ARM Cortex-A8 CPU

If Apple sticks to its annual trends then we can expect the arrival of the iPhone 5 smartphone in just a few months, let’s face it we have come to expect it of Apple just as much as we expect rumors and leaks around their upcoming smartphones. At the moment snippets are coming everyday with the latest rumour relating to the CPU of the Apple iPhone 5.

The current Apple iPhone 4 smartphone uses an A4 CPU, a notable upgrade on previous iPhones but no match for the ARM Cortex-A8 CPU touted as being the powerhouse behind the Apple iPhone 5. Recently, a Taiwanese firm who manufacture components for Apple (including the processor) ‘leaked’ the information to them that the ARM Cortex-A8 CPU will be used in the Apple iPhone 5.

Apple has recently sourced extra two manufacturers, P.A. Semi and Intrinsity were taken on to cope with demand for the A4 CPU that is used in the current iPad, iPhone 4, Apple TV and iPod touch. Assuming the above rumor is true it is likely that these companies will switch to producing the new chips in the very near future (they might have already started).

The ARM Cortex-A8 CPU may include a Qualcomm Baseband, possibly introducing CDMA to the iPhone much earlier than many had previously predicted. Do you think Apple should include a more powerful Qualcomm CPU and CDMA in the iPhone 5?

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