\n\tAs usual, Apple is keeping the iPhone rumor mills working at a fast and furious pace. Some new features we know from details of iOS 5, many are based on wide-spread rumors, and others are just fantasy. So here we go with this list of what the ideal iPhone 5 features we’d like to see, as compiled by David Carnoy of CNET’s Fully Equipped. Also see CNET’s iPhone 5 rumor roundup.
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\n\tCredit: MacRumors commissioned this mock-up based on alleged iPhone 5 case schematics. MacRumors.com
\n\tRumors have been circulating for a while that voice controls are coming to the iPhone. But when? Certainly no one would complain if you were ablet to compose and send e-mails or text messages with the sound of your voice.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 70 percent
\n\tRight now you need Apple’s $39 Digital AV to send HD video or audio to a TV or monitor but a a built-in Micro-HDMI port, similar to the ones available in Android smartphones, would only cost a $5 cable.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 2 percent.
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\n\tAnother fat chance.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 1 percent
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\n\tTaking security to the next level where you can unlock your phone with a finger swipe instead of a password.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 25 percent
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\n\tWith better security, there’s a better chance that you could use your iPhone to make payments like a credit card. You could also use it as a car key.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 35 percent
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\n\tHow about a 64-GB version?
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\n\tChances of implementation: 50 percent
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\n\tiOS 5 promises a more customizable home screen, a “real” dashboard, and a better notifications system. iPhones have been falling short of Android devices in this area.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 100 percent
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\n\tThis is coming on iCloud this fall. No videos yet but you can mirror your music library, regardless of the origin, for $25 per year.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 100 percent
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\n\tFaceTime works on Wi-Fi on iPhone 4 and it looks like you will be able to use it on a cellular network with iOS 5 but the carriers might be in control.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 75 percent
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\n\tWell…
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\n\tChances of implementation: 1 percent
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\n\tUsers want a larger screen but they don’t want to pay the price – a bigger product with a shorter battery life.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 50 percent
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\n\tRumors say Sony is developing an 8 mega-pixel camera for the iPhone. Plus, iOS 5 will let you activate the camera from the lock screen and use the volume button on the side of the phone as a shutter.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 95 percent
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\n\tThe 1GHz A5 dual-core processor that’s in the iPad 2 will most likely power the iPhone 5. Other phone makers such as LG and Motorola are already using dual-core chips.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 100 percent
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\n\tApparently, Apple already uses the Qualcomm MDM6600 chip that’s capable of running on both CDMA and GSM networks. But GSM network support is not enabled in the Verizon iPhone 4.
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\n\tRumors say a Sprint iPhone with both networks is being tested.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 70 percent
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\n\tThis usually comes with a new model. iPhone 4 had a 40 percent battery life than iPhone 3GS.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 80 percent
\n\tAT&T appears to be the biggest culprit although many blame the iPhone itself. Sprint could draw off enough customers to keep the network from getting clogged.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 45 percent
\n\tRumors are off the charts – some suggest that Apple could use its iPad 2 design.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 50 percent
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\n\tIt will come eventually but whether now is the time is up in the air. Many think Apple hasn’t figured out how to preserve battery life while using a 4G data network.
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\n\tChances of implementation: 50 percent
