I don't want a huge phone sticking out of my pockets. if I did I'd get a samsung galaxy.
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Another 'iPhone 8' Design Schematic Shows Vertical Dual Camera and Touch ID on Back of Aluminum Casing
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I don't want a huge phone sticking out of my pockets. if I did I'd get a samsung galaxy.
Seems a bit small for inductive charging actually... Unless there is something like the Watch's magnetic thing going on. Which isn't exactly cool if you want your phone to stay case-free and scratch-free.
It's going to be TouchID on the back, guaranteed, given all of the poor choices Apple has made.
There is always options though...
It's going to be TouchID on the back, guaranteed, given all of the poor choices Apple has made.
There is always options though...
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Sooooooo just throwing it out there. That schematic doesn't show a TouchID on the back...it shows a hole.
That could just as easily be the Smart Connector/Charger variant for the iPhone that Apple has been working on:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...qual-emphasis-on-wireless-data-transfers.html
That could just as easily be the Smart Connector/Charger variant for the iPhone that Apple has been working on:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...qual-emphasis-on-wireless-data-transfers.html
You know it's so similar to the 7 plus that maybe it is the anniversary edition. Maybe they knew they couldn't deliver the full "new" device this year so this is another irritive to hold people over.
Could this possibly be a modified 7 frame design that was used to test out some of the 8 internals while still making it easy to camouflage as a 7 out in public? I don't see a date on the drawing so it could be months old.
This may be nothing more than a test mule for the full-length OLED screen, revised camera orientation, and internal hardware. They likely would have had to move the touch sensor to the back because the embedded sensor wasn't ready yet and the existing touch ID wouldn't fit with the new screen.
This may be nothing more than a test mule for the full-length OLED screen, revised camera orientation, and internal hardware. They likely would have had to move the touch sensor to the back because the embedded sensor wasn't ready yet and the existing touch ID wouldn't fit with the new screen.
Ok, hold that thought till it's out. And ring me to remind me about this convo.
And let's be clear here. what you state as "well-stated thoughts" are that it looks like previous Apple hardware? What else would it look like?
Sooooooo just throwing it out there. That schematic doesn't show a TouchID on the back...it shows a hole.
That could just as easily be the Smart Connector/Charger variant for the iPhone that Apple has been working on:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...qual-emphasis-on-wireless-data-transfers.html
If this were seamlessly in the Apple logo on the back, it'd be a lot more... "Apple"... than Apple has been in a while
Funny how everyone is so focused on the hole on the back that they aren't crying like crazy about the shape of the phone.
Nah, glass will always look better. The iPhone 4 is by far the most unique and beautiful iPhone design ever made.
The old homebutton and display bezel look dated, everything else seems timeless.
Wouldn't they just use the opening used for the logo that is already there for wireless charging, rather than making a new opening exactly the size of a touch ID button?
Going to giggle a lot when it turns out to be the touch ID on the back, which is my prediction. Plenty of folks on here who that today , will soon [have to] learn to love it - remember Apple will be doing it, so it will be magical
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Best post of the day!Seems a bit small for inductive charging actually... Unless there is something like the Watch's magnetic thing going on. Which isn't exactly cool if you want your phone to stay case-free and scratch-free.
It's going to be TouchID on the back, guaranteed, given all of the poor choices Apple has made.
There is always options though...
I can hear Steve saying this. As for Tim, I don't know if he has a sense of humour but regardless, I think you are onto something...
There's simply no way possible that Apple would do something as bone-headed as placing the sensor on the back. I don't even think that Tim Cook could possibly be that out of touch. A rear located sensor requires the unnatural holding of the phone. Almost everyone holds the phone on the sides, making the current location of the scanner very natural and easy to reach with the thumb. IMO, a sensor located on the rear would essentially require an entirely new re-programming of users in how they handle their phone.
Just not seeing it.
Where does your index finger rest? Does it wrap around the side, like you're holding a TV remote? Or is it resting perfectly in the middle of the back of the device, right where the new touch ID sensor will be placed....hmm
Fine for me:
Move TouchID to the back. Also move the screen, phone speaker, and front camera to the back.
Now move the Apple logo to the front.
Problem solved, you won't notice the difference.
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By God, man... don't give them ideas.
Move TouchID to the back. Also move the screen, phone speaker, and front camera to the back.
Now move the Apple logo to the front.
Problem solved, you won't notice the difference.
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Seems a bit small for inductive charging actually... Unless there is something like the Watch's magnetic thing going on. Which isn't exactly cool if you want your phone to stay case-free and scratch-free.
It's going to be TouchID on the back, guaranteed, given all of the poor choices Apple has made.
There is always options though...
By God, man... don't give them ideas.
And then when the iPhone 8, "Now with rear-facing TouchID!" Debuts, everyone will rave about how "courageous" Apple is for putting it on the back.
"What we did was ask ourselves-why not put the touchId on the back? It's unapologetically rear-facing"
And the internal memo:
Tim: "Will people buy it if it's on the back?"
Phil: "Did you forget about the touch bar? These people will buy anything!"
*Typos and capitalization problems courtesy of the iphones ever so helpful "autocorrect" features.
Too large and I don't like touch id on the back, it would be really annoying to have to pick up the phone every time I want to unlock it... if they really can't put in under the screen, maybe they could put it on the side?
Anyway, I think they should keep the screen size of the iPhone 6, lose the bezels at the sides (maybe even curve a screen a little like on S8), which would get us a nice pocketable phone (almost like the SE) with a great screen size.
But I'm all for the aluminium back, it looks better than glass, it's lighter, thinner, doesn't break as easily and it's better for cooling the internals.
Anyway, I think they should keep the screen size of the iPhone 6, lose the bezels at the sides (maybe even curve a screen a little like on S8), which would get us a nice pocketable phone (almost like the SE) with a great screen size.
But I'm all for the aluminium back, it looks better than glass, it's lighter, thinner, doesn't break as easily and it's better for cooling the internals.
I don't know, but the dimensions on that drawing are essentially the same as the 6/7 minus the round over and just flat ends.
But whatever this is, and whether it comes to fruition, that file for that drawing came from within Apple manufacturing.
I miss the days of Apple making everything smaller, thinner and lighter each year.