This morning a very interesting photo appeared on the Web. No one is claiming that it is real, it is just a very interesting concept. It is being dubbed the iPhone Pro or Elite (I believe the first time anyone uttered the words iPhone Pro can be seen in the video below), and it is pretty darn impressive.
I always find it kinda silly when talking about what features a mock up has because, um, it does not exist. I guess we can talk about what Apple could add to make the iPhone even more awesome. So this phone would have a full QWERTY keyboard, which might actually turn people away from the iPhone due to the thickness it would add, but I am assuming it would attract more users, especially business oriented consumers.
The result of a Google Images search for the words iPhone Pro
According to the creator of this Photoshop piece of art, the iPhone Pro would have 60GB of memory, although I personally think 32 is more than enough for 99% of people. It would also offer a one megapixel front camera for iChat, and a high quality camera, with good lenses, optical zoom, and video capability, all things that I think everyone agrees are missing on the current iPhone.
Gizmodo went ahead and mocked up the mock up. They added two hardware keys and a D-Pad that can be used for gaming. Being as I am not much of a gaming person myself, I am not feeling it.
To just add a few things of my own, I don’t think I am telling you anything you do not know, but here goes:
- We need some copy and paste functionality, but that really goes without saying.
- I truly believe the addition of MMS functionality would be a blessed one, although my colleagues dispute this point and believe that no one uses MMS today.
- Stereo Bluetooth or A2DP.
- Ability to save email attachments. Yes, you cannot do that on the current iPhone.
- Ability to search your emails.
October, 2008? Did you mean 2009?
To land a little, MacWorld 2009 is approaching us, and I do not think anyone believes we will see an iPhone Pro. What people do believe is that Apple (not Steve Jobs) will announce an iPhone Nano and possibly a 32GB iPhone.
What I believe is that if they do not implement at least half of the above features in a firmware upgrade soon, I am not going to be happy, and we know already know that when Tech N’ Marketing is not happy, Apple is not happy.
-Hillel
I’d buy an iPhone Pro, but it wouldn’t be what you described. My idea of an iPhone Pro is basically a standard iPhone, but would be thicker to accomodate a larger battery, a second camera for tele-conferencing, even more memory and a better graphics processor. Basically a beefed-up iPhone (A road-warrior’s delight).
That larger device you have shown would be great for combating netbooks and would be fine as an Apple tablet device. But an iPhone should still be able to fit in one’s pocket. I sure wouldn’t want to hold that fat thing to my ear to make a call.
Hmm, do we have a case here of someone who just looked at the pictures and did not read the post? That weird picture is not the rumored iPhone Pro, that is just some weird picture that was a result of Google Images search.
The phone you described is close to what the rumored iPhone Pro is, minus maybe the larger battery. Extra memory, a second camera, and some other goodies, read the post, it’s a good one 🙂
My wishlist is for a ruggedized “outdoor” iPhone. It’s already pretty tough, but I’d pay for a tougher version. Make it waterproof, with better camera and video, less slippery (but not as grippy as a silicon case), maybe more memory, Keynote remote, better GPS, folders (vs. screens) — basically I want it to be the tricorder it should be.
I will see what I can do 🙂
I’d buy an “iPhone Pro” that was basically exactly the same as the current one, just a little larger (bigger screen). It still would need to fit in a pocket, but I’d really appreciate a bigger screen seeing as I use my 3g to surf the net about 80% of the time. Longer battery life would be nice too. Oh and the ability to shoot video with the camera. 😉
I hear that, I agree, plus a few things….
Yuck !