appears to be about the same size but with a different finish. Also, the rumor is that the camera will have auto focus capability.
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iPhone 2010 Rumors
That’s right, it’s 2010, not 2009 as some had originally hoped for. Please remember that all of these are speculations by certain secret source inside the Apple or at Foxconn where the iPhones are built. In the past, we’ve known that many of these rumors to be true but don’t ever take them to be [...]
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iPhone 2009 Rumor
The rumor for the next generation iPhone (no date on when it will be launched) is that it will have the video recording capability (it’s about time). Apparently, the new iPhone would be a one-stop studio for video recording, editing, viewing, and sharing, very similar to the popular Flip Camcorder, but with the phone capability. [...]
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