The metal frame of the 4S with the improved antennas was leaked before the Verizon iPhone 4 was released. Back then it was thought it was an early design, but later one it was proved to be from the iPhone 4S. That was in January or February if I recall correctly.
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Claimed iPhone 5 SIM Card Tray Appears Identical to iPhone 4S
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The metal frame of the 4S with the improved antennas was leaked before the Verizon iPhone 4 was released. Back then it was thought it was an early design, but later one it was proved to be from the iPhone 4S. That was in January or February if I recall correctly.
I can see them holding onto the external antenna idea. It's the only way they can cram everything they do inside the current iPhone. if the next one is thinner, they'll still need a whole bunch of space in the middle for everything.
This is how it works:
6 months till release and it's as follows:
Month 1) Release sim tray "leaked design"
Month 2) Show a glimpse of the internal screen/camera/light sensor cable
Month 3) Leak some funky .plist code to reference a new CPU and also a new plastic molded phone case from china
Month 4) Report that some crap site like BGR says liquid metal will be the casing
Month 5) Show off some blurry image resembling the iPhone 4S but thinner design with blacked out screen that doesn't show resolution nor screen size so people can speculate yet again that it's larger than 3.5"...the source comes from a vietnamese forum.
Month 6) Show an empty shell without a circuit board but should drive people mad because it looks like an iPhone 4/4S but thinner and the screen is THE SAME SIZE.
Month 7) Profit (apple that is) because final design is unveiled and sold out hot cakes.
6 months till release and it's as follows:
Month 1) Release sim tray "leaked design"
Month 2) Show a glimpse of the internal screen/camera/light sensor cable
Month 3) Leak some funky .plist code to reference a new CPU and also a new plastic molded phone case from china
Month 4) Report that some crap site like BGR says liquid metal will be the casing
Month 5) Show off some blurry image resembling the iPhone 4S but thinner design with blacked out screen that doesn't show resolution nor screen size so people can speculate yet again that it's larger than 3.5"...the source comes from a vietnamese forum.
Month 6) Show an empty shell without a circuit board but should drive people mad because it looks like an iPhone 4/4S but thinner and the screen is THE SAME SIZE.
Month 7) Profit (apple that is) because final design is unveiled and sold out hot cakes.
Because the 5th iPhone is the iPhone 4S?
So until we hear that the 6th iPhone is going to be named "iPhone 4T" or "the New iPhone" we will assume that it is going to be a new "number" and 5 comes after 4 last time I was in pre-school, so...
It might. Apple always seems to release a revolutionary (1, 3G, 4) device then an evolutionary (3GS, 4S).
Following this, it would go 4, 4S, 6, 6S, 8, 8S if they went just by the number of models. They'd end up only going in even numbers, which would look weird. I think they shouldn't count the "S" models in there. The next iPhone should be called the iPhone 5, the 4S being model "4.5".
The iPhone 4 can be an exception because coming out with a "3" after "3G" and "3GS" would be weird.
The new iPhone. To be simply called the iPhone. And it looks the same as the last 2 old iPhones.
Personally I am against them going thinner. I think the iPhone is really as thin as it should get. Some Samsung phone I feel are really way to thin already.
I really believe Apple throws out false information and even pays to do it to throw people off. They have a history of doing it.
true that. It would not be the first time Apple made a fake project to find the leaker.
How about they just call it "iPhone." Complicated, isn't it? And considering Apple just did this for the iPad, I think people are silly to assume otherwise.
Well based on speculation and such, we are expecting the next iPhone to have some sort of taper or curved edging which resembles the iPad design. If that's the case, then a flat sim card tray wouldn't sit flush with that design. But of course that design is also speculation on our part, so who knows whether my previous comment is correct or not.
Agree with most of the comments here
Is there a way to just insert a SIM into a phone SD-card style that doesn't require a tray?
Is there a way to just insert a SIM into a phone SD-card style that doesn't require a tray?
Oh and still...
...I am waiting for a true update on the iPhone. The iPhone 4S didn't really convince me - despite the fact that in October, I am eligible for an early upgrade
...I am waiting for a true update on the iPhone. The iPhone 4S didn't really convince me - despite the fact that in October, I am eligible for an early upgrade
Perhaps if the writers for MacRumors stopped merely aggregating rumours and actually started investigating them then this would have been answered already. Who the hell would post an article claiming this part was "essentially identical" without thinking "Hey, maybe the readers might want to know how it's different."
whats so bad with the design of the iphone4? I like it - if you dont just buy an android as they have loads of different designs to choose from...
For the sake of product alignment/continuity with "The New iPad", the iPhone 5 will be appropriately named "The New iPhone."
Just my two cents.
Just my two cents.