Another day, another new tidbit on iPhone 3G

[Happy Noodle Boy]

So apparently the latest firmware got leaked/found, this firmware contains some information regarding the hardware its working on, which leads to some pretty down-to-Earth assumptions of what we'll be seeing on Monday. Here's the rundown:

* Infineon PMB6952 / S-GOLD3 six-band UMTS / HSDPA transceiver (as we'd heard)
* Murata LMRX3JCA-479 tri-band amplifier (we're assuming for the 3G)
* Sony SP9T antenna switch for GSM / UMTS dual mode
* ARM 1176JZF-S - Main CPU (same as in 1st gen iPhone)
* Skyworks 77427 chip - UMTS / HSDPA tx 1900MHz, rx 2100MHz
* Skyworks 77414 chip - UMTS / HSDPA 1900MHz
* Skyworks 77413 chip - UMTS / HSDPA 850MHz
* Internal build model number: n82ap (1st gen iPhone was model m68ap)
* UMTS Power Saving option - on or off
* Hooks for Global Locate Library (GLL), software that handles A-GPS related commands for the host processor

For those that don't care about the guts and want just the rundown of things:
1- It has 3G, but it won't work with T-Mobile's 3G (different range)
2- It doesn't have true GPS, but A-GPS which is better than locate me, but it still uses cell towers to transmit/receive data.

[via engadget]

EDIT

Regarding GPS and 3G:

3G: T-mobile US (not sure about UK) indeed uses 1700mhz. Thats the "official" frequency of that band, even if it uses 2100mhz also. iPhone will not support 1700.
A-GPS: Ok, I jumped the shark on this one before realizing what A-GPS really is, user boeselhack explains is below:

Originally Posted by boeselhack

in my point of view it has REAL gps.
a-gps means "assisted gps", look here:
Assisted GPS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

that means the gps chip is assisted by the carriers networks to get a better and quicker positioning. so i think it's even better than "normal" gps.

[br8thw8]

Awww man, I wanted it to work on T-Mobile

[Aiyo]

damn. no real gps.

[Neo-Tech]

That's bad for no real GPS, this just means that other phones like N95 can compete. Thanks for the information though

[toothpick]

1- It has 3G, but it won't work with T-Mobile's 3G (different range)

T Mobile US or T Mobile UK, can someone please clarify.

Peace Toothpick

[Apple iPie]

NO GPS? NO WAY!

[belezaman]

no gps is going to make people not want to buy this phone......... no gps is going to make me think a little if i want to buy the phone or not.... its one of the major things i was looking forward to in the new iphone!! i hope the gps hardware is wrong!! haha it must of been a typo....

[Apple iPie]

Originally Posted by belezaman

no gps is going to make people not want to buy this phone......... no gps is going to make me think a little if i want to buy the phone or not.... its one of the major things i was looking forward to in the new iphone!! i hope the gps hardware is wrong!! haha it must of been a typo....

If it does NOT have GPS,I will buy it anyways. Becaurse it will be thinner and I hope it gonna have bigger display though..

[boeselhack]

in my point of view it has REAL gps.
a-gps means "assisted gps", look here:
Assisted GPS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

that means the gps chip is assisted by the carriers networks to get a better and quicker positioning. so i think it's even better than "normal" gps.
what do you mean?

[mikegoldnj]

If they would just enable all bluetooth profiles I could just use it with my bluetooth gps receiver!

[huntor]

Originally Posted by boeselhack

that means the gps chip is assisted by the carriers networks to get a better and quicker positioning. so i think it's even better than "normal" gps.

that's tight. but i never really used the "locate me" feature, which in a decently big city worked pretty well.. so gps isn't that big of a deal to me.

3G is though. dial-up internet speeds kill me. i feel like im in the 90's.

[kiddjones]

Won't work on T-Mobile... Shoot me. And no real GPS? Wow, buzz-kill.

Originally Posted by kiddjones

Won't work on T-Mobile... Shoot me. And no real GPS? Wow, buzz-kill.

And I just read on Engadget that their trusted source who played with the 3G iPhone that there is no front-facing camera, ie no iChat... So will the new iphone have any new features other than just 3G? I mean, hopefully the GPS will be REAL GPS. And I guess video recording. I don't know... I'm still pissed it won't work on T-Mobile.

[darius359]

i totally anticipated that it wouldn't work on t-mobile's network, which is why i picked up the current iphone. so satisfied with it......and as for GPS, that's why i bought the tomtom one

[iPhoneMadness]

Originally Posted by darius359

i totally anticipated that it wouldn't work on t-mobile's network, which is why i picked up the current iphone. so satisfied with it......and as for GPS, that's why i bought the tomtom one

So are you guys saying the 3G won't work with T-mobile or the phone itself?

Just need some clarification. I know the software was supposed to be the same so it could be unlocked/jailbroken.

I'm not getting the iPhone 2 anyways, just wondering.

[buy3giphone]

I am sure it will work..its just the matter of time though