Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
New Comparison Photo of Matte iPhone Enclosure?
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I just got an apartment 
but now I wont be able to get the new iPhone. Oh well, I'll wait for the 2010 iPhone that can pay my gas and electric bills. Also it can make toast.
2010 iPhone is gunna be awwwesome.
On topic: The matte finish is a step in the right direction. No we just need to see how well it does with finger oils and scratches.
but now I wont be able to get the new iPhone. Oh well, I'll wait for the 2010 iPhone that can pay my gas and electric bills. Also it can make toast.2010 iPhone is gunna be awwwesome.
On topic: The matte finish is a step in the right direction. No we just need to see how well it does with finger oils and scratches.
Not a fan of the matte black at all. It cheapens the look of the phone badly. If I want my phone to look like a Fisher Price toy - I will buy one at Toys R Us. I don't spend $300 bux to have my phone look like a POS. I have a SHINY 3G phone with NO scratches. I had no case for mine for about 3 months. No issues at all. I have it in a case now.
Let me share with you what MATTE BLACK/Rubberized plastic looks like after a while, this is 5 months of use. I don't care who does the matte/rubberized plastic (Apple included), it will always look like this after a while.
I surely prefer this instead of CRACKS in the casing. I mean, you are using it daily..you can at least expect that it will look USED after some time. That's not a bad thing. And most of you will replace it after a year or two anyways.
Afterall it's just a phone. I'll buy it because of the software! But I really prefer the new casing if it's legit.
I personally think some of it could become true... Here's my guess.
8GB Matty? - Only Black ($99)
16GB Matty Black or White (glossy on white?) ($199)
32GB --same as 16GB-- ($299)
pal
And what about the current nano lineup? Even though they're aluminum, they've got a matte finish on them.
Uninformed opinions...
It's so annoying when people talk about something they know nothing about... Yes I know what you're going to say, 90% of the comments here...
I've had a black 3G for almost a year now, never had a case for it, not particularly careful with it, dropped it a couple of times. Shove it in my pocket, throw it in a bag. The only scratches (very faint) are on the chrome apple.
When you look at the back of the 3G the only thing you see is the apple, nice and clean. On the matt one there's too much lettering at the bottom.
It's so annoying when people talk about something they know nothing about... Yes I know what you're going to say, 90% of the comments here...
I've had a black 3G for almost a year now, never had a case for it, not particularly careful with it, dropped it a couple of times. Shove it in my pocket, throw it in a bag. The only scratches (very faint) are on the chrome apple.
When you look at the back of the 3G the only thing you see is the apple, nice and clean. On the matt one there's too much lettering at the bottom.
I like the matte, but I don't like how much the white text stands out (particularly the FCC symbols, etc.). There is text on the 3G but it isn't visible from much of a distance, this appears that it would be. I think it looks pretty tacky and doesn't seem like something Apple would deem acceptable.
I guess this has already been said, but I didn't feel like reading the entire thread.
I guess this has already been said, but I didn't feel like reading the entire thread.
I'd rather have anodized black aluminum with a rubberized cutout for the antenna
The way I see it, handheld consumer electronics - phones, iPods etc, are made to be used. Keeping something in a case and polishing it up every day? Great, if that floats your boat, but it's a little weird. Just use the damn thing. The only justification I could think of would be resale value, but nobody buys these things as an investment, and it's not worth the stress of babying it all the time.
Love my original iPhone, it's battered as hell, dented, scratched, but it's so rugged it keeps on going and still, IMO, looks amazing. I think the 3G looks cheap/tacky. I reckon the matte is a step in the right direction compared to the 3G look in terms of sophistication, although I'm not keen on the white text.
It seems the camera hole is filled, in which case this is shorter and somewhat thinner. Hope it's got a bigger screen and OLED...
Love my original iPhone, it's battered as hell, dented, scratched, but it's so rugged it keeps on going and still, IMO, looks amazing. I think the 3G looks cheap/tacky. I reckon the matte is a step in the right direction compared to the 3G look in terms of sophistication, although I'm not keen on the white text.
It seems the camera hole is filled, in which case this is shorter and somewhat thinner. Hope it's got a bigger screen and OLED...
Matte is the way to go
I bought a case from Incipio that is matte and I like it better. It has better grip and it doesn't scratch. Now to get apple to make the silver lining scratch proof...
I bought a case from Incipio that is matte and I like it better. It has better grip and it doesn't scratch. Now to get apple to make the silver lining scratch proof...
love the matte look. the gloss black just looks cheap crap plastic (which it apparently is.. with all the crack problems people are having)
now it matches the imacs a little more.. glass front, matte black back...
i wish all the text was either a gloss black or medium gray so it didn't stand out so much. maybe even the apple logo
now it matches the imacs a little more.. glass front, matte black back...
i wish all the text was either a gloss black or medium gray so it didn't stand out so much. maybe even the apple logo
"Gangsta" indeed.
Wow, those kids are sooo wannabees!! The guy at the left looks just like this little poodle...
