Sunday, January 29, 2012

6th Generation iPhone to have 4G LTE?

By Barber Paul


We have been seeing plenty of rumors about a 4G LTE iPhone 5 for months "or at at the very least after their competitors started releasing telephones with 4G technology built in. Well, more rumors have popped up supporting the technology of LTE (long term evolution) technology in the subsequent iteration of Apple's handset. Let's look.



LTE on iPad 3 = LTE on iPhone 5?

A report by Bloomberg said that the iPad 3 has entered mass production to be prepared for a March rollout. According to their sources, the tablet has a new quad core processor, LTE, and a high-res Retina Display. Industry sources say the technology will be included to the next iPhone too , though they also inferred that we probably will not see it till October 2012.



According to other reports, LTE smartphone cargos are anticipated to rise to 4 to 5% this year. This rise is due partly to the rumours surrounding the LTE iPhone from Apple. DigiTimes reported:



While Android (is) still dominating the LTE smartphone segment, Nokia and HTC have launched LTE Windows Phone models, and Apple and EDGE are predicted to release akin models running all alone platforms in the second 1/2 2012, indicated the sources.



Another rumor factory item comes from Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. The researcher noted that Apple fans should be pleased with the subsequent gen Apple handset, and announced that it'll likely have a quad-mode LTE chip from Qualcomm. The chip will apparently permit the iPhone 5 to run on both 3G and 4G LTE networks. Another titbit worth pointing out from Huberty is that the new iPhone will have a slimmer profile compared to the 4S.



"Too early to understand for sure."

Though she noted that the new chip from Qualcomm can run both 3G and 4G, Huberty noted that it is probably be "too early to know definitely" if the new iPhone will support LTE networks. As previously indicated, Apple challengers including Samsung, Nokia, and HTC have released LTE-capable mobiles and at this point, all of us are just waiting for Apple to join the fray as well.



Will we see LTE on the iPhone 5? Stay tuned to discover.








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