Apple’s new iPhone 3G S has so far been lacking detailed specifications. But apparently T-Mobile Netherlands didn’t get the message, reports Engadget.
They list the 3GS as having a 600MHz CPU with 256MB of RAM. That’s up from a 412MHz CPU and 128MB in the first-gen and the 3G, says Engadget.
The 3G S also has that new PowerVR SGX graphics chip that supports OpenGL ES 2.0, so the total speed boost is probably more than just pure clock speed, says Engadget.
AT&T recently announced plans to upgrade its 3G network with High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology. HSPA 7.2 is part of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies, which include GSM and UMTS.
AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is now available in nearly 350 U.S. major metropolitan areas, with about 20 additional metro areas planned for deployment in 2009. The HSPA 7.2 technology will be deployed widely in the network, with the benefits of the network upgrade to be announced on a local basis as the faster speeds are turned up. AT&T will introduce multiple HSPA 7.2-compatible laptop cards and smartphones beginning later this year.
Most of the laptop cards and smartphones that AT&T sells, including the iPhone, have the silicon necessary to access that additional capacity. AT&T is now in the process of field certifying 7.2-Mb/s devices on its two test networks.
