The Verizon iPhone achieved over 500,000 pre-orders in the US. People have already receiving their new iPhones, including the iFixit team. They have torn down the Verizon iPhone 4, exposing the internal components to the world.
Here are the notable changes, from iFixit:
Could the Next iPhone Be a Dual Band World Phone? Analyst Says “Yes”
Wow. So the Qualcomm chip inside the Verizon iPhone can also support GSM! Is Apple planning something for the next iPhone? That just might be the case, according Forrester Research, via CNN:
Charles Golvin, an analyst for Forrester Research, is confident that the next iPhone model, expected to come out this summer, will be capable of working on both Verizon and AT&T, along with most cell networks worldwide, he said in an interview.
If the next iPhone becomes truly “universal” by offering both CDMA and GSM, it’s going to break some more sales records.
Click here to check out more details of the iFixit teardown. Their work is incredible!
[CNN]
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you mean “verizon could of supported GSM” or something. because apple already supports GSM
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he probably meant to say “Apple could have supported CDMA, the whole time”
They could of released an iPhone 4.5 if they wanted to as well worldwide. Since all the hardware is in place just need to flick the switch in the code to make it work 😉
ok ok maybe not as easy at it sounds but it could happen it is Apple after all!
I was looking to hear something about the ‘new’ antenna but it looks like nothing has changed aside from the aesthetic look.
no, that’s not what he means. in the article, it says that ” It supports both GSM and CDMA—which means that Apple could have supported GSM!”… which means that this new chip Apple has put into the Verizon version iPhone can also support GSM (as in being able to use a SIM card also). so, the user can either keep it on Verizon, or when traveling (provided that it’s unlocked) use SIM cards overseas. or even on AT&T, TMO, Robbers, or Bellus.
+1
Yea…that makes more sense to me as iphones are already GSM phones anyways.
I think the next iPhone supporting both networks is very likely and logical. More sales for apple. Less models to create. Cost effective and smart. Everyone is happy. Apple is REALLY happy. Win win.