I wanna know where these small companies get their parts... and how they get unreleased parts too... assuming this is a real part.
This could just be a clever hoax to get us to their website.
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"iPhone 5" Back Cover Hands-On Video
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I wanna know where these small companies get their parts... and how they get unreleased parts too... assuming this is a real part.
This could just be a clever hoax to get us to their website.
I dig a lot that the new one will be thinner. However, I still don't think that the stretched form factor is a good idea. I do have to see the two tone in real life, but it looks a bit strange, as well as the build quality seems to be less good.
I don't like the idea of not being able to open the phone easily if this turns to be the real iphoneJust like my ipad I have a feel apple is just gonna put a lot of glue on front to keep people from easily getting into their device.
And why do you need to open your iPhone again?
Considering Apple is going to be changing the aspect ratio of the screen (rumored), you are expecting developers to only be given 2 weeks to test out iOS 6 beta before it is certified GM the following week for mass distribution?
Not including the first iPhone, every iPhone since has been released 2-3 months after iOS has completed its beta testing, that takes time.
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I agree. My current phone sits in a doc while it charges and I often listen through my headphones while this happens.
Wierd Sound.
The sound the part makes when he puts it on the desk reveals that the aluminium is very thin. It sounds cheap.
We can never be sure as to if this is a real leak, but I sure hope not. Please give me 4,1 - 4,3 inches and keep the original ratio. Please Apple? And for heavens sake 128GB!!!!!!
The sound the part makes when he puts it on the desk reveals that the aluminium is very thin. It sounds cheap.
We can never be sure as to if this is a real leak, but I sure hope not. Please give me 4,1 - 4,3 inches and keep the original ratio. Please Apple? And for heavens sake 128GB!!!!!!
Umm replace the battery (since I actually use my phone for more then 6 months unlike most people.)
Fix components if phone became broken, i have needed to have this type of stuff done on my 4. And it doesn't make sense to not have a way to actually open up a phone without ripping it apart by it's glue
I have to admit the more I look at it the more I like it.
To the person who said the back made a strange sound when placed on the desk, thats just because its hollow. When it has its guts and screen attached it will feel like a nice solid unit.
To the person who said the back made a strange sound when placed on the desk, thats just because its hollow. When it has its guts and screen attached it will feel like a nice solid unit.
Nope. Q4 is Q4. Unless they're planning iTV for Q4, in which case Q3 would be in the cards.
Release dates are set by quarterly sales. By pushing the iPhone back to October, Apple had a gangbusters Q4. Can't move it unless they've got something else to replace it with, or else investors will throw a fit.
(For clarification, I'm talking calendar year, not fiscal. I think Q4 is actually Apple's fiscal Q1.)
Doubt it is the case
I still have doubts about this being the back cover. Here's my reason why:
Pretend the iPhone 4 design had never come out and you're seeing the iPhone 4 design for the first time along with this proposed iPhone 5 design. Which one would you choose? I think most people would go with the iPhone 4 design. Different isn't necessarily better. I remember what Jony I've once said, "We don't change something unless we can make it fundamentally better." This proposed iPhone 5 design is not a change for the better. It is a change for the sake of change and is very un-Apple like in my opinion. As long as I have known Apple products, they have always tried to keep their products sleek and simple. This doesn't seem to follow that with the aluminum, glass, etc.
I personally think they could go another round with this design since they have just increased the screen size, so it will be actually different. Then again, it might pose a problem because the 5s, if it is called that, will be the same design if we are to follow Apple's history. I don't think people will be too happy about having a pretty similar design for 4 years on a mobile device.
I will certainly buy the iPhone 5 even if it is this design. However, I have a gut feeling that this isn't the real case. The only real plus is the unibody to me.
I still have doubts about this being the back cover. Here's my reason why:
Pretend the iPhone 4 design had never come out and you're seeing the iPhone 4 design for the first time along with this proposed iPhone 5 design. Which one would you choose? I think most people would go with the iPhone 4 design. Different isn't necessarily better. I remember what Jony I've once said, "We don't change something unless we can make it fundamentally better." This proposed iPhone 5 design is not a change for the better. It is a change for the sake of change and is very un-Apple like in my opinion. As long as I have known Apple products, they have always tried to keep their products sleek and simple. This doesn't seem to follow that with the aluminum, glass, etc.
I personally think they could go another round with this design since they have just increased the screen size, so it will be actually different. Then again, it might pose a problem because the 5s, if it is called that, will be the same design if we are to follow Apple's history. I don't think people will be too happy about having a pretty similar design for 4 years on a mobile device.
I will certainly buy the iPhone 5 even if it is this design. However, I have a gut feeling that this isn't the real case. The only real plus is the unibody to me.
Looks Good
It looks like a definite change for the better to me. Thinner, bigger screen, bigger speaker, smaller dock connector... And I still think it looks pretty sleek, not that this is definitely the final mockup or anything. But I wouldn't have any complaints if it was.
It looks like a definite change for the better to me. Thinner, bigger screen, bigger speaker, smaller dock connector... And I still think it looks pretty sleek, not that this is definitely the final mockup or anything. But I wouldn't have any complaints if it was.