So the iPod touch has been given the stianless steel treatment while the 3g stills stays with the plastic. When will Apple give the 3g the same treatment? Could they be holding out for a higher priced one around the holidays?
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When will 3g see iPod touch like stainless steel?
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Small White Car
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Well, the moved from metal on the first-gen iPhone to plastic on the second-gen because the radio signals get through it better.
So I'm having a hard time thinking of a reason to back to metal.
Yes to quote the great Big Lebowski..."Looks like we can close the file on that one."
I guess function over fashion will be the way of the iPhone for some time then.
I like my 3G's plastic back WAYYYY more than the stainless back iPod's have had for years. That was one thing I never liked about iPods.
As for your question, NEVER unless they somehow figure out a way to put all the antennas right behind the glass above and below the screen, but then it would probably be sending too many radio waves thru your head, so again, NEVER. If you must have a stainless back, get an iPod.
As for your question, NEVER unless they somehow figure out a way to put all the antennas right behind the glass above and below the screen, but then it would probably be sending too many radio waves thru your head, so again, NEVER. If you must have a stainless back, get an iPod.
Joe23
macrumors 6502
I'd love to see something like that. I'm all for the shinyness and all, but it is a bitch to keep clean. Perhaps a matte finish might offer more grip too.