We’ve seen the iPhone. We’ve waited for the iPhone 3G. And we waited for the most successful iPhone so far: iPhone 3GS. But Apple is not sitting still ofcourse. The iPhone 4G is already being tested. And by someone you’d not immediately expect: Verizon.According to FoneFrenzy, the successor of the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4G, is being tested in America as we speak. And Verizon is the one testing the newest version of Apple’s iPhone. Verizon is currently promoting a new Android device with Motorola, mainly showing what the iPhone CAN’T do. They are also working on the development of a LTE-network.
LTE is the successor of UMTS and much quicker. It also works on the same band as the early analog television worked on. The new iPhone is rumored to use the LTE network. Detail: Verizon is a CDMA network, not a GSM network. This could also mean the new iPhone must be compatible with the CDMA network.
The iPhone 4G has been tested on this LTE network the last couple of months. Verzion CEO Lowell McAdam is claimed to have visited Apple HQ several times lately. The iPhone 4G is rumored to be introduced at the WWDC 2010. But still this is very, very, very early news about the next iPhone. A lot can change and this could very well be just a rumor.
Source: FoneFrenzy
(P.S. the picture at the head of this article is just a concept drawing)
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WHAT?!?! VERIZON?!?!! Well that would make sense I guess as AT&T’s exclusivity deal is about to run out correct? But I DEFINITELY am going to want an iPhone 4G!!!!!!!!!!
Always nice to hear rumors. But what could be added in hardware to the iphone 3gs? I only want longer battery life myself…
This shall be legendary. Can’t wait for the next iPhone on Verizon.
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As an advertising manager in the technology field, I can tell you there is one thing you don’t do. You don’t spend millions of dollars on slamming a company that you are working with behind closed doors. Verizon is spending millions of dollars on their Droid campaign – factor in media buys/TV commercials during NFL and MBL games and you quickly reach multi-millions of dollars. They are pitting Verizon against Apple because they know that Apple is the brand they need to beat…not AT&T…who’s brand has already taken a beating. The Google/Verizon alliance and the fact that Verizon has stated “none of their phones will come with app portals other than Verizon App Store pre loaded on the phone” should put these ridiculous rumors to rest once and for all. Users can side load those other app stores – WinMo, Android, & eventually Palm – but most non-technical people will not or will not even have knowledge they exist. They will simply use Verizon App Store as their purchase point. Apple would never agree to take their App Store off the iPhone. The App Store is the reason the iPhone was made!! It is a delivery device for the App Store!
Actually, the iPhone was not made for the AppStore. The original iPhone did not have any form of native apps except for jailbroken ones and the stock ones.
The iPod Touch 2g, however, was built for the AppStore. Being the portal to the AppStore without the ludicruss phone bills form AT&T. I do watn to see the iPhone come to Verizon though. AT&T sucks. Also that concept design is absolutely sexy.