It would be awesome of Apple if they release it this summer, my iPhone 4's home button is getting worse day by day!
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It's all coming together. 
Personally I was hoping for the exact same form factor and size of the 4S, I think it is perfect. I really don't want a larger device or screen. But with all the cries for a bigger one and the S III now on the cusp I'm not surprised to see the larger screen.
My guess is an announcement late June with release Mid-July. Maybe even a bit sooner. No way this goes until October.
Personally I was hoping for the exact same form factor and size of the 4S, I think it is perfect. I really don't want a larger device or screen. But with all the cries for a bigger one and the S III now on the cusp I'm not surprised to see the larger screen.
My guess is an announcement late June with release Mid-July. Maybe even a bit sooner. No way this goes until October.
Yeah, it'd suck to have to put upside down in your pocket. It'll make it difficult to read anything...while it's in your pocket...
Also, hold your current phone in your hand like you're texting or reading something. Now slip it in your pocket. Fifty bucks says you put it in there upside down, because it's natural to do so. That way, when you pull it back out, it's right-side-up again.
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Never this early pre release, unless it's released this summer. But anything can happen. The only rumor with pics I closely beleive so far are the maps.
Thanks, I just saw that. Weird, a full aluminum back doesn't make sense.
(The trim around the outside on the previous models wasn't the entire antenna. It was just part of the antenna setup. The other parts inside still required radio transparency such as the glass case back.)
BS. I will bet all my Apple stock when th new iPhone is released it does not look like this or is a much more refined product.
It's a leak, it's not ready for public use. They don't need to have FCC markings, or have it look like the finished product when obviously this isnt for consumer eyes yet. For all we know this could just be random prototype parts, however it is more likely that it is the real deal and we are staring at the next gen iPhone.
My fingers are crossed that these are decoy leaks. The change to a smaller dock connector is a deal breaker for me. I've got too much invested in existing docking devices and accessories. An "adapter" won't solve the problem either.
If these turn out to be the real deal, it looks like the iPhone 4S will be my last iPhone for some time to come.
Mark
If these turn out to be the real deal, it looks like the iPhone 4S will be my last iPhone for some time to come.
Mark
Oh I don't doubt it will be more refined and primed up for public release. But it seems pretty clear to me Apple is going with partial aluminum backing to make room for more in a thinner design.
Everyone who says the backplate is ugly is absolutely wrong... Because there is no backplate.
Ladys and Gentlemen, this is the first unibody iPhone. In the Macrumors picture, you can clearly see that the back and the sides of the black model are the same colour/finish, and there are no seams. The white model seems different, but that's probably because the lighter aluminium of the back came out so yellow in the picture.
Very cool.
Ladys and Gentlemen, this is the first unibody iPhone. In the Macrumors picture, you can clearly see that the back and the sides of the black model are the same colour/finish, and there are no seams. The white model seems different, but that's probably because the lighter aluminium of the back came out so yellow in the picture.
Very cool.
You'd seriously wimp out over a new dock connector? I think it is long overdue.
I agree. I suspect that with increased body size they might be concerned about the case rigidity. As I understand, the metal side band is what holds the phone together. If it's not rigid enough, the screen will be cracking right in your hand (without even dropping it).
As many others here have stated, if these photos are real, this is a prototype and likely not what the finished product will look like. Did anyone catch the story of the prototype iPad that went up on eBay the other day? It had squared edges, a totally different speaker design, and two dock connectors, for Pete's sake!
http://9to5mac.com/2012/05/28/prototype-ipad-with-landscape-dock-connector-surfaces-in-ebay-listing/
Just take a deep breath and relax.
http://9to5mac.com/2012/05/28/prototype-ipad-with-landscape-dock-connector-surfaces-in-ebay-listing/
Just take a deep breath and relax.
This appears to be the final design.
It looks beautiful. I'm sure most of you would who don't like it would change your mind if the phone was presented in a good professional picture, or if you saw it in person. All the choices and changes appear to be legitimate design changes/improvements (from the speaker grills, to the front camera placement, to the head phone jack movement)
Most interesting of all, this phone appears to have a mag-safe connector. How ****ing cool is that? Magnets in the iPhone! Finally!
It looks beautiful. I'm sure most of you would who don't like it would change your mind if the phone was presented in a good professional picture, or if you saw it in person. All the choices and changes appear to be legitimate design changes/improvements (from the speaker grills, to the front camera placement, to the head phone jack movement)
Most interesting of all, this phone appears to have a mag-safe connector. How ****ing cool is that? Magnets in the iPhone! Finally!
Not really. I liked the iPhone 4 design but worried about the antenna design (and rightfully so as I found out). This looks like an iPhone 4 designed by someone other than Apple, kind of how so many ultrabooks look like cheaper copies of the MacBook Air.
The Apple logo is barely visible on the back of the black one. I don't think that's the final design.
Also, is the consensus that the "two-tone" back is designed to make the phone less slippery? It looks like a big rubbery grip on the back to me.
Also, is the consensus that the "two-tone" back is designed to make the phone less slippery? It looks like a big rubbery grip on the back to me.