I doubt and expect this design at the same time. It seems like all of Apple's hand-held devices have taken on the iPad Mini look. I don't think I would like the design of an iPad Mini on an iPhone, even though the iPod Touch has a very similar design I would be okay with that design for the iPhone. I would however not like it. Apple has top notch design for their computers and especially iPhones. You cannot get the build quality or design any where else and that is what I have always respected and loved about Apple most. Because Apple has such a great design I would really doubt that they would change it. But Apple also had a great design in iOS 6 (granted I love the design in iOS 7 and would not go back for any amount of money) but they changed it completely with iOS 7. This makes me expect them to give the iPhone a complete make over. One last thing to say, by the looks of this photo they are making it taller. For the 4 inch screen this was acceptable. But when you are going up by almost an inch, You don't get taller or wider. You do both, not just one of them. They have some serious design issues in my mind if they make it 4.7 inches by expanding vertically.
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Alleged iPhone 6 Prototype Depicted in New Images
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What exactly is making everyone salivate over a larger iPhone? It means pretty much nothing unless the OS takes advantage of it. It's till a grid of icons and too small to run anything close to an iPad caliber app.
Will it be nice? Yes. But it's hilarious how little of a deal this is in real life usage and even more funny how many idiots are threatening to jump ship if apple doesn't make a larger phone. I say go ahead and enjoy your Android phone that's a slow piece of junk in a few months that won't get any more updates.
They made iOS 7 scalable for a reason. Everything will just be larger and/or spread apart more.
Will it be nice? Yes. But it's hilarious how little of a deal this is in real life usage and even more funny how many idiots are threatening to jump ship if apple doesn't make a larger phone. I say go ahead and enjoy your Android phone that's a slow piece of junk in a few months that won't get any more updates.
They made iOS 7 scalable for a reason. Everything will just be larger and/or spread apart more.
Did you think that apple could be using different type faces for prototypes so they can find leaks?
yes, i def think that is possible. I would do that. someone mentioned that about the placement of the apple logo.
It could have to be raised because of how thin it is. Also, it doesn't look like a galaxy phone, it looks like an Apple device, specifically an iPod touch with greatly reduced bezels, larger display, and sim slot. Just because the front camera, mic, and auto brightness sensor are in line, and the bezels are reduced as much as possible doesn't at all make it like a galaxy phone. Those are simply things that must happen if it is to greatly increase display size but not physical device size...
None of the objects in your image exist in reality, and my eyes can tell. If these images are just computer renders, they're pretty darn impressive.
The reason people are saying it looks like a Galaxy phone is because of the asymmetrical bezels. I would be very surprised if Apple does that. Really the gold one looks fake to me because it looks out of place. Why are there shots of a silver housing but then a completely assembled gold one....and one that just happens to look like concept renders? Seems suspicious to me.
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I'm sure it's been brought up but where would the cellular antenna be on there? It looks like the entire thing is metal, which I believe would be impossible, unless I mistaken.
Aren't those antennaes glass? And they could just put it in the front part where the screen is but not on the screen I know they did this for the 4th gen iPod touch. But I don't want them to do that I like the antennaes being on the back. And an iPod won't have a ear speaker that's for phone calls.
Liquidmetal, see here:
http://www.cultofmac.com/54827/liquidmetal-inventor-exotic-alloy-may-make-new-iphone-antenna-exclusive/
Trust me I am the first to say I don't think Apple would ever do asymmetrical, but honestly it is the only way to maximally increase display size while least affecting the physical device size. I see it as being a possibility, that is all.
DO YOU PEOPLE WANT REDUCED BEZELS OR WASTED SPACE FOR THE SAKE OF SYMMETRICALLY! Everything samsung does isn't obviously stupid and a mistake. Let's face it, it isn't impossible that they did something right, once, before Apple did. Also, I am very large fan of Apple products, before you call me a fandroid. I really like this concept, but honestly, I with the home button was gone, and the fingerprint sensor was either under the screen or on a panel the size of the new top panel. We need zephyr like actions for multitasking built into the OS.
No it's not. The top can be extended to match the bottom length and a bigger battery can take up the extra space.
Then the screen wouldn't take up the max real estate and we wouldn't get the trade off of the larger screen vs. less one-handedness.