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New 3G iPhone Photos?
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you're right, it doesnt even have any innards, not a finished product. But the shape just doesnt seem like it would fit in one hand very well. Idk, I guess i'll have to wait and feel for myself before I make my judgments. It's silly to scrutinize at this point when it doesnt even officially exist yet
I just cannot believe this story as I can't believe Apple would start, once again using plastics that scratch when you wipe them.
I also don't believe this story because plastic is made from oil, which is skyrocketing in price which would eat away at their profit.
They have colored aluminum. They should be using that.
Oh, and guess what? Apple legal didn't have the photos removed.
I also don't believe this story because plastic is made from oil, which is skyrocketing in price which would eat away at their profit.
They have colored aluminum. They should be using that.
Oh, and guess what? Apple legal didn't have the photos removed.
maybe they have some super secret awesome gui update to put on it that makes them not even care if the case design is leaked. haha
Aluminum scratches just as easy, flip over an ipod not in a case. BTW who said thats plastic? could be zirconia or a super secret material apple created to fool us to thinking its plastic.
Um plastic more expensive than using aluminum, really??? I don't know about that. I don't think they care about how much it costs to manufacture the iphone at a 600 price point and minimum of 30% markup...
Oh, and guess what? Apple legal didn't have the photos removed, they are smart enough to know that doing so would indeed confirm what we speculate as a rumor to be more factual...who would do that?
I like the white.
You're American and therefore can't comment on the use of the English language... this is just a rumour anyway. What would your favourite colour of the iPhone be?
There has been more than one occasion in the recent past that Apple legal did NOT force the take down of what turned out to be REAL leaks and images. I think they go back and forth just to keep us guessing.
Plastic doesn't HAVE to be like that, but Apple must have some secret research department whose goal is to develop plastics that will scratch when you cough, whistle or just look at it. The iPhone was probably found to be too rugged, and Apple hates that... they want to you crave a fresh, unscratched unit.
Seriously, no material in the world is more scratch prone than the 'mirror' plastic on the back of iPods... take a look at any other plastic gadget in your home. Cellphones from other manufacturers, TV remotes, calculators, whatever. See any scratches? Nope. I have a bunch of Nintendo Game & Watch games from the 80's, I used to drag those things to school every day, they've been dropped and thrown and subjected to anything from sand to food... not a single visible scratch. Then I look at my iPod Nano, 1st gen black, which has barely left the house and has been treated with utmost care. It looks like it served as the ice rink for the NHL playoffs... I can still remember the shock when I first wiped it off gently, only for it to emerge from the cloth looking much worse than before. Materials like that aren't used by accident, it's a calculated decision...
Looking at these again vs the case ones, I'm going with that's just the case and not the 3G iPhone.
Nah I mean the case that was posted a while back... the last iPhone picture that got debunked. If you look at the pics you'll see they are the same, the only difference is the thickness and that could just be the angle these ones are at.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/479884/
I'm noticing one other thing that's weird about these pictures. First, I'll say, these do seem more real than anything else that has "leaked." But, there is something odd to me about the shape of the sides from one picture to the next. I'll do my best to explain this...
1.) If you look at the profile shots (the shots where you can see the white casing) you'll notice that the edges of the phone are very rounded. When I say edges, I don't mean corners, I mean the sides of the phone - the thickness of the phone. Again, the sides are very rounded, much like the original iphone...
2.) Now, hold the original iphone you have in your hands and look at it square in the screen (hold it at the same angle as the one straight on "leaked" shot in this thread). You'll notice that you can see at least an 1/8" boarder of chrome all the way around your screen which falls away toward the back of the phone. Now look at the "leaked" photo, there is no chrome boarder, only a thin line of chrome and no sides that curve to the back of the phone. It's kind of like an ipod touch in that respect.
In summary, my two observations contradict each other. If the sides of the phone are just as rounded as the original iphone, then the straight on shot of the screen would show us the same 1/8"+ chrome boarder around the outside of the screen.
Gosh that is hard to explain, I hope it made sense... I just think the these three "leaked" shots are not of the same object. I think the two shots looking at the back casing are of the same object, but the shot looking directly at the screen looks more like the flat front of the current ipod touch.
One other thing, look closely and you can see the volume rocker button on the side of the phone in the shot that is straight on the screen... if this photo is of the same object as the other images, then wouldn't that volume rocker button be bright white just like the other images?
Lastly (for real this time)... if Apple is really sending out legit prototypes like this, why would they bother putting in the volume rocker button but not the vibrate switch? I think they'd either do both or neither. I'm thinking these new "leaked" photos have a 5% or less chance of being the real thing. If it is real, I think I'll still be buying it.
1.) If you look at the profile shots (the shots where you can see the white casing) you'll notice that the edges of the phone are very rounded. When I say edges, I don't mean corners, I mean the sides of the phone - the thickness of the phone. Again, the sides are very rounded, much like the original iphone...
2.) Now, hold the original iphone you have in your hands and look at it square in the screen (hold it at the same angle as the one straight on "leaked" shot in this thread). You'll notice that you can see at least an 1/8" boarder of chrome all the way around your screen which falls away toward the back of the phone. Now look at the "leaked" photo, there is no chrome boarder, only a thin line of chrome and no sides that curve to the back of the phone. It's kind of like an ipod touch in that respect.
In summary, my two observations contradict each other. If the sides of the phone are just as rounded as the original iphone, then the straight on shot of the screen would show us the same 1/8"+ chrome boarder around the outside of the screen.
Gosh that is hard to explain, I hope it made sense... I just think the these three "leaked" shots are not of the same object. I think the two shots looking at the back casing are of the same object, but the shot looking directly at the screen looks more like the flat front of the current ipod touch.
One other thing, look closely and you can see the volume rocker button on the side of the phone in the shot that is straight on the screen... if this photo is of the same object as the other images, then wouldn't that volume rocker button be bright white just like the other images?
Lastly (for real this time)... if Apple is really sending out legit prototypes like this, why would they bother putting in the volume rocker button but not the vibrate switch? I think they'd either do both or neither. I'm thinking these new "leaked" photos have a 5% or less chance of being the real thing. If it is real, I think I'll still be buying it.
I'm calling it.
This is all misinformation on apple's part. The 3G phone would not be thicker than the 2G phone. I repeat, the 3G iphone will not be thicker than the 2G iphone. I think it will be slimmer again. They did amazing work with the itouch in slimming that down. Expect the same for the new phone.
As for the plastic back rumors, I really doubt. Metal is classy and i could see anodized metal backs becoming standard. (Black, Red, Silver) Its going to look strikingly similar to the current model. Apple are not going back to plain white plastic I assure you. Have you seen the New Imacs?
GPS may get a look in but i doubt it. Don't expect a flash on the camera it would ruin the aesthetics of the device.
Anyway hereth end rant.
This is all misinformation on apple's part. The 3G phone would not be thicker than the 2G phone. I repeat, the 3G iphone will not be thicker than the 2G iphone. I think it will be slimmer again. They did amazing work with the itouch in slimming that down. Expect the same for the new phone.
As for the plastic back rumors, I really doubt. Metal is classy and i could see anodized metal backs becoming standard. (Black, Red, Silver) Its going to look strikingly similar to the current model. Apple are not going back to plain white plastic I assure you. Have you seen the New Imacs?
GPS may get a look in but i doubt it. Don't expect a flash on the camera it would ruin the aesthetics of the device.
Anyway hereth end rant.
hey guys
remember this story a couple weeks ago?https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/479884/
looks very similar.
too similar
ya know?
they even got the same shade of grey writing on the back...
and the one that i linked to also had the speaker missing, but also no sleep/wake button, just like the ring/vibrate toggle switch isnt installed in this one.
hmm...
remember this story a couple weeks ago?https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/479884/
looks very similar.
too similar
ya know?
they even got the same shade of grey writing on the back...
and the one that i linked to also had the speaker missing, but also no sleep/wake button, just like the ring/vibrate toggle switch isnt installed in this one.
hmm...
I think these pictures would be more believable as prototypes if they didn't have an apple logo on the back. These pics don't have certain protruding elements such as the sleep button and vibrate switch, yet apple went through the trouble of painting on an apple logo?
I don't know if this has been answered yet but if these photos have been leaked by a case manufacturer then they're likely just dummy models for 3rd party case making purposes. Same case, same dimensions just no internals.
yes i would be thinking that apple would have made the new 3G iphone extremely detailed, even the prototype!!! especially since its SO close to WWDC/june/everything else... it would have to most likely be in the production lines right now, so it would have been finished months ago..
if u get my drift...
so detailed that they don't even put in important protruding buttons? that's my point. One thing seems very important while another doesn't matter. If apple wants to keep something under wraps, it seems the first thing they could do is not put a huge logo on it. that's all I'm saying.
What protruding buttons are missing?
Silence toggle switch - check
Volume - check
lock button - none of the angles are right to show...
The " 'mirror' plastic" on the back of iPods is, actually, chromed or polished metal (I'm not really sure exactly which kind of metal, but I'm betting on stainless steel). As for the scratches, both my two old full-sized iPods (I sold my 3G, and had my 5G stolen from me) were almost scratch-free when I upgraded them, as is my new Classic, which I bought this christmas.
I found that the 3G's included carrying case with belt clip did more harm than good, as that nylon-covered cardboard U-shaped thingy scratched the hell out the iPod's back, and was utterly surprised to find that the best "case" ever made for the iPod is actually an iPod Sock. I've been using them ever since I went to NY and bought a box of them (I gave the three "girly" ones to a cousin of mine), and noticed that both the 5G and the Classic remained almost scratch-free for a lot of time (and I mean +6 months, with the odd tiny scratch here and there, much like would happen with, say, a new car).
As long as you don't try to wipe the smudges from the back of your iPod, carry your keys and change and your iPod on separate pockets, and always lay your iPod either on top of the sock or inside it, you won't get virtually any scratches on its body (yes, even yesterday, I had to give a friend of mine a homicidal stare because she was about to lay it down directly on a stone coffee table... fortunately, that stopped her just in time since, from my experience at least, laying iPods on furniture - even when covered in some kind of cloth, like dining tables - is what scratches them more easily, because of friction and debris). Oh, and as a bonus, the sock actually wipes the smudges itself, since it's made of soft cotton, without really scratching it.
All fine, but wouldn't you like it if there were a little more durable. I, for one, wouldn't want to carry my iPod in a sock all day.