May just be the angles but it looks wider. I'd sure like to see one next to the 4/s to compare
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May just be the angles but it looks wider. I'd sure like to see one next to the 4/s to compare
Not everyone with the iPhone 4 paid the ETF, nor did they all stick to the iPhone 4.
I know a lot paid their ETF, but I also know that for a lot who did, they wish that they hadn't.
I think moving to Micro USB would be awesome. It is the standard and would open the door for new kinds of accessories that work with all sorts of phones and other products.
Oh I know how Apple works and how they evolve things... however once every few cycles they come out with something radically new. I guess it isn't this time.
Dimensions and screen ratio
Like lots of other people in this thread, I tried to measure the device from the back plate pictures.
Assumption #1: The new device is the same width as the current 4/4S.
Using the picture of the white back plate (which is less distorted than the pictures of the black), I get a height of 116mm, which is close enough to the current 115mm height.
Assumption #2: The screen of the device covers the entire space suggested by the space between the top and bottom parts in the back plate.
I get a screen aspect ratio of 1.5. The same as the current 3:2.
If I'm right, it makes me happy. As a developer I really don't want a new aspect ratio and as a user I think it's ugly and silly. Lots of downsides, very few upsides.
Like lots of other people in this thread, I tried to measure the device from the back plate pictures.
Assumption #1: The new device is the same width as the current 4/4S.
Using the picture of the white back plate (which is less distorted than the pictures of the black), I get a height of 116mm, which is close enough to the current 115mm height.
Assumption #2: The screen of the device covers the entire space suggested by the space between the top and bottom parts in the back plate.
I get a screen aspect ratio of 1.5. The same as the current 3:2.
If I'm right, it makes me happy. As a developer I really don't want a new aspect ratio and as a user I think it's ugly and silly. Lots of downsides, very few upsides.
Maybe the 2 additional colors are solid white and solid black. This makes a lot of sense actually.
1) More fun to tease potential, then show the same old colors
2) Lots of people are careless and shatter the back glass, this new option (while uglier) is for those people
Edit: Looking at the higher rez updated 9to5mac pictures, I like the two tone look and am no longer calling it ugly. I feel less strongly about my post now.
1) More fun to tease potential, then show the same old colors
2) Lots of people are careless and shatter the back glass, this new option (while uglier) is for those people
Edit: Looking at the higher rez updated 9to5mac pictures, I like the two tone look and am no longer calling it ugly. I feel less strongly about my post now.
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What are those holes between the camera and the flash? Possibly the new location of the ambient noise cancelling mic. It would make sense for that mic to face outwards towards where ambient noise would be coming from.
Or maybe it is larger all around and is a bigger screen with the same aspect ratio?
I just dont get why ppl want a redesign every year? Apple is not shamesung or htc releasing new android design phones every 2 months!
Look at this way! Macs dont get redesign every year and they still sale and ppl still love the design over and over again amirite?
Look at this way! Macs dont get redesign every year and they still sale and ppl still love the design over and over again amirite?
I don't know if you guys see this, but that back is contoured.
Let me laugh at that: HAHAhaha
Why do you think it is a contoured back?
9to5 Mac is closer to the source, MacRumors is just looking at pictures like us. They look like different materials and if the back is aluminium, you still need a plastic/glass section for the cellular radio.
It looks great, but when you have the phone 3 years it gets boring. I am sure cars 30yrs ago looked awesome too.
This new iPhone looks completely gorgeous. I'm definitely upgrading to new iPhone when it goes on sale. This will be the most amazing iPhone yet.
I would actually prefer headphone jack in the bottom. I usually put my phone in my pocket top down, so this would be perfect.
Love this rumor, hopefully ios 6 can deliver too!
I was upgrading no matter what, my 3GS is barely keeping up, but I'm a huge fan of this design too.
It's likely the 2nd mic. That way it not only faces where the ambient noise is coming from, it also faces that way to pick up noise for taking video. Also, you may have noticed Apple is keeping the camera module and the flash separate from the leak we saw. This is likely because the mic is between them.
And judging by the new pictures, assumption #2 is wrong. The screen seems to have a different aspect ratio. Not good.
Why are you comparing a 3 year old design to 30 year old cars? On top of that you don't understand iterative design, 30 years of iteration would yield a completely different product, even if it doesn't look much different from year to year.
Leica cameras from 30 years ago still look good today. They are going for timeless design. Something that will never go out of style.