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Dual-core A5 Processor | What’s next for Apple’s iPhone?

Apple’s next iPhone is set to be a lot quicker than its predecessor, especially if it is powered by the same A5 dual-core processor that it uses in its iPad 2 tablet.

iOS developers have already burrowed into one of the more recent iOS updates, finding code references and a kernel for a device that is named N94AP, which many believe is the codename for Apple’s “iPhone 5″. With jailbreak guru Chronic identifying the part number for the A5 processor, the kernel found within the iOS release, matches the same part, it all but confirms that the dual-core processor will be used to power the new smartphone.

With the original iPad and the iPhone 4 sharing the same processor, Apple wouldn’t surprise many if it decided to embed the same chip as it uses in the iPad 2. The improved processor would not only deliver improved performance, Apple claims that it will also have nine times the graphics performance than that of an iPhone 4.

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Improved notifications, NFC and voice control: What’s next for Apple’s iPhone?

No other company has managed to capture the imagination of consumers in the way that Apple has, not just in the smartphone market but as a retailer in general – other brands would kill for the loyalty and genuine excitement that Apple’s customers have for its products and services.

With the iPhone, Apple changed the way people interacted with a mobile phone, introducing a dedicated touchscreen, apps that would launch with a press of their icon; suddenly handsets were no longer just devices that made calls and could play the odd game of Snake.

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