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Alleged iPhone 6 Prototype Depicted in New Images
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If you get a chance to look at this photo without the flashing read circles, you notices that the similarities are not that great. pqiguere1 does a good job of selectively placing the circles in a manner that makes it appear there are more similarities than there actually are. The flashing red circles often only cover a portion of the smudge/bubble (sometimes a small portion) thus creating an illusion of uniformity that doesn't actually exist.
I honestly believe that these are legit photos. Granted I could definitely be wrong...just not convinced by this evidence.
Also not convinced by the font argument for the following reasons: a) it's just a prototype and not necessarily the font that would be found on the actual device at time of release and b) it's entirely possible that Apple could go retro with the font on the back of the phone. To be honest with you, it appears to be the same font used on the back of my iPad Air.
And the antennas go where? This is the thing about concept designs mocked up in software....don't need to care about engineering.
Front looks good but the back looks awful, rounded back is terrible, and camera placement is terrible.
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No, when Apple gets Liquidmetal to production for these products that is what you will see. Not only is it fine for antennas it can act as one.
http://www.cultofmac.com/54827/liquidmetal-inventor-exotic-alloy-may-make-new-iphone-antenna-exclusive/
That's up to Apple to figure out. I personally like the design. It looks like it would fit the hand well, like a Moto X. It looks like a new design, not just a redo of the iphone 4-5S. Very sleek, sexy and desirable, IMO. Something new and fresh.
If this is fake (which it could well be given the bubble similarities), it is the most realistic fake I've ever seen - both in the images (other than bubbles) and the concept as a whole.
So many reasons...
Let's assume that Apple won't change the pixel dimensions (would annoy a few developers) - so it would stay at 1136x640. In that instance, a 4.7" screen per above would give a ppi of 277. This is higher than the iPad Air (264ppi). Totally believable.
Personally, I don't think they'll mind changing the resolution given that it will stay 16:9 (and existing apps can easily be scaled up). Given that they intentionally made the iPad Mini 326ppi to match the iPhone 4 and 5 series, I can see them sticking with that ppi and having a resolution of 1336x752.
But don't quote me on this stuff!
Update: I think that the photo is real... but only the back casing. The images of the screen are faked. If the width measurements remain true, I think all the above still probably stacks up - and the rendered photos of the screen may well turn out accurate.
So many reasons...
- On release of the iPhone 5, Apple made such a big statement about the width of the iPhone 4 not being increased because it was the optimal width for holding such a device/phone comfortably in your hand. I was always sceptical of these rumours of a huge handset coming. Making it just a little taller and keeping the width the same is totally believable. In fact, they've done that before! (iPhone 5)
- It does look just like that old image of a new iPhone that was accidentally bundled into a pre-release build of OSX a couple of years back (or possibly it was from the Apple website, I can't remember)
- I'd suspect it's too soon for Apple to be jumping to using curved glass and some of the other new technology that has been pitched for the iPhone 6. Gimmicky and unnecessary - not Apple's style. I also think they've been burnt in the past by pushing too far and being let down by their supply chain, thus not being able to satisfy early demand. Delays too. They won't want that again.
- Doing a little maths, it is entirely believable that you can fit a 4.7" 16:9 screen on a device with the measurements laid out by Federico Ciccarese (although keep in mind it's unlikely Cissarese could really be 2 decimal places accurate):
Cissarese's diagonal = 119.81mm
4.7" = 119.38mm
At 16:9 on 4.7", the width of the screen would be 58.53mm (height 104.05mm)
That would allow room for a little bit of an edge both around the screen and within to the visible display.
Let's assume that Apple won't change the pixel dimensions (would annoy a few developers) - so it would stay at 1136x640. In that instance, a 4.7" screen per above would give a ppi of 277. This is higher than the iPad Air (264ppi). Totally believable.
Personally, I don't think they'll mind changing the resolution given that it will stay 16:9 (and existing apps can easily be scaled up). Given that they intentionally made the iPad Mini 326ppi to match the iPhone 4 and 5 series, I can see them sticking with that ppi and having a resolution of 1336x752.
But don't quote me on this stuff!
Update: I think that the photo is real... but only the back casing. The images of the screen are faked. If the width measurements remain true, I think all the above still probably stacks up - and the rendered photos of the screen may well turn out accurate.
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Its a shrunk down iPad AIR..hardly anything original on part of the design team. I'd rather take other concepts listed earlier..this almost has to be fake for that reason alone
Its a shrunk down iPad AIR..hardly anything original on part of the design team. I'd rather take other concepts listed earlier..this almost has to be fake for that reason alone
This is the one I was referring to. I like the looks of it.
Ok but you can clearly see that the silver one is wrapped in some protective plastic/film. The gold one isn't. Maybe the gold one has a screen protector on it but I''ve never seen one with that many air pockets and looking so dirty. I'm sorry but that phone looks way too much like previous Martin Hajek concept renders. His render could easily have been modified to incorporate touch id. Apple's never had asymmetrical bezels on the iPhone, a lot of the larger screen concept devices do, along with no side bezels. I think the silver case could be legit but the gold device sure looks fake. Seems odd to me that there are all these shots of an unfinished silver case and then there just happens to be a completely finished gold phone right next to it?
Not sure what's that different from this leaked case. Except that the render device has a bit of curve to it. Outside of that they're both aluminum with a chamfered edge.
Sorry about that..I agree this design looks much more inspiring than the Ipad Air'esque design of this FAKE..I think the design team will look to distinguish the 6 from the 5 design..
Maybe because this one is in color and the photo is sharp and clear. To me it looks much better. I like the looks of the back too. It's different than the current design and to me the iPhone has looked the same for too long.
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I hope they do distinguish the design between the 5 and 6. I also think they could do something along the design of the iPads and make it look new and refreshing versus the 5.
Yes, even if it means making a far worse or less intuitively designed device. I look at that concept and the front looks great, but the back honestly horrifies me. I could definitely see the iPhone 6 front looking like that, after all, there isn't much else to do with the front, it's not going to drastically change.
My instinct was that the photos are fake. I don't believe Apple would offcentre the display, having a wider bottom bezel to fit the homebutton and a thinner bezel at the top of the device. Apple are totally about aesthetic perfection, they just wouldnt do this.
The device won't have zero bezel like in these "fake" photos. There will be some bezel. The only way that they won't use an obvious bezel is if they do a curved glass edge that in continuous from the front glass panel.
I'm glad people have found the repeating textures. I 99% agree that the images are photoshopped fakes.
The device won't have zero bezel like in these "fake" photos. There will be some bezel. The only way that they won't use an obvious bezel is if they do a curved glass edge that in continuous from the front glass panel.
I'm glad people have found the repeating textures. I 99% agree that the images are photoshopped fakes.
Surely you don't believe people do most of their productivity and media consumption straight from the grid. You load apps, and web pages. The note information you can fit on a page, the better. It used to be that, zoomed out, on an iPhone you couldn't really read the web page. Not so anymore, at least not where it used to be. Imagine an easier browsing experience, if nothing else. Sort of why the iPad is as successful as it is today I think.
I still think the silver case could be legit. But the gold phone with asymmetrical bezel definitely looks fake.