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Iphone 5 design
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No need to target a plastic phone. It's an amazingly thin design for an Apple product.
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True yep.. I just want to know the reason for this....
Its thin yes... But its not ultra-thin...
I'm an Apple fanboy just like eveyone, and i'd never part with Apple products, but and yes, while the iphone 5 is great , im just curious about the "innovation" side.
To me, its not about really going after anyone as i made it to beleive..... Apples all about " innvovation". And to me, innvovation is something new... We've had a good run with the iPhone 4, 4 s... i just think, now its time to do smething different.
Features aside that is.
Just a question... Why couldn't Apple have done an Ultra-thin phone? I bet if they did do one, this topic would be in its head, and people would be more than happy to discuss.
True yep.. I just want to know the reason for this....
Its thin yes... But its not ultra-thin...
I'm an Apple fanboy just like eveyone, and i'd never part with Apple products, but and yes, while the iphone 5 is great , im just curious about the "innovation" side.
To me, its not about really going after anyone as i made it to beleive..... Apples all about " innvovation". And to me, innvovation is something new... We've had a good run with the iPhone 4, 4 s... i just think, now its time to do smething different.
Features aside that is.
Just a question... Why couldn't Apple have done an Ultra-thin phone? I bet if they did do one, this topic would be in its head, and people would be more than happy to discuss.
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i think the cost would be to great for it to be super super thin like you are talking about.
Thinner is not innovative...everyone is doing thinner.
Designing your own processor that blows away the competition and is still power efficient is innovation
Designing a new connector that is "direction agnostic" and requires no center pin is innovation
Designing an all aluminum unibody chassis is innovation
We'll get razor thin smartphones in the not so distant future, but what's wrong with what we have? I think the 5 is the perfect size. Hell, I think the 4 is perfect.
I think even if the technology is there, some companies may want to scale back on the thin situation. The thinner you go, the more you have to worry about the phone breaking.
I think even if the technology is there, some companies may want to scale back on the thin situation. The thinner you go, the more you have to worry about the phone breaking.
What more do you the phone do that it doesn't that upsets you? You have to understand when the phone gets thinner there is very little room for all the internals. Im sure every space available inside the phone is taken which is why we see the switch to an even smaller sim and the new dock. Its like you want the phone to pour glitter and make unicorns appear. Quit being unrealistic. This is the phone they are releasing and if you aren't happy I'm sure that the fandroids will be waiting for your arrival with open arms.
They could probably make the iPhone 1/2 the size if your okay with 30 minutes of internet browsing before needing a recharge.
anyone watch futurama? one episode amy has a phone that is about 2" big. she accident swallows it. lol
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Invoovation?
Thats still thw word here.
The facts are there. Eliminate the round buttons, and make then like look like the slide/lock switch..... Look at all that space ? Thats what i mean...
Straight buttons waste less space than round ones do anyday
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Invoovation?
Thats still thw word here.
The facts are there. Eliminate the round buttons, and make then like look like the slide/lock switch..... Look at all that space ? Thats what i mean...
Straight buttons waste less space than round ones do anyday
Thin is stupid. There, I said it.
before the defense squad bursts in then let me say I don't mean that entirely. but there is a point where the trade off of slimming down a few micrometers works against the features. Battery life, Camera, speakers etc are all shrunk down to fit but I'd rather see that effort into improving them to be better rather than to be smaller. And also, look at the backlash about the iPad 3 getting thicker so future generations are now impacted with space issues that are unnecessary.
Don't get me wrong, im sure the iPhone 5 is amazing but if I still end up running out of battery at 3PM or if my indoor photos still come out grainy then id much rather have a 4S thickness with "thicker" but improved innards.
before the defense squad bursts in then let me say I don't mean that entirely. but there is a point where the trade off of slimming down a few micrometers works against the features. Battery life, Camera, speakers etc are all shrunk down to fit but I'd rather see that effort into improving them to be better rather than to be smaller. And also, look at the backlash about the iPad 3 getting thicker so future generations are now impacted with space issues that are unnecessary.
Don't get me wrong, im sure the iPhone 5 is amazing but if I still end up running out of battery at 3PM or if my indoor photos still come out grainy then id much rather have a 4S thickness with "thicker" but improved innards.
It's as thin as it can be pretty much with current battery tech. The iPhone 5 has 3 layers:
Screen/Glass/Touch, all laminated together.
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Battery. The logic board sits next to the battery but I think the battery is the thicker of the two.
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Back plate
Which of those things would you have Apple leave out? The iPod touch is a bit thinner but it also probably has a smaller battery.
Screen/Glass/Touch, all laminated together.
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Battery. The logic board sits next to the battery but I think the battery is the thicker of the two.
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Back plate
Which of those things would you have Apple leave out? The iPod touch is a bit thinner but it also probably has a smaller battery.
It's only one small part at the top. 80 percent of the device is 7.1mm. Devices are measured at their thinnest point.
Oh no! You're doing it wrong..
Devices should be measured by their THICKEST part. Measuring it by it's thinnest part is misleading.
By that measure, the iPhone 4S is about 2mm thick because the little button protrudes out from the antenna band.