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More Photos from Claimed Next-Generation iPhone Include Front Panel with Centered FaceTime Camera

i like they are keeping with the 4S look and feel, i love it
its a great design, why change whats perfect?

the idea of a bigger screen is growing on me.
 
I remember the old "Curved" iPhone 3 was like holding a bar of soap...im happy they are keeping the square edges. The design of the 4/4S is next to perfect so why change it if its not broken. Great designers like minimal and you can't get more minimal than this.
 
blow45 said:
While a boxy brick that you can't pick up from a table because of lack of any colouring is great right?
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I don't know any phone that fits that description, but yes, the iPhone is great from a design standpoint. I can pick it up just fine, but perhaps you would like a handle on yours.

blow45 said:
but I guess apple these days designs banal stuff for banal audiences...
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If only Apple designed devices to flatter the ego of sophisticate blow45; clearly said poster is far from a banal audience to design for, more like an infinite depth of wonder and grace - will no one design a phone for this paragon of virtue and light!?

(I thought design was to make something a joy to use, not to shore up some twerp's self-esteem.)
 
I think the HTC EVO has the best screen size. Apple should design a similar screen size for the iphone 5. I hate that the Iphone is longer and not wider.
 
I hope not, I was looking forward to some thing more cutting edge and Applesque than a fugly iPhone4kenstein.
 
Carouser said:
I don't know any phone that fits that description, but yes, the iPhone is great from a design standpoint. I can pick it up just fine, but perhaps you would like a handle on yours.



If only Apple designed devices to flatter the ego of sophisticate blow45; clearly said poster is far from a banal audience to design for, more like an infinite depth of wonder and grace - will no one design a phone for this paragon of virtue and light!?

(I thought design was to make something a joy to use, not to shore up some twerp's self-esteem.)
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Just out of curiosity, do you see the irony of this statement?
 
eezing said:
This is not an official iPhone design.

The design has too many attributes that clash with Johnny Ive's previous products. Two being, it is cluttered and disproportionate.

Another red flag is the fact that the metal band on the black design is black and the one on the white is silver... An inconstant color scheme not only confuses consumers but could also cause problems in the supply chain. Take a look at the iPod Nano line and you'll notice that the parts that have color are the same throughout all color schemes.

Anytime you see a leak of a design that resembles another one of their products (iMac in this case), don't believe it.

This leak is a joke.
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What?

"An inconstant color scheme not only confuses consumers..." - see the iPod Shuffle - the silver unit has a black scroll wheel while all the rest have white.

"...but could also cause problems in the supply chain" - once again see the iPod Shuffle. Also in the iPhone and iPad the inside of the headphone jack and dock connector has matched the color of the device, white/black, and that has never been an issue. But we all know the white iPhone front/back cover was an issue.

"Any time you see a leak of a design that resembles another product don't believe it." - See iPod Touch and iPad - you are telling me those two don't look alike? There is definitely a design language across Apple products and it is only when viewed in comparison to the iMac that this design does make sense. Of course it's also an amalgamation of the original iPhone and the 4/4S design but it's more evocative of the iMac to me.

You are right, it is definitely more likely that someone went through all this trouble to create an insanely detailed and exquisite case design with internal parts that match the rumors just to fool us.
 
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TennisandMusic said:
Just out of curiosity, do you see the irony of this statement?
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Just out of curiosity, do you see the difference between:

(1) This product is useful and does its job with an economy of purpose and form, this is a good thing
(2) This product makes me feel like I'm not a banal plebe, heh, look how great I am for buying this product, now I feel better about myself

If you don't see the difference, that would explain your post.
 
Carouser said:
I don't know any phone that fits that description, but yes, the iPhone is great from a design standpoint. I can pick it up just fine, but perhaps you would like a handle on yours.



If only Apple designed devices to flatter the ego of sophisticate blow45; clearly said poster is far from a banal audience to design for, more like an infinite depth of wonder and grace - will no one design a phone for this paragon of virtue and light!?

(I thought design was to make something a joy to use, not to shore up some twerp's self-esteem.)
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I m a simple guy really, I want a phone that doesn't look like crap and has a working antenna. As for you twerp you can be my guest and feel self important with the iPhone, the phone for Chinese trophy wives, porn stars, drug lords, pimps, and wannabes the world over. Enjoy your status symbol.
 
blow45 said:
As for you twerp you can be my guest and feel self important with the iPhone . . . Enjoy your status symbol.
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That's just my point - I don't get any sense of 'self-importance' from a consumer product.

Your claim that it's made for a 'banal audience', and that you are something other than banal because of your 'discriminating' taste in phone design, is what is so laughable.
 
I will reserve judgment until I can hold one in my hands but from the pictures these look like a budget knock off of arguably Apple's most iconic design.

Steve may have had a lot to do with the final design of the next iPhone but I fear it won't be the same without having him here to explain why he was so passionate about the design. People were turned off by the iPhone 4 design at first until Steve likened it an old Leica camera.

Let's hope this is just a prototype or unpolished finial design.
 
:p

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lilo777 said:
Rounded shape = ergonomic. Boxy design = not ergonomic. Just look at your own hand and try to give it a square shape ;)
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My hand isn't round either... there are a lot of grooves and contours... show me a contoured phone and then I'll show you an ergonomic one.

If simply round is your idea of ergonomic then I've got a few designers and salesmen who want to sell you something.
 
I like the new design I don't know why people are bitching. the one thing I do hope is that the strips on the back match up with the bottom and top of the screen on the front. it doesnt look like it in the pictures but it could just be how the parts are laid out. People bitched that the 4/4S design was too prone to breaking. this unibody design will make this new phone like a tank. No more broken glass. I bet the front is the new gorilla glass 2.
 
AbSoluTc said:
Why on earth is the headphone jack on the bottom? Makes no sense at all.
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Only reason I could justify such a change is when checking the iPhone from a front pocket, having the headphone jack at the bottom would allow for viewing the iPhone easier when removing it from a front pants pocket as it would be facing the user properly.
 
Carouser said:
That's just my point - I don't get any sense of 'self-importance' from a consumer product.

Your claim that it's made for a 'banal audience', and that you are something other than banal because of your 'discriminating' taste in phone design, is what is so laughable.
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I told you I am simple guy, I like a working antenna and a phone that doesn't look like crap, and of course i appreciate aesthetically pleasing consumer items. This phone to me looks like crap, maybe the antenna works though, we shall see. You know what phone I have now, $20 **** phone that does the job after my losing a few iPhones here and there. But it's functional cause I don't mind whatever happens to it. The iPhone on the other hand is a status symbol of banality for pimps, porn stars, starlets etc etc. it's not me saying this, it's the way apple markets it, it's about a large % of people owning iPhones.

But you seem to be too far up...the point you are trying to make to realise what I am saying. It's not about my self esteem, it's about valuing something well designed, that's why the iPhone isn't targeted to people like me who do value good design it's targeted to people who want a status symbol via association, and hence the design is bland, boring, and banal cause that's what a Chinese trophy wife would like to buy. I'd much rather have a **** phone than an iPhone, as I'd much rather have a **** car I don't care bumping than some boring SUV for pimps.

You can laugh all you want but take any designer (and I am not one), or anyway most any designer, people who have a trained and talented eye for aesthetics and ask them how this prototype looks to them, they ll tell you it looks like like crap. It might not look like like crap to you, but then again you might be someone who watches fox news and considers it journalism.
 
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AbSoluTc said:
Why on earth is the headphone jack on the bottom? Makes no sense at all.
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...I think it makes more sense than a top-positioned jack. Handier to slide into a pocket with headphones attached. Headphone cable does not drape across the screen when you're trying to use it. The iPod touch had it right.
 
I hope this is fake. The headphone jack at the bottom is a terrible idea. Imagine using square or paypal credit card readers. It just looks ridiculous. When the phone is in a dock it would also give no access to the headphone jack.
 
Home Button

Did anyone else notice how the home button is part of the screen? On the past devices it was separate? Maybe we will finally have a capacitive home button!
 
gloss said:
...I think it makes more sense than a top-positioned jack. Handier to slide into a pocket with headphones attached. Headphone cable does not drape across the screen when you're trying to use it. The iPod touch had it right.
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I look forward to having it on the bottom.
 
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