I thought the 'G' always represented the 'G' in wireless standards.ie; when we say iPhone 3G, that means it is a phone that supports 3G cellular wireless standards.
So now, does 4G mean its going to support 4G wireless standards ? I doubt it. I don't think the US carriers have upgraded their infrastructure to support 4G. (I may be wrong though)
If that is not the case, then the iPhone 4G may be the 4th generation iPhone that support 3G wireless standards ! thats be confusing for at least some of the customers.
As per Wikipedia :-
The 4G working group[clarification needed] has defined the following as objectives of the 4G wireless communication standard:
* Flexible channel bandwidth, between 5 and 20 MHz, optionally up to 40 MHz.[2]
* A nominal data rate of 100 Mbit/s while the client physically moves at high speeds relative to the station, and 1 Gbit/s while client and station are in relatively fixed positions as defined by the ITU-R,[8]
* A data rate of at least 100 Mbit/s between any two points in the world,[8]
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and many more
Now that most of the iPad madness has died down (with the exceptions of some new bugs popping up here and there), it’s obviously time to go back to discussing rumors about the next generation of the iPhone.
The latest big discussion has stemmed from Robert Watson, CEO of Canadian wireless provider SaskTel, who recently stated that a new version of the Apple smartphone will be available on their service this summer.
According to Apple Insider, SaskTel currently operates on a CDMA 3G network, but it switching to GSM, which should be ready by July 1 in time for a release. Many possible iPhone announcement dates are also swirling, with most people now pointing towards June 22. The actual U.S. release probably wouldn’t be long after that.
The name of this new iPhone has also become a popular topic, varying between “iPhone 4G” and potentially “iPhone HD,” given that the new model will have a better, higher-res screen. It’s highly likely that Apple will release a fourth-gen iPhone this summer (and most definitely by the end of the year), but also as well as on two different carriers in the U.S, which should prove to be a much different but more interesting situation to observe.
One of the biggest upgrades I’m hoping for is a better built-in camera, with a higher megapixel count and a flash. These two features are available on so many other smartphones with cameras these days, so there’s no excuse for Apple not to better the integrated camera to some extent. What would you like to see on a new iPhone?
