I don't think its wireless charging, the Nexus has had wireless charging for a long time and it didn't alter the exterior casing visibly. I think its safe to say those are maybe placeholders or something that won't be in the retail product.
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I don't think its wireless charging, the Nexus has had wireless charging for a long time and it didn't alter the exterior casing visibly. I think its safe to say those are maybe placeholders or something that won't be in the retail product.
But if the rumored long range wireless charging needed external antenna......
Hey, I can keep wishing.
I'm skeptical that this is actually the iPhone 6's real back casing.
While I believe there will be bands for the attenaes, there is no way Apple's design team would have been allowed to get away with making them that... garrish.
they stand out ridiculously. They don't look like part of the flow of the design. This is probably one of GooPhone's mockups or KIRF copies
While I believe there will be bands for the attenaes, there is no way Apple's design team would have been allowed to get away with making them that... garrish.
they stand out ridiculously. They don't look like part of the flow of the design. This is probably one of GooPhone's mockups or KIRF copies
Oh I know exactly what you're saying, I thought the iPhone 4 for example, was a fantastic piece of industrial design, it all worked and balanced very well in my opinion.
When the 5 was first leaked I said it couldn't be real because the camera lens no longer followed the radius of the case corner as it did in the 4 and it didn't sit centrally in the upper antenna band, being shifted awkwardly low. Very "un-Apple". Most people wouldn't care or even notice but as a product designer myself I always appreciated Apple's attention to detail like that.
I'm restricted largely by budget in my designs, having to use many available parts and get pieces off the shelf or with just minimal tooling allowance - I can't imagine this is the case for Apple so I always expect very high standards from them.
Either these lines are used only in manufacturing and are not part of the design and Apple is pissed that everybody on the interwebs sees these and comes up with negative opinions, OR Jony Ive didn't simply lose the design touch with software, but also with hardware.
I bet $20 on the former, who's in ?
I bet $20 on the former, who's in ?
Really? How many iPod Socks do you own?
How were the socks a "flagship" product?
Agreed, I think it would be quite naive to believe that what we are seeing is the final product.
Kinda like seeing a new car that was just wheeled off the transport truck with the shipping plastic still attached to the exterior and assuming that the car will be sold that way.
Those bands
3 Possibilities-
They're part of some new feature or function and will be prominently marketed as such by Apple (wireless charging, some new transmission or sensor functionality)
They're protecting the real material or are a placeholder for the real material that will be integrated with the case
Jony Ive threw his hands up in the air and said "F it, they wanted a bigger phone."
3 Possibilities-
They're part of some new feature or function and will be prominently marketed as such by Apple (wireless charging, some new transmission or sensor functionality)
They're protecting the real material or are a placeholder for the real material that will be integrated with the case
Jony Ive threw his hands up in the air and said "F it, they wanted a bigger phone."
Here's Apple's reaction every time one of these leaks shows up on a rumor site:
I think this is closer to Apple's reaction.
I still don't think the Apple 'cutout' at the back is to enable it to light up.
uSwitch's picture:
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iFixit have a pic of the rear innards of an iPad shell:
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Pretty much identical and the iPad rear doesn't light up in any way, shape, or form.
uSwitch's picture:
iFixit have a pic of the rear innards of an iPad shell:
Pretty much identical and the iPad rear doesn't light up in any way, shape, or form.
I need to correct myself. It's not the Goophone, it's the Wico i6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=1Z2C8ED4piM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=1Z2C8ED4piM
Such anxiety and hand wringing over leaked shots. Then when the final product emerges it all goes away. Until then this may help to keep some from committing suicide:
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/20-thoughts-to-help-relieve-anxiety-and-depression/
20 Thoughts To Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression (modified to reflect the situation)
1. In order to have good things, there must be band lines.
2. Itll never be perfectjust like the rest of the ones that need band lines.
3. They put in band lines because they need to be there at that time.
4. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing, so band lines may be needed
5. You cant control everything and everyone, especially those who desire to install band lines.
6. Money, wealth and band lines are not the same.
7. Youre exactly where you are right now because thats where you need to be, otherwise you might yourself be a band line.
8. You dont want or need to know the future, perhaps it actually holds no band lines.
9. No one will remember the little flub you made in the office or at home earlier while obsessing over the band lines.
10. Life doesnt assault you or throw curve balls at you; you get what you give. You must have given band lines at some point in your life.
11. If you dont like something its because you see yourself in it. Yoou must have band lines somewhere inside.
12. Right now, at this instant, you have everything you need to be happy: Air in your lungs, blood in your veins, lips to smile with and a phone with the ability to make and receive calls even if it has band lines.
13. When things break and need mending, it gives us something to do. If it breaks because of the band lines it will give you something to do.
14. Everyone makes mistakes. Even the invincible apple could be making a mistake with the band lines.
15. Success has no standard definition. Apple will succeed whether or not they have band lines.
16. Life is very simple, band lines are very simple. Co-exist in peace.
17. You dont need something to be happy. You need someoneand that someone is you. You can be happy with or without band lines.
18. Just like you look up to someone, someone out there looks up to you. Act accordingly. Do not get depressed over band lines.
19. Theres a lesson hidden in everything. There is a lesson hidden in the band lines, but that does not mean you have to break them open to find it.
20. Other people have had your problems before and managed to overcome them. You can too. There are other people that have overcome the "band line anxiety".
Go forth grasshopper and cope with band line depression, these tools may aid you in some small way.
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/20-thoughts-to-help-relieve-anxiety-and-depression/
20 Thoughts To Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression (modified to reflect the situation)
1. In order to have good things, there must be band lines.
2. Itll never be perfectjust like the rest of the ones that need band lines.
3. They put in band lines because they need to be there at that time.
4. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing, so band lines may be needed
5. You cant control everything and everyone, especially those who desire to install band lines.
6. Money, wealth and band lines are not the same.
7. Youre exactly where you are right now because thats where you need to be, otherwise you might yourself be a band line.
8. You dont want or need to know the future, perhaps it actually holds no band lines.
9. No one will remember the little flub you made in the office or at home earlier while obsessing over the band lines.
10. Life doesnt assault you or throw curve balls at you; you get what you give. You must have given band lines at some point in your life.
11. If you dont like something its because you see yourself in it. Yoou must have band lines somewhere inside.
12. Right now, at this instant, you have everything you need to be happy: Air in your lungs, blood in your veins, lips to smile with and a phone with the ability to make and receive calls even if it has band lines.
13. When things break and need mending, it gives us something to do. If it breaks because of the band lines it will give you something to do.
14. Everyone makes mistakes. Even the invincible apple could be making a mistake with the band lines.
15. Success has no standard definition. Apple will succeed whether or not they have band lines.
16. Life is very simple, band lines are very simple. Co-exist in peace.
17. You dont need something to be happy. You need someoneand that someone is you. You can be happy with or without band lines.
18. Just like you look up to someone, someone out there looks up to you. Act accordingly. Do not get depressed over band lines.
19. Theres a lesson hidden in everything. There is a lesson hidden in the band lines, but that does not mean you have to break them open to find it.
20. Other people have had your problems before and managed to overcome them. You can too. There are other people that have overcome the "band line anxiety".
Go forth grasshopper and cope with band line depression, these tools may aid you in some small way.
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Why does everyone keep saying this? Sure it could be the case, but remember the leaked iPhone 4? That was a completely functional pre-production unit that was found ~4 months prior to release and as far as I can tell was 100% identical in looks to the final product. This iPhone is possibly less than 2 months away from release. If the part is legitimate it's likely final. Could Apple have a process during construction that reduces the effect of the band? Perhaps. But I wouldn't assume so.
This!
The design of this alleged iPhone 6 back makes no sense at all as the "separating lines" are indeed not separating anything and thus wouldn't help in achieving any sort of radio transparency.
Edit: To drive this point home, look at the rear shell of the HTC One: here the horizontal lines clearly do separate the different pieces of the rear shell.
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