iPhone 5 is a Redesign?

[darngooddesign]

Not that this'll be noticed by most people once they've stuffed it into a £1.99 rubber iPhone case that looks like a cassette tape.

To be fair, both the 1 and 4S look the same in an Otterbox.

 

[VDubb]

Doubt there will be a redesign for the next iPhone. As others have said, this current one is a major redesign and if Apple continues their trend, the next model will be the 5S and the design will be pretty much identical to the iPhone 5.

- VDubb

 

[ixodes]

In a technical sense & in Apples mind it is.

But is it an "Upgrade"?

That's highly debatable.

My $ Money says No.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

However, the overall shape of the iPhone 5 is borrowed heavily from that of the 4/4S. In this respect, the iPhone 5 evolves from 4/4S, which does not deny the redesign.

Much the same way how the overall shape of the iPhone 3G/3GS is borrowed heavily from that of the original iPhone, and nobody denies the 3G/3GS is a redesign. Same chrome border and rounded design, but the 3G/3GS is fatter with plastic backing. The iPhone 5 has the same stainless steel band and squarish design seen on the 4/4S, but it's thinner as a unibody with metal backing.

In a technical sense & in Apples mind it is.

But is it an "Upgrade"?

That's highly debatable.

My $ Money says No.

Everybody else's money says yes, causing it to be sold out in 1 hour

 

[darngooddesign]

Much the same way how the overall shape of the iPhone 3G/3GS is borrowed heavily from that of the original iPhone, and nobody denies the 3G/3GS is a redesign. Same chrome border and rounded design, but the 3G/3GS is fatter with plastic backing. The iPhone 5 has the same stainless steel band and squarish design seen on the 4/4S, but it's thinner as a unibody with metal backing.

And the 5's metal band is a little diffrent from the 4/4S, whereas the 3G kept the same chrome trim from the original.

 

[tekno]

To be fair, both the 1 and 4S look the same in an Otterbox.

I've been saying this for years! Once in a case, ALL the iPhones look pretty much the same.

Imagine a group of people in a restaurant, with their phones on the table. There's no way of quickly seeing a difference between a 4 and 4S and the only thing one would notice about the 5 is that it's a bit taller.

Apple have done nothing but tweak the basic design since day 1.