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Claimed Fourth-Generation iPhone Parts Surface Revealing Taller Form Factor
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People don't hold their iPod touches up to their ears for extended periods of time. Big difference.
Have you seen the Dark Knight? Remember the Joker's videos he sent to the TV station? That's all I can think of every use being- people looking in to the camera with it shaking all around- funny as heck!
I still want it thought...
People should not do that anyway, radiation and so.
maybe the really big inovation is an iPhone without speaker
headset only 
RFID reader on the rear would be more convenient for same reasons as the camera is on the rear.
Even a front facing camera may well be concealed under the black bezel like the iMac/MPB. The reflective surface on the front is not very Applish. I would call this a knock off.
That's what she said!!
Funny. You owe me a keyboard for the spewing of coke damage your comment caused.
Not funny...too soon after the original joke.
I really don't see the problem with holding a thinner iPhone to the ear. If it is, just get a thicker case
Funny. You owe me a keyboard for the spewing of coke damage your comment caused.
Not funny...too soon after the original joke.
No come on man! I was ready! I was getting out of class and he swiped me!
Aww man......
I agree. My only complaint with the Nexus One is it is too thin...and despite the rubberized feeling of the back, I feel more likely to drop it than an iPhone 3G/3G
I don't know a lot of people who hold their iPhones to their ears other than for a quick answering of the phone. Most seem to use bluetooth headsets, or the corded earbuds mostly. A few use the speakerphone.
I dislike cases...
Anyway... for the people that think the screen is a different size, the pictures make it out to be the same 3.5" screen size. And the home button hole is the same size as the home button. Just look at the remaining bezel around the button compared to the other ones.
That's what it looks like to me anyway.
Anyway... for the people that think the screen is a different size, the pictures make it out to be the same 3.5" screen size. And the home button hole is the same size as the home button. Just look at the remaining bezel around the button compared to the other ones.
That's what it looks like to me anyway.
I agree with you. It looks like the extra space is actually in the bottom. Which led me to my theory about the extra space being needed for the mechanical parts of a release latch for a removable battery.
You can get a case for the iPod touch that will make it roughly as thick as an iPhone.
The thinness of the iPod touch has both pros and cons. The most glaring negative is the difficulty in sourcing a high-quality autofocusing camera module. The iPod touch is too thin to house the iPhone's part. The thinness probably prevents the inclusion of better quality speakers. The current iPod touch has an internal speaker; the sound leaks through the dock connector port.
hmmm
i think it was ment to indicate something for some testing i doubt thatll be in the final outcom maybe this was a screen for tests and such against lighting etc. i doubt that theyll put some random reflective strip on top of the microphone
i think it was ment to indicate something for some testing i doubt thatll be in the final outcom maybe this was a screen for tests and such against lighting etc. i doubt that theyll put some random reflective strip on top of the microphone
Apple isn't going to radically change the iPhone design this revision, if ever. They've built a brand recognition on the "look" of the iPhone/iPod touch design, and that's why the iPad looks similar.
A good example is the iPod: It's on six (and a half) generations and it's the same basic design that was introduced nearly 9 years ago.
I do, however, hope Apple moves back to aluminum.
If they make it taller but keep the screen size the same, that's a very bad decision IMO. The screen size needs to increase because it looks so archaic compared to competitors in regards to size and resolution.
I didn't read every post in this thread, but...
It isn't a larger iPhone. It is an iPhone bezel for a phone that no longer has the chrome trim around the front edge. The edge is part of the bezel now. The phone is the same size.
It isn't a larger iPhone. It is an iPhone bezel for a phone that no longer has the chrome trim around the front edge. The edge is part of the bezel now. The phone is the same size.
this thing in the lower right corner under the display, is it one more ribbon cable/connector? that would sum up to 3 vs the previous 2.
screen seems to be thinner, and also it looks like the main board will be fixed to it (for that the new holders on the side)
screen seems to be thinner, and also it looks like the main board will be fixed to it (for that the new holders on the side)
Actually, they don't.As if Apple never gave preference to form over function
Even though form and function are essentially tied together in the process of design and even though the idea of doing one "over" the other is more of a misnomer than anything else, Apple actually gives more attention to "function" and less attention to "form" than almost any other manufacturer of consumer goods.
It's just a popular misconception that they do the reverse because all of their stuff looks so damned good. Stuff can look good and function well at the same time. In fact that's most of the point of good design.
When I looked at the images, my first though was parts for fakes, and I certainly would not expect any 4th gen iPhone to be bigger than previous generations.
If anything, the 4th Gen will be slightly smaller, with less border area.
Reflective surfaces used to be present next to some phone cameras to enable self portraits, but if Apple do implement a front facing camera, they are mouch more likely to put the users picture on the screen.
Phil
Looks like the screen is the same size but there is more space below the screen around the home button.
So a little taller and maybe a little thinner.
Are you talking about curved back of the iPad which makes it look thiner that it is but makes it very difficult to type when placed on a table?
So you want fins on it or something?
The device is its software. I'm not sure what 'new design' is particularly needed other than change for change's sake.