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As widely anticipated Apple launched a new faster version of the iPhone on Monday called the iPhone 3GS.

Specifications of the phone have now started to creep out via various forums and also the official iPhone documentation.

This is what we know so far:

• CPU: ARM Cortex-A8 running at 600Mhz
  • The standard iPhone 3G is a 400Mhz ARM11 core
  • The Cortex-A8 at 600Mhz is the equivalent of an ARM11 at 1200Mhz
• GPU
  • PowerVR SGX Processor (as opposed to PowerVR MBX)
  • Supports Hardware Open GL/ES 2.0 (as opposed to 1.1)
  • The SGX is capable of around 100k visible polys at 30fps
  • The MBX is capable of around 10k visible polys at 30fps
• Memory: 256MB as opposed to 128MB

All this adds up to a device that is significantly faster for game developers and will run existing games faster than the current iPhone 3G.

Now lets hope that Unity announce support for the new hardware.