Photos of Next Gen iPhone in Action? Auto-Focus and Compass
A Chinese-language blog UMPCFever posted what it claims are the first photos of the next generation iPhone in action. According to the rough automated translation these images show the new iPhone but as it is a prototype the external design may change is not therefore not featured.
According to the report, the new iPhone does contain an autofocus camera that is uses an on-screen square that can be moved by the tap of a finger to chose the object of focus. Also shown is the long rumored digital compass as well as compass software (pictured above). Those features seem to be specific to the next generation iPhone, though the site also demos MMS and Copy/Paste with Images.
We've never heard of any reports from UMPCFever, so we can't judge their credibility, but the features shown seem consistent with circulating rumors as well as leaked video recording interface found in the Beta 3.0 software.
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35 months ago
I realize there was another thread on this topic, but it got pretty far derailed off-topic, so I've started this one as a new one.
And just to head off any debate. the numeric percentage of battery life left IS a feature in is embedded (but not easily accessible) in iPhone 3.0.
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And just to head off any debate. the numeric percentage of battery life left IS a feature in is embedded (but not easily accessible) in iPhone 3.0.
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35 months ago
Besides the usual Boy Scout usefulness, what other applications could we see from the compass?
35 months ago
can anyone tell me what the picture is at the bottom left of the camera app? I've seen it before on other screen shots, but no clue what purpose it serves. Anyone?
35 months ago
can anyone tell me what the picture is at the bottom left of the camera app? I've seen it before on other screen shots, but no clue what purpose it serves. Anyone?
it's a thumbnail of the last picture you took.
35 months ago
Is that a front facing video camera I see at the top of the iPhone?
Sadly, I don't see it. I do hope I'm wrong.
35 months ago
As I may be the last person I know who still uses a cell phone as a phone, I am planning on jumping on board when this thing becomes available. I just hope that unlike a Swiss Army knife, whose individual tools are outperformed by dedicated single-function tools, the multi-function iPhone can make a good phone call as well as any other phone out there.
35 months ago
if you read the roughly, and i mean roughly, translated page is says its the next iphone in the 3g casing, so you wouldnt see the front facing camera if there was one on there, Im not sure if these are real or not, they seem to be real, but any news is good for me cause im dying to know what the new iphone will look like. The hype is killing me.
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