iPhone 4 Gyroscope coming to iPad?

July 1, 2010 0 Comments

A teardown analysis of the iPhone 4 and the iPad reveals that the iPhone’s 3-axis digital gyroscope is likely slated for the next generation iPad as well UBM TechInsights senior analyst Steve Bitton says there’s an almost-perfect spot (4mm x 4mm; the exact size of the MEMS gyro) located right beside the iPad’s accelerometer.

TechInsight’s senior analyst Steve Bitton speculated that the iPad will likely get the gyroscope for a number of reasons. First, the presence of the slot leads to the obvious conclusion. Moreover, the accelerometer and gyro would likely work together, as well as with the application processor. Thus having all closely co-located makes sense.