Looks incredible. Love the new screen size, the 2 tone color scheme and the new placement of the headphone jack and other I/Os.
It's a very attractive phone.
It's a very attractive phone.
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High Resolution 'iPhone 5' Renderings Based on Leaked Parts
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Yeah they can, unfortunately. They do it every year with their computers.
I have to disagree its different for the computer line, mobile phone's are not macpro etc. to keep the same design for a decade and all be happy.
As for the "re-design" i hope people will stop calling it as one because it is.....
Yes you guessed it right, a Face lift. on the left you got the iPhone 4/s and on the right THE iPhone 5.
They stretched it a bit and voila the iPhone 4/S is now the iPhone 5... but oh yes they are replacing the glass on the back with aluminum and plastic or glass? or whatever and also the inside's will get buffed up, oh but hey the inside's were buffed in iPhone 4s from iPhone 4, i mean commooon this is natural, to increase the power of the cpu gpu memory etc.
Is Apple sleeping?if so i hope they wake up soon, btw all this talk with the IF this thing is the new iPhone.
I love my white iPhone, but if the back looks like that, I'm going to have to get a black one.
nb4 that's what she said...
That joke makes no sense.
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Is there any chance Apple could introduce two sizes of the new iPhone? I can understand the attraction of a larger screen, but I much prefer the current size... There's not much else decent coming out these days for those of us who don't like to lug a mini-tablet around with us all day - all the high end smartphones are 4.3" screens these days.
they should really do something about the colors, they're so bland. make it transparent glass or something, or make the white more arctic frosty glass white. why must everyone have black or white, bring us colors! or at least more interesting blacks and whites
Not much of a redesign. It looks like the iPhone has joined ranks with the Mac Pro; this is the ideal shape, in Jony Ive's eyes, and he sees no reason to alter it, ever, unless changing technology forces him to adjust it minutely.
I have to say that the black version looks worse in this rendering than it did in the earlier leaked video. And not just because of the silver buttons clashing with the dark band (hopefully Apple will have enough sense not to do that). It just looks plainer and more boring overall.
To me, anyway; I know the iPhone 4, and this slightly changed version, have their fans. To me, though, it's always looked really uninspired, dull, and dreary. Like there was no emotion in it at all. Like an engineer had made it. Clunky, as an iPhone 4 owner confided to me. I really had hoped for a sleeker iPhone 5 redesign.
I have to say that the black version looks worse in this rendering than it did in the earlier leaked video. And not just because of the silver buttons clashing with the dark band (hopefully Apple will have enough sense not to do that). It just looks plainer and more boring overall.
To me, anyway; I know the iPhone 4, and this slightly changed version, have their fans. To me, though, it's always looked really uninspired, dull, and dreary. Like there was no emotion in it at all. Like an engineer had made it. Clunky, as an iPhone 4 owner confided to me. I really had hoped for a sleeker iPhone 5 redesign.
Mad Mac Maniac
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people sure do LOVE to complain about stuff. The iPhone 4 design is beautiful. Everybody thought so when it came out, what has changed? Here are the issues I have with my iPhone 4
Reception issues: fixed with iPhone 4S
Glass back adds thickness and is fragile: Fixed with reported aluminum iPhone 5 back
3.5" screen is feeling a bit small: fixed with 4" iPhone 5
That's it. Why does anything else need to be changed? I hate nothing more than people who want it to be changed JUST for the sake of change. Why? If you have specific wishes (teardrop design, maintain current aspect ratio, etc) that's fine. Personally, the more I think about it, the more I love this design. I'll have to see the two tone back in person, but I think it's growing on me.
I'm also hoping the rumors of 2 additional colors are true. I had a white 3g and a black 4, now I'm ready to try another color!
Reception issues: fixed with iPhone 4S
Glass back adds thickness and is fragile: Fixed with reported aluminum iPhone 5 back
3.5" screen is feeling a bit small: fixed with 4" iPhone 5
That's it. Why does anything else need to be changed? I hate nothing more than people who want it to be changed JUST for the sake of change. Why? If you have specific wishes (teardrop design, maintain current aspect ratio, etc) that's fine. Personally, the more I think about it, the more I love this design. I'll have to see the two tone back in person, but I think it's growing on me.
I'm also hoping the rumors of 2 additional colors are true. I had a white 3g and a black 4, now I'm ready to try another color!
im excited to see if this is the new design, i for one think it looks ok and would grow on me, would have to be a black phone though!
I have heard this story before...we all complain about how the design is not any good...that is until we hold it in our hand. I personally love the design of the iPhone 4/4S...I would like a bigger screen (although my screen is more than adequate due to the way iOS handles itself). Sure there are phones out there with larger screens and supposedly "better specs" but none are as beautiful a design as the iPhone. Even the new Samsung Galaxy III, as nice looking as it is, has no where near the build quality of the phone Apple designed two years ago.
Lets just trust Apple that maybe they know what they are doing. They will sell millions and millions of the next generation iPhone. You and I will be there when it comes out ready to own this new device. Otherwise, why are you on this site
Lets just trust Apple that maybe they know what they are doing. They will sell millions and millions of the next generation iPhone. You and I will be there when it comes out ready to own this new device. Otherwise, why are you on this site
I don't know why people make these videos. It is still all based on rumours? Anyway I find the video pointless as I would have preferred it to off compared the rumoured design next to an iPhone 4 or 4s.
I believe that this will be the case. If you look at the ETrade Supply video, it looks like the mounting points are below the metal frame surface. Let's hope so because I agree that a symmetrical look is a much better design.
Personally not a fan of back from the images but what ever it is i will get one as my iPhone 4 is feeling slow, yellow spot is appearing on the screen, and has received some physical damage so time for an upgrade
Why does apple have to come out with a new design? Why would they? The current design is awesome and it is the best selling phone ever... Y'all people confuse me!
honestly, im still waiting to hear/see something that actually makes this a better phone than the iphone 4... i guess i'll have to keep waiting :-/
siri is overrated, a slightly bigger screen isnt life or death...a phone literally the size of the iphone 4 bezel isnt a must have... i need functionality that is a game changer..
apple needs to put as much passion as they do in aesthetics as they do in iOS development... im not saying that iOS has no functionality, but the visual design improvements seem to have more pull.. and thats not a great thing
siri is overrated, a slightly bigger screen isnt life or death...a phone literally the size of the iphone 4 bezel isnt a must have... i need functionality that is a game changer..
apple needs to put as much passion as they do in aesthetics as they do in iOS development... im not saying that iOS has no functionality, but the visual design improvements seem to have more pull.. and thats not a great thing
I'm concerned about the headphone jack being on the bottom, as well as a change from the 30 pin dock connector. The headphone jack was always one of the biggest things that I preferred on my iPhone versus the touch. A new dock connector makes tons of accessories useless. I also love that almost everyone has an iPod of some sort, so if I'm at someone's house, it's almost guaranteed that I have a way to charge my iPhone. I always thought the continuity of connections was a really nice touch from Apple. It's not like the port is that huge that it limits the thinness of the device. Only time will tell
Mad Mac Maniac
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You are probably right, but how do you know? I've been looking everywhere to see if any of the leaks have officially stated the materials, and I haven't found anything. Could the metal be liquidmetal even?
I read it somewhere... I've been trying to find the article for the past 10 minutes. Glass would not make sense as if it shattered, your iPhone would just look retarded and it doesn't look as if the back plate is replaceable.
Plastic makes sense as it would help with reception.
Where exactly is Apple supposed to go for design?
Arc phone?
Oval phone?
Most of the people complaining don't seem to have any mockups of their own to discuss how much better at design they are than Johnny Ive.
End the end Apple has to ship product by the millions...not fantasies.
Arc phone?
Oval phone?
Most of the people complaining don't seem to have any mockups of their own to discuss how much better at design they are than Johnny Ive.
End the end Apple has to ship product by the millions...not fantasies.
It struck me as strange that the two-tone back panel didn't line up with the screen. It seems like for consistency they would have the screen, antenna break, and back panel all in line.