'iPhone 4GS' Case and Detailed Parts Video

[TheAppleGeek]

"First to be clear - I don't give a flying fig about the screws on the new iPhone! Screws or not - I'm getting one."

Agree. I mean....let's face it - Apple selling 10M phones a quarter isn't based on whether or not the phone has two screws showing.

I personally don't use a case or cover for my phone, but everyone gets all wound up about the appearance of the phone and at the end of the day 9 out 10 people will probably slap a case over it anyway. People buy the iPhone for the OS and Apple's kick-a$$ 'eco-system' that's in place.

Couldn't agree more!

 

[Dayv]

Thanks. Best live Blog?

While I prefer Gizmodo on a day-to-day basis, Engadget's liveblog was far more reliable for the last two big announcements from Apple.

 

[Dayv]

It is patently clear that the slits are in the sides of the iPhone so that more dust and small dirt particles can make their way into the innards and onto the screen of my new iPhone.

Actually, you've got it reversed. The slots are to let the dust back out again!

 

[Dayv]

The original one, IMO, was much better made, using higher quality materials than the subsequent G3 and G3S with their crack-prone, plastic backs - but I would imagine it cost a shed-load to produce, so Apple made it cheaper. This new design seems to be a return to a higher quality product [which is what Apple is famous for] but with an ease of assembly, so its not costing them to make it.

The 3G also added two more antennas for 3G and wi-fi, straining the limitations of arranging everything to transmit through that little plastic portion of the original iPhone's backside. While I agree that the mostly aluminum back was more durable and arguably better-looking (that plastic bit always bothered me, and it does on the 3G iPad as well), function had to beat form as time went on.

Personally, I think the new design beats both the original iPhone and the 3G(s) in appearance -- seams, screws, warts and all.

 

[eh270]

For what it's worth, just because someone purchased them doesn't mean they weren't stolen by the seller.

 

[chuckhughes]

iPhone 4GS

I am not so sure about this. It doesnt sound promising but at the same time it could be good for many things.