High Resolution 'iPhone 5' Renderings Based on Leaked Parts

[ChrisTX]

Whatever they have to offer, the masses will love it. Look at last year... Ridiculous.

I've just got to say people really LOVE the iPhone. I run a retail business, so I'm constantly checking to see what phones people carry, and I'd have to say(unscientific guess) that 75% of our customers use iPhone. So I'd have to agree, whatever Apple brings, they need to BRING IT! I desperately need to replace my iPhone 4 BAD!!!

 

[BvizioN]

Apple had not only antenna problems but also HIGH rates of breakage from the original iPhone 4. .

What do people actually do with these phones, play ball games? I have had 3 iPhones so far since 2007 and never droped one!! And i do lots of sports and outdoor activities!

Personaly i don't see this design happening! Just like the teardrop design last year.

 

[sineplex]

as far as esthetics go like many here i'm not really sure about buying the 'longer screen' with same aspect ratio. time will tell...

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Judging from the videos on their website I'll summarize what I think I heard.


If you look at cases with rounded edges, bulges for camera and other features you'll notice they're all made of plastic. Getting organic shapes in plastic is easy with injection molds and other processes but plastic isn't very strong.

You cannot cast aluminum and other metals into intricate shapes because they crystalize and this causes faults and weakness.

Liquid Metal gives the best blend of both. It's liquid form allows it to be shaped far more exotically yet when it hardens it is stronger and does not crystallize.

Not sure how helpful this is but look at the energy transfer of LM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOHoRdgx4uA incredible.

Not bad, but as a Mechanical Engineer you must mention the different Lattice structures of the Aluminum versus liquid metal, it's stress/strain chart differences, it's hardness test results, different tensile strength and it's electroconductive properties, corrosion resistance differences, elasticity and brittleness, etc., that ultimately comes from its unique alloy lattice structure.

 

[stevedun]

I was weary about the 2-tone backplate rumors, but it looks nice in the mock up. I'd be very happy if the iPhone 5 looked like this, as I think the 4 design is damn near perfect. A little thinner and a little taller works for me.

I hope they're a little more creative with any added screen real-estate though. I don't need another row of icons. What I would like, however, is a row-sized widget area at the top of the screen. A weather widget, RSS feed, live sport scores, etc... Swipe to scroll through active widgets.

Anyway, thumbs up on the mock up.

 

[foodog]

This is coming before the end of summer...usually with leaks like these parts, the phone is already in production...I'm guess late July/August.

Oct was too long of a wait last year.

It will be a long wait for you this year too.

 

[arbitter]

Remember the switch to Retina? It happened... we all survived... and it's now a part of history.

The retina wasn't really a problem was it. Non-retina games run on a retine screen, retina games run on a non-retina screen, without issues or black strips on the sides of the screen. It's something completely different.

But I do agree that, if the screen ratio is changed, eventually apps will be updated, but it doesn't cover the fact that all developpers will have to consider both screen sizes the coming years, as the iPhone 4S and 4 and even 3G are still much used, and will most certainly still be in stores for another year, as lower-entry model.

 

[Trhodezy]

Has anyone got another download link for the Zip file?

GDrive is stopping people from accessing it due to high visit volume...

..yet again, Google doing what they do best, nothing.

 

[clibinarius]

Does anyone remember the iPhone 4S leak from January 2011? Nah...

 

[iapplelove]

This is coming before the end of summer...usually with leaks like these parts, the phone is already in production...I'm guess late July/August.

Oct was too long of a wait last year.

I disagree about the phone already being in production. My guess is if these parts are actually real they came from the production line of where those parts are produced.

Sept/Oct it is imo

 

[DudeDad]

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...

I would guess that 95% of all iPhone users buy a case...so does it really matter what the back looks like under the case?

 

[Pez555]

still too much bezel.

 

[DudeDad]

I think that some prototype designs are leaked by apple to get the buzz going and to not take away from the real reveal...this may be the real deal, but if it's not, it's not a surprise. I love my iPhone 4...if the new one doesn't look remarkably different, I'm fine with it...provided it offers LTE, a faster experience and decent battery life. I think too many have expectations that the next "one" of any Apple product has to be something earth-shattering....

 

[MRU]

Does anyone have a link to the Zip file that is not on google docs as they are getting hammered and I'm unable to retrieve it.

Thanks.

 

[vixducis]

I know everyone's aching for a bigger iPhone display for years, but I can't help myself thinking they should wait until they can stick a 720p display in there. We all know what a change in resolution would lead to for developers. Therefore, I'd wait till you want to radically change everything.

I'm wondering if they'll announce this on monday, and if not, if they'll announce the new screen resolution so devs can prepare themselves. Either way, iOS6 betas will began popping up with a mention of the new resolution very soon.

I know one thing: if this is not the new iPhone and they won't fit it a bigger screen in it, everyone's going to go mad as hell.

 

[E.Lizardo]

Apple would never make a phone with those black lines on the side!

on wait...

 

[MythicFrost]

If this new aspect ratio lasts as long as the old one... you only have to deal with radical changes like this once every 5 years.

Yeah... it would be nice if Apple kept the same aspect ratio.... but oh well. Apps will be updated in a short time and we'll all move on.

Remember the switch to Retina? It happened... we all survived... and it's now a part of history.

It's not about the aspect ratio, or the resolution. The question is will Apple increase the size of the iPhone again? Back in 2007 the real smartphone era was only beginning, but now it's thriving; they can't afford to wait another five years before they make the screen bigger again.

There's over 600,000 iPhone apps. That's going to take a long time to transition, and it's not anywhere near as simple as when things went "retina", as all the developers had to do was provide higher resolution assets.

Whatever Apple does -- they can't afford to run apps with black borders every year or two when they introduce a new screen size. They either have to go to 1440x960 and continue their trend of seamless resolution increases, or go Android's way of supporting variable resolutions.

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

Do we know what the materials are on the back? Is the metal aluminum? Is the black/white part glass or plastic?

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Whatever Apple does -- they can't afford to run apps with black borders every year or two when they introduce a new screen size. They either have to go to 1440x960 and continue their trend of seamless resolution increases, or go Android's way of supporting variable resolutions.

why in the world would apple update the screen size every year or two? It took 5 years to change the screen the first time. Plus human hands aren't growing in size... I anticipate this will be the screen size for a long time

 

[atticus27]

I hope they go back to some type of plastic or aluminum back. the glass cracks to easy

 

[mitso]

I'm guessing all the antennas are inside the top and bottom of the phone where it is glass. The middle back plate is aluminum.

I don't think the frame is going to be the GSM, UMTS, etc. antennas anymore. If they are, then of course it won't touch the aluminum backing, and the glass top and bottom will just cover the internal WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. antenna. As it is now, the glass is covering an internal antenna. Yes, that is (likely) a black antenna just under the top of the back glass plate (not visible) in the iPhone 4 and 4S.

I also believe, along with many others that, again, there won't be a teardrop design. It may look cool, but I want a battery that'll last more than 2 hours in there. (A teardrop design seems to take out 30%-50% of the volume, meaning the battery would be less than half the current size.)

A middle back plate made of aluminum does not makes sense. What is the advantage of having this small portion made out of aluminium? Although these are the negatives:

Strength - 3 pieces fused together will be a lot weaker than one solid piece. Even if only gorilla glass.
RF - Metal in close proximity significantly impacts the RF radiation pattern. You cannot fit GSM, wifi, Bluetooth, and GPS and have it work reliably in the two small windows above and below an aluminium mid backing. So a metal back is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

Although I do agree with your Teardrop analogy. The new design will be fairly square.

 

[blackcrayon]

I have upgraded to every model of the iPhone but I think I'll pass on this one. The screen is a little bigger but it seems more like a small tweak. Knowing Apple, they will come out with a more feature rich Siri or extended map feature that requires the iPhone 5 CPU or Mic upgrade.

Pretty much every smartphone upgrade consists of: faster cpu, faster gpu, better camera, better wireless network tech, and in this case (iPhone '5') likely better battery life.

If you're looking for something other than those things, I think you'll be disappointed every year.

 

[KOLDY]

I agree....I look at all the other companies making phones and they are around the 4.5inch area and if Apple is only going to come out with a 4inch screen without a new design. I'm going back to Android that HTC One X is great big screen, can search and use the internet better along with doing emails for work. There needs to be significant upgrades for me NOT to switch and i love my iPhone.

 

[pipasforjaz]

I think it looks great, there is a video on YouTube of a guy comparing the new iPhone unibody design with the 4S and it really looks like it is going to be a great new iPhone, many changes, it will be longer, not wider, so still easy to hold in your hand, the headphone jack changes position, the sim card tray is smaller, the charging port is much smaller, the speaker grill is different, it is thinner. And then imagine all the internal up dates that will happen, for sure faster processors, better antennas, faster networking, better and bigger screen, better cameras, both front and back, probably better and biger battery, better mics, then also all the new software, like a non Beta Siri, etc... I did not get the 4S, but the new iPhone I am for sure going to buy.

 

[Thunderhawks]

that video needs some music.

There are several songs called:

JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH

which would fit for all the spec hounds and "cool" people who always need a new design with every available technology, ready or not and then they put it in a case LOL.

 

[Lukeyy19]

Uh, that's nearly identical in form to the 4/4s.

Oh no! what are we going to do! how will people glancing in our direction know that we are actually far superior to them because we have the latest iPhone if it looks too similar to previous versions?

I love the iPhone 4's design, so why fix something that isn't broke?