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Closeup Photos Show Clear Difference in Thickness Between iPhone 5 and 4S
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Off topic. Where is everyone going to pre-order at? Through carrier or online ?Camp it out? Apple store online and get it deliver to your door?
Once one is holding it in one's hand it will become what it is, the most beautiful phone in the world. 
Question: Does anyone know of another unibody, metal mobile phone?
Question: Does anyone know of another unibody, metal mobile phone?
Not true. There are many websites that forfill their purpose and that's it. They feel no need to whore themselves out for millions of page hits every day.
And there can be no change after someone dies? Your arguments about the hole is exactly what Jobs would not have done.
Why the absolutism around here?
Lets compared shall we?
Iphone 4. They decide to go with a difficult manufacturing process that required foxconn to buy special machines to make. The antenna was flawed but they went with it anyhow because they wanted that metal band around the edge look.
Iphone 5 according to you, the hole are there as lesser of evils. Yeah that sounded like the Jobs who once build a factory where he specified what color each machine was painted.
Color me disappointed - not at the phone's design, but at Tim Cook's ability to keep a secret. Way to go.
changes are too subtle given the fact that iphone 4 came almost more then 2 years back...until you gonna watch it upclose its gonna look just like a taller iphone 4...i dont agree with the point that the iPhone 4 design was more or less perfect and so the changes now will just be some refinement of it...nothing can be perfect..anything no matter how good could be topped...after almost 2 and half yrs apple should have come up with something more radical...i also don't buy that steeve jobs was closely involved with this design.....well i seriously hope that i change my mind after i actually hold it in my hands...but i'll be buying it regardless..cause i am a FANBOY
From the users perspective, it will be 99% the same experience.
Nobody cares about internals.
Funny you say that as the S3 just topped the iPhone as the best selling phone in the US. I'd say you have friends who aren't normal.
You know who likes big phones? Old folks like my parents who just got a smartphone. At 3.7" they're regretting not getting a bigger one. Also, kids...games, and videos and such. And then there's the whole business crowd who'd like to be able to take notes...
People used to make this dumb argument(not insulting you, just the argument) more, but then the Nook took off, then the Kindle Fire....and now whadya know, the Note was a crazy hit, despite what people like you said...even back to the old Evo, the first "big" phone that now seems rather normal, you had people making your same argument, "I don't know anyone who wants that big a phone!"
Even the Note 2 isn't near as big as many calculators and somehow people manage to take those everywhere.
People want a mid-sized device...how many millions and millions of phones and tablets have to sell before you'll understand???
I have this sneaking suspicion you'll come around just as soon as its has a little Apple on the back.
Whatever gets you through the night, as John Lennon said.
Once one is holding it in one's hand it will become what it is, the most beautiful phone in the world.
Question: Does anyone know of another unibody, metal mobile phone?
True. I can't wait to see the new screen. It's the one think that hasn't been leaked and I think it's going to be a barn burner.
Unless you get a corp discount from your carrier preorder from Apple. ATT and VZW seem to always fudge up preorders. I'm letting the UPS/FedEx guy bring me mine. No waiting in line, which is how I like it.
1) Get a dock with a headphone port on the bottom and built-in. You'll need a new one because of the new connector anyway.
2) It will be easier to access music controls, the slider and the end call button by only partially exposing the phone.
3) Why would you need headphones plugged in when it's in a car dock?
1) Yes. Doesn't change the fact that I need to move the headphone jack more often - that's rather stupid.
2) ...and harder to see who's calling and notifications...
3) Actually it's not even a dock, but a cup holder. My iPhone fits nicely there and it's perfect with the plug on top.
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I agree. If this indeed is going to be the new design, chances are I am mostly switching from my iphone to the Lumia 920. The hardware looks top notch and Windows phone is a pretty good OS as well - the only thing that might hold me back will be the damn ecosystem thing ; if I do end up buying an iphone with this rumored design, I might be doing it grudgingly. Let's hope Apple has an ace or two up its sleeve..
Those who don't plug them in and out 700 times in one day?
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Yes and the point is that you now have to remove the headphones, dock and plug in the headphones... it's redundant.
Given what has happened in the last years' worth of Apple presentations/events, it seems unlikely Tim will be introducing the new iPhone. He seems content to hand off those responsibilities to Phil Schiller. I would actually like to hear him introduce it, having gotten used to Apple's CEO doing major product introductions.
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Sure this is not THE deal-breaker. But it's just more complicated (and in my opinion rather dumb), but apparently we're a small minority...
new quad core new back made of metal not glass ,bigger screen,bigger battery,prob better front camera is likely, etc etc
The point is, Apple has always been a company that thinks of the big picture and not the small market of people. Most people put their phone in their pocket and having the headphone jack on the bottom makes it easiest to pull out of your pocket and not fray the headphone cable.
If you want something to satisfy your needs get a different phone. Apple cares to the majority.
This leaked so much, a Chinese company made an Android phone from this mockup already, it's called the Goophone. This is now a Chinese knockoff phone... maybe that's what it is to begin with.
I want to believe apple can still keep a secret and they aren't getting sloppy in so many ways.