It's at the bottom because it makes more sense at the bottom (most people put their phone in their pocket upside down, and the cord won't drape over the screen when holding it), and putting it next to the dock connector leaves more room for a larger battery inside, needed to power the LTE antennas.
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It's at the bottom because it makes more sense at the bottom (most people put their phone in their pocket upside down, and the cord won't drape over the screen when holding it), and putting it next to the dock connector leaves more room for a larger battery inside, needed to power the LTE antennas.
The new MagSafe 2 is notably weaker than the old MagSafe. Weak enough to avoid this problem? Maybe so.
Regarding the wider looking phone due to perspective theory, i'm not so sure. The difference in distance from the camera does not appear to be great enough to cause that kind of illusion. Also, if you look at the picture in the headline of this post: https://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/07/next-generation-iphone-enclosure-measured-at-7-6-mm-thick/ The new iPhone is the one further back and it looks the same width or even slightly wider looking at the left side of the two phones, so why isn't perspective changing the appearance there?
Indeed as you can see here:
http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Bottom.jpg
http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Bottom.jpg
Really? Why is this? Is it so the likelihood of accidentally pressing the power button increases? Or perhaps it's so you have to completely remove the device from your pocket to see the time right-side up? Genuinely curious.
Personally my phone always goes in my pocket right side up with the screen facing me. Makes it easier to check the time, plus I don't have to turn it over when I take it out to use it. Headphone on the bottom is a terrible idea, one of the few things I hate about my Touch (though I hate the scratch-guaranteed back more).
If you make it weak, it should pull out very easily. This would be a problem on a MacBook, which is usually used while plugged in, but when does a charging iPod ever move?
I agree with you that magsafe would not prevent an iPhone from getting pulled off a table the way a laptop magsafe works, however I think it would still be very effective.
In the case of a laptop, the point of magsafe is to keep it from simply falling off a surface, which is good because laptops aren't nearly as hardy as an iphone. But there is little chance in the case of a laptop that it will actually accelerating to a point where it "flies across the room", which is good because that would probably toast most Apple laptops
In the case of an iPhone though, it can withstand most drops. However the phone is light enough and the current connector strong enough that one can easily accelerate the phone to a speed that causes it to move quite some distance before being stopped by another object. It can withstand falling off of coffee tables, but not being thrown against walls. I have personally snagged my foot on an iPhone cable causing it to move 10 plus feet, moving from the carpet it would have fallen straight onto, all the way to the hardwood floor before hitting a wall (The phone was fine, thank goodness).
In conclusion, it may not be practical to make the magnet weak enough that the phone stays on a table, but surely it would be practical to make the magnet strong enough to be useful, but weak enough to prevent accelerating the device to dangerous speeds.
Its one thing he probably shouldn't have said...given the mammoth size of the supply chain. Outside of some serious job threats (that would need to be seriously enforced) and probably some massive tracking efforts...I don't see this as a reality...although it would be cool if it could be.
Exactly, people are acting as though all magnets are the same strength.
It's as if they never even watched a Road Runner cartoon!
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REALLY !!! you think having a magnetic connection effects the rate of charging
sometimes my (lack of) faith in the education system is proved correct
I've tripped on my iPhone or iPod cable many times, endangering the device and the cable itself.
If I had to guess, it is more natural to be holding the phone in your hand upright and just slip it into your pocket making it upside down in your pocket. To do it the way you do, you have to rotate the phone each time before putting it in your pocket. Not that it is hard to do that or anything, it is just less natural and I imagine Apple believes fewer people do it your way than the "natural" way.
To each their own? My phone goes into my pocket screen side against leg (for protection) but it sits upside down. I do it that way for the same reason you put it right side up, because when I reach into my pocket, the angle at which I grab it means that I do not have to rotate it in my hand when I bring it to my face. I'd actually be curious how to manage to grab your phone when it's right side up that prevents this? Maybe it depends on the pocket. I keep mine in a front pocket, and usually wear jeans.
As for checking the time, I may have to remove it a little further, but the time is right side up for me as well, as I just tilt the phone a little bit back as I pull it out (natural for my hands anyway) and the time is facing me correctly.
This line of conversation might require some videos
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REALLY !!! you think having a magnetic connection effects the rate of charging
sometimes my (lack of) faith in the education system is proved correct
Sarcasm on his part maybe (I hope)?
1. This was probably not the main reason, but I'm sure it's all more reason for Apple to change it.
2. No, docks that are not made for Apple products wouldn't have dock connectors on them at all, so it's not like your headphone jack would be blocked by anything. And it seems that every dock nowadays works with iPod.
Where MHL dual-purposes the 5-pin micro-USB port... but MHL has issues, including the fact that the physical connector is not specified in the standard.
However the Samsung Galaxy SIII uses an 11-pin dock port that can do MHL as well as USB concurrently.
It's probably not all that different from the new Apple dock connector in terms of functionality.
What's with all the obsession about speaker grill holes on the bottom. They are for sound not for viewing. The true advantage is stereo sound. Lighten up. I hope you're not counting the holes on the bottom of your iMac or on the Mac Pro and obsessing over whether they are even.
Apple is known to seed variations of upcoming products in order to track the origin of the leaks.
I'm pretty sure you're further away from your computer screen.
No MagSafe, The reason for the metal looking ring around the power connector and headphone jack is earthing, if the outer band is still the antenna that must be kept separate from the connectors. In fact the iPhone 4s already has this on its headphone jack.
I'm predicting a possible new duel connector. Chargeable by USB but apple proprietary for data ect.
As for this being the new phone Im not convinced. What we see is parts of the picture but not the whole thing. This is clearly a apple prototype shell or a massive hoaks. The thing is we will never know how may prototype cases were made that are sitting in a warehouse at Foxconn.
I'm predicting a possible new duel connector. Chargeable by USB but apple proprietary for data ect.
As for this being the new phone Im not convinced. What we see is parts of the picture but not the whole thing. This is clearly a apple prototype shell or a massive hoaks. The thing is we will never know how may prototype cases were made that are sitting in a warehouse at Foxconn.
HELLO! Did everyone notice phone is wider? does this mean more pixel going sideway instead of up and down?? Is good?
I still like the idea of charging my phone
And one of the USB cable connectors can handle that. The discussion (if you'll go back and look) was that USB isn't up to all the functions that the current 30-pin connector provides. USB would work great for charging and sync'ing and all the additional functions can be provided via WiFi or Bluetooth.
In 2012 it's not hard to design Bluetooth or WiFi chips into whatever device you are trying to market to iPhone users. Even rental cars can play music from an iPhone over Bluetooth. It's not that the tech isn't ubiquitous.
But instead, we get a new proprietary cable...
Actually, you didn't. And the fact that you replied to me again shows that you do.
hugs and kisses to you USB 3.0 has 9 pins. That's all this is, probably. No more A/V, instead Apple wants you to use BT 4 and AirPlay.
As to why this is proprietary...the cynical reason is that Apple wants to keep its lucrative Made for iPod program. Not-so-cynical reasons could be that theres no way to add MagSafe to microusb, or microusb would make for a flimsy dock.
As to why this is proprietary...the cynical reason is that Apple wants to keep its lucrative Made for iPod program. Not-so-cynical reasons could be that theres no way to add MagSafe to microusb, or microusb would make for a flimsy dock.