It looks great except they should've kept the aspect ratio of the screen the same. It just looks like they stretched it out. Anyway I'm thinking this is legit because these leaked parts are always legit. I guess I'll have to see how it looks/feels in person.
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High Resolution 'iPhone 5' Renderings Based on Leaked Parts
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I don't like the similar design to the iPhone 4/4S either ... Time to get rid of the hard edges and make it more ergonomic. I'd be thrilled if it's not wider, the HTC ONE X I had and now the ONE S are wider than they need to be to make it comfortable to hold an use, imo.
For Apple the form is most always beautiful but lacking in function as in un-ergonomic designs, sharp edges, delicate and too easily breakable.
How about a beautiful and ergonomic phone that's tough enough to withstand a drop and the riggers of day to do use without needing to spend extra money on a case to protect it if it drops from just 3 feet. Now that would be an accomplishment!
I don't like the similar design to the iPhone 4/4S either ... Time to get rid of the hard edges and make it more ergonomic. I'd be thrilled if it's not wider, the HTC ONE X I had and now the ONE S are wider than they need to be to make it comfortable to hold an use, imo.
For Apple the form is most always beautiful but lacking in function as in un-ergonomic designs, sharp edges, delicate and too easily breakable.
How about a beautiful and ergonomic phone that's tough enough to withstand a drop and the riggers of day to do use without needing to spend extra money on a case to protect it if it drops from just 3 feet. Now that would be an accomplishment!
That is all significant I'll give you that. But the actual look is the same. It looks like a stretched iPhone 4. I'm ok with that if the other specs are looking good. I'm just saying I'm surprised so many people want this design after being so upset at the lack of a new design last year.
So they're just going to release one or two iOS6 betas and then ship? Not a chance. With the maps features being completely redone, you better believe they will make sure it goes off without a hitch (or extremely minor). That is one of several iOS updates and it's going to be at least 3 months of beta testing.
the renderings in this video are wrong. look at the actual pictures of the case. The glass will be flush with casing. Just like the back. I posted the pictures in this thread.
I don't care about a redesign, actual design looks good. But I think we need a bigger 4" screen with the same aspect ratio, less bezels (iPhones actually look so 2009 compared to other phones, because the size of bezels compared to the real screen size), 4g connectivity, more battery life, and a minor bump in performance and cameras.
I agree, yes there have been a lot of leaks, but I wouldn't be surprised one bit if this was the real deal. In fact I will assume it is based on the nature and degree of leaks that have happened. Although I do think the timing is strange based on cycle of release happening in October.
Just because Cook said what he said at D10 about single screen sizes does not mean it's out of the cards. Steve often belittled features that he didn't agree with, and later on Apple itself would have a product with that feature. Remember iPod that can play video? iBooks?
Regarding the screen. If it is only taller like the rumors and these leaked parts suggest, there is zero issue for apps that exist today. Updates may have to be released to take advantage of the vertical space, but apps that are written for current screen aspect will look perfectly normal, with the exception of some black above or below the application. I think in the interim of apps not supporting a new vertical height, the experience will still be at least as good as on an iPhone now, and I think people are pretty happy with that.
I think there's only so many things you can do with a rectangle. Sure, Apple could taper the edges, but then it would just look like an iPod Touch. They could make it more rounded but then it would just look like the first iPhones.
Really all they can do at this point is play with materials and textures. Having a minimalist design means there's really no such thing as a radical redesign. I suppose they could make a circular phone or something.
Seriously, Apple has mind blowing resources to design and develop products. Is this really the best they can come up with? It's not like Apple has plethora of models for customers to choose from. Apple has one single phone model that should be able to compete with leading high end smart phones for the duration of 2 two years with spec bump (S model) as midlife upgrade. Unfortunately I believe Apple is slipping with iPhone 5 if this truly is the production design. Even more so iOS isn't showing true innovation and is starting to lag behind Android and WP. Therefore, I truly hope this is some random iPhone 4 prototype that didn't get past the prototyping stage. With all those resources I'm expecting lot more from Apple.
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I agree that, due to the similarity to the iPhone 4/4s it is doubtful that this is the "best work" Ive was talking about (although maybe once its released we will get more informatino about it and realize it's more amazing than we thought), but honestly I wouldn't think Ive would be talking about the iPhone in the first place. iPhone design is fairly set. I would think Ive was referring to new products such as the iTV or some tablet hybrid (I know Apple hates them. But Apple's M.O. is to hate something right up to the minute they release it themselves) or even some Mac redesigns. I know that wouldn't be a new product, but I feel there is a lot more room for redesign in the Mac line than the iPhone line.
And referring to the drastic yearly redesigns, I direct you to the iPod Classic. http://guides.macrumors.com/iPod_Model_and_Generation_Differences#iPod_classic As you can see, over the 10 year lifetime there have been extremely minimal changes, particularly after the 4th gen that got the click wheel. Apple took a couple gens to fine tune the design, and then stuck with it. Why fix something if it isn't broken?
Well here's my opinion.
Firstly, last quarter Apple sold 35.1M iPhones and only 4M Macs. Therefore, it is much more likely to find a stray iPhone part than Mac.
Secondly, most Macs won't be getting redesigned. The mbp might, but we don't know. No redesign, no new parts to leak.
Thirdly, there really haven't been that many part leaks. There was a schematic, one or two picture leaks, and now one part on video. A lot of these "new iPhone 5" articles (like this one) are nothing more than renderings based on the couple leaks that we have.
Finally, a lot of people have speculated that these are controlled leak to keep a lot of attention on the iPhone. Or maybe it is a controlled leak to try to gauge consumer reaction? Apple could realize it might be unfavorable and they have two designs waiting to move forward. This "risky" one and a less risky one.
No computer part leaks? You can stick that backside of the iPhone in your pocket. Where are you going to put a unibody Macbook pro frame? A Mac Pro side panel?
You guys are getting upset about this phone because it doesn't have a tear drop design? Do you have an iPod touch 4G? Because if you do, you know how irritating it is to use for prolonged periods of time. There is just no grip with that thing. It looks really beautiful and all but it just fails on aesthetics. Moreover, the tear drop design cannot happen because there are so many things to insert into the phone: Radio Antennae, LTE(possible this time), Battery, a really good Camera and so on. It cannot be fitted into the same width as that of iPod Touch. Also,did you saw the old thread where the iPhone 4 photos were leaked and people called it "Hideous", "Ugly", "Non-Apple", "Steve Jobs cannot let this happen" and "fake"? When the finished product will be out, we all will be drooling over it.
I wish we could do a poll...
Who prefers the 16:9 ratio Vs the 4:3 we have now? (and why)
Personally I'm in the 4:3 camp for web browsing, my housemate has the nokia lumia and i'm not a fan of browsing on it.
That said, the same width and a small height increase with a larger screen is a good thing.
On a final note, from purely aesthetics, I preferred the wedge design 'leaks' in comparison to these, but I'm sure apple knows what they're doing, they hire some pretty smart guys.
old 'leak'/concept http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/845670/iPhone-5_new_mock_timn1.jpg
Who prefers the 16:9 ratio Vs the 4:3 we have now? (and why)
Personally I'm in the 4:3 camp for web browsing, my housemate has the nokia lumia and i'm not a fan of browsing on it.
That said, the same width and a small height increase with a larger screen is a good thing.
On a final note, from purely aesthetics, I preferred the wedge design 'leaks' in comparison to these, but I'm sure apple knows what they're doing, they hire some pretty smart guys.
old 'leak'/concept http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/845670/iPhone-5_new_mock_timn1.jpg
It's called evolution. Yes, the 4S form factor is beautiful. But its starting to get old and boring. We've been looking at it for a couple years now. It's time to change it up. I don't get people who say "the 4S is beautiful, why change it?" Don't you want to see the next beautiful design? Look at the car industry (bad analogy, I know) there are some beautiful cars on the road that change every 2 or 3 years. Why? Because people want to look at something new.
And while I'll be the first in line to get the 5, I am going to be slightly disappointed that it's basically a stretched version of what I've had for the last 2 years. And if you figure we'll get a 5S next year, by the time the 6 rolls around, I will have essiently been looking at the same design for 4 or 5 years. Way too long IMO.
It's not like design doesn't mean anything either. it accounts for about 50% of sales which makes it just as important as function.
I don't know..This design seems very lazy and un-Apple like to me. I still don't believe that this is it. But I guess we'll see.
Because the business world (and the world as a whole) needs and desires progression. The iPhone 4 design is certainly not perfect and is now two years old which, in the land of smartphones, is a very long time.
My uncle would argue that he loves steam trains, why did we ever need to get rid of them? But I think we all much prefer getting places in a quarter of the time, with air conditioning and on-board wifi!
I was surprised at all of the downvotes that you received. I think that after 2 generations being more or less the exact same design, it's time for a refresh, do other people not agree? I don't want to buy two phones in a row (because I get pretty much every other generation) that look the same. I want something new.
I wouldn't go that far just yet, but it does bear a striking resemblance to the iPhone 4/S.