IPhone
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Comparison between Apple iPhone and the "Open Source iPhone" Neo1973 (GTA02) running OpenMoko Linux
NOTE: The Neo1973 revision this page is about is the GTA02. For the earlier Neo1973 revision see IPhone_(GTA01) |
Apple announced their iPhone at MacWorld 2007. It is fairly similar to the FIC Neo1973 announced in the fall of 2006.
iPhone UI Demo on youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk
Feature | iPhone | Neo1973(GTA02). For the earlier version see IPhone_(GTA01) |
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Announced | 2007-01-09 | 2006-11-07 and several updates later |
Dimensions visual comparison comparison 2 |
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm | 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 mm |
Weight | 135 g | 184 g |
Screen | 3.5" 320x480 at 160 ppi, multi-touch | 2.8" 480x640 at 285 ppi, maybe multi-touch later |
Storage | 4 (discontinued, available while supplies last) or 8 GiByte (Not expandable, no memory card slot) | 256MiByte
Unconfirmed expandable with 8GiByte microSD |
CPU | ARM1176JZF-S™ (with coprocessor) (Source: Bits und so Podcast #20, 8'40" to 9'30" [german language]) | Samsung 2442 @ 400 MHz SoC |
3D Acceleration | PowerVR MBX | SMedia 3362 Graphics Accelerator |
RAM | 128MB | 128MB |
Wireless | Quad-band GSM, WiFi (b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR (Bluetooth only supported for headsets, no RFCOMM or OBEX) | Tri-band GSM, GPRS Class12/CS4/b 2.5G (Not EDGE), WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR |
Wireless Carrier | Locked to Apple-selected carrier (AT&T in the US), Firmware can be unlocked within days of new releases (via third-party software) | Unlocked - any GSM provider |
Embedded devices | 2 megapixel camera, 4 buttons (power, volume up, volume down, mute, Home), accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor | GPS, 2 illuminated buttons and 2 3D Accelerometers [1] |
Operating system | OS X (its own version of OS X) | OpenMoko Linux (Source code available) |
Software | Basic PDA + PMP software included. Native software can only be created by unauthorized hacking (Source); Apple's official answer is that their web browser has very good AJAX support and that apps should use that. | Basic PDA included. Software can be created by normal users. |
Video | Playback; No recording | No recording. Maybe playback |
Audio | Playback (recording with third party hacks), speaker; 3.5mm jack (4 conductors: left/right/input/ground) | Playback and recording, including playback of audio files via GSM and recording/playback of voice calls. 1 watt mono speaker. [ http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-July/008458.html]
, 2.5 mm jack |
Connectors | USB 2.0 on proprietary iPod dock connector | Standard USB 1.1, with a Mini-B receptor (can be connected via adapter to both host and client devices, can provide 100 mA of current to clients), exposed I2C, SPI and debug board connector inside case in all versions and Debug Board v2 (JTAG and serial console) in Advanced version |
Opening case | voids warranty and is extremely challenging. Refurbished iPhones always come with entirely new back covers (with special serial number prefixes that indicate they were refurbished) | Advanced version comes with guitar pick and Torx T6 screwdriver so you can open case. |
Battery | Up to 8 hours talk, up to 7 video, up to 6 online, up to 24 hours audio playback, up to 250 hours standby. Non-user-replaceable Lithium-ion battery, charged via dock connector (USB) | replaceable 1.7 Ah battery charged via USB |
Ready for use | Yes | Yes |
Ready for sale | US: June 29, 2007, EU: 2007Q4, Asia: 2008 | Retail launch: 2008Q1 |
Price | USD 299 for 4GiB version (while supplies last), 399 for 8GiB (2 year contract required for activation of either; iPhone will not do anything without activation or common third party hacks.) More comparably, unlocked phones in France reportedly priced at € 750 ~ USD 1075. | USD 450 for Neo Base, USD 600 for Neo Advanced (includes additional development hardware) |
Community | Google for iPhone Community to list a few, ##iphone on freenode.net also | IRC: #openmoko on freenode.net Discussion list, Wiki, Be informed when it is sold |
Workshops | Free Hands-on Workshops | Set up an OpenMoko event in your area! |
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