Early iPhone Prototype Resembles Latest iPhone 5 Part Leaks

[faroZ06]

Umm the "New" iPad hello...

They didn't call it "The New iPad". It's just "iPad".

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Mate, they are absolutely SICK renditions. This would just be so awesome. This however is FAR too much of a jump for Apple. They tend to take baby steps.

Well, the super-thin design is also impossible to build at the moment.

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I don't want a kludge solution I want a 30 pin dock connector and a 3.5" screen. This is a mini iPad with a connector that fits nothing.

I'm not so worried about the bigger screen, but the new dock connector looks pointless. It's an example of "fixing" something that doesn't need fixing. Great, now my stuff won't work with it. You know what? I'm staying with my iPhone 4.

 

[b33g33]

Is it just me, or is Apple bringing up old rejected by Jobs ideas ever since he died?

I thought the same thing but as long as Ive has some say (and apparently his contract says he does) that wouldn't happen.

Unless, he's now using his freedom from Jobs to explore earlier ideas.

 

[chagla]

I really like those Lumias from the aesthetic point of view. Anyone tried them yet? Would they sync with iCloud contacts and iCal?

I believe you can import your contacts and calendar entries. You may need something like a Gmail account. N9 is a fine product from Nokia. See below for more details on the operating system.

The device feels on par. The OS does not. Symbian > WP7 right now. Can't speak for WP8. Unfortunately, the Lumia will never see that update. Pretty disappointing.

I think you misunderstood. The Nokia N9 does not run Symbian. It runs Meego OS. Meego turned out to be a fine and very smooth OS. The interface is quite intuitive. It retains the power of open source with a simple yet elegant interface.

 

[east85]

Because Apple was so known for their use of single uniform colors in all their previous aqua-era designs. Yet somehow they were still called simplistic designs. Those stripes in the candy iMacs were completely one toned, right?

Adding style to a simple design does not add any complexity. I honestly love the new design and think it looks more interesting than if it were just a flat color. Not to mention, the build quality looks even a step above the 4S, which is already top notch.

But maybe people should hold off judgement until we've actually seen the final product fully assembled. It's pretty hard to get a grasp on the whole thing when you only look at a single part that is not even confirmed yet.

1. You just judged the design.
2. You suggested people shouldn't judge the design.

SMH.

Honestly if you think color complexity has no bearing on the overall aesthetic of a design you're simply out of touch or blind. I honestly don't know what else to say.

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It's not multicolored, it's a material change. And who says it's not without a purpose? We just don't know yet. Just sayin.

Yes it is, it has two differing tones on it, material change or not. The iPhone 4/4s are the most beautiful elegant designs that Apple has ever released. I think if what has been posted is to be believed, Apple is taking a step backwards.

 

[Hunchback Jack]

So the consensus seems to be that the 5 will have a bigger screen. But will that mean higher resolution? If not, what's the point of a bigger screen?

If it does mean higher resolution, what will it be, and what will Apple do about supporting old apps?

HBJ

 

[GorgonPhone]

iphone 4S2 on the way... called iphone5..lol

i am sooo bored of the grid of app icons ui of ios..

 

[teknikal90]

am I the only one who dislikes the darkened metal rim? I really like the look of the old black and brushed metal ala iphone 4, ipad and the macbooks...
now it looks like they're darkening the metal to differentiate it from the white one..

 

[lordofthereef]

hi there, who was your carrier? i mean what brand is your s2? at&t? sprint? or tmobile?

I am not sure you meant to quote me here, but I was referring to WP7, specifically the Lumia 900. I used it on AT&T.

 

[marcusj0015]

I don't think there are two speakers. One is the microphone. There would be little point to two speakers in any case: you're never going to get a stereo sound (which is what I assume you meant by "3d") with separation of only 3cm, particularly given that the phone's unlikely ever to be positioned correctly in relation to your ears.

when I said 3D sound, I meant a bit more than Stereo, but that was the basic idea yes.

 

[Blacknight10s]

Just make it something like this and I'll be happy.

Excuse the poor mock-up, 15 mins on Photoshop but just showing scale needed for 4.3" screen. Phone size doesn't need to dramatically increase (see dimensions). Details obviously not all there but it's just an example of what I'd hope the next iPhone to be rather than the leaked mock-up.

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you are totally right! this looks gorgeous and this should def be what the new iphone should like like.. yesss easier said then done, but come on apple is not coming out with a design like these leaks. look how many complaints there has been about the design leaking. apple with take everyones breath away, watch. Not one product have i not liked the design of except for these leaked photos. Thats why i'm so confident.

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You, my friend, are going to be very disappointed when the new iPhone releases. The iPhone 3G leaked, I think the 3GS too, iPhone 4 got lost and then a couple weeks later other people got their hands on 1.... Etc

Apple isn't gonna pull a random all new design out of a hat. They'll still sell millions with a taller phone.

yes i know those leaks, but this has been multiple leaks. and dude you're totally wrong, a taller iphone is NOT cool. watch just watch.

 

[ahireasu]

Just make it something like this and I'll be happy.

Excuse the poor mock-up, 15 mins on Photoshop but just showing scale needed for 4.3" screen. Phone size doesn't need to dramatically increase (see dimensions). Details obviously not all there but it's just an example of what I'd hope the next iPhone to be rather than the leaked mock-up.

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First of all thank you for the mock up, 15 mins on photoshop and you presented what i was saying 2-3 months ago when i saw the 1st leaked iphone 5 pics.

People were complaining,... "i don't want a bigger iphone", "don't want a bigger screen because it will make the phone to big to use" etc. nonsense and downvoting ofc anyone that was saying otherwise like myself.

My comments were, that this "new" design is not new at all, just a facelift of the previous model, now many of you think the same , second was that to have an iphone with up to 4.3" display you don't need to change the size of the phone that much, since the iphone 3g was 115.5X62.1 and iphone 4 115.2X58.6 and i believe most of the people here felt that the iphone 3g had a better feel in their hands do to the curved back.
So a 62.1 width didn't make the iphone hard to handle and didn't felt in your hands to big to use, in the same way IMHO something like the mock up above (with a apple feel in the design) would be a great iphone that most of us would love to use.
Maybe curved glass?(for the back,is it even possible?) hmm that will make the iphone heavier than the iphone 4, aluminum back? will it kill the signal or if it is used as the antena? will it work? don't know i am not a tech guy,but to have this screen the phone doesn't need to increase in size dramatically.
Sorry for the long post and my grammar etc. i am not a native speaker,hell i didn't even study english not once in my life

 

[Shade12]

what is this? a gameboy?

#yeah tell me about it. Fake

 

[EpicTier3Gamer]

If you don't like the design THEN DON'T BUY IT
If you don't like iOs THEN DON'T BUY IT

AND STOP WHINING

Android sucks very unstable piece of crap

 

[pure3d2]

What happened with "teardrop" design ?

I'm sick of hearing this goddamn rumor. No one wants that ugly ass design. The phone won't sit level--it looks stupid. Apple's not going to do it.

 

[ThroughwithPCs]

Pls God do not change the charging port. Apple has not released an apple dock with an iPhone since the 1st iPhone and I still use mine daily with my 4s. This possible mini port would suck a bit...unless they make new docks. I also don't believe Apple would be so unoriginal to just toss the 4s on a torture device and just stretch it and say tah dah. Hopefully they are wiser and will keep the phone the same size but extend the screen somehow. There is enough space to extend the screen on the current phone...just to figure it out is the issue at hand.

 

[Fatboy71]

Pls God do not change the charging port. Apple has not released an apple dock with an iPhone since the 1st iPhone and I still use mine daily with my 4s. This possible mini port would suck a bit...unless they make new docks.

They maybe won't be new docks out straight away if the next iPhone changes to a mini dock connector, but they will be adapters available either from Apple or some third party developers, it's too much of an opportunity for them to miss.

I think all the panic about accessories etc not working if Apple changes to a mini dock is a lot of fuss about nothing has adapters will be available.

 

[lazard]

Pls God do not change the charging port. Apple has not released an apple dock with an iPhone since the 1st iPhone and I still use mine daily with my 4s. This possible mini port would suck a bit...unless they make new docks. I also don't believe Apple would be so unoriginal to just toss the 4s on a torture device and just stretch it and say tah dah. Hopefully they are wiser and will keep the phone the same size but extend the screen somehow. There is enough space to extend the screen on the current phone...just to figure it out is the issue at hand.

At this point, Apple knows that they can releasing anything into the market and people will gobble it up, so why bother spending time and money to redesign.