iPod Touch 3G: 802.11n And Space For A Camera

iFixit has, as usual, unscrewed and dissected the new iPod Touch 3. The iPod nano 5G had few surprises, but the new iPod Touch appears to contain a number of exciting secrets. The chip used by the wireless communication could technically be able to connect to high-speed 802.11n networks. Another interesting discovery is that Apple is indeed planning to build a camera in the iPod Touch. Previously leaked photos of an iPod touch camera module were said to be fake, this also seems to be inaccurate.

iFixit has clearly done their best to dissect the iPod Touch to find out the origin of all its components . Here are three cases:

* The ARM processor in the iPod touch 3G is newer than the iPhone 3GS. That it is faster than the 2G iPod touch was already known how the new cpu compares to the iPhone 3GS cpu is not clear.
* The combination of digitizer/glass panel/midplane is different from previous models. When the glass of an iPod touch 3G breaks, can the older parts of the iPod touch be used?
* The chip for wireless communications has come from Broadcom. The documentation of this Broadcom chip (Broadcom BCM4329), indicates that this chip supports 802.11n (next 802.11a/b/g). At present, the 3G iPod Touch is unable to connect to 802.11n networks, but in theory, with a software upgrade this is possible. The Broadcom chip also includes an integrated FM receiver and transmitter, which is something Apple could enable.
* The top of the board contains a blank area measuring 6 x 3 x 3 mm. The camera of the 5G iPod nano would easily fit here.

Does Apple still have an iPod touch with 3G camera planned for a later stage? Or were the rumors about problems with the camera sensor correct? It seems so, because in earlier leaked photos of an iPod Touch with camera shows that the board is identical to the logic board of the iPod touch 3G and definitely not on the board of the iPod touch 2G. It is virtually impossible that these leaked photos are photoshop edits. Is an Apple iPod touch with camera coming soon? We’ll see …