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New Photo of Alleged iPhone 6 Manufacturing Mold Hints at 4.7-Inch Display

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Over the weekend, several photos surfaced reportedly showing details on manufacturing molds for the iPhone 6. While the manufacturing mold photos left it unclear as to the size of the device body it would yield, a new photo shared by Nowhereelse.fr [Google Translate] shows a nearly identical mold with an iPhone 4s placed next to it for comparison. Calculations based on the comparison suggest that the mold could in fact yield a device with a display of roughly 4.7 inches, in line with the rumored size for the smaller of the two iPhone 6 models.

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One source of uncertainty lies in the shape of the mold, which is tapered. But Nowhereelse.fr believes that there are additional pieces yet to be attached to the bottom of the mold, pieces which would result in the iPhone's body being formed at the wider portion of the mold depression.
Some of the holes that were drilled into the block in fact serve to fix the inserts which will form a crude which is then machined housing (finishes) using a CNC milling machine. Thus, and assuming that my theory is correct, the dimensions of the box will be determined by the widest part and not the bottom of the mold.

In this assumption, I started to resize the photo to scale against me in reference to the size of the iPhone 4s. I then measured the dimensions of the widest part of the mold which is approximately 138mm long by 64mm wide.
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By superimposing and resizing an iPhone 5s image into the mold and aligning it with the wider portion of the depression, Nowhereelse.fr determines that the device's screen would be roughly 12 centimeters or 4.7 inches diagonally.

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iPhone 5s superimposed and resized to 4.7-inch display (Source: Nowhereelse.fr)​
Apple's iPhone 6 is expected to launch later this year, with the 4.7-inch model perhaps preceding an even larger 5.5-inch model by a few months. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek today reported that Apple is negotiating with carriers for a $100 price increase on the iPhone 6 as the device gets larger and the company packs more technology into it.

Article Link: New Photo of Alleged iPhone 6 Manufacturing Mold Hints at 4.7-Inch Display
 
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2bikes

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In the old days, we would start seeing part leaks, such as headphone jack connector, camera connector, etc. Nowadays, leaks start from molds. In the future, we might start seeing Ive`s dreams leaking.:p
 
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Serban

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**** 138mm long???? longer than Htc one 4.7"

Too bad, i thought with bezel free they can go around 130mm long
 
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OreoMuncher

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Hrm....

This is going to be one tall-ass phone, i just drew the provided dimensions on paper, it doesn't look natural. :confused:
 
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troop231

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OreoMuncher said:
This is going to be one tall-ass phone, i just drew the provided dimensions on paper, it doesn't look natural. :confused:
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Definitely. Maybe it'll seperate into two pieces that way you can hold each piece to each ear for stereo phone calls. :D
 
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OreoMuncher said:
This is going to be one tall-ass phone, i just drew the provided dimensions on paper, it doesn't look natural. :confused:
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Better than a tall ass-phone.

But yeah, I know what you mean. The power button will be a pain to reach if it gets much taller.
 
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Serban said:
**** 138mm long???? longer than Htc one 4.7"

Too bad, i thought with bezel free they can go around 130mm long
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If I understand you correctly, the bezel free concept might be for the width. The bezels on the top and bottom would possibly remain almost the same.
 
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exizeo

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Next to the older iPhone, it doesn't look as big as I thought. I would've loved a 4" phone instead, but this shouldn't be too bad.

And since when has Apple disappointed anyone with a design?
 
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superman23

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this doesnt look like a mold, it looks like a jig used to hold a part while its on the CNC mill
 
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