Verizon iPhone rumors are a dime a dozen. Since 2007, said rumors have proliferated the web in waves of interest and subsequent fall outs. The rumors initially draw a lot of fan fare. But soon after, the lack of any continuing information and actual tangible products silences the uprising. This latest time, however, the iPhone rumors are back, and pushing harder than ever. Specifically, the rumor of the day is that the surely upcoming CDMA iPhone 4 will get an upgrade over its GSM cousin — a 1.2 GHz processor and internal/hidden antenna.
Now, I’d love to believe that Apple would come out and announce the CDMA iPhone with a bang. A slightly tweaked antenna design and speedier processor could even cause some to drop their fresh AT&T iPhone 4′s and jump ship to Camp Red.
But I don’t think that’s going to happen…
Many websites have cited the ever increasing speed powering Android devices as a reason Apple could possibly be giving a shot of adrenaline to the CDMA iPhone. But remember, Apple is hardly a follower. They’re a leader. When has Apple “played catchup” or even cared about who’s got the better spec sheet in regards to their own products? Yeah, not very often. That’s why I don’t believe they’re going to release such a minor processor upgrade (honestly, 200MHz is not that much of an upgrade).
As far as the internal antenna design — that’s a tad more believable. At the same time, it could go the other way. The act of changing back to an internal antenna would essentially be an admission by Apple that they messed up with the GSM iPhone 4′s antenna. Apple doesn’t make mistakes (they don’t admit them anyway) and Apple doesn’t apologize for decisions that cause customer outrage.
So where do we stand?
- Faster processor for CDMA iPhone 4: Probably not.
- Internal antenna: plausible.
If rumors do come true, look for a CDMA iPhone 4 announcement by late 2010, with an actual release right before the 2010 holiday or early on in 2011.
Thoughts?
