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meson2k
Qualcomm MDM9625 is the powerhouse behind VoLTE and connectivity. This isn't the latest MDM from Qualcomm though...
apoz
It's Category 4 LTE UE, not even LTE-Advanced...
ksec
Because there isn't enough 20nm Fab for the MDM9635.
hack4supper
For those standing right now in the line up to pick this up at the local Apple Retail Store, if you didn't already know, its got 1GB ram. I had hoped at least time it would be 2GB ram, but alas. As the iPhone 4s will struggle running iOS8 in the same manner this model will struggle running future iOS versions maybe iOS 10 or later.
aaronbrethorst 

    2011 iPhone 4s iOS 5
    2012 iPhone 5  iOS 6
    2013 iPhone 5s iOS 7
    2014 iPhone 6  iOS 8
which suggests that it'll be iOS 11 that the iPhone 6 starts struggling with. That said, I expect you'll have more trouble with the 6 Plus because it's trying to push more pixels around with the same hardware.
chrisdevereux
If the last several iterations of the iPhone have had the same RAM, while being capable of running the newest version of iOS fine, wouldn't that suggest that iOS memory requirements haven't been rising significantly and that something else is responsible for percieved slowdown on upgrade?
nemothekid
Pretty amazing that what look likes 80% of the device innards is composed of the battery. The MoBo/SoC is relatively tiny - it looks like you could fit the thing in a smaller space than the RaspberryPi.
InclinedPlane
That's typical, the RaspberryPi isn't exactly optimized for size, as it has a huge number of GPIO pins, for example, and is also designed for low cost of manufacture.
frarrgraaw
I find it a tragic that such an efficient, powerful, portable computer is so locked down hindered that it will only ever be used as a phone. I so desperately want to be able to use cost/power efficient computers for desktop use. I waste so much electricity using this hulking tower where I don't need to use it to it's full potential 99% of the time.
laichzeit0
Do people really only use these things to "phone"? I spend probably 1% of my time on my mobile actually _phoning_ people. I wonder if this can't be generalized to a lot of other people. If it couldn't make any GSM calls it would only slightly inconvenience me.
chrisdevereux
I think you mean Facebook/web machine, not phone.

Which is exactly what most people used their (not at all locked down, similarly powerful) laptops for before smartphones existed.

emeidi
As long there is no Skynet chip in there, I'm good.
allegory
Not sure why there is so much gushing over the optical image stabilisation stuff; been in Lumias for over a year now (920/1020 and above).
zimpenfish
I would guess that there will have been more iPhone 6+ orders by the end of this month than Lumias-with-OIS ever. That's why people are gushing.
allegory
Probably right but credit where credit is due.
seanflyon
That is also the result of people gushing.