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3G iPhone Hardware Supports Tri-band HSDPA and GPS?

Friday June 6, 2008 7:27 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Engadget claims to have heard from a "reliable source" that a private version of the 3G iPhone's firmware has been dissected revealing the following hardware support:

- Infineon PMB6952 / S-GOLD3 six-band UMTS / HSDPA transceiver
- Murata LMRX3JCA-479 tri-band amplifier (we're assuming for the 3G)
- Sony SP9T - antenna Switch for GSM / UMTS dual mode
- ARM 1176JZF-S - Main CPU (same as in 1st gen iPhone)
- Skyworks 77427 - UMTS / HSDPA tx 1900, rx 2100MHz
- Skyworks 77414 - UMTS / HSDPA 1900
- Skyworks 77413 - UMTS / HSDPA 850MHz
- Internal build model number: n82ap (1st gen iPhone was model m68ap)
- UMTS Power Saving - on or off
- Hooks for Global Locate Library (GLL), software that handles GPS related commands for the host processor

Engadget suggests that this is evidence for GPS support as well as Tri-band HSDPA (3G) support making it compatible with international carriers. Engadget previously reported the new iPhone would offer 3G, GPS and be "only slightly thicker." Meanwhile, GigaOM also recently "confirmed" GPS support was present with the contract going to Broadcom. Also, if these specs are true, the the main processor for the next iPhone would be the same as the existing iPhone.

The 3G-capable iPhone is expected to be announced during Apple's WWDC keynote speech on Monday, June 9th at 10am Pacific.
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iPhoneHome
48 months ago
Great News!!

Time to take some pics for Ebay. Goodbye old friend....
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flavamactop
48 months ago
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
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poppe
48 months ago
Same processor?

Same processor but more powerful perhaps?
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macthetiger85
48 months ago
That's exciting - can't wait for my first iPhone (daddy's day present) :)
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DisturbedSith
48 months ago
Does any of this mean that the iPhone will be supported on the Verizon network?
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louden
48 months ago
Looks like a world-wide launch! What's the record in sales of any device/movie/game over a week or weekend?

I'm sure Apple would love to get that top spot.
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ubestbsteppin
48 months ago
Tri-band would be great. Anything other then 3g is just icing on the cake. The original was almost perfect!
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AriX
48 months ago
Hmm. Corresponds with this: http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/07/will-the-iphone-sdk-offer-a-built-in-simulator/ :)
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mixel
48 months ago

Same processor?
Same processor but more powerful perhaps?

I doubt it.. Why on earth would the iphone need to be more powerful? That would just eat the batteries. It already runs rings around the PSP and pretty much every handheld device on the market. The CPU is already great. :)

Also nice to know the people who're making games already are working on the same basic spec as the 2nd generation.
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aswitcher
48 months ago
Looking forward to this :) Looking good for everything I want.
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