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Compilation of new iPhone 5 leak/render pictures.
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A taller iPhone... I dont think so... It'll be a big disappointment.
Another thing.. If its true the new iphone's screen will only be taller. I'll rather stay with the 4S
Another thing.. If its true the new iphone's screen will only be taller. I'll rather stay with the 4S
THIS!!! x infinity
There is no reason for the iphone to get physically longer if all they are doing is making the screen longer. Apple seriously need to fill up all that wasted space on the face of the existing phone. Considering this display/design is now stone age, they should be able to improve on that display/front surface area ratio. Two years of mobile display technology have passed, and that's a lifetime in the mobile world.
You are dismissing the depth of components that occupy that space. The camera is a 2.1 mm cube.
Regardless, the iPhone 3G/3GS felt far cheaper with plastic case and poor fit and finish.
If the 5 looks like that then it's one hot looking device. However, the change in the form factor and especially in the plug will drive me NUTS. None of my current accessories (car mount, alarm clock, cases) will work, and companies tend to lag 3-6 months behind product releases until new viable accessories are released :-(
During the 3-6 months, perhaps you can use a possible adapter released by Apple? Like the Magsafe 2/Magsafe 1 adapter
I sure hope Apple has something up it's sleeve with the iPhone 5 that we don't know about. I haven't heard a single rumor that has gotten me excited about it.
Slightly taller display? Uh, ok.
NFC? Helpful years down the road when retailers adapt to it. It'll be near useless upon launch.
Thinner? I don't see the benefit given how crazy thin the 4S already is.
The iPhone 4S was an incremental upgrade and it looks like the iPhone 5 may be as well =\
Slightly taller display? Uh, ok.
NFC? Helpful years down the road when retailers adapt to it. It'll be near useless upon launch.
Thinner? I don't see the benefit given how crazy thin the 4S already is.
The iPhone 4S was an incremental upgrade and it looks like the iPhone 5 may be as well =\
I wish that were true, but certain accessories I have such as my proclip car mount (cost me $100) will be useless as I use the headphone jack while it is plugged in, and with the headphone jack relocated to the bottom of the device, won't be able to plug the damn thing in!
agreed. What a weird idea...anywhere would be better than the bottom. That would mean your phone would have to be upside down in your car, in your pocket...doesn't make sense
ya thats true. thats so weird. i really dont understand the purpose. like you said, why would you want your phone to be upside down? i hope that that doesnt come out to be like that by launch.
How else do you put your iPhone in your pocket? It makes most sense to put it upside-down (screen facing your leg). That way, when you take it out, it's already facing you right-side-up.
i put mine in my pocket face outwords and right side up. If i need to take a quick peek into my pocket i can see the face
Gotcha. I used to do that but that leaves your screen exposed (hitting the side of table/chair). For me, it's more practical to do as I mentioned before, as it protects my screen and it requires no rotation when taking my iPhone out to use it.
i generally dont put my phone in my pocket, but when i do, i put it in right side up. so that would be pretty impossibly if i had headphones in
that makes sense from a protection stand point, but it's kind of like wearing a watch....i know it is their so i avoid smacking it on **** haha.
Having used iPhones since the 3GS back in 2009, and now using the 4S, I might actually be jumping ship if the iPhone 5 does not turn out to be more revolutionary than these renders suggest. The Galaxy S3 looks tempting to be honest.