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Sketchy iPhone 6 Images Said to be Sourced from Foxconn Surface
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Looks like this could be the real deal! 
We all know Apple can't use a full aluminum back as they do on their iPod Touch, since the aluminum hinders the antenna reception. Hence why the iPhone 5/5s have glass windows on the back of the phone.
In 2013 however, HTC showed that a full aluminum enclosure could be maintained by using small, plastic antenna gaps in the metal back and side borders of the phone.
The new HTC One M8 shows that antenna design has progressed even further, making it possible to completely remove the plastic gaps in the side of the phone, maintaining only the plastic gaps on the back.
Based on the leaked picture, my guess is that Apple will be using the same antenna design found in the HTC One M8, possibly even further improved. Full aluminum back, with the white antenna bars for antenna reception. Also, these bars are placed just were the 5/5S aluminum/glass borders were placed, hence it shows a natural progression of the iPhone design.
I could be wrong however, and this could be just another fake leak...
We all know Apple can't use a full aluminum back as they do on their iPod Touch, since the aluminum hinders the antenna reception. Hence why the iPhone 5/5s have glass windows on the back of the phone.
In 2013 however, HTC showed that a full aluminum enclosure could be maintained by using small, plastic antenna gaps in the metal back and side borders of the phone.
The new HTC One M8 shows that antenna design has progressed even further, making it possible to completely remove the plastic gaps in the side of the phone, maintaining only the plastic gaps on the back.
Based on the leaked picture, my guess is that Apple will be using the same antenna design found in the HTC One M8, possibly even further improved. Full aluminum back, with the white antenna bars for antenna reception. Also, these bars are placed just were the 5/5S aluminum/glass borders were placed, hence it shows a natural progression of the iPhone design.
I could be wrong however, and this could be just another fake leak...
Looks like this could be the real deal!
We all know Apple can't use a full aluminum back as they do on their iPod Touch, since the aluminum hinders the antenna reception. Hence why the iPhone 5/5s have glass windows on the back of the phone.
In 2013 however, HTC showed that a full aluminum enclosure could be maintained by using small, plastic antenna gaps in the metal back and side borders of the phone.
The new HTC One M8 shows that antenna design has progressed even further, making it possible to completely remove the plastic gaps in the side of the phone, maintaining only the plastic gaps on the back.
Based on the leaked picture, my guess is that Apple will be using the same antenna design found in the HTC One M8, possibly even further improved. Full aluminum back, with the white antenna bars for antenna reception. Also, these bars are placed just were the 5/5S aluminum/glass borders were placed, hence it shows a natural progression of the iPhone design.
I could be wrong however, and this could be just another fake leak...
So basically you're saying the iPhone 6 will look just like an HTC One. If Apple does that they deserve all the ridicule they'd get for completely ripping off a competitors design.
I really wish Apple would stop focusing so much on making every new iPhone design thinner and lighter. Not once have a picked up my 5S and thought "damn, this phone is just too thick and heavy." But I have thought "Ugh, I can't believe my battery is dying already" on quite a few occasions. I was fine with the weight and thickness of the 4/4S and the 5/5S is definitely plenty thin and light. At this point, I would rather Apple keep the thickness the same and give us noticeably better battery life.
Just my 2 cents...
Just my 2 cents...
Does this mean all of us who had to listen to the "you can't patent a rectangle" can now start throwing it back too?
Oh, can we start showing pictures of the iPad mini next to that too?
Thanks for posting that link. Anand does some seriously deep diving. Very interesting read. Unfortunately, those types of articles don't move the needle with the masses. A shame really.
OT: By mid-summer we will have a leak a day. All will be intentionally blurred to add authenticity.
Johnny Ive's will probably make the iphone 6 look like a small ipad air. Super boring.
The iphone 4 is the most beautiful smartphone design to date imho. I'd love to be amazed again by an iphone design. It would be great if they would make use of a new material, like some sort of satin textured laminated ceramic backed iphone or something. Or machine an entire casing out of a brick of sapphire. But i'm sure a lot of the design has to do with engineering and cost limitations.
The iphone 4 is the most beautiful smartphone design to date imho. I'd love to be amazed again by an iphone design. It would be great if they would make use of a new material, like some sort of satin textured laminated ceramic backed iphone or something. Or machine an entire casing out of a brick of sapphire. But i'm sure a lot of the design has to do with engineering and cost limitations.
Fuzzy picture, I'm calling it legit. So, double down on secrecy and security eh?
I hope with larger screens, these phones don't get more fragile. So far, other than the iPhone 3 series, the phones have been pretty solid.
I hope with larger screens, these phones don't get more fragile. So far, other than the iPhone 3 series, the phones have been pretty solid.
What exactly is the concern. All previous iPhones were manufactured on the same factory using the same OS. Now you understand why serious businesses will never use OS/X - they simply can't afford to change OS versions every year (and it's not just money, it's also the need to port/update/validate tons of applications).
Get the helloutta here... really!?
Gotta wrap some text around the picture of a picture I guess.
It does look like an iPad shell to me. And that's my guess as to what the next iPhone will look like. I just hope they find some way with the antenna design so it doesn't so closely mimic the HTC One design. Because even if Apple had unibody aluminum chassis before the One, the tech press will have a field day claiming Apple copied HTC.
So basically you want design by committee? That's certainly something Steve wouldn't have done.
iPhones are made by programs and math. A 10 year old computer has had the time to have the bugs worked out resulting and a stable and refined system.
We could use a less tested newer system and throw caution to the wind, but why?
The only two reasons I can imagine a round flash are a) on the iPhone C and/or b) they managed to unify the 2 LEDs so that no seperate ones in both colors are necessary