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More High-Quality Photos Show 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Rear Shell with Colored Bands
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The antennas don't bother me as much... what looks weird is the camera being further from the side than the top.
People get bands, they don't get these bands. They're not nice looking at all. Whereas the 5 was jewel like this looks very pedestrian.
Doesn't look as bad as the early leaks, but I still don't dig the bands.
Hopefully the black/gray version will look better
I think the bands are there to stay but they'll look much better than the one we saw in the leaked pics on the final product.
Because people will baulk that Apple has the same design for 3 years running.
Symmetry looks a lot better with it this way. The two-tone back is well-dated by now.
Jony Ive's description of the white bands
"We have always thought about design as being so much more than just the way something looks. It's the whole thing: the way something works on so many different levels. Ultimately, of course, design defines so much of our experience."
And then gets a standing ovation from all the Jim Jones types in the audience.
If you don't have a case on this puppy, one drop and your side has a huge dent.
The bands IMO are not pleasing, but we will all be scrambling on day one tracking our email confirmations of orders, and speculating on delivery windows.
The bands IMO are not pleasing, but we will all be scrambling on day one tracking our email confirmations of orders, and speculating on delivery windows.
That's fair but I wouldn't make the assumption that "people get bands." Comments stemming from these pictures seem to speak otherwise.
Is the band really colored silver or its just the subtle difference between the two that makes it looks like its blending in? Will they use gold antenna bands and space gray antenna bands as well? 5/5S didn't do these, they stuck with either white or black glass inserts. obviously the silver/white was subtle but not on the other two.
disagree, if anything making it all metal with the antenna bands looks more polished and upscale than the 5/5s. don't get me wrong, I love the 5/5s design its sleek and upscale but the iphone 6 will be everything but pedestrian.
I have a fear and suspicion that over time and with light drops, these "bands" will start to come apart from the phone. I recall seeing a few of the pictures on this site of alleged test versions of the case where the bands appeared to be missing in chunks. I sure hope these are attached well to the phone.
You're completely right! And whi these bands seem thicker then the current iPhones also baffles me...
I really hope they bring back a black color. The white and gold on my 5s has run its course.
Not sure on those bands though
Not sure on those bands though
looks ugly,no question about it.
I'm really losing hope in iPhone 6,and since I'm due to upgrade this year I really wonder what phone to get now.there is no way I buy the iPhone 6 if it looks this bad..and I only want a flagship model so 5s is out..
With this poor and unattractive device ,I think I will be forced to buy android phone for the first tine.
I'm really losing hope in iPhone 6,and since I'm due to upgrade this year I really wonder what phone to get now.there is no way I buy the iPhone 6 if it looks this bad..and I only want a flagship model so 5s is out..
With this poor and unattractive device ,I think I will be forced to buy android phone for the first tine.
I'm not sure what there is to "dig" about those bands, there's nothing appealing about their design and I expect if another brand of phone manufacturer put them on a device and you were asked an opinion you wouldn't be anywhere near as keen...
Design of phones is rather lost on me, I'm such a klutz they have to go in full cases to survive my dropping them all the time.. So more important for me is who can bring out a decent, full protection, slim enough case quick enough....
There were some other leaks posted by 9to5Mac last week that showed a grey back with black bands, though the bands were thinner than these. IF this is a legit part and it's what the back of the phone will look like I'm curious to know why the bands are so thick. They're thicker than the bands on the 4 & 5. I can't see Apple choosing them for aesthetic reasons.
Probably because they're doing away with the glass sections they had on the 5/5s. They must need wider bands for cellular/wifi/NFC? I was hoping they would eventually get filled in with liquid metal. Maybe the 6s lol
Should I just jump on the "I HATE THE BANDS" bandwagon, or just get over it?
Everyone that hates them will buy the phone and put a cover on it anyway.
I hope they come out with the 5.5" first. Then everyone will not only buy the 5.5" that they hate, they'll get the antenna bands they hate too! And like it!
Everyone that hates them will buy the phone and put a cover on it anyway.
I hope they come out with the 5.5" first. Then everyone will not only buy the 5.5" that they hate, they'll get the antenna bands they hate too! And like it!
Right...I can tell you that, so far iPhone reception has been ******...seriously. Now matching color antenna bands is acceptable, black/ slate version will look great
Now this is starting to look more like a finished product. Beautiful
you must have VERY low expectations in general,because you called this god awful design beautiful..it's really not beautiful,it's ugly and it's deginitely the ugliest iPhone after 5c.
So disappointed.