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Comparison of 'iPhone 4S' Antenna Band to GSM and CDMA iPhone 4

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Several MacRumors readers have forwarded us a "member only" email from Ideal-case.com claiming to show the antenna band for what would seem to be the "iPhone 4S" based on the current iPhone 4 design. While the antenna band was partially visible in a casing leak from last week, the new photos show direct comparisons between the new antenna band and both the GSM and CDMA iPhone 4 bands.

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The iPhone 4S antenna band is essentially a hybrid of the two earlier designs, showing the same four breaks as the CDMA iPhone 4 but with a SIM-card slot as in the GSM iPhone 4. In the photos, the GSM iPhone 4 antenna band is on top (labeled "4G"), the iPhone 4S antenna band is in the middle (labeled "5G or 4GS"), and the CDMA iPhone 4 is on the bottom (labeled "CDMA").

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Interestingly, this is not the first time this particular design for the antenna band has surfaced, as a similar part appeared as long ago as early January, before the CDMA iPhone 4 had even been unveiled. That part was the first to show the shift in the antenna breaks that also necessitated a slight shift in the position of the mute switch on the CDMA iPhone 4, but also contained a SIM-card slot.

A number of parts appearing very similar to their iPhone 4 counterparts have surfaced in recent weeks, with the suggestion being that these could for a low-end "iPhone 4S" model being developed by Apple. The company has also been rumored to be developing a more significantly updated iPhone 5 offering a thinner design, although little has been seen of this design beyond third-party cases based on a claimed leaked design document.

Article Link: Comparison of 'iPhone 4S' Antenna Band to GSM and CDMA iPhone 4
 
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The more I read, the more I think that we'll only see 1 model this year, and that's the extremely disappointing iphone 4S :(
 
rumors about antennas make me so happy
 
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so much for "members only" ;)

BTW if you go to their website, on the right hand side the photos are right there and when you click on it, the headline says "Confidential Information"...just a little bit odd that they would have that on their homepage if it's "confidential"...

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korndawg said:
The more I read, the more I think that we'll only see 1 model this year, and that's the extremely disappointing iphone 4S :(
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Same here,
gonna break my heart :(
I was looking to upgrade my 4 really soon, guess I'll have to hold off until next year
 
This whole thing is nuts. You are going to see an 8 gig iphone 4 and an iPhone 4g in 16 and 32. Quit with the "low end cloud storage baby iPhone 4.5s".

Edit: Did you all forget the 3G->3GS transition? Its cheaper for Apple to use all the same machinery and as many similar parts as possible.
 
Why wait? The Samsung Galaxy S2 is the iPhone according to Apple Fanboys...so just get the S2. Unless you're a Weakbeat, err...Beatweek reader, you'd know Android's perfectly decent, and Apple won't get the message-release the products the market demands-unless the market simply demands the products.

Although if the next iPhone is as disappointing as its sounding, it makes perfect sense why Apple is suddenly sue-happy. Can't beat em? Sue em.

Waiting this long-when the Qualcomm LTE chips should be available-is unjustifyable without those chips. And it seems everyone wants a phone closer to 4". So...if Apple doesn't do these things, I'm going to buy products that do.

Yum. Voted down for suggesting Apple should offer what the competition is offering if they're charging more. Gotta love it. Hey, anyone wanna buy an iphone 1? Anybody? Full price. Its a sweet deal. Specs don't matter! No 3G for you!
 
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No disappointment here...the iPhone 4 is a fantastic piece of hardware. I just hope for a 64 GB option, as I currently have only 50 MB or so free on my 3GS and I can't sync due to there not being enough space.
 
I am always entertained by the 'Apple is wrong and they better do what I say or I'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.
 
I know I'm in the minority here, but I'll be happy with a 4S. I'm using a $99 8GB 3GS and will be happy to upgrade to a 4S with more memory.

Hopefully all of the existing 4 cases will work with the 4S.
 
bigcat318 said:
i am always entertained by the 'apple is wrong and they better do what i say or i'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.
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wah!!!you complain to much!!!your a crybaby!!! stop complainining!!! you're complaining annoys me!!! i luv apple products and i dont wanna be annoyed with criticism of my company and complaining is for loosers!!!

I'm always entertained by the 'apple is right and no one better complain about them cause i need someone to yell at!' posts. Quit complaining and go comment on something else already.
 
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bigcat318 said:
I am always entertained by the 'Apple is wrong and they better do what I say or I'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.
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I think the consensus is that with such a long wait between phones, us fans expected a totally new phone and not just a spec bump. Its disappointing for me cuz I'm eager to get rid of my Droid but I'm not gonna burn my upgrade on a 4S. I'd just buy an ebay iphone 4 until the 'new' iphone comes out.
 
I'm not gonna lie, I want a redesign as much as the next person, but truth be told, if the iPhone 5 looks just like the iPhone 4, I won't be devastated, provided the upgrades made to it are decent. And with the release of iOS 5, I'm sure it'll be yet another superb phone. Personally, I think the iPhone 4 is a beautiful piece of art. I wouldn't mind lookin at it for another year.
 
bigcat318 said:
I am always entertained by the 'Apple is wrong and they better do what I say or I'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.
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:D so true.
Don't understand why some people are so disappointed because of the same form factor. It's a beautiful phone after all. Apple is problaby improving big time all the components and making it much faster. A new design sure would be fun but it's not like the current is stale by any means.
People just have high expectations for all the baseless rumor crap we read here.
 
For one there should have never been a CDMA iPhone at all. That's a step backwards in technology. Second, I think all these rumors are just to completeley throw everyone off. You would have to be such an idiot to base a decision off of these rumorsl.
 
Caliber26 said:
I'm not gonna lie, I want a redesign as much as the next person, but truth be told, if the iPhone 5 looks just like the iPhone 4, I won't be devastated, provided the upgrades made to it are decent. And with the release of iOS 5, I'm sure it'll be yet another superb phone. Personally, I think the iPhone 4 is a beautiful piece of art. I wouldn't mind lookin at it for another year.
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If the iPhone 5 looks like the iPhone 4, I guess I'll save the money and just buy the iPhone 4? Those antenna stripes aren't really worth an upgrade.
 
This is what's going to happen. My prediction (and hope).

1. Apple is going to release an iPhone 4 (might be called 4S or something else) which is a "new" iPhone 4 that will allow them to have one low end model that works on multiple carriers. That way they don't have to keep producing 2 different iPhone 4's. This will be the basic model, as the 3GS is now.

2. They will release a newly designed iPhone 5, that they have managed to keep very good wraps on.
 
So this is the new World antenna for the low-end iPhone 4 8 GB model that's going to be sold for 99$ or maybe the world antenna for the iPhone 5 that uses the same case as the iPhone 4 but is still the 5th generation iPhone with a much better SoC and tons of other new features ? :rolleyes:

People, the 3G -> 3GS update was quite a big update. There will be no "4S" iPhone, it's going to be a 5. Apple didn't fix the naming with iPhone 4 to break it again.
 
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