agreed, iphone 4 was peak of iphone design, probably will remain a 'classic' for decadesEvery now and then I still spot spot someone in the crowd holding an iPhone 4, and it never ceases to amaze me how much more beatiful that design was than the 6/6S...Not that the latter is ugly, but more like "okay".
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Simple solution to fix the protruding lens... make the phone thicker, include a headphone jack and a HIGHER CAPACITY BATTERY.
I think it's worthwile to mention that most people don't think this way. When their contract's expired or they just want a new phone, they go to the shop and get the latest and best iPhone. For the majority of the people, it won't really matter that there is not much new stuff.Another upgrade to skip. Save 1000$
Thing is competitors aren't waiting for Apple. Each year, Androif manufacturers producing some interesting looking and interesting phone.
This year we have LG G5 with modular design, BlackBerry Prive and Moto Z with attachments to enhance functionalities. Then we will have foldable screen etc.
While Apple is being just boring for past few years. You need admit that people are drawn from new design and interesting things. If you recycle your design for few iterations, people will bored and switch.
Hardware design and innovation is stealing, so is Apple's software. iOS 10 is so underwhelming.
How does that help them sell protective cases, battery cases, headphones, adaptors and Lightning licenses? We should consider ourselves lucky it still comes with a screen. Oh wait, can we see the front please?
One of the best phone designs. IF they improved upon the sides and made the stainless and glass level with each other it would be the best phone ever. Thats the only thing i didn't like about the phone was the glass and stainless middle wasn't all even.Every now and then I still spot spot someone in the crowd holding an iPhone 4, and it never ceases to amaze me how much more beatiful that design was than the 6/6S...
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That's not what I meant. We already know that this years model won't look much different than the 6 and 6s, which is why I don't really care about the 20th backcover leak.
But I want to know if wireless charging, for example, is really coming.
I think the water resistance rumor is legitimate, and because of that a 3D Touch home button would also make sense.
If the glass was level with the stainless steel band it would have resulted in far more broken screens from drops, as it was the stainless band took corner impacts pretty well and the glass was protected by the little frame around it. On more than one occasion I was able to 'rub' dents out of the corners with no more than a steel spoon and some elbow grease.
I miss the squared off design though, used to have a vinyl sticker on the back and sides rather than a case, wouldn't do that with my 6s Plus for fear of it smashing to bits, that and the sticker wouldn't sit right on the corners.
why would you want to see the inside of the back cover? It may be interesting to some people, but most people would rather see the outside (front or back)
Considering my 6 plus is a Reddit/internet/kindle machine plus iMessages thrown in, I don't think I'll be upgrading for a while.
I'd say that's pretty likely to be a photoshop. Have a look at those edges once you play with the levels a little. Do I sense artifacts from the clone tool in there? I think so....
I photoshopped the missing parts and ... You know, i kinda like it - i think it looks better than the 6/6s ... Is it a groundbreaking redesign - no. But lets wait for the next year and see what Apple was working on ...
Half-@$$ spy job Cold war veterans could teachthis person how to really make this attempt at revealing a new design worth it
Cold war veterans could teachthis person how to really make this attempt at revealing a new design worth it 
I don't know why, but I cringe every time I see "confirms" in a rumor article... That word should be reserved for Apple released information.
I understand that I'm just talking from a pure aesthetic point of view. I always thought it looked unfinished with those ridges and exposed glass. Gotta admit this is purty
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What are people really expecting? The smart phone market is now mature and saturated. Soon they will be skipping releases, or release the same design with new internals.
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Down at an ant size or smaller, there will be tremendous stereo separation between those 2 speakers... might even be able to take a seat in the Lightning connector.
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