iPhone 5 concept

[nicholasfukuoka]

This is the latest mockup. Trying to keep the thread up-to-date.

 

[tritonj]

looks a little wide

 

[125037]

I would pay $1000 for that thing. It does look wide though, but I get the concept.

 

[Alaerian]

So you basically took an iPad picure and tried to shrink it down and eliminate the Home button.

Where's the dislike button for this?

The dimensions are off - too wide. Lack of a Home button is not acceptable.

 

[125037]

^ Yes, that be the concept. Key word being concept. It's just supposed to give you an idea.

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

Screen ratio is actually exactly the same - it's just the even bezel that makes it look wider.

 

[Alaerian]

^ Yes, that be the concept. Key word being concept. It's just supposed to give you an idea.

And my idea is still that the lack of a Home button is unacceptable, and the dimensions are still wrong.

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

I actually started from an iPhone, not an iPad. The screen dimensions are the same as the current iPhone.

 

[Alaerian]

Can you prove it with any previous iterations of your mock up, or source images? I can't believe it until I see it, considering I have an iPhone sitting in front of me and the dimensions do not match.

 

[hayesk]

Can you prove it with any previous iterations of your mock up, or source images? I can't believe it until I see it, considering I have an iPhone sitting in front of me and the dimensions do not match.

Or you could just believe him. Seriously, what would be his motivation for lying?

 

[tirk]

Notifications?

Yes, a (slightly!) larger phone, no home button (possibly a dedicated camera button?). But the major current omission is a lock-screen notification system that handles multiple messages.

 

[125037]

I love this concept but I really don't want them to rid the phone of the physical home button.

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

Can you prove it with any previous iterations of your mock up, or source images? I can't believe it until I see it, considering I have an iPhone sitting in front of me and the dimensions do not match.

Here you go.

 

[Vegastouch]

un imaginative imo

 

[j3yq]

Im not liking it, looks to square....

 

[Apple OC]

sorry I have to pass ... too Sponge Bobbish

 

[SL4VE]

would pass more for an iPad2 i know you used the iP4 but it looks deformed

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

Here's a shot with a 4" screen next to an iPhone 4:

 

[KSKENE247]

jesus christ you people need to learn to accept change... i think its awesome and would totally prefer that to my iphone 4. props to you for mocking it up

 

[MBX]

I like the simplicity and i think it's in Apple's nature to go as simple as possible.

But the problem is functionality. I think your example would be bad for gaming because you can't hold onto much on the sides.

But for a smaller nano it would be great.

That said, I do hope Apple gets rid of the home button soon and replaces it with more screenspace or some placeholder sensitive touch area that can be programmed as virtual buttons for games.

 

[hcho3]

I am glad that none of you all are designing the next iphone, thank god. If I see that kind of iphone from apple, I am selling my shares and moving on to Android.

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

All I did was make it thinner and even off the bezel (which I think will happen eventually). I'm not really trying to make a new design, just kind of trying to see where Apply might go with it next.

 

[Golfer00ksu]

Great mock-up. Like the simplicity of it. Definitely could see this as future iPhone.

 

[nicholasfukuoka]

Thanks - appreciate it

 

[samk8000]

In the developer seed of ios 4.3 there is are new gestures that get rid of the need for a home button. There could be no home button in the future but I honestly will tell you that I would not be surprised if I saw the 3G-3GS thing again...