5 Things The iPhone 4G Will Inherit From Apple iPad

Expect to see a refined Cortex-A8 clocked at a lower speed compared to the iPad but higher than last year's 3GS. Apple is likely to have integrated the more advanced version of the PowerVR SGX which equips the iPhone 3GS, the SGX Series5XT.

(3) 802.11n

That's a given, the next iPhone will have 802.11n. Why? Because it makes sense to standardise components use across the whole range, therefore cementing the belief that the iPad is nothing more than a giant iPod Touch. Seriously though, it doesn't make sense to go for anything lower than the 802.11n.

(4) iBookstore

Apple knows that it will have to release the iBookstore sooner or later to give some momentum to the service and accelerate sales. Amazon already has an iPhone Kindle App thanks to its acquisition of Stanza and there are some lesser known players as well such as GoodReader Lite or Bookshelf.

(5) iPhone OS 3.2

It is unlikely that you will get iPad's iPhone OS 3.2 as such but expect some features to appear on the iPhone OS 4.0. Engadget found that it may include video conferencing, file uploads/downloads and local storage, customisable background, a spell-checker and USB Host support or expanded Bluetooth support.