Amid growing rumors of the potential hardware Apple will pack its next-generation portables with, reliable sources cited by Engadget have provided what the site calls “concrete information” about the next iPad, iPhone and, surprisingly, a third iteration of the company’s hobby - the Apple TV.iPad 2The renowned tech site
claims to have learned that Apple is likely to meet its preferred 12-month cycle for the iPad refresh.
With the original tablet launched in April 2010, Cupertino is expected to launch the second-generation iPad some three months from now.
What’s more interesting, Engadget notes, is the hardware comprising Apple’s new tablet.
According to the sources quoted by the site, iPad 2 will feature dual cameras, a “super high-resolution” display, an SD card slot (placed where it was believed iPad 2 had a larger speaker built-in), and a dual GSM/CDMA chip made by Qualcomm.
iPhone 5The same sources are alleging that the next-generation iPhone will be a “completely re-designed handset” equipped with a new Apple-branded A5 CPU and the same dual GSM/CDMA cellular/data chip found in the new iPad.
As reported yesterday, with the seeding of iOS 4.3 betas to developers this week, Apple indirectly confirmed not only the existence of three new iPads, but also new-generation iPhone models.
At least two of the products designated in various code strings found in the iOS SDK were, and still are believed to be CDMA and GSM versions of Apple’s iPhone 5.
Moreover, people who are allegedly familiar with the activity on Apple’s Cupertino campus are claiming to have learned that employees are already testing next-generation iPads and iPhones which bear no physical Home buttons.
Apple TV 3Apple is not stopping here with the hardware refreshes for the first half of 2011, these people allegedly said.
A third Apple TV is also set to come out of Cupertino, borrowing the allegedly ultra-powerful A5 processor “cranking out 1080p video ‘like running water.’”
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