New iPhone to replace the 3Gs?

According to some news source / rumours from around the web, a new iPhone hardware model is being tested and Apple’s interest in updating the handset’s built-in Maps application have been revealed.

A Handset identifier as ‘iPhone 3,1′ was tracked by PinchMedia in its application iBART for San Fran’s public transportation, said the Apple Insider. According to MacRumors, iPhone 3,1 appeared in its usage logs last month.

The reference could signify a new iPhone model with substantial hardware changes, since Apple only changes the first number in a product’s identifier string when it receives a significant upgrade.

The current iPhone 3Gs carries the identifier iPhone 2,1 while the original iPhone was identified as iPhone 1,1. the 3G model carries the identifier iPhone 1,2. Apple’s use of 3,1 implies a major and distinct change, a practice that it also uses with its Mac line-up. According to Apple Insider, Apple has released all of its iPhone updates in the middle of the year. Recent rumours have suggested that the company could release a Verizon-capable set by next year.

For those of us who has not jumped at the chance to get the 3Gs, this is a good news if the release is really scheduled for next year. Hopefully the price of the new unit would also be lower comparatively with the ones it has released so far. Hopefully, the new development on the build-in map would allow the users to use the map without the need of using the data line from the telco. With the rumored Google Phone continue to entice users around the globe, Apple would definitely want to release an updated version that would keep the iPhone in the dominant seat.

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