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Fuzzy Logic I want my 3G iPhone
Fuzzy Logic I want my 3G iPhone | I want my 3G iPhone |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 30 November 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Another question for Apple is whether or not they’ll use 3.5G HSDPA and HSUPA technology on the new ‘up to’ 7.2Mbps standard, already available on ExpressCard and USB wireless broadband modems, and no doubt soon available built into mobile phones as well. Featured Whitepaper
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This new 3.5G standard is faster than the older 3.5G standard that transmitted data at a maximum of 3.6Mbps with real world speeds of 550kbps to 1.5Mbps, and uploaded at speeds of up to 384kbps, and faster still than the now old 3G standard which could download data at speeds of up to 384kbps with real world speeds of around 250kbps. Still, whether Apple goes for the faster 3.5G technology or not, download speeds will still be blisteringly fast compared with standard 3G and 2.5G EDGE networks. Most of Apple’s competitors already have 3.5G chipsets at the 3.6Mbps standard built-in, with companies such as Nokia extending battery life on the famously battery hungry N95 with a new firmware update, and extending it even further in the new N95 8GB by including a 30% larger capacity battery. So, the technology is certainly now there to provide hours of power to today’s most advanced phones, and will undoubtedly improve further over the coming months and years, but with every passing day Apple's assertion that 3G uses too much power is slowly becoming less true. Using data on the iPhone when connected to a Wi-Fi network blows away the 2G EDGE experience all iPhone users are putting up with at the moment, so the launch of a true 3G iPhone is highly anticipated, especially by most existing iPhone owners who will likely upgrade in a flash and donate their old iPhone to a grateful family member. I certainly will be upgrading when the 3G iPhone launches. Let’s just hope it comes sooner, perhaps mid-2008, than later, otherwise the iPhone will be the most advanced smartphone on the planet with the slowest Internet connection. This paradox clearly won’t last forever, but start saving your pennies now, for when the 3G iPhone arrives, you’ll want one! |
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