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iPhone 5 Screen Protectors Show Elongated Home Button Area
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Why would a company leak false designs to build up speculation regarding a product redesign only to deliver a minor spec-bump refresh of an existing product.
Get your customers and the market excited for something new and then deliver nothing? That's an incredibly dumb way to do business.
Laughs, KnightWRX, you have our permission to "chill" whenever you like. I know where your coming from. When I was anticipating a product I watched MacRumors like a hawk and it was torture due to all the rumors. What Im saying is, don't do it to yourself.
The rumors don't bother me because I'm not bitting my nails for the iPhone 5. Im still using my 3G!
Case-Mate is getting in on this with renders of the iPhone 5:
http://www.businessinsider.com/case-mate-iphone-5-cases-2011-9?op=1
http://www.businessinsider.com/case-mate-iphone-5-cases-2011-9?op=1
Stopping you right there. Today you have to :
1) double click home button.
2) change track.
Laughs, KnightWRX, you have our permission to "chill" whenever you like. I know where your coming from. When I was anticipating a product I watched MacRumors like a hawk and it was torture due to all the rumors. What Im saying is, don't do it to yourself.
The rumors don't bother me because I'm not bitting my nails for the iPhone 5. Im still using my 3G!
I'm not new here, it just seems to me a lot of the coverage on the Front Page about the iPhone 5 would have been Page 2 material before.
I never implied they'd do it that way if that's what you are inferring. They could put out a very slightly modified version of what they intend to produce to ferret out leaks. Market wouldn't have unrealistic expectations then.
Maybe Apple purposely leaked these to throw everybody off?
It seems like most rumors centered around the same handset, but with bumped up specs. If you look at the iPhone cycle, its usually new hardware, next year is a spec bump. New hardware gets introduced after 2 cycles. So my guess is same hardware design, bumped up specs and the major re-design will come in mid to late 2012.
another assumption here.
It seems like most rumors centered around the same handset, but with bumped up specs. If you look at the iPhone cycle, its usually new hardware, next year is a spec bump. New hardware gets introduced after 2 cycles. So my guess is same hardware design, bumped up specs and the major re-design will come in mid to late 2012.
another assumption here.
All you gotta do is do a double-click of the home button (while your phone is locked) and the iPod controls will come up on the screen.
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You must not have used iOS5 and the ability to swipe left/right with 4 or 5 fingers in order to switch between apps? I can see that being the main function of the elongated home button. It could still be pressable, but also function like the magic mouse on left/right gesters.
Again, why would Apple knowingly tease a full product redesign only to follow up with a minor spec bump? That's just setting yourself up for criticism that the product doesn't live up to expectations -- something that's OK if it's just fans paying attention, but Wall Street looks at stuff like this as well. It's one thing to leak false design, but that only works if the design you end up using is as good or better as what people were expecting. If you tease a design and end up doing nothing, it really underlines your failure to evolve the product.
Plus, why would you want to screw with the accessory makers, who help contribute to the robust ecosystem of iPhone / iPod products? Having shelf spaces filled with iDevice junk is a good thing for Apple (unless you think Apple dislikes having their stores filled with stuff to sell consumers as they walk out the door with their new iPhones or iPads).
Don't assume that there will be an elongated home button.
All we know now is that screen-protectors will have an elongated cut-out. All talk about what will be in that position (including my post) is speculation and nothing else.
Ah yes, Mystery of the Paste...what a great novel. I just can't recall, was that Agatha Christie, or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
ipad 2 silicone cases were pretty accurate
leaked ipad cases were right on the money. I think that the iphone 5 will be very close to the design leak. As when Apple will release it. They probably read sites like these. They can use it to their advantage and release it on a date no one will expect. I believe Apple plant these "leaked" designs purpose to generate buzz just months before release.
It works. I just got my iphone 4 last year, now it makes me want the iphone 5.
leaked ipad cases were right on the money. I think that the iphone 5 will be very close to the design leak. As when Apple will release it. They probably read sites like these. They can use it to their advantage and release it on a date no one will expect. I believe Apple plant these "leaked" designs purpose to generate buzz just months before release.
It works. I just got my iphone 4 last year, now it makes me want the iphone 5.
I love the gesture area on the palm pre and always wished apple would copy it. This could be a dream come true. Crossing my fingers on this one.
As for screen size, I don't see any reason why it's not going to be a 4"+. Look at the galaxy S variants. If you ever held one you'd know it doesn't feel much bigger in hand, if at all, than an iPhone 4. In fact I prefer the rounded corners to my iPhone 4. Compared to the 3G/3GS it actually feels smaller. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if apple managed to shrink a 4" device even more. Especially considering the galaxy S is a year and a half old and samsung has already managed to cram a more powerful 4.5" device into a package slimmer than the iPhone 4.
As for screen size, I don't see any reason why it's not going to be a 4"+. Look at the galaxy S variants. If you ever held one you'd know it doesn't feel much bigger in hand, if at all, than an iPhone 4. In fact I prefer the rounded corners to my iPhone 4. Compared to the 3G/3GS it actually feels smaller. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if apple managed to shrink a 4" device even more. Especially considering the galaxy S is a year and a half old and samsung has already managed to cram a more powerful 4.5" device into a package slimmer than the iPhone 4.
So that picture of the factory workers doing assembly around the screens with elongated home buttons is most likely real?
These rumors are looking great! Too bad we haven't seen an actual iPhone 5 this time around though, I always like those
These rumors are looking great! Too bad we haven't seen an actual iPhone 5 this time around though, I always like those
You never know, we might have already seen it.
I knew some smartass would post that... A small bump at the bottom is 0.6mm thicker. My point has nothing to do with that.
But at the end of the day this is MACrumors, and i aint a smart arse, and your point is pointless if it has nothing to do with that as the Samsung isn't the slimmest. Apple would not put a bump on there phones and think the 4mm slim end make them the slimmest phone on the market. My car bumper is lower than the lowest car but there is a bit where people sit, should we forget that because I want to measure from my bumper? bad design from samsung if you ask me, Apple won that argument.
Christ hanging about on here too long makes me so picky and argumentative for no reason.
That looks pretty good!
Or Samsung will sue Apple because it looks too much like the Galaxy S II.
That looks pretty good!
Or Samsung will sue Apple because it looks too much like the Galaxy S II.
I agree. It is a nice design