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Report: 3G iPhone 22% thinner, better battery life

Wired's Leander Kahney, arguably the most credible yet of those who've weighed in with alleged specs of Apple's upcoming 3G iPhone, is reporting the handset will be 22 percent thinner than its predecessor, not thicker as some earlier reports had suggested.

Citing "a programmer at a major software publisher," Kahney adds that the handset should also sport better battery life than the "up to 8 hours" of talk time advertised alongside its predecessor. It will also include GPS and twice the amount of NAND flash memory: either 16GB or 32GB.

What's more, Kahney's tipster claims Apple will allow subsidies on the new model as a means of attracting some of Research in Motion's existing and would-be Blackberry customers.

He points to an article by the UK's TimesOnline, which cites a UBS Investment Research analyst as saying the device could be available in Britain for as little as £100 (or ~$200) beginning in July.

Still, Kahney hedges his bets with a warning that he has not confirmed the integrity of the information offered up by his tipster.

AppleInsider is maintaining a running list of 3G iPhone-related rumor and news reports on its 3G iPhone topics page.



113 Comments

captain jack 16 Years · 38 comments

Sounds good.

22 percent thinner is almost a quarter knocked off the thickness, that would be quite an accomplishment considering what is getting crammed inside.

Technology aye.

solipsism 18 Years · 25701 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Jack

Sounds good.

22 percent thinner is almost a quarter knocked off the thickness, that would be quite an accomplishment considering what is getting crammed inside.

Technology aye.

I hope this rumour isn't correct. I want more battery life.

icfireball 19 Years · 2311 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by solipsism

I hope this rumour isn't correct. I want more battery life.

Did you not read the part about having better battery life?

Even if you could fit a battery with longer battey in an iPhone with the same thickness as the current model, it might add more weight.

solipsism 18 Years · 25701 comments

Quote:
Originally Posted by icfireball

Did you not read the part about having better battery life?

Even if you could fit a battery with longer battey in an iPhone with the same thickness, it might add more weight.

Sure did!

1) The current iPhone battery is poor for all day internet use.
2) This will be even poorer with 3G internet use.
3) Better doesn't imply good or great.
4) I want the battery life that is lost from reducing the size of an already small PMP/MID.

hobbes 23 Years · 1233 comments

3G, 20% thinner, *and* better battery life?

Yeah, right.