Upcoming iPhone to record video at 720p HD?

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While some are exploring the outward functionality of the latest beta of iPhone OS 4, others are slowly picking apart the underlying architecture and mining clues about the potential hardware and functionality of the upcoming iPhone. The most recent discovery teases us with 720p HD recording which is revealed in the following two video presets:

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The secondary value is the familiar resolution for 720p HD and is a feature that would fit in nicely with the rumored iPhone HD name. Anyone excited by the potential of HD recording and a new naming convention for the upcoming iPhone?

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116 Comments
  • Silver8ack

    Depends… 720p @ 15 fps or lower = I’ll never use it.

    I’d rather bust out my Canon HV40 then record a choppy clip that I’ll never want to watch.

  • dario

    iPhans don’t realize they are just renting their phones from Apple. You don’t really own the phone since Steve controls the user experience and dictates what you can and cannot install on it. I guess he was so bitter losing to Microsoft in the late 90′s he figured he would play the same games.

    Apple makes MS look like amateurs when it comes to dirty tactics and monopolistic overtures. I am glad to see the government is finally taking notice.

    But to be fair, even if the EVO did announce it we all know it had no affect on Apple’s development cycle. Good for them if they actually come out with something like this. Too bad it will have Apple’s fingerprints and heavy handed business practices wrapped all around it. Do you really think Apple will give you a nice feature like this without associating a revenue stream to it? If you do then all I can say is…

    Sheep, your shepherd Steve is calling you….

    • StevenGlansburg

      Were you touched by an Apple employee as a child? You sound like a victim of abuse.

      • Invid

        The more trash I hear from these guys, the less likely I am to get an Android phone. I mean really, if the phones are so good, why would I feel the need to trash the competition if not to feel better about my purchase?

        I own an iPhone and I’ve never felt the need to troll an Android forum or even an Android posting. Why? I bought a good phone and I’m happy with it.

      • Fastwalking

        True – If they are so satisfied with android, why are they always reading about iphones to the extent that they are almost always the first to comment.

        Maybe not so satified???

      • Zach

        No its that big apple fans are annoying and generally dont have the knowledge to work the device that steve jobs squirted out of his anus.

      • http://www.twitter.com/serge_NL Serge

        I am an Android user, and i read iPhone articles. And even BlackBerry articles. I don’t care for the Android-iPhone war thing. I’m just always in the search for the system that best suits me. So i am even thinking of getting an iPhone as next phone since it will have multi tasking in the new OS. Android has freedom, but it can’t beat the speed of the iPhone OS.

        Stop act like a little child and just buy the phone that you like and let others do the same.

    • NoHypeHere

      And dario, who is shepherding you? Tell the truth! Don’t be ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d

    • NoHypeHere

      And dario, who is shepherding you? Tell the truth! Don’t be ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d!

  • Droid

    I agree with you @dario all the way. People here who are apple fuckbois don’t get it. I don’t want to use foul language it is really annoying to see how dumb nerds who are suppose to be good at what they do Cant see pass what apple has been using them for.

    • StevenGlansburg

      you just wrote “fuckbois” you hypocrite

      • Droid

        that is exactly what i said apple bitches

      • Fastwalking

        Why is such a well spoken, articulate fellow, such as yourself, bothering to sit there and read about a device you say you don’t want? Too much time on your hands?

        Or are you in fact so excited about the new iphone you are wetting yourself in anticipation and thats what really frustrates you – sitting around in wet pants until June. That’s it isn’t it?

    • StupidisasStupiddoes

      Now StevenGlansburg, don’t fret… I mean, I could have said in a reply to ‘Droid’ that he is a Droidteabagger to Google’s Android Dungeon and ‘Droid’s’ only concern is whether he should spit or swallow! Now I could have said that. But I won’t!!!

  • Silver8ack

    Everyone shutup. Everyone is a fanboy of something so shut the hell up and comment on the article you douchebag fanbois :p

    • Senor Dickhäus

      I’m a fanboy of telling you to stfu.

  • jonathan

    I’m starting to wonder if the fandroids post in any android article , cause they sure are rampant in every apple posting. They even go out of the way to read and click reply just to say “don’t care” along with the constant trash talking. I don’t go into android post because I really don’t care and doesn’t warrant a reply. makes me think they’re insecure about their device. I guess they have a lot to prove by insulting 8.5 million iPhone users. How bout’ sticking with your device of choice.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • Eazail70x7

    Cool, 3 smartphones comming out this summer with 720p recording! (Evo, Samsung Galaxy S, and Iphone)

    • emmortal

      Thank you for commenting on the article rather than saying one phone sucks and another is awesome :)

    • Jason

      Don’t forget Nokia N8.. But that’s not with a US carrier. Unlocked maybe.

    • Electrofreak

      The iPhone 4 probably has it’s roots in the Hummingbird processor running in the Galaxy S, hence the 720p, IMO.

  • Mrwirez

    I love Gizmodo pwnd Apple.. The mystery is gone.. We know the phone, the specs, and the beta OS.. nothing to see here.. NEXT!

    Plenty of Froyo coming..

    • Mik

      Agreed, another year before the big mystery again.

      ho hum

  • Electrofreak

    Lol, while the fanbois duke it out with one another, I’ll just sit back and say that I’m not surprised that the iPhone 4 will record 720p as it’s likely got it’s roots in Samsung’s Hummingbird S5PC110 processor, which has 720p support.

    • Dara

      The only available phone that I’m aware of that takes decent 720p video with good audio is a hacked Samsung i8910 Omnia HD.

      Even the new Samsung Galaxy sample videos are a little lackluster, so I’m not sold on the Hummingbird platform, although that may be the 5 MP video sensor they used because the photos aren’t top notch either.

      If that Apple 4G is real, I don’t believe that it has the optics (focal length, sensor size) to do it either, regardless of the spec sheet of the chipset.

      They’d need to bring back the bulge and put it right in the middle of the Apple. But that wouldn’t be intuitive enough.

      • Dara

        Not that I’m saying it won’t be 720p video, just that it will be as middling as just about everything else.

  • Dodgerfan

    There is room for everyone…..I’m a webs fan….

  • Sprintbadboy

    ….palm pre phone…iPad..and getting evo with android…before I say shit about others I got to try them out first…

  • lzarEus

    @Invid,

    I couldn’t have said it better myself. Beautiful!

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • Fastwalking

    There appear to be a lot of very weird people out there who can’t write (or speak, I assume) but have lots of time to make ridiculous, obnoxious comments on these articles. Would it be possible to place these weirdo’s comments into a separate area where we can choose to ignore them, allowing the rest of us to actually comment on and discuss these articles.

    It is becoming very difficult to weed these bozos out so we can actually read the real comments. Maybe put the comments into “Pros” and “Cons” columns? Otherwise I don’t think I will bother with “after the break” anymore as it is becoming a real waste of time.

  • bustafone

    Videos will still suck.

  • Ro

    @MikeD you’re absolutely right.
    And I agree with the posts that mention the fact that fandroids troll this place or any place where there’s Apple info, why the hell do they bother? Insecurities due to their inferior devices or simply out of the goodness of their hearts trying to protect Apple users from this so-called evil empire with a closed ecosystem? I don’t have the same Paternal instincts towards my phone as some. All I know is that I’m happy with my iPhone and haven’t tried an android device and they’re getting flash? Well, good luck with that.

    • Zach

      Inferior, the iphone is still stuck with a 3.5 inch screen, puny resolution 3.2 megapixel camera and is still missing simple things like multitasking. We troll this crap because its fun listening to how dumb you retards sound. dumbass.

    • FunkyG

      Uh oh Ro, see what you did now? Because you made a slur against Android, you’ve attracted a comment from one of the many teenage Android minions.

      They’re a sad bunch.

      You been upgraded to 2.1 yet Zach?

      Maybe this is why so many fandroids are on the forums – They’re waiting for news on when they’ll finally get upgraded to a months old software update…

  • BOB1xxx

    ALRIGHT PERSONAL PORN IN 720P Yawn! LOL!

  • james h jackson jr

    get a nokia n900 and be free open source rules install what you want how you want and have adobe flash and multitask up the ying yang n900 is best for open stuff but those of you who like to be told you cant have google talk and other stuff steve jobs bans stick to your itoy

  • ILoveSteveJobs

    I worship the Man, the Legend, Steve Jobs! I was blessed when he actually emailed me back with one of my questions about flash with the single word “No”. This was the single greatest moment of my life! I was shaking so hard…..

    Back on subject, everything he does is magical so all you haters shut up! He invented copy/paste, MMS, and his latest invention multitasking which is truly magical! He knows what best for us, and since he’s patented every single mobile phone feature ever made, he will sue every other mobile OS developer since they all blatantly COPIED and in some cases STOLE Apple’s brilliant ideas. He will bankrupt Google and Microsoft, and have Ballmer and Schmidt on their knees begging for forgiviness. Since Jesus (err Mr. Jobs) loves everyone, he will forgive them and offer them jobs in the mail room. God I love this man!

  • Nico

    I think what the fandroids don’t like about iphones is that every new feature added is made to seem like Steve Jobs thought of it. Other phones may have done it first, but now its magical cause Steve Jobs said so. Apple advertises how special such and such a feature is on the iPhone and the noobs fall for it. Kind of pisses off people who know better. I give it to Apple, they did make smartphones popular. I don’t think Android would be where it is today without the iPhone. And no one would be trying to improve the OS’s and UI’s had Apple not made it necessary. I though my iPhone 3G was the greatest thing back in ’08. But its so closed and uncustomizable (without JBing) that I have moved on to Android. I like the OS better. Have I thought of getting the new iPhone this summer? Yes, I have. But I think I’ll probably stick to Android. In reality, I want both. And a WinMo 6.5, WP7, S60, BB, WebOS ect ect device. Cause they all have a place and each has its pros and cons. There is no perfect phone (or OS) for everyone. So each to their own. I do wish Steve Jobs would quit acting like he created the SMARTPHONE. He may have improved on it and Apple may have patented many things. Things that were used by phone makers long before Apple saw $$$ and quickly patented them. Just because Apple has the patent, doesn’t mean they were the first to think it up and use it. That’s the difference the fandroids and Apple haters are trying to point out.

    • jonathan T

      I agree with you to a certain extent, because Jobs does give you the impression that they came up with it first. Hard to deny that he is an iconic individual and wouldn’t every company want to have a CEO like Jobs. Bottomline is that its all business and very successful at that. I like Apple products, not because of what Jobs says, but the product itself. I have been around since the early days of cryptic DOS, the apple IIe’s, Palmpilots and eventually evolving into what we now use as the smartphone. I am not ignorant to all the early innovations that was non-apple, but I still prefer the Iphone with its quality, intuitive interface, apps and etc. Believe it or not, even techies with all their techie knowledge still like the Iphone, so it becomes insulting when the term sheep, idiot is insinuated. Hence, the constant berating on both sides. Android is a nice option to have besides Apple, but there are comparisons of one device, one company, one OS to different versions and different devices with different companies which is hard to do here.

      • greekfuzball

        Jonathan T you are the man.

  • simeon

    You lot should be ashamed of yourselves – I used to have a BB and loved it but I have now moved to the iphone because it was more what I wanted now. Every phone changes – it was not that long ago we all had Nokia’s in our pocket, then Sony E and now there are probably 3 good OS’s out there with a good selection of hardware.

    It is a shame that people cannot be adult and disguss things properly with a balanced view and willingness to accept that what you use is right for you (or what you bought) and not always right for everyone else.

    Reading these forums is like working with kids – are you all kids?

    Lets all play nice and agree to disagree.

    I am not a “fan” of anything but I currently like what I use and I for the most part have been very happy with every device I have owned over the last 10 years and yes they have been different.

    Come on, lets act like adults!!

    • MikeD

      I agree. I’ve been saying that the quality of these threads have hit an all time low.

  • FunkyG

    Here’s a genuine question to all you Android owners…

    What is it an Android device can do that a jailbroken iPhone can’t?

    Given the size of the iPhone community and app store, lack of fragmentation and solid product with the absolute best OS in terms of useability, why do you choose an Android phone over a jailbroken iPhone?

    And don’t give me the whole “You shouldn’t have to jailbreak it” weak argument. The fact is, you can, and it’s not hard to do.

    Is it a pure hardware thing? Do you get hard ons over resolution and megapixels?

    What is it?

  • JoshD4

    @FunkyG,

    These same android owners that say you shouldn’t have to jailbreak your phone spend hours looking for roms to flash onto their device. it’s like republicans, democrats, Christians, and athiests they all feel it neccessary to justify their decisions by berating what they imagine to be the other side with insults.

    daddy probably didn’t hug them enough so they have to find some way to vent their anger. it’s sad really.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

  • navi

    i really don’t understand why people come here and argue about devices that they have no monetary investment in. who cares if one thing doesn’t do what another does. bottom line is you have a choice. be it what ANDOID does, APPLE does, PALM, MICROSOFT etc. EVERY platform and device has it’s strength and weaknesses and there truly is no more “innovators”. everyone steals and borrows from everyone else. truth is, no matter what companies do people will always find something to bitch about. there may never be a perfect device. coming here and arguing is immature and pointless. if you dont like what a certain company is pushing DONT CLICK ON THE LINK. so very simple. grow the fuck up people. (unless you under the age of 13, then you can continue to bitch and moan).

  • http://www.savagesays.com david carter

    So much anger and over which mobile phone is best!

    Imagine how angry the internet would get if the world was laden with debt and there was a sovereign crisis leading to an EU debt default. Then we could do really dark EU vs US anger, wouldn’t that be fun.

  • Cold Dead Fingers

    I say it’s time to segregate these android,bb, nokia fuckers off of iPhone posts. BGR you should handles this matter like a vote for primaries, where you can only vote for your party, or in BGR’s case you can only comment on the OS you are willing to say you like the best and fully support. I’m sure there’d still be fanboys make multiple accounts but that just says they support iPhone.

    • http://www.savagesays.com david carter

      fascist.

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