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More Evidence Next iPhone to Have Front Facing Camera, iChat, and More

Thursday April 8, 2010 9:21 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Another SDK release from Apple means more hints to uncover about their future plans. Today's iPhone OS 4 release was no exception, though the hints it reveals seem to be familiar. The iPad SDK first revealed tons of evidence that Apple had, in fact, been working on support for video conferencing iChat as well as support for a front-facing camera.

While the iPad didn't implement these features, it seems likely that the next iPhone will. A report from John Gruber last week claimed that the next generation iPhone would carry the following features:

- A4-family CPU system-on-a-chip
- 960x640 double-resolution display
- second front facing camera
- 3rd party multitasking in iPhone 4

3rd party multitasking came true during today's keynote, and SDK 4 evidence continues to contain references to "front facing" cameras.


Meanwhile TUAW posts evidence of an "iChatAgent" process running on the new operating system (pictured above). Apple is expected to release a new iPhone sometime this summer. Rumors have also suggested that the next iPhone may make its way to the Verizon network as well.
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thevofl
24 months ago
Woo Hoo! A great time to upgrade!
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wbham
24 months ago
iPhone 4s rumors are making it sound very appealing. Especially with OS 4.0, the double resolution, and hopefully improved camera with a decent flash. May be finally time for me to bite the bullet and buy.
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Jimmy James
24 months ago
Wouldn't double the resolution make text on web pages twice as small? Currently, web pages are usable natively without zooming in.

Can someone explain the practical benefits?
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StuddedLeather
24 months ago
Great!
Hopefully it's a real iChat App and not just something internal.

I really hope it's a new hardware design as well, that would be ice cream for this cake.
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Cabrewolf
24 months ago
It's pretty obvious that iChat will be in the os and there is no reason not to have announced iChat unless doing so would hurt sales. New chat related hardware feature.
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Andrew K.
24 months ago
Just when you thought the EVO 4G was gonna kill it, iPhone HD looks ready to fight back!
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ddrueckhammer
24 months ago

It's pretty obvious that iChat will be in the os and there is no reason not to have announced iChat unless doing so would hurt sales. New chat related hardware feature.


Why would they announce it now without any hardware with a front facing camera?

RFIDs are coming eventually but I guess that might be iPhone 5G or 6G.
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usasalazar
24 months ago
Plenty of time to get a facelift before Summer!
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MikeELL
24 months ago
I wonder if the 2x pixels on the next model could possibly refer to that patent about having the camera elements incorporated into the display. I suppose it's impossible to have elements which are light emitting some of the time and light absorbing when needed? Either way, I'm excited to see what they do :)
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Friscohoya
24 months ago
I appreciate that apple doesnt move until they are sure they can get it right but I want ipad video chat now!
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