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'iPhone 5G' Case Design Shows Redesigned Camera Flash and Thin Bezel

take a closer look....

BIGGEST PHOTOSHOP EVER. Look at all the details on this that the iPhone 4 had.

- NO FaceTime Camera :eek: (apple is pushing this in new devises so it would be unlikely for this to be removed)
- Home Button With White Border :confused: just looks "different"
- The screen (just the iPhone 4 one stretched out)

Not just the actual product, on the screen could it be iOS 5???

- Apps are smaller in size :( (less to touch from the users perspective)


All in all I would take this prototype with a pinch of salt and I will be gladly proven wrong (not that I like the prototype or anything) once the "iPhone 5G" actually comes out in ????
 
applefan27073 said:
BIGGEST PHOTOSHOP EVER. Look at all the details on this that the iPhone 4 had.

- NO FaceTime Camera :eek: (apple is pushing this in new devises so it would be unlikely for this to be removed)
- Home Button With White Border :confused: just looks "different"
- The screen (just the iPhone 4 one stretched out)

Not just the actual product, on the screen could it be iOS 5???

- Apps are smaller in size :( (less to touch from the users perspective)


All in all I would take this prototype with a pinch of salt and I will be gladly proven wrong (not that I like the prototype or anything) once the "iPhone 5G" actually comes out in ????
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It's the CASE people are talking about.
 
applefan27073 said:
BIGGEST PHOTOSHOP EVER. Look at all the details on this that the iPhone 4 had.

- NO FaceTime Camera :eek: (apple is pushing this in new devises so it would be unlikely for this to be removed)
- Home Button With White Border :confused: just looks "different"
- The screen (just the iPhone 4 one stretched out)

Not just the actual product, on the screen could it be iOS 5???

- Apps are smaller in size :( (less to touch from the users perspective)


All in all I would take this prototype with a pinch of salt and I will be gladly proven wrong (not that I like the prototype or anything) once the "iPhone 5G" actually comes out in ????
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Again, as I said in an earlier post, most of the time with cheap cases like this, the "phone" in the center is just a cardboard representation of a phone, and usually isn't indicative of what the actual phone looks like. Cases like this come all the time with the cardboard iPhone 4 in the center that has a pre-iOS 4 screen image on them. So the representation of the phone in the middle of the case doesn't necessarily discredit the case.
 
If they actually remove the bezel, phrase "you're holding it wrong" will reach completely new level unless you will use sucktion cups attached to the back so you can hold it without interacting with the screen.

As for the case. It's ugly.
 
Although it may not mean anything, I think the fact that the chinese case has the camera flash in a new location is significant. This altered flash was NOT shown in the "leaked" engineering drawings nor on any previous "leak" or rumor that I can remember. Given the history of case manufacturers getting early specifications of new Apple products and the fact that other leaks have pointed to an "edge-to-edge" screen (with the same resolution), I wouldn't be surprised if this is a real case made to the specs of iPhone 4GS/5.
 
wankey said:
Look, you guys are the same guys who whined that the iPhone 4 looked like trash when it was leaked. When Steve Jobs comes on stage and gives the run through, there will be love in your eyes.

The edgeless screen will look spectacular since nobody has done one yet. It'll look amazing since it'll be edgeless and very well put together.
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I agree. I for one think that an edge-to-edge display and an extra 1/3 inch or whatever it works out to be will be great. Putting the flash away from the camera lens is usually a good idea - although I think one is usually supposed to put it a different HEIGHT from the lens. But we'll see.

You're right though. The iPhone 4 and other leaks are often criticized for looking ridiculous or un-Apple. Then when it comes out all shiny and presented by Steve Jobs it's all "ooohs" and "aaahhs".
 
Frankly, the biggest tip off that this isn't genuine is the "G" following the 5.

There are no 5G wireless networks and I'm suspect of any claim that would suggest that Apple would adopt the G moniker after the number to connote product generations. The iPhone 3G and 3Gs did this as a nod to the fact they had a 3G radio in them.

There is no 5G, let alone 5G radio. Hell, most signs point that they won't even have true 4G radios (perhaps HSDPA+, which is only 4G because T-MO and ATT paid off the ITU, but that's a whole different topic :).

So, I think any credible information on the 5th generation iPhone wouldn't be calling it the "5G". Perhaps iPhone 5. or iPhone Cinco. or iPhone Cinq. But not iPhone 5G.

Maybe I'll be eating crow soon, but it sounds to me like this is a non-Cupertino originating rumor nor one that originated with anyone with credible knowledge of plans. If it started there, well, it went through a lot of un-informed hands in the middle to get that 5G moniker....

Just my thoughts and the reason I don't give this much credence.
 
bmustaf said:
Frankly, the biggest tip off that this isn't genuine is the "G" following the 5.

There are no 5G wireless networks and I'm suspect of any claim that would suggest that Apple would adopt the G moniker after the number to connote product generations. The iPhone 3G and 3Gs did this as a nod to the fact they had a 3G radio in them.

There is no 5G, let alone 5G radio. Hell, most signs point that they won't even have true 4G radios (perhaps HSDPA+, which is only 4G because T-MO and ATT paid off the ITU, but that's a whole different topic :).

So, I think any credible information on the 5th generation iPhone wouldn't be calling it the "5G". Perhaps iPhone 5. or iPhone Cinco. or iPhone Cinq. But not iPhone 5G.

Maybe I'll be eating crow soon, but it sounds to me like this is a non-Cupertino originating rumor nor one that originated with anyone with credible knowledge of plans. If it started there, well, it went through a lot of un-informed hands in the middle to get that 5G moniker....

Just my thoughts and the reason I don't give this much credence.
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Wow...no one reads posts in the thread that they are posting to...it's common for lesser quality case makers (especially those in China) to denote the iPhone/iPod products by "xG", where the x is the generation number, and the "G" simply stands for "Generation". Here's an example on the same site as the OP rumor (Alibaba.com) of cases for the iPhone 4 (the current iPhone) being referred to as "iPhone 4G". It's common for them to refer to it this way.


example: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/291976005/For_Apple_iphone_4_4G.html
 
bmustaf said:
Frankly, the biggest tip off that this isn't genuine is the "G" following the 5.

There are no 5G wireless networks and I'm suspect of any claim that would suggest that Apple would adopt the G moniker after the number to connote product generations. The iPhone 3G and 3Gs did this as a nod to the fact they had a 3G radio in them.

There is no 5G, let alone 5G radio. Hell, most signs point that they won't even have true 4G radios (perhaps HSDPA+, which is only 4G because T-MO and ATT paid off the ITU, but that's a whole different topic :).

So, I think any credible information on the 5th generation iPhone wouldn't be calling it the "5G". Perhaps iPhone 5. or iPhone Cinco. or iPhone Cinq. But not iPhone 5G..... .
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You are completely missing the point. This is a mockup from a chinese case manufacturer... Even if they had inside information on the case, they wouldn't have inside info on the name of the device nor would they even care what the "official" name is. They are just referring to it as the "5G" as in fifth-generation of the iPhone.

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Chris975d beat me to it :)
 
winterspan said:
You are completely missing the point. This is a mockup from a chinese case manufacturer... Even if they had inside information on the case, they wouldn't have inside info on the name of the device. They are probably just calling it the "5G" as in fifth-generation of the iPhone.
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Lol. This is basically what I was saying in the post just above yours. :D
 
And now this possible new evidence https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=12572173 of the potential new 5th gen iPhone camera module (without the integrated flash) is showing that maybe this "iPhone 5" case (the case guys, not the cardboard phone mock-up inside it) is actually legit. Wonder if there's a chance that the FoxConn people who were arrested for leaking the iPad 2 specifications to case manufacturers could have also leaked iPhone 5 device dimensions as well?
 
I actually like that...the home button...I kinda hope it is not like the current gen where you "click" it but instead an overall touch screen including the home button :D
 
acslater017 said:
Putting the flash away from the camera lens is usually a good idea - although I think one is usually supposed to put it a different HEIGHT from the lens. But we'll see.
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Hold the phone on its side. The flash is now at a different HEIGHT than the lens.

You were just "holding it wrong." :p
 
rmwebs said:
Damn that looks ugly...I don't see what the fascination is with these larger screens...they look so tacky and cheap when they go all the way to the edge.
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Errr.. ok. That makes sense. Perhaps you should stick with first generation brick cell phones. Heard those screens are small.. right down your alley.
 
Great. Now there's two of the four corners I have to keep my finger off of when I take a picture.
 
winterspan said:
You are completely missing the point. This is a mockup from a chinese case manufacturer... Even if they had inside information on the case, they wouldn't have inside info on the name of the device nor would they even care what the "official" name is. They are just referring to it as the "5G" as in fifth-generation of the iPhone.

-- edit
Chris975d beat me to it :)
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I agree with your point, I think the case is an accurate representation of the upcoming phone.
 
It will be hard to hold the phone while recording video IMO. Cannot cover either side of the phone because of flash and camera.
 
So, it looks like Apple is going to try to shoehorn a 4" screen that's edge to edge.

What this means is that the first time you drop it, not only will the front and back shatter, the screen will too.

There's a reason no one else designs phones like this. Its because, from an engineering perspective, it's really ****ing dumb.
 
wankey said:
There's also no problem with changing resolution. BlackBerry has a ton of different resolutions. iPad and iPhone have different resolutions.

They don't need to do anything. Just baseless whining. When the next iPhone comes out, it'll be good. Lets just leave it at that. Apple has never known to do anything really stupid or dumb. Even their dumb products were interesting. So why are you whining or creating fuss over nothing?

If they change their resolution to keep the DPI, then developers can easily change their UIs. It doesn't take a long time to resize your UI or to tweak it. Furthermore, Apple isn't stupid. If they're going to introduce a 3rd resolution into their family, they'll have a reason to do so.

So seriously, if the iPhone 5G does come out, I'll welcome it with open arms, finally a phone I might get (if it's on T-Mobile)

Anyone saying it's ugly, everything Apple makes is ugly until the marketing puts into our heads that it's great. Nobody likes change, and all Apple is about is change. Ugly usually means ahead of its time. I thought the Macbook Pros were ugly at the time, now they look amazingly modern, and my old MBP looks archaic.
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Become a developer, get a bunch of apps up and running...then you'll bitch when they change the resolution. Its unnecessary and DOES annoy developers....A LOT!
 
iPad screen

I call BS. The screen's image is from an iPad. Unless this is what they intend on changing the new OS 5 to look like? Or is this meant to be a mock up?

Plus changing the screen's resolution would be a ballache to the max... Thats why the iPad's resolution is set as it is to prevent a major change to the apps.
 
Does the iPhone 4's battery last longer than a 4g iPod Touch? If not, I would be seriously afraid to use a flash on the iPhone 5. My battery life on my 4G Touch is shorter than on my 1G Touch, even after 3 years of recharges! Two 2-hour movies and the thing is pretty much dead. I largely find the battery life unacceptable. I was expecting better battery life, not worse. I've done all the 'fixes' including changing Skype settings, watching I don't leave apps running in the background and resetting network (all of which improved things a lot from the massive standby 'drain' it had the first week, but it's still similar to my 3-year old 1g Touch that has about half its original battery life after so many charges (i.e. you might get 8 hours of music with the screen off or 3-5 hours playing movies or 2-4 hours using Safari, but that's about it and that's using the latest firmware.) I used to be able to get at least 6-8 hours of movies (Safari/WiFi would drain it much faster) on 1G iPod Touch.

I know how fast my flash on my Camera A590 kills my batteries compared to not using it so I can only imagine what it would do to an iPhone (emergency use only?)
 
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