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Alleged iPhone 6 Cases Surface, Apparently Based on Recent Design Drawings

Kobayagi said:
I'm starting te believe it. Remember these last few years. Almost all these leaks with cases etc. turned out to be true. No recent iPhone or iPad was a total surprise on the physical appearance part.
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I seem to recall a lot of big name case manufacturers being so sure on the design of the iPhone 5 to the point where they started stocking stores with cases only to find the design was totally wrong and they had lots of useless stock. Manufacturers should hold back until they have the facts.
 
JarScott said:
I seem to recall a lot of big name case manufacturers being so sure on the design of the iPhone 5 to the point where they started stocking stores with cases only to find the design was totally wrong and they had lots of useless stock. Manufacturers should hold back until they have the facts.
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I do remember that snafu, but I imagine betting on rumors could pay off more often than not. A case can cost a manufacturer cents to make for each one, and they turnaround and sell that case on launch day for $20+. If you beat the others to market you're reaping the benefits.
 
Dave532 said:
I don't think I'd want a phone which is bigger than a Nexus 5, so if they do go for a larger phone the 4.7 inch one will be the best fit.

That said, the phone I own that fits best in my shirt pocket is the iPhone 4S, my 5s and Nexus stick out the top. If I'm wearing a shirt I'd rather put my phone in that pocket rather than my jeans as it's better protected up there!

Currently the 5s is my main phone, I like the Nexus but the quality of the speaker and the camera is nowhere near as good (but consider the price different, the N5 is cheaper than an iPhone 5c!).
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Uhhhh what if you bend over??? :eek:
 
You do know this is a case design... We all know it won't look like crap, so its gotta be good...
 
starzplacez said:
MicroSD Card slot?!.... One can dream right?:apple:
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Sandboxing makes that hard.
Look at Windows Phone and how they have "solved" it. Either not allowing app installations on SDcard, only use SD card for apps or merge the basic flash and SDcard = reinstall everything.

You can connect stuff today using Lighting to USB. The problem is security. Google don't care about security, just data mining. Thats their business.

I do however think that its time to double the amount of Flash for the same price in Apples high end products. 32-64-128.

I personally use a battery powered 2.5 terra hard drive for extra storage for my iOS stuff. Love the cases that have battery + 32gig flash for iPhone5/5s 160 dollars. WiFi Flash sticks are also interesting.

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Case design have been accurate in the past like some posters here point out.

This changed a couple of years ago when Samsung higher ups where caught selling this information. After that the case manufactures have been wrong a couple of time. These leaks where great since they leaked design, specs and production numbers. (as an investor it was great).
This is also the problem with Samsung and their attitude that is a cultural thing. Apple needs to understand that outsourcing is not good in the long run. You have 1 more company that needs to make money + they are not lojal to you, but their owners.

Ericsson was successful late 1990. Own fabs. When they outsourced it took only 3 years to destroy the whole company.

Nokia was successful 1990-2011 until they closed their own fabs and started to outsource. It was amazing that Nokia could make billions on phones with ASP under 50 dollars.

Samsung is successful now since they fab stuff themselves. They get things done on time, get it cheaper and have priority over other customers. And no "leaks".

Apple really needs to stop trust other companies that stab them in the back. (MSFT, Google, Samsung)

Why not just spend 80 billions and buy Intel = everything solved. Or buy one of their idle fabs since X86 market share is down so much.
 
Roessnakhan said:
I do remember that snafu, but I imagine betting on rumors could pay off more often than not. A case can cost a manufacturer cents to make for each one, and they turnaround and sell that case on launch day for $20+. If you beat the others to market you're reaping the benefits.
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You might get a jump on the competition by having cases available at launch. And you might make some good money. But you'll eventually get lost in the sea of other case manufacturers.

It's short-term gain versus long-term relevance.

Does anyone remember the first iPhone 5 case they ever saw on or around September 21, 2012 ?

Does that really matter today?

I would put more effort into making a well-designed case after extensive testing with the actual shipping iPhone... instead of just trying to be first.

Since Apple doesn't give out mechanical diagrams to case manufacturers prior to a phone's release... would a company like Otterbox try to guess what the next iPhone will look like?

They've got a reputation to uphold. An ill-fitting case would not be a good idea.
 
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