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I don't understand (leaked design)

batting1000 said:
I don't understand why everyone is mad about the leaked designs of the next iPhone. It looks really good in these pictures. I think once everyone gets to see one in person, they'll all change their minds.
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I'm not convinced about the increase in size (I think the current size is pretty close to spot on), but in those mock ups both phones look great.
 
I think it's nice. It's ok. But it's certainly nothing special or innovative.

I have always liked the back of the new design (although I've always hated the 4/4S's glass back - seemed weird to have a portable/droppable device made almost entirely of smashable glass).

I'm afraid I just feel that Apple are capable of more than such a basic design change. Makes me feel they're taking their consumer-base for granted.

I'm still hoping that this isn't the final design...
 
What a beautiful design that doesn't look too tall/skinny like some of the mockups.

Whoever said it's going to be an improved version of the 4S is most likely right. I like how the black and white are a bit different from each other (unlike the 4/4S where the only difference is the color).

If you have the iPhone 4 or 4S, you've got to like this design. Otherwise, you're an Android user who can't help but frequent the iPhone forums (notice this isn't front page news) and secretly wish you had a more elegant phone.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
If you have the iPhone 4 or 4S, you've got to like this design. Otherwise, you're an Android user who can't help but frequent the iPhone forums (notice this isn't front page news) and secretly wish you had a more elegant phone.
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That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I own a 4s and don't like this new design?
 
I really like it. Having owned the Galaxy S3 for a month I'm starting to miss certain aspects of my old iPhone (iMessage - lots of friends have it and I liked the ability to send pictures for free, and they refuse to get whatsapp or similar; music player isn't as good, and I miss the seamless integration with my Mac) so I might end up preordering one and selling the S3.
 
ethandt said:
When I first saw the leaked photos I was really disappointed. But after having a few weeks to get used to it, and seeing the photos on Gizmodo, I am starting to really like it. The kicker will be seeing it in person, holding it, and really getting a sense of the fit and feel. There are a lot of subtle changes to the form factor that will play out much better in person I feel.

Correct me if I am wrong on this, but it looks as though they are going with a unibody side/back that I feel will really give this phone a more refined look, and I think make it sturdier. Subtle details. The first photos that leaked seemed to indicate that you will still have the same subtle difference in height where the side meets the top glass, that slight raise where you see the space between where the side is meeting the glass and the top.
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The 'first photos that leaked' was actually a next-gen iPhone someone had put together by collecting components (so the iPhone you saw was not a prototype - imagine what your iPhone 4(S) would look like, if yo had put it together by your own just by collecting component parts.

But when you look at the Gizmodo photos, I love that subtle design change where the side is tapered to meet the top of the glass on the front. If that is how it will really be I think once we see it in person, it will leave a great impression on the overall look and feel.

But, there are a few quirks in the design that really took me off guard in regards to what I am comfortable with as far as Apple's design aesthetic. First, the two tone back, the second being the appearance of the larger speaker grill/holes with the headphone jack on the bottom. But when I take into account the 18% difference in overall thickness, I think these elements may come together much better in person.
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I think the two tone back gives it a style and makes it look much more 'new' and 'fresh'. It differentiates much more from the 2010 iPhone 4. Also, I wasn't too fond either of this new speaker grill - but I have put some thought in it, and I think they did this so people won't mistake it for the smaller dock connector. Imagine seeing almost three identical holes on the bottom... people would probably damage either the smaller dock connector, or the speaker/microphone.

As far as the headphone jack being moved to the bottom, it makes sense. However, on first glance, these two design differences seem... un-orderly, if you will. I really feel that the back should not be two-toned. This choice makes certain elements just seem, off. Like when looking at the camera at the top and noticing that it's not perfectly centered from the edge of the two-tone below, and the top.
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Keep in mind that this is a RENDER. Not an actual picture.

The designer in me looks at that and it sticks out, and just seems, to me, like something Jobs/Ive would never let fly. Anal? Yes. But at the same time it's what I am used to now with Apple in regards to their overall approach to design. It also bugs me because it looks as if they just said, the phone is this much bigger, and with the two-tone look, you are seeing exactly how much taller it is on the top, and the bottom, than the iPhone 4/4S.
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Actually, you don't. The middle part (metal) is also taller.

It just looks lazy in regards to the overall design. But at the same time, it does look nice. It's just the balance of that back seems off with the placement of the camera. What can I say, it's the creative director in me and I notice this ****.
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Again, it's a render. Until this point, we haven't seen an actual, real prototype.

The screen size change seemed very strange at first too. Just felt so, un-apple, to segment their devices (iPhone/iPad) with two different aspect ratios.
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The iPhone and iPad already had a different aspect ratio. The iPad has a 4:3 aspect ratio, the iPhone 4S (and previous generations) had a 3:2 aspect ratio. The new iPhone is rumoured to get a 16:9 aspect ratio - which is a really, really great aspect ratio for mobile phones.

Maybe Apple is starting here and will change the aspect ratio of the iPad next year. I highly doubt it though. I think a 16x9 iPad form factor would be very awkward. But again, without seeing it, touching it, and holding it in your hands, you'll never know for sure.
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They won't go for 16:9 with the iPad. I think they settled with a 16:9 display on the iPhone, simply because they didn't want to drop below the 326 ppi we currently have.

I do agree that Apple should starting updating their user interface, I think that would go a long way. At this point, iOS is so engrained into their ecosystem that there's no way we are getting away from their overall app/grid UI. I do wish they would start letting developers utilize the whole screen for larger apps/widgets. But overall, I think anyone would be foolish to think, or hope, that a significant redesign of iOS is going to happen now, or in the future.

I remember really disliking the form factor and look of the iPhone 4 when it was released/leaked, both from a design perspective and a functional perspective. But once I went to the store and held it in my hand, I really started to appreciate the industrial design to the point where now, I feel, the overall design of the iPhone 4/4S is a masterpiece. One of the most beautiful pieces of hardware that I have held in my hand. I have hopes that this new design will elicit the same response.

There was a point with the iPhone 4 where I finally took off my case because I felt that the aesthetic value was worth more to me than the utilitarian value (not wanting to scratch, or crack the glass). At that point, for the first time, I felt that the amount of money paid for a phone of this caliber was worth it. It wasn't some hunk of plastic like all the other Android phones. That is the essence of Apple, products that not only function well, but leave the user with a tangible feeling that the premium price paid is well worth it. And that's the ultimate draw, and why we love Apple so much.

I am getting very excited to see it, and I am starting to have high hopes.

Peace
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No offence, but this last part... is comparable to how religious people behave ("I felt that the amount of money paid for a phone of this caliber was worth it," "(...) the essence of Apple products," "(...) the ultimate draw, and why we love Apple so much," etc.
 
Sorry, but this thing is really fugly and useless.

The display longer but not wider? FAIL
And look at this massive bezel, it gives the iPhone a real oldschool look.

There have been some awesome mockups around with a nice bigger display, and much less bezel.
 
tekno said:
I think it's nice. It's ok. But it's certainly nothing special or innovative.

I have always liked the back of the new design (although I've always hated the 4/4S's glass back - seemed weird to have a portable/droppable device made almost entirely of smashable glass).

I'm afraid I just feel that Apple are capable of more than such a basic design change. Makes me feel they're taking their consumer-base for granted.

I'm still hoping that this isn't the final design...
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I'm not really sure they're aiming for fresh or innovative with the new look.
 
Here's how I think it went: Let's go back in time, 2 years ago this October:

Jonathan Ive sits down at his computer after a successful launch of the iPhone 4S. "Hmmm" he says. "That was easy! What shall we do for the iPhone 5?".

Dozens of designers excitedly throw ideas around for a couple of hours.

But Jonathan is in 'the zone' and ignores them. He fires up SolidWorks and stretches the iPhone 4S model so he can plop in another row of icons up top.

"THERE!" he says. "Finished! Who's up for lunch?"
 
Sedrick said:
Here's how I think it went: Let's go back in time, 2 years ago this October:

Jonathan Ive sits down at his computer after a successful launch of the iPhone 4S. "Hmmm" he says. "That was easy! What shall we do for the iPhone 5?".

Dozens of designers excitedly throw ideas around for a couple of hours.

But Jonathan is in 'the zone' and ignores them. He fires up SolidWorks and stretches the iPhone 4S model so he can plop in another row of icons up top.

"THERE!" he says. "Finished! Who's up for lunch?"
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Ok, we get it. You're beating a dead horse.
 
If the next iPhone really is the long one, I feel like after a few months people will be thinking "I can't believe how short the old iPhone is!!"
The screen will be weird at first, then people will get used to it, then anything else will seem wrong.

Ever since more and more leaked images/renders have been surfacing, the new design has been growing on me, and I personally hope it's real. :D
 
Wow, this whole conversation is crazy. People bitching about a phone they haven't seen yet. Amazing.
 
batting1000 said:
Ok, we get it. You're beating a dead horse.
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All in good fun my friend. We all know that whatever Apple releases it will sell like hotcakes and everyone here will be like "told you so!".

Some of us, though, expect more than others out of the most innovative company on the planet.
 
cinger0439 said:
Wow, this whole conversation is crazy. People bitching about a phone they haven't seen yet. Amazing.
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Complaining about un unreleased phone is no crazier than loving the design of an unreleased phone. Some of you think the redesign looks great, I dont. Ive owned the 3GS, 4 and the 4S but if this is the new iphone I wont be getting it. I use my iphone in landscape alot and adding length does nothing for me.
 
It looks good to me. I am actually considering getting the black iPhone this time. But I guess I'll just have to see them in person to decide. Around 34/35 days until the announcement.
 
"Some of us, though, expect more than others out of the most innovative company on the planet."


I don't get this. What is it about our culture that makes us root for the underdog and then when the underdog finally makes it, we beat him up mercilessly? I don't get it?
 
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