Yeah the thickness isn't impressive they just removed the back glass I wish they would of maybe kept the same thickness and added a thick battery for more time
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Yeah the thickness isn't impressive they just removed the back glass I wish they would of maybe kept the same thickness and added a thick battery for more time
When in a dock, when in a shirt pocket, when in a pocket (unless your motor skills are challenged), when in a car dock, when it's next to you in a seat etc etc etc. Now You have to remove the headphones every time you do something else... that's some real cleaver design there Apple
docks have earphone plugs..
when phone is in pocket it is more convenient to have it upside down anyways..
wtf earphones in the car??
i agree that i like the old design simply because im used to it and its what makes the iphone different from the ipod touch
but this makes a lot more sense.
You are wrong, Jobs has been reported to have been "DEEPLY" involved in this design. There is also only one speaker port on the bottom. The smaller one will be a mic. There are drilled holes because that is more symmetric than the current slits. If they stayed with slits, they wouldn't match. At least the size of the holes themselves are symmetric, just the amount isn't. Lesser of two evils when deciding to move the headphone jack to the bottom.
Where have they stopped innovating? If these leaks turn out to be correct, and talking purely about design, there will be a unibody aluminium design with a new aspect ratio, improved dock design and a new location for the headphone jack. The only similar components from the previous generation would be the home button, sleep/wake button and volume/mute buttons. Good design requires step changes towards the ideal design. In theory, innovation will begin to slow unless the end-requirements ever change.
In terms of ergonomics, I agree with your comment. I got my original iPhone out of the box recently and instantly noticed how comfortable it was to hold. But Apple has always been about aesthetics, this will probably never change, and I personally feel that the unibody design with sharp edges does look better.
I think the iPod range changed so much in order to increase sales for the holiday period. Apple themselves proved that change for the sake of change isn't always beneficial when they removed the buttons from the iPod Shuffle and then put them back again.
Why not compare the iPhone to the computer lines? Apple computers have been around a lot longer than the phones and they're rate of design change has begun to slow as an optimal design is reached. This will happen to the phone if correct design practice is used.
iPhone 5 screen
Couldnt they have kept the same length of the iPhone 4s and just increase the screen withing the 4s length to a 4inch screen? Why did the whole phone stretch and not just the screen? Is it because it needed more space for battery?(new battery is longer)
Couldnt they have kept the same length of the iPhone 4s and just increase the screen withing the 4s length to a 4inch screen? Why did the whole phone stretch and not just the screen? Is it because it needed more space for battery?(new battery is longer)
I would have preferred the front glass to be flush with the case, like the back. Front/back looks asymmetrical compared to the 4S.
Macrumors site is about beating a dead horse? A horse that hasn't even been announced? Ok then, I hope they do a color comparison, a home button comparison, maybe another head phone jack comparison (just in case somebody missed the other 65 posts on it), oh and don't forget to compare the proximity sensors. When are they going to compare/measure the bezels? Until they compare the speaker grill holes I ain't buying this phone!!
Sweet! Thanks for the heads up. I thought I was about to have to reconsider for a second.
I'm rather surprised that no one else has commented on this. I thought it was quite an improvement.
This is what I have been dreading. If the front glass protrudes like that on the finished product, it represents a step backwards in aesthetics from the uncompromising symmetry/balance of the 4/4S. It seems like it will be a great device, but not an industrial-design classic like its predecessor.
Apparently they do since they keep coming back to the MR site to see the leaks. If they didn't care about leaks, they probably wouldn't type macrumors.com into their address bar or hit that favorite button.
My thinking is that it makes more sense to put it on the bottom.
If you have headphones connected, you don't have to flip it in your hand to put it in your pocket. You just put it in your pocket upside down with the lead coming straight out. When you want to pull it out of your pocket in a hurry, you don't have to fumble as much.
So much better in my opinion...
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Good point. I'd hate to fall into the pixel trap. Another innovative feature could be motion stabilization as in the floating lens of the new Nokia. Internals will wow me more than this shell is my point.
I agree, the bottom is pretty ugly. Not that you'd look at it much, but it is surprisingly ugly from a design point of view. It looks cheap.
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To those not getting the "tall" screen...
It only feels "tall" because you are used to the 3:2 aspect ratio. Many phones including the Galaxy SIII have 16:9 screens that are just as "tall." All Apple is doing is going with a more standard 16:9 aspect ratio (even if it is 1136x640 vs 1280x720, it's still 16:9).
It only feels "tall" because you are used to the 3:2 aspect ratio. Many phones including the Galaxy SIII have 16:9 screens that are just as "tall." All Apple is doing is going with a more standard 16:9 aspect ratio (even if it is 1136x640 vs 1280x720, it's still 16:9).
I guess I'm supposed to be excited but I'm just not. It's like knowing what your wrapped Christmas gift sitting under the tree is before you un-wrap it.
In saying this, there is still a part of me that believes that this has all been part of the most elaborate ruse in corporate history, and that Apple will surprise us next week. I still find it hard to believe that Jony and Steve have been working on this project for two years to simply then give us a thinner & longer 4S.
In saying this, there is still a part of me that believes that this has all been part of the most elaborate ruse in corporate history, and that Apple will surprise us next week. I still find it hard to believe that Jony and Steve have been working on this project for two years to simply then give us a thinner & longer 4S.
Side by side, I'm surprised by how modern the new design looks. The iPhone 4S's base looks pretty dated/antiquated.
I'm currently on a iPhone 4 and have been waiting to get out from under AT&T this whole time. My contract was up in July and I preordered the iPhone 4 and received it a day early. Anyone at the beginning of the iPhone 4 that didn't upgrade to the 4S will be all over this iPhone 5.
Are people really upset at what the bottom looks like? You trolls with "Steve would never allow this". You people are ones who just got your 1st Mac a year ago and never owned a Mac with PowerPC. Real Apple fans don't complain about stupid nonsense. "the bottom is ugly! Ugh." Just ****! Apple is doing fine. The design is fine. Stop taking Apple for granted. If you don't like Apple buy POS Sony Ericsson would you
I guess my main problem is that I never liked the starting concept that was the iPhone 4. It doesn't read industrial, sleek, or chic to me something that can be said for almost all other Apple products. My Air, Pro, Shuffle (3rd Gen.), and even my magic mouse all give me tech lust. Not so for my phone! The SIII sort of does it for me, but I hate its OS and materials. #firstworldproblems.