Could Apple ship an iPhone HD in 2009?

Without fail, the moment Apple launches a great product or new revision, within moments talk quickly shifts back to "what's next?!" Last month it was the iPod and iTunes. This month it's the MacBook. But with Macworld slowly ramping up, and competitors slowly turning iClones into specced out SuperClones, the blogsphere spotlight will inevitably turn back to the iPhone, and just what device they'll dent our universe with next.

What if it's an iPhone HD?

The Next Big Thing. The Paradigm Shift. The Mobile Computing Platform. All of these monickers have been applied to the iPhone, it's multi-touch interface and it's mobile OS X implementation. Rightly so. While other companies have fragmented their mobile strategies among many different form factors, from different manufacturers, some even running different versions of the OS itself, Apple has remained remarkably consistent and ingeniously integrated.

The result? What worked on the original iPhone 2G and iPod Touch also works flawlessly on the second generation iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. Four devices spanning tens of millions of users, all with unprecedented unity and utility.

Apple accomplished this via 2008 revisions that were relatively minor in terms of the platform, yet simultaneously crucial in terms of the feature set. The iPhone really needed 3G and GPS to be competitive internationally, and to a lesser extent the iPod Touch really needed external volume and speakers to cross over into serious entertainment and gaming.

This gave consumers an utterly painless upgrade path, and removed from developers the burden of having to worry about whether any specific device might have a touchscreen or not, a keyboard or not, a trackball or not, etc. If you have an iPhone 2G as opposed to 3G, your internet experience is the same, just slower. If you don't have GPS, your location services are the same, just less precise. This is one of the less discussed but most important advantages of the current iPhone roadmap.

But what's next? What similar revision can Apple do in 2009 to further expand the iPhone platform without breaking compatibility at the same time?

Simple. HD. High Definition video.

The current iPhone and iPod Touch line features what was a very impressive 480x320 screen, and Apple has shown they can deliver that screen at a whopping 202dpi on the last generation iPod Nano.

back at Macworld 2008 (one year after introducing the original iPhone 2G), Apple announced HD movie rentals for the Apple TV and this September, they announced HD TV Shows. The world is moving inexorably towards HD and Apple and iTunes are pretty much keeping pace with it. Not only that, they're laying the pipes. Gizmodo even revealed that the exiting iPhone can already handle HD signals "just fine".

Competitively speaking, RIM is launching a slightly higher resolution screen on their Blackberry Storm, at 480x360, and at the small sizes of handset displays, every pixel matters.

Meanwhile, the HTC Touch HD is flaunting a massive 800x480p screen, and though it may not be hitting North American shores any time soon, HTC is clearly readying even more high density handsets, likely for both Windows Mobile and Google's Android.

Of course, these devices are plagued with either outdated OS or fragmented hardware, which will be limiting factors going forward, but they serve to send Apple a powerful message as to where the technology is going, and what Apple can do to continue leading the way.

Announced with pre-requisite BOOM! by Steve Jobs on stage at Macworld 2009 -- or WWDC in June -- with an 800x480p display at 202dpi-like density would move the platform forward an could do so in the same, unified way as the iPhone 3G.

Resolution independence in the iPhone SDK -- the same type talked about for years in Mac OS X -- and simple things like using vector/PDF icons, buttons, and other GUI elements, rather than non-scalable bitmaps could keep development focused and users from worrying which device what App might work on. If you have an iPhone 3G (or 2G) your visual experience is the same, just lower resolution than the HD. (i.e. the same icon takes up the same physical space on your Home screen, just isn't rendered with as many physical pixels on the screen).

The only problem? HD is BIG. It takes up space. Even with H.264 compression, the size quickly adds up and the storage space rapidly disappears. The solution to this is one many people expect to see anyway: 32GB. The iPod Touch already has this option by virtue of having twice the NAND chip slots as the iPhone (since the iPod Touch doesn't need to save space for cellular or Blue Tooth radios). Double capacity NAND chips exist, however, and Apple will switch to them as soon as pricing and availability make it reasonable to do so. (Yes, that would also mean a 64GB iPod Touch -- more capacity than the original Apple TV shipped with!)

Add to this a better spatial speaker system and some form of virtualized surround sound out, combined with 720p video out through the already existing component cables available from Apple, and you have a compelling, and amazingly portable, HD offering as well. Scratch that. Add 802.11n WiFi and streaming to and from iTunes and the Apple TV, and you have a KILLER HD offering. (One that wouldn't even be bound by on-device storage any more.)

Along with the necessary 3.0 firmware update to enable all this HD goodness, 2009 could be another spectacular -- if evolutionary -- year for the iPhone.

It makes sense technological, and it's becoming increasingly important competitively. Just802.11n streaming, 32GB iPhone HD, running firmware 3.0, in 2009.

Rene Ritchie

Editor-in-Chief of iMore, co-host of Iterate, Debug, ZEN and TECH, MacBreak Weekly. Cook, grappler, photon wrangler. Follow him on Twitter, App.net, Google+.

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Mathieu Venne says:

HD iPhone uh... I WANT ONE hehe if thats whats next my 3G will def go to my bro and i'll get my iPhone HD hehe

patrickbballer says:

depends how soon it comes out. Two years will b good.

Badwisdom says:

Reason why this wont happen: battery life. It already sucks on the 3G, i cant imagine what an HD iPhone would do...

ethan says:

if the iPhone currently came in 32 and 64 sizes, and the phone was slightly larger, I WOULDN'T MIND AT ALL.
I don't understand these people that want slimmer devices with less memory. Give me a fat phone, with 64 SSD gigs! I'm sick of haulin' my 80 gig filled up iPod and my iPhone around.

NeilM says:

I can't see all that much virtue in an internal HD display. Pixel density isn't the limiting factor when watching video on the iPhone — small screen size is. You'd have to hold the iPhone ridiculously close to your face (and be able to focus that close) for that to become a problem.
I suppose that HD capability would be nice when using the iPhone to show video on an external display, but really, how often is that likely to happen?
I'm not against higher pixel density, but I wouldn't be willing to pay for it with even one single milliwatt of additional power consumption.

GKP says:

I don't think I would need it either, I have HD at home on my 46" flat screen. I am happy with the iPhone G3 as is, except the battery life sucks.

Rene Ritchie says:

HD isn't just for movies. 800x480 would make web browsing even dreamier... :)

Terry says:

If HD is the only new thing then I don't think it will be worth it. I would rather watch HD on my big screen at home.

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Guinness0514 says:

the 802.11n would be nice for streaming....I love having apps that allow me to play my 90GB of music without burning up storage. Agreed that HD isn't a strong selling point for me. I just hope they continue to focus on better apps for the phone. Mobi TV, slingbox or something!!! I want TV!!!

burnsaa says:

Ditto. I WANT TV Too I'm hoping that either apple OK's orb ( orb submited it to apple months ago and are still waiting for aproval ) or Orb just releases the app to the jailbreak community. Streaming TV and my movie database to my iPhone is what I want and I would prefer to do it via a free service like orb heck I wouldnt even mind paying for the orb app in the app store. I think that would finaly be an app of actual substance in the app store other than the itunes remote app other than that I cant think of one app that is actually usefull. Dont get me wrong I enjoy the games and stuff but there are probably only a handfull of apps that actually have any substance to them to make them usefull.
Also I agree with who ever said HD isnt worth the battery usage. I think they are going to have to make a bigger battery, 32GB with 802.11n, stereo bluetooth, better camera and copy paste in order to make me interested. I still have the 2G iphone I didnt see 3G and GPS worth spending $10 a month more in data charges. Apple is going to have to really WOW me next year because I have seen parts of WM 7 and that is really starting to peak my interest.

aimz says:

32GB HD iPhone? HELL YEAH! This is what I've been holding out for (well, the 32GB part at least). I'll gladly give up my Blackberry if this actually happens.

The Reptile says:

There are problems with your theory. HD is great only if you have content that is in HD. The iPhone's calling card is the web. You truly don't need HD for the web. What parts of the web can go to HD will require more bandwidth, better compression, faster CPU's and more battery power. All of that hardware improvement is not likely by next year. And if it were, what's it going to cost a user for the luxury of HD if it were available?
There's still plenty of territory that the iPhone has not covered yet. Apple has plenty of patents for interoperability of devices that they have not played yet. They also have not come out with the apps notification function that is their solution to multi-tasking. I don't expect a revolution for 1-2 years and until then we'll have memory and hardware (camera, video, battery) upgrades. The good stuff will all be software.

roninja says:

Well considering that Apple have licences both PowerVR VXD and SGX. It is a given that the next iPhone will have HD capabilities. So the iPhone roadmap is fairly set in stone.
http://www.beyond3d.com/content/articles/103
http://www.imgtec.com/News/Release/index.asp?NewsID=392
http://www.imgtec.com/News/Release/index.asp?NewsID=376

3Q Corporate says:

Now that is a great possibilty. Already with this current model of the iPhone, Apple have set a new benchmark in the mobile phone technology. So HD capability isn't a fantasy at this stage.

Adam says:

And soon we'll all be carrying around laptops again... mine's HD AND it has WiFi :-D lolz!!11one
Seriously people, your dreams are surpassing logic. I don't want to walk around holding a damned HDTV, and it doesn't really make sense either when most people won't appreciate the video resolution anyway. It's not comfortable, and the screen is so small anyway that the resolution's downsides far outweigh its benefits. I know this will be a WiFi/Sync only sort of deal, but as soon as you iFools get this your going to want to start downloading this crap over the air. Don't even worry about it.
Honestly people, tell me how many of you watch movies on a regular basis with your iPhone? That said, how many movies will your shiny 3G make it through without charging? Almost one?!?? WOW! The iPhone is ok at watching YouTube videos on WiFi, and sometimes not even then. Try watching them OTA and you're in for a pretty atrocious experience.
Now it's quite another thing to just make the UI higher-res... Maybe if you guys get a bigger screen you can type what you meant and stop sending me gibberish text messages? Still, I'm not holding my breath...

peekie says:

the chances i feel are low unless apple have a removable battery as the new european rule on mobiles states that the battery must be removable which is not on the 3g, in holland the iphone 3g will disapear from the shops along with the whole ipod collection unless the battery is removable it is then only available in toy shops , not the place jobs wants his iphone to be in ( which it has done by intertoys in holland ) i hope apple sort out the battery problem or they will be out of the euro market by 2009 which would be a shame .

Mark says:

This would be great! I hope it's out by April 2009 though!!!

BJ says:

Seriously, how about working on battery life, mms, copy and paste instead of hi-res video. Cmon, the screen size is tiny - who cares about HD video? Apple seems to be adding in gimmicks that no one is asking for.

Arti says:

Um, that's all very cute and stuff, but how about they add CUT AND PASTE or maybe let the keyboard go horizontal so we can start using it to type emails?

Ron says:

Fuck! The iPhone needs to worry about being a better phone before it gets an HD screen. Shit! The speaker sucks, the microphone sucks, the camera sucks, no video, MOST IMPORTANT!!!!IT NEEDS FUCKING HORIZONTAL TEXT TYPING FOR THOSE OF US WITH HANDS LARGE ENOUGH TO Palm a basketball.
Next most important it needs streaming bluetooth A2DP.
Why have Safari when you can't view Flash? Fuck Steve Jobs, Apple give us Adobe Flash Player on the iPhone.

Jim says:

No doubt Ron!
Steve Jobs doesn't own Apple, the share holders do! Fuc* Steve!
Give us A2DP or the next version of bluetooth, no more fuc* cords in my RRS.
Give us Adobe Flash you ass hole!
Give us Video and Megapixels
Then worry about giving us Fuc*ing HD you pie hole.
I hope someone makes a better iPhone. I keep buying new ones but end up hating them. Please, please fix your hardware before you give us HD you fucking pancreatic hole monger.

Derek says:

How about an iPhone with copy/paste first?

Steve says:

HD makes little sense because (as others have already pointed out) the screen size is the limiting factor, not pixel density. Also, more pixels use more power, and that would be a tough sell. Not to mention that even 32GB fills up fast with huge HD files.
I think a higher-resolution version of the iPhone is inevitable, but it's not the next thing. There are much better ways for Apple to spend their effort in the short term.

E.T. says:

i would prefer flash support for safari ... more storage hmm i guess no one needs to carry all his HD with him so 16GB are enough
AND TV!!!

Mr. Hi-Definition says:

How yummy would HD goodness be?
Very...

KJ says:

I agree: HD is sort of pointless. Not sure why the blogs are hyping it so much.

Dom says:

TiPb Predicts: iPhone HD in 2009?
As the above says TiPb predicts HD. Your get angry at Steve because of a prediction by TiPb!! Crazy

Randy says:

The only think iPhone needs is better performance. My has slown to a crawl on 2.2 firmware. Twice now, I have tried to find the conference number to a meeting, but 20 seconds later, Calendar still hasn't opened.
Also Safari needs to stop crashing. I think the crashes must be OOM, since it always happens in different places- its not like a certain segment of the rendering logic has a bug and you hit it every time to go to the same page.
So I think the think iPhone needs most is more RAM for applications.

Aaron says:

I'll tell you what they should to the next iPhone.. -Video calling with a front facing camera!
-and maybe a new camera.
- More memory (obviously)
- a new backing instead of that cheap plastic crap.
And software wise,
Well, thats an endless list.
top of the software list for me would be;
- MMS
- Better battery life.
I myself am not to fused with Copy and Paste.

Simon says:

Personally as a slightly dissapointed owner of the Iphone 3G, I feel Apple should focus on the more fundamental lackings of this phone before, or while moving to Hd.
It drives me crazy that still version 2.2 does not allow text forwarding, saving and deleting individual text messages. Picture message send and recieve and simple video capture.!!
As far as hardware upgrades I personally would pray they bring the camera up to At least 5mega pixels and the storage to 64g not just 32.
It currently lacks in such basic features compared to just about every modern phone on the market. To deliberatly hold back to keep thing for future iPhones I feel is silly. They should hit those targets full on with the next version and blow the rest away. Within a further 6 to 12 months, other strives forward will appear so there will always be more for the future, like 10mega pixel camera and 124 to 256g memory.
Come on Apple sort those basic short falls, even if it is just the software lackings, put right in a version 3.0

Anth_Syd says:

iphone HD seems to be a marketing gimmick or a good way to distinguish it from the iphone 3G in name only. If they going to label it HD, well the camera needs a upgrade. I am still holding off until features like a physical keyboard, 3G itunes store become available. It always strikes me as strange why apple decided itunes would only be WiFi on a 3G phone capable of broswering the web but not download songs directly to the phone. I think apple should be listening more to what users want or those people like me who held off getting the iphone because of it limitations, then the marketing department in Apple HQ.

ruggero says:

Comprerò iphone g3 solo quando avrà una fotocamera di almeno 5 mp con buone lenti, quando potrà inviare mms, quando avrà la connessione bluetooth e la navigazione vocale. Il touch è sicuramente il migliore e non ha rivali. POTETE FARCELA, LA CONCORRENZA SARà AI VOSTRI PIEDI ed io, come milioni di persone, acquistterò finalmente il vostro IPHONE. Ruggero.

mutcluck says:

An actual HD screen is less important than having a better still camera and 720p HD video camera in the Iphone. The screen is a limiting factor for HD playback on the phone itself, but if it can play hd video and be used like a portable hd dvd player... that's something special. Currently the iphone's camera application is absolutely terrible. People have yet to give up there separate still cameras because no one has given the consumer an effective camera phone. That's a shame. I want a fatter iphone with a flash, 5 mp still photos that are actually good, and a 720p video camera with less cmos jello shutter artifacts, that can play hd video to other external screens. This is all possible in a slightly larger package.
I wish Canon and Apple would pair up and do it right.

scepboay says:

well as long as they bring text&mms forwarding that will be a major improvment...;-)

Michael B says:

Forget about HD as like someone said the battery sucks at the moment wiithout HD, and why do we need an HD iphone when if you want to watch a movie watch it at home, what it needs is video capture, copy and paste, doccument reader/editor and other more vital things

Daje says:

I love my iPhone but apple needs to wrk on the problems first like many of you said copy and paste mms etc. Then I'd be gladly to have an iPhone hd that'd be cool!! But work on the problems first and give us more memory!! I love apple products!!

Ricky says:

Is it me or does anyone not want the want the text app to work horizontal. I hate typing with the keyboard upright. Why hasn't anyone been able to hack this feature in the text messaging.

Jmoney Nigga says:

We have predicted the next generations of iphone to use a different type of battery although maybe more $, but this will help power the 800 x 480 HD pixel display. Also the fropnt facing video camera for video chat, needless to say it will be 32gb. It will only be a tad bit larger but the extra space is necessary. Any predictions when the new phone will be announced?…oh wait i already know

Nick says:

How about an OLED iphone? Battery life will increase and you can toss the backlight out to make room for a larger battery for even more battery life, throw in a 64GB chip and you've got one heck of a device.

pp says:

if there gonna compete with htc touch hd, you should understand the hd also has a much larger screen. perhaps the iphone can work on making a larger hd screen? and with this, hopefully the camera will improve too. because thats where the other 'iphone killers' are catching up. what could be better then having an improved camera and a good lens to take photos with, and then a large hd display to view them on.

Anton says:

iPhone HD (wat i think)
-800x480 OLED
-32GB/64GB versions
-5MP camera with flash
-front facing camera
-802.11n WiFi
-OS X 3.0
-PowerVR Chip
-Battery will be made exactly like how it is in the new 17" macbook which will increase battery life a lot and be able to support the new hardware.

Kyuubi says:

Lol Nokia already has 3.5'touchscreen with nanoHD/High - Res with vid call,32gb with expansion slot to 32gb(64gb)total,5mp camera,3G and 3.5G enabled ,haptic and virtual keypad with N Gage support,plays/records and upload vids on myspace/facebook/youtube in 16:9 ration(widescreen),records up to 2.5hrs of vid
MacFags you failed don't mess with nokia ;)

Ruth Y says:

Unless this new phone haddles MMS, it's not worth it.

Nick C says:

Totally worth it! And with the possibilities of the new nVidia processors that are faster and use LESS battery power. I'm reading and writing this on my iPhone 3g and an HD screen would be very nice. Images would just be crisp and clear and there would be less zooming, if any, required to read small fonts on websites.

James says:

What will it have or What do you want to see from the new iPhone?
Will Apple listen to its consumers?
Will it have (Wish List):
• Push Notification Service
• Nike+ capabilities like the iTouch
• Windows Live (Like every other phone on the market)
• Enable Disk Use Mode
• Copy & Paste
• SMS Forwarding
• Birthdays and Dates within Contacts pushed to the Calendar
• SatNav Software i.e. TomTom
• MMS Capability without having to download extra apps
• More codec support
• Flash support within Safari
• Video Recording
• Flash for the Camera
• Full Bluetooth Capabilities
• Firmware Updating over WiFi
• Tasks and Notes over ActiveSync / Push (Microsoft Exchange)
• Street View Photos for Maps (in UK)
• Favourites / Bookmarks push through MobileMe service
• Associate your YouTube account with YouTube application
• Download Movies / TV shows via iTunes over WiFi
• Watch Live TV
Apple, pull your finger out your arse and make a good phone! I can see the ad now: It’s finally here, the first phone to beat the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 4G

Kyuubi says:

4GLTE is not coming till next year XD and your Iphone HD is gonna fail just like the 2G and 3G XD if were you guys i would get the Nokia 5800Xm or N97 cause they both support the Iphone UI and your iphone Fails
cause there is nothing special about it

Jillian says:

So....when is this new iPhone HD hitting stores??? I have had the original 2G phone for 1 year and I just had an accident- the screen cracked, but i'm not gonna waste my upgrade on the 3G if another ((hopefully better)) iPhone is coming out in '09 ?!? Anyone have the inside scoop? Lemme know!! :)

Kyuubi says:

It's not coming out ...XD there gonna whore out the 3G with update mainly Cut and Paste XD cause it friggin sucks

Nick Sumpter says:

I fully agree with what James said on 05/02/2009, fix the software before you bring out new hardware. The iPhone doesn't need another gimmick, it needs to be tailored to its clients requirements and by that I mean the end users, not the network providers.

SammyDee says:

Pointless and just a waste of money out of your pocket to get some thing that still has event fixed 1 of hundreds think we all want hmmm flash or tv or bugs worked out first my iPhone work better before I updated it to 2.2 they're not giving us want we want b/c they haven't found a way to make us all pay more for the stuff we already have on computers or tv for free. All we can truly hope for is that apple is listening to what we want before someone mocks the iPhone but give everything the users want within good reason simply put apple needs to step it up or everyo e will eventual consider jailbreaking or other phones in the future I am one of many

SammyDee says:

It funny b/c a jailbroken iPhone can do everything I've ever wanted to do to it like flash viewer , limitless customization, live tv anywhere , for godsakes any video game or movie or song basically any media"your fun" free and limitless howbout landcape typining whenever u want it in email or watever. Jail breaking is said to ruin your phone and void the warrenty but it crashes less than the normal Shit with a regular iPhone. It's as simple as restoring your phone just like when you power it off and on. Apple really T's me off when they make jailbreaking sound bad. The hackers are only take take the governors away from the software it's like making a 4cyl into a V-8 get it got it good!

morison dony says:

Very nice information. Thanks for this.

kim says:

Watch the Trailer, ECHELON CONSPIRACY at http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/echelonconspiracy/
I think the new face of IPHONE is going to be that phone in the movie! IT'S COOL DUDE!

Kyuubi says:

You jailbreak the iphone and then apple locks again cause they don't want you doing things that's it's not intended to do like RECORD VIDEO,BLUETOOTH FILES,COPY AND PAST,EDIT PICTURES/VIDEOS....Apple can't even track there hackers XD sad company that's what they get for locking up there useless phone XD
that's why Symbian platform is #1 LG,Samsung and S.E are even going back to sympian XD
smooth UI and hollywod fame and apps can't save the iphone since they can't really back it up

ChipMan says:

To all the Apple haters on here. HA! You are such sad f***ers.

iphone says:

iphones are useless unless they are hacked. its like needing a different mother everytime you have to learn something. app this, app that. it sucks cuz 90% of iphone users don't hack their phones. so the hd is pointless. maybe the sidekick lx 09 is the next best thing. come on there are already other phones that do the same or better than the iphone. trust me, there will never be "the phone" technology is gonna advance and other companies are gonna get it. its just left to the consumers to choose wht they want.

ACRETRO says:

@Kyuubi - You are such a M$ fanboy. The iPhone is more incredible not only because of what it does, but what it is capable of doing, and will do here shortly. Oh and quit with all the "XD" crap, let me guess the "X" is your asshole, and the "D" is your vagina. I guess that means I just pwned you???

Susan says:

The New Iphone is coming out very soon...most likely April 09. I have a friend at AT&T who told me to hold off on buying an IPhone as it will be released very very soon. So if you are considering..wait.but of course it will come with a higher price and more expensive for service.

Susan says:

I forgot to add the new phone will have more pixels

Chris says:

I'm holding off buying an iphone because not sure if the price of the 16GB 3g will go down with the new arrival. I've been stung before.

President_Kush says:

I agree with some others, i don't think that hd is that important, I'd rather whatch my 1080p bigscreen. i'm not going to whatch more than short youtube type video clips on a phone anyways, which most likely won't even be in hd, so having an hd display would be pointless. however i think the next iphone should have some changes...so i'll make a list of things i'd like to see on it.

  1. please please please let us use the landscape (aka horizontal, aka. "long ways") keyboard for texting and ALL apps, not just the web.
  2. a decent camera. before i had iphone i had a motorola razr, and its camera is like 3 times better than the iphone's...whats with that
  3. in addition make the camera capable of video, not just stills.
  4. either have a camera that can swivel from front to back, or have both, so that you can do video chat/calls and still shoot pics/vids using the screen as an "aimer/viewer"
  5. give it A2DP, which is stereo bluetooth, rather than mono.
  6. and of course, longer battery life would always be appreciated.

one more thing thing that could be a HUUUUGE upgrade is changing the screen from a LCD to an OLED (organic light emiting diode) probably won't happen for a few more years, because that technology is still really expensive, there are only a couple of flatscreen tvs using it now, but it would make the iphone slimmer, and increase batter life, without even giving it a different battery. oled consumes a lot less power than lcd, and has near infinate contrast ratio. it is also EXTREMELY compact, the new oled tv's make lcd's and plasmas, look like the chubby crt tv's of yesteryear.

President_Kush says:

gotta say one more thing. i've seen on here, and on some other blogs, that some people actually want a physical keyboard?????????? are you smoking rocks? to me, and i'm willing to bet many others, One of the best features of the iphone that no other smart phone has matched is its simple yet, functional design. just one solid piece, no flipping, sliding, pullout antennas. If it was up to me, i'd even make the "home" key a "touch screen button" rather than a physical one, which would allow the screen to be a little bit bigger.
plus, where is the physical keyboard going to go? you'll be sacrificing valuble space that could be used to add more battery power, or to make the iphone even slimmer.

Serfin says:

The next iphone, we all have hopes and expectations. I think we will see a new iphone in june 2009 like the 2g in june 2007 and the 3g in june 2008. We dont need an hd screen but maybe hd out to ur hd tv.
Nice upgrades
1. Video chat with the camera in the screen witch apple has the patend on.
2. A way better camera with video recording 4-5mp.
3. Better and louder speakers with stereo bluetooth
4. New faster cpu and more ram -rumors of intel chips
5. Flash video player on safari
6. Watch Tv shows and sports shows on my iphone
I think the iphone is one of the most amazing gizmos of our time a cannt wait for more from apple.

Bubba says:

Who really needs HD on their phone? and who needs 100Mbps to their phone too? It's kinda ridiculous.

Kino says:

what about the camera?!:)2mp !!i mean thats soooooo outdated!at least 5mp

4lienz says:

HD, I think, is inevitable. Yes, extra battery power is needed. I suggest removable batteries with an extra battery provided. Yes, 802.11n would be a necessity for one brilliant idea: CLOUD (that's what I think it's called). Then Apple can focus on saving space for battery life or other additions. It'll be great, they could provide free space up to 250GB for streaming on your iPhone or for access anywhere.
It's not a prediction but what I think is a good idea. Maybe a 5MP camera with 720p recording.

Kylee says:

Will There Be Web Cam on it?

Blake says:

Well surely they are aware that if they make it with hd it will consume more battery life... So I'm sure the battery will be better than the 3g.. Especially after all the complaints about it... That's a reason all in itself to get this thing... Especially if ur not gona watch alot of hd then I'm sure the battery life would be more than enough

jason says:

OMG this is going to be the phone of the year.... the iphone of 2009 webcam speechless thats all i have to say.. Want to know the Secrets of the iphone? well here they are:http://news4yourears.blogspot.com/2009/05/reviews-for-new-iphone-in-july...

Serfin says:

Any time soon we will see the new iphone I cant wait. :)

KORG says:

Altogether now say: BLUERAY

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Ody says:

I agree with what some people have been saying that HD really wouldn't be a huge game changer for the iPhone. I have no desire to watch HD movies/shows on my phone simply because the screen is too small. And even if they to make it 1cm. bigger, it still won't be able to compete with my 42in. tv. It would certainly be a nice feature to have but Apple shouldn't make that their focus for change.
I think in order to stay competitive with the other smartphones coming out Apple has to bundle a lot of great features into the new iPhone.
Some combination of running simultaneous apps, a better camera, support for Flash, the new Google Navigation, continuing their partnership with Google to make apps for Gchat, etc. AND an HD screen would make a far better and more competitive phone than simply having an HD screen as their new selling point.

Steve jobs says:

The next iPhone will have a 6 megapixel camera with improved features and will introduce 3rd party apps and will also have an itelli lock screen to show you a short cut of wether and messages with a more better looking style and will have it in 16GB,32GB,62GB and 82GB in the near future.

Geeza says:

you can tell most of the people on here are n@@bs, comments like,you cant watcha movie the screen is small how many are going to watch a movie on an iphone and the battery wont last, forget about HD, n@@bs go home.

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