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Additional Photos of Purported Silver iPhone 6 Rear Shell Surface
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Oh I really, really hope so. Ugliest iPhone ever. Sell Apply stock!
If this is the phone, Jobs is going to reincarnate and work for Google.
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Second this...
Why isn't the cut out for the flash an oval (pill shaped) anymore? Are they doing away with the dual flash or are they putting in a better kind of flash?
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I agree. This is most likely a pre-pre-production prototype from months ago when they were still playing with the external design. From the scratches and dents it looks as if it was thrown in a bin to be destroyed and never made it there.
For the lens, I think it would be smart for apple to have a protruding lens ring. They have several patents that cover adding external lenses and accessories. I have a stick on metal ring for external lenses and it actually prevents scratches on the rest of my 5S by elevating the back slightly and taking the majority of the stress and scratches.
I suspect that the plastic bands are one of two things,
1. An early prototype that will not be used or has since been modified
2. Will externally house some kind of antenna molded inside of the rubber inlay.
If the design is in fact real, it appears that a grove has been cut into the case. This would in no way stop the metal from conducting from one part of the phone to the other like the current 4-5S design does by physically isolating the sections electrically.
What if instead, the grove held an antenna wire encased in plastic to isolate it. This antenna could be either for the cellular/wifi or for some other tech like wireless charging or NFC. (yeah I hate to bring up those rumors but it is possible)
So either this is an early non-functioning prototype that was scrapped, or actual wires or antennas will be added to the plastic bands to provide a clear path for wireless signals.
I agree. This is most likely a pre-pre-production prototype from months ago when they were still playing with the external design. From the scratches and dents it looks as if it was thrown in a bin to be destroyed and never made it there.
For the lens, I think it would be smart for apple to have a protruding lens ring. They have several patents that cover adding external lenses and accessories. I have a stick on metal ring for external lenses and it actually prevents scratches on the rest of my 5S by elevating the back slightly and taking the majority of the stress and scratches.
I suspect that the plastic bands are one of two things,
1. An early prototype that will not be used or has since been modified
2. Will externally house some kind of antenna molded inside of the rubber inlay.
If the design is in fact real, it appears that a grove has been cut into the case. This would in no way stop the metal from conducting from one part of the phone to the other like the current 4-5S design does by physically isolating the sections electrically.
What if instead, the grove held an antenna wire encased in plastic to isolate it. This antenna could be either for the cellular/wifi or for some other tech like wireless charging or NFC. (yeah I hate to bring up those rumors but it is possible)
So either this is an early non-functioning prototype that was scrapped, or actual wires or antennas will be added to the plastic bands to provide a clear path for wireless signals.
It's so much uglier than the "classic" design of the beautiful iPhone 4, right?
Oh, wait...
https://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/17/possible-iphone-4g-images-surface/
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I did not know this. THANKS FOR THE INFO! Now I'll be happy to come by in 2 years and see what people think now.
thats not what i was going for ... the person compared the HTC One to the iPhone 6 and someone else threw the iPod Touch in the mix which does not look like an HTC One nor an iPhone 6 because it obviously doesnt even have / need those lines for an antenna so how could they be looking alike. If Apple was the first to come up with those lines I bet my ass they would call it the most revolutionary antenna design in their keynote
Good catch. People believe these leaks because they want to believe, not because there's any compelling evidence to suggest the leaks are true. Just like when the kid had the rumored sapphire panel. He did the key/knife/bend test and a lot of people went apeshot about the magical sapphire panel. Even though there was no evidence the panel was sapphire. Heck there was even more anecdotal evidence that it wasn't but that didn't stop the believers... until the sandpaper. Heyyyyyy. Wasn't that rumored panel also from Sonny?
The iSheep blindly believe all the iRumours. Not many people think of the validity of a rumour while they are reading it.
Will do! I kind of envy your increased productivity with all the time youll save not reading or posting in any iPhone 6 threads!
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Hey - I said I am sleeping. So no productivity improvement.
Any chance the "bands" also protrude from the back of the phone slightly like the camera ring? This would eliminate the "wobble" people are worried about, and provide some greater protection for the camera lens and back of the phone.
Any avid iPhoneographers out there? I don't mind the protruding lens but it means Olloclip is going to have to come up with an entirely new design from scratch. I love my Olloclip! If this design is to implement a lens attachment system then they are going to put a whole lot of accessory makers out of business.
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Assuming, for the moment, that this IS the final product, has Apple lost its design edge? Have they gone to far with the "thinness" obsession... even to the point of horrible battery life and now a protruding camera on their flagship phone?
Personally, I'll be buying the product regardless.. but part of me grows more and more disappointed with each leak. Those horrible lines were bad enough.. but a camera sticking out of the body? I'd MUCH rather have a thicker body, larger battery and recessed camera.
I'm still holding out hope these "leaks" are just of cheap Chinese clones, but the more that come out the more certain this design seems to be. Also, the way the plastic bands seem to be ripped/broken on this image leads me to a whole new concern... will the inevitable wear on the phone result in torn bands on my $800 phone?!
Holding out hope for Sept. 9th, but my enthusiasm is really dwindling.
Personally, I'll be buying the product regardless.. but part of me grows more and more disappointed with each leak. Those horrible lines were bad enough.. but a camera sticking out of the body? I'd MUCH rather have a thicker body, larger battery and recessed camera.
I'm still holding out hope these "leaks" are just of cheap Chinese clones, but the more that come out the more certain this design seems to be. Also, the way the plastic bands seem to be ripped/broken on this image leads me to a whole new concern... will the inevitable wear on the phone result in torn bands on my $800 phone?!
Holding out hope for Sept. 9th, but my enthusiasm is really dwindling.
If we do indeed see a protruding camera lens next month, I have a feeling that the gain in photo quality/technology will be immense. Apple probably knows that's not an ideal situation to have a protruding lens, but it may have been the only way to cram in the feature(s) they wanted to add.
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/24/optical-image-stabilization-iphone-6/
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/24/optical-image-stabilization-iphone-6/
They couldn't have made the entire phone just "that" much thicker so that the camera would not protrude and we could probably get "that" much more of a battery stuffed in it. Ugh.
I find it interesting that we're just 4 weeks away from a supposed announcement and 5 weeks away from the supposed sales of this, and we still haven't seen much besides the back case and a few wires on the inside.
As someone else pointed out, by this time last year, we had already seen the fully assembled 5S in all three colors.
As someone else pointed out, by this time last year, we had already seen the fully assembled 5S in all three colors.
Just because you wouldn't doesn't mean others agree. There are people - in the apple videos - who already have clip on lens for distance and close up. As they mentioned in the patent having a mechanical lock like an SLR as apposed to magnetic would be a lot better.
REAL, that is the key here. Yes it's real and Sonny Dickson also said this but all that means is that it comes from Apple. He also said and this is the crux it's a prototype. How many prototypes are there? Who knows! Which prototype is this in the grand scheme of all things iphone6 again who knows! Only time and September 9th will tell
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Er no, they're going to make a lot of accessory makers more money. Those that have the old lens will have to upgrade and those that don't will have an option to buy a MFI product to enhance their phones!
There have been rumours of a protruding camera module for months now. I hate it, but it doesn't surprise me because I was expecting it.