The top and bottom parts of the outer frame are the antennas. The inserts are now metal for durability and distinction from earlier iPhones, and they can't touch the antenna. The breaks aren't for signal penetration, but to buffer between them.
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The top and bottom parts of the outer frame are the antennas. The inserts are now metal for durability and distinction from earlier iPhones, and they can't touch the antenna. The breaks aren't for signal penetration, but to buffer between them.
Apple needs to start buckling down more.....all these rumors of Apple products/pictures on the most part become true.
I watched the WWDC live and to be honest, I read about everything already online from websites like this...hardly any surprises anymore.
example: new iphone will have rounded corners (leaked), new iphone will have power button on side (leaked)
What happen to the days when we would be surprised by what Apple announces on presentation day? I remember when Steven Jobs would host the conferences, it was like the audience was on pins and needles, edge of their seats just waiting for the words to flow off his mouth about what was new. Does anyone miss those days?
I watched the WWDC live and to be honest, I read about everything already online from websites like this...hardly any surprises anymore.
example: new iphone will have rounded corners (leaked), new iphone will have power button on side (leaked)
What happen to the days when we would be surprised by what Apple announces on presentation day? I remember when Steven Jobs would host the conferences, it was like the audience was on pins and needles, edge of their seats just waiting for the words to flow off his mouth about what was new. Does anyone miss those days?
Don't you think it more likely that the inserts are now the cellular antennas, given that they are isolated from the main part of the frame as well as the top and bottom? This would also explain the need to have a new window, in the form of the Apple logo cut-out, for the BlueTooth and WiFi antennas.
Or alternatively there will be stock available when your contract is up so you can just walk in and grab one!
i really like the breaks and size of them, you're all gonna love it when you see the finished product anyway, potato camera pictures always bring out the moaners.
I vastly prefer the curved shape and makes it look razor thin to boot. size and feel will be so good compared to true square beasts of iPhone 5/5s. loved the 3G design much more so this looks like a bit of a montage to that.
Still hoping for the larger 5inch one to come along though, this 4.7 inch one is great but i would really like to have a bit more room for thumbs as typing is nit always that accurate on the 5s because of the keyboard.
I vastly prefer the curved shape and makes it look razor thin to boot. size and feel will be so good compared to true square beasts of iPhone 5/5s. loved the 3G design much more so this looks like a bit of a montage to that.
Still hoping for the larger 5inch one to come along though, this 4.7 inch one is great but i would really like to have a bit more room for thumbs as typing is nit always that accurate on the 5s because of the keyboard.
Really, really, ugly.
Such a lame design, and those thick antenna breaks ugh. Guess I'll be keeping my 4S for another 2 years until iPhone 7 comes out
tell me about it! I felt the same way with the iPhone 5/5s design wise. "well i guess i'll just keep my iPhone 4 for a bit more then". Now my iPhone is screaming for an update and i don't find their design pleasing. I only got an iPhone/smartphone because i was thrilled by the iPhone 4 and it's glass-metal-glass sandwich design. Absolutely stunning!
What do i do? get a 4s or 5c/5sc? i quite like the acndy plastic design of the c series so far. Reminds me of the old days of coloured iMacs and iBooks. And lets not forget iPod minis and the nanos when they had colours.
Sweetie, you will be waiting until September if not later. August is highly unlikely to ever be the month of iPhone release.
I've stuck with my 4S because I think it is an industrial design classic (and will be the smartphone that ends up in design museums) and because I disliked the way the 5/5S references the appearance of 4/4S without any particular functional need, making it akin to a knock-off. Add to that the downgrade in materials from stainless steel to flimsy and scratch-prone aluminium (with a poorly-dyed anodised layer in the case of the slate model), flush inserts on the back but protruding glass on the front, poor positioning of the cameras and earpiece, and it seems like the most un-Apple-like device they have produced in years. The simple plastic 5C has greater design integrity, albeit ruined for me by the bizarre decision to contrast tropical colours with black.
That said, my 4S is showing its hardware age, so I will have to get a 6 even if it piques my prissy aesthetic sensitivities
Given that the 5S internals are advanced enough to last another couple of years, a clean 6C design housing them might be the way to go.
And yet... Apple is selling more iPhones now than they ever have. What more do you want them to do?
Don't forget... you're comparing a single company (Apple) to dozens of companies (the Android collective)
Apple will never have the majority of smartphone market share in the future... and they never did in the past either. That's fine. When the iPhone first came out... Symbian was the market share leader. Now it's Android.
So what?
Oh ffs here we go again.... let me guess. Apple would never produce a phone with breaks in it.
Was this supposed to be funny? If so keep trying cause you fell flat.
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You've done testing on the actual device to know this?! Give us the info ffs, stop holding out!
I for one am looking forward to the new larger sized iPhones.... giant ugly lines and all.
1. Why can't you simply move your finger away from the power button.... doesn't seem like rocket science to me. 2. Do you use your laptop, iPad or other tablet as a seat cushion? If not, why would you expect to be able to sit on your iPhone and have it last?
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I don't think he's lost his touch.
(1) I don't think he's ever had any "touch" for software UI. It's just not his game
(2) Wait until you actually see the finished product to judge the hardware. When I first saw the leaked pictures, I thought the iPhone 4 was the ugliest thing I'd ever seen and there was no way it could be the real thing. But it actually turned out to be a pretty great design.
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To say the least ...
I don't think I've seen a more negative reaction since, except maybe iOS 7.
I'll admit, I thought it looked horrendous until I saw the final product.
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Ummmm, no you didn't. You're telling me you knew Apple was going to introduce a whole new programming language? Or a low level graphics API? Or app extensions? Please.
WWDC was all about software, and since that's built in the US exclusively by Apple employees it's easier to keep a lid on things.
The rumors on the software side were pretty limited, with the exception of the health and homekit portions, which didn't even end up being that big in the presentation.
I think a single horizontal line at the top and bottom would be okay. It's really just the continuation of the lines along the curved edges that make it look bad. Kind of hoping for a 6c model at this point. I suspect that will be a ways off though seeing as how there haven't been any rumors and they will likely go for a 6/5s/5c lineup at first.