Claimed Front Panel of White Next-Generation iPhone Surfaces

[aerok]

I'm doing the same thing. Taller screen is a good start, but doesn't go far enough, IMO. I don't want to be forced to switch my phone to landscape orientation when reading books or news articles on the device. It's much more comfortable to hold the phone in portrait orientation. A wider screen (in portrait orientation) would be better.

I'd also like to see the rounded back return. My 3GS was FAR more comfortable to hold in my hand than my 4.

That was main thing I hated about the 4/4S, rounded corners FTW!

 

[davidgnomo]

I want a damn leak about an iMac !!!!!!!

 

[Macist]

Blows me away why people still buy these things. It literally looks like the very first iPhone from the front. Sure the backing sides etc have changed but lets be honestly.. Apple has completely run out of ideas.

- A slightly larger screen that is years behind the competition.
- Basically the same UI it has had for 5 years. Sure some additions to it, but it looks the same and you still cant customize it without jailbreaking.
- Last company to the market with LTE - argument here is battery life. I get great battery out of my Nexus with LTE on. Copout.


Its just the same phone, a little bigger.

Thanks for this. I never saw it like that. I'm getting a Nexus just like yours for sure now.

 

[empezar]

I would like a wider screen instead of a taller one.

Or rather, a screen that is both wider and taller.

I might go with a Samsung instead.

 

[Navdakilla]

I will be ordering this opening day. Love the 4s, my only wish was a slightly bigger screen. Bring this on!!

 

[cmichaelb]

Apple, try and have white iPhones on launch day, and not 10 months later like the iPhone 4.

They kind have gotten that issue figured out. 4S had white on launch on all carriers.

edit: PS- darn, someone beat me to it....

I will be ordering this opening day. Love the 4s, my only wish was a slightly bigger screen. Bring this on!!

Love mine too. I might wait for 5S though....

That was main thing I hated about the 4/4S, rounded corners FTW!

Rounded back you mean. All Apple products have rounded corners. Read Issacson's book and you'll find the story where the rounded corners came to be.

I had the same thought when they got rid of the rounded back but the iPhone 4/4S with a thin case(Magpul) feels great. The thinness for me compensates for the lack of a rounded back.

 

[Ivabign]

While everyone complains about the size of the screen, I'm excited about how damned thin this thing is going to be.

 

[chrmjenkins]

Blows me away why people still buy these things. It literally looks like the very first iPhone from the front. Sure the backing sides etc have changed but lets be honestly.. Apple has completely run out of ideas.

- A slightly larger screen that is years behind the competition.

Bigger screen does not necessarily equal better phone. Not everyone has the same tastes.

- Basically the same UI it has had for 5 years. Sure some additions to it, but it looks the same and you still cant customize it without jailbreaking.

The same isn't true of android? It still relies on launchers, has widgets, the shade, etc. What are you expecting? Windows Phone 7 is the only true UI revamp we've seen from an OS that isn't dead (webOS) or yet to be launched, if ever (BB10).

- Last company to the market with LTE - argument here is battery life. I get great battery out of my Nexus with LTE on. Copout.

LTE is mostly a US thing. You don't see companies like HTC and Samsung shipping that many LTE devices overseas, but Apple ships the same phone everywhere now. They also have volume no one else has. That's two reasons, in addition to having an integrated chipset that meets their space requirements (in addition to power). That's only now possible because of Qualcomm's 28nm chipset.

Its just the same phone, a little bigger.

What exactly do you expect different out of a bar phone with a touchscreen?

 

[justperry]

My iPhone 4 used to run super slow too. I highly recommend backing up everything, restoring the device to factory settings, and re-loading your content (NOT "restoring from backup"; this may reload any software corruption).

I just did that awhile ago and it feels brand new now!

You beat me to it, oh wait

I would recommend a complete restore and start clean, maybe that would solve the problem.

 

[Gix1k]

Is it me or all these "spy" photos are showing me is the 'iphone 5' is going to look exactly like the 4s, but with a bigger screen?

This panel looks like I could take some out the middle and use on my 4S.

Grrrr!!! Was hoping for a whole new look.

 

[ChrisTX]

Blows me away why people still buy these things. It literally looks like the very first iPhone from the front. Sure the backing sides etc have changed but lets be honestly.. Apple has completely run out of ideas.

- A slightly larger screen that is years behind the competition.
- Basically the same UI it has had for 5 years. Sure some additions to it, but it looks the same and you still cant customize it without jailbreaking.
- Last company to the market with LTE - argument here is battery life. I get great battery out of my Nexus with LTE on. Copout.


Its just the same phone, a little bigger.

How would you prefer the iPhone to look from the front?
If the screen size is really that important now, it should have been important from day 1, nothing has changed. The averge jane, and joe don't care about the size of the screen.
Basically the same UI? Windows, and OSX have basically been the same for YEARS yet this doesn't seem to be a problem, why is it one on the iPhone?
Last to market with LTE? I'm in doors most of the time with incredible fast wifi, not really that big of a deal. Secondly the average user couldn't even tell you what LTE is, let alone what it stands for. I think Apple, and the iPhone will do just fine.

 

[damir00]

Looks like a retread of the previous iPhones.

I guess there's nowhere really left to go with this form factor.

Ah well, fun while it lasted!

 

[PeopleTheseDays]

I just don't WHAT some of the posters here are going to do if Apple releases a 4" screen on an iPhone. You know the ones - the ones that said anything bigger than 3.5 is stupid and won't fit in their hands and pockets. I guess they won't be upgrading?

Same here, there's going to be a bunch of backtracking and hypocrisy come October. I for one can't wait for the bigger screen. Though these designs seem kind of fake imo. Awkwardly tall...

 

[gotluck]

im keeping my iPhone 4 and my off contract (cheaper) plan. doesn't seem like enough to merit an upgrade.

 

[yslr]

I agree with that. No change in UI shows that they did the right at the first time. In addition, every change needs an adaptation process, sometimes it is hard to get used to it. (which shows Windows 8 will suck ) Finally, I own an Android phone now

I don't think Apple has run out of ideas, unless your you think it's an idea to copy the android herd.

- This isn't a bad thing unless you start with the assumption that what the competition is doing is better. Personally, I don't want a 5" mini-tab with a grainy pentile display. I want a minimalist screen with as high as pixel density as they can get without sacrificing color or brightness. And for the record, your galaxy nexus has less pixel density than the iphone 4. Who's years the behind the competition then?

- Don't fix it if it ain't broken. The only reason google changes the UI on Android with every major revision is because they never got it right to begin with.

- You're mostly right on this one. They aren't exactly the last company to market with LTE. They did release an LTE iPad in early 2012. However, when it comes to phones, they are a bit late to the LTE game. Then again, LTE coverage right now is limited only to major cities. Also, I just don't care about LTE. 3g is fast enough for 95% of what I do on my phone (email, calendar, small data apps like yelp, etc.), and the other 5% of the time I'm on wifi.

 

[knewsom]

Blows me away why people still buy these things. It literally looks like the very first iPhone from the front. Sure the backing sides etc have changed but lets be honestly.. Apple has completely run out of ideas.

- A slightly larger screen that is years behind the competition.
- Basically the same UI it has had for 5 years. Sure some additions to it, but it looks the same and you still cant customize it without jailbreaking.
- Last company to the market with LTE - argument here is battery life. I get great battery out of my Nexus with LTE on. Copout.


Its just the same phone, a little bigger.

I hate to say it, but yup. 100% correct. Trouble is, I'm kinda locked into the ecosystem... all my apps, my whole family is on iOS - and to top it off, I have yet to see a display on an android phone I could stand.

I've been ogling the Note for months.

 

[Zaft]

This is what i also don't understand. Windows and Mac have looked pretty much the same besides some obvious graphical changes. Android has just now finally got a good UI which they can keep from here on out.

 

[GaiaAero]

For all we know, this could be a fake(not saying it is). Why are we making judgements about a product that hasn't even been released yet? I don't get it

 

[knewsom]

The same isn't true of android? It still relies on launchers, has widgets, the shade, etc. What are you expecting? Windows Phone 7 is the only true UI revamp we've seen from an OS that isn't dead (webOS) or yet to be launched, if ever (BB10).

WinPho7 is amazing. I'll say it. I love Windows Phone 7. It's simply gorgeous, snappy, and brilliantly done. Best thing Microsnot has done in years.

 

[2bikes]

im keeping my iPhone 4 and my off contract (cheaper) plan. doesn't seem like enough to merit an upgrade.

Screen glass tells us everything else about the phone and we can make a judgement of how much it will be improved. No upgrade necessary.

 

[Sensamic]

I expect 500 million new Android phones to be sold by this time next year.

Apple... your last chance is iOS 7.

 

[AustinIllini]

Blows me away why people still buy these things. It literally looks like the very first iPhone from the front. Sure the backing sides etc have changed but lets be honestly.. Apple has completely run out of ideas.

- A slightly larger screen that is years behind the competition.
I can't really argue here. I see the screens now on iPhone and I just don't know that I would ever go back.
- Basically the same UI it has had for 5 years. Sure some additions to it, but it looks the same and you still cant customize it without jailbreaking.
While I'm inclined to agree with you on this front, iOS still has the smoothest UI in the industry. For the time being, I think Apple is just fine with what they're doing. At some point, however, that may change.
- Last company to the market with LTE - argument here is battery life. I get great battery out of my Nexus with LTE on. Copout.
I tend to side with Apple on this. In the fall of 2011, most of the android phones with LTE capability were huge battery drainers. The iPhone 4S, upon its release, had better battery than any LTE phone on the market at the time (however still not as good as the iPhone 4, strangely enough). By holding themselves to a year to year cycle, Apple has become somewhat late on the LTE train. Honestly, I don't know that Apple had suspected that Samsung, HTC, and even Motorola would have so much good fortune with LTE phone batteries. In conclusion, the only thing I think keeping Apple behind is their own release schedule.


Its just the same phone, a little bigger.

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[Rogifan]

For all we know, this could be a fake(not saying it is). Why are we making judgements about a product that hasn't even been released yet? I don't get it

par for the course. B*itch about something that may or may not exist.

 

[AustinIllini]

I expect 500 million new Android phones to be sold by this time next year.

Apple... your last chance is iOS 7.

I agree with this to some extent. Apple may lose some of its edge among phone power users, however my father, who's first smartphone is an iPhone 4, seems more likely to buy another iPhone.

The question is whether or not there are more users like my father, upgrading every two years and sticking with what they have, or like me, who had a chance to upgrade and went a different direction.

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par for the course. B*itch about something that may or may not exist.

If these images were fake and this high a number of sources were fooled, this red herring would be an unprecedented shock, even for Apple.

 

[MacFather]

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