Inside the iPhone 5 - Is it Worth The Wait?

With the date for the release of the iPhone 5 draws closer, anticipation is at an all time high, as most of the focus has been shifted away from the glamour and exterior features. Questions are being asked on what will make this smart phone tick. The latest in Apple's smart phone arsenal is said to pack the A5 silicon, a Qualcomm 3G chip and circuits that support a higher-resolution camera. The A5 chip will house the main processor, that will give power to the phone. This is the same chip that currently powers the iPad2. This is different from its predecessor (A4), which is being used in the iPhone 4, as it has two processor cores and will also provide the user with better and faster graphics. Two cores allows the device to multitask better than a single core.

According to macrumors.com, "The iPhone 5 is expected to be a world mode phone capable of running on both GSM and CDMA networks". It is rumored that OmniVision will be supplying the 8-megapixel CMOS sensor, that comprises of the sensors that will be required to power the iPhone 5's camera. There is also the question of whether or not this phone will run o 3G or LTE (Long Term Evolution). This is a faster broadband technology sometimes also referred to as 4G, but Will Strauss of Forward Concepts, a company that tracks the phone chip market sees it differently and feels that the new iPhone will not use this technology. 

Apart from the speed and improved graphics, it has been said that the A5 chip is overheating and could delay the launch of the new iPhone. Since Apple is adding one more core, it means that it will be producing more heat than a single core. Apple is still looking for a solution to this problem and if they are unable to come up with anything shortly, they might be unveiling a smart phone based on their current iPhone to buy more time.


Sources:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20101365-92/inside-the-iphone-5/?tag=mncol;txt


http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_a5_chip_overheating_might_be_delaying_the_iphone_5_launch-news-2893.php


http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/26/photos-of-iphone-4s5-logic-board-suggest-a5-processor/