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New 'iPhone 8' Renders Shared Online Based on Alleged Leaked CAD Images
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Absolutely the iPhone 5s is a far better design (and more robust) was hoping for the iPhone SE to be a turning point in the thinness madness but it was not to be.
Of course nothing holds a candle to the excellent iPhone 4s
Every time you see a render you make that same remark. Nobody is forcing to look at it or indeed buy the final version. There's been a bump since iPhone 6, if you are not used to it by now I suggest you look for a new phone elsewhere. Moaning about it isn't going to change the way it is.
Can you imagine taking a product like that to Steve Jobs. He smiles as you show him the front. Then turns it over, and there is this big bump protruding from the surface. No way he releases that. I would sacrifice some thinness for a flush camera. Too light + too thin = too ugly camera bump.
I never minded, and im far from a apple fanboy.
Cant tell from the pictures, but is the back suppose to be glass?
Looks good. Not a bad design at all. Though Samsung managed to Eliminate the gross camera bump.
I see the thread is already filled with the usual "Apple would never" remarks.
Brings back fond memories of the iPhone 4 leak.
A real iPhone from Apple would never have...
...visible screws
...circular, separate volume buttons
...visible gaps in the metal band running around the edge
And of course now the real iPhone 8 from Apple will never in a million years have...
...a camera that looks anything like that
Brings back fond memories of the iPhone 4 leak.
A real iPhone from Apple would never have...
...visible screws
...circular, separate volume buttons
...visible gaps in the metal band running around the edge
And of course now the real iPhone 8 from Apple will never in a million years have...
...a camera that looks anything like that
Looks nice except for the camera bump - it really sticks out with that glass back. Give us a thicker, smooth phone back and a battery that goes 2 or 3 days instead. Apple, learn from the Moto Z Play - it sold much better than Lenovorola thought it would, because it had a big awesome battery and people didn't care that it was a little thicker.
Looks nice otherwise, of course the question is whether it looks starting price $1k nice?
Looks nice otherwise, of course the question is whether it looks starting price $1k nice?
You know what really would have been an exciting talking point? If the render had shown there to be a phone jack - I almost giggle thinking about that.
If only there were, say, websites dedicated to speculation about upcoming Apple products. That way you could easily avoid iPhone 8 talk. After all, going to these sites would practically guarantee that you'd come across iPhone 8 talk. If you happen to find such a site, make sure never to go there. That way you won't have to read iPhone 8 talk.
I had an iPhone 4 and then 5C. Upgraded to a 6 Plus which I loved due to the comfortable keyboard's width ( because of my gamer thumbs ). Then I went back to the SE since it felt much better holding it. The SE is a 'proper' phone and is practical because it's economically affordable with a far better industrial design, and I was able to move all my 1G iPod Touch music playlist into the new device. iTunes could not 'read' my original iPod Touch which was a problem and I needed a bluetooth device to play off the music and almost bought another iPod when the SE became an obvious solution.
I've had the SE since last Fall and am satisfied with it. It may not be as speedy as the others but it gets the job done with out the nonsense vanity features.
I'm somewhat pissed that Apple should have made a 5.5 version of the SE. That's EXACTLY what they should've done two years ago and I would've bought it. The 3D renders on this thread don't look right to me and smells of a 'diversion' for damage control on Apple or a speculative model by an 'armchair' designer. It doesn't look practical at all.
I suspect they may go with the Touch ID on the back and go all glass on front with stainless steel frame just like the iPhone 4 ( as mentioned in previous analyst reports ).
I'm sure most of us don't buy that this thing is legit. Seems a bit porky, and the ring around the camera doesn't jive with the more 'subtle' bump on the 7's.
Can't wait to hear Phil's comment on why they changed the camera position.
Can't wait to hear Phil's comment on why they changed the camera position.
That would have been funny. The guy should have just thrown one in there for drama.
I quite like it, Look at the pictures, it will look like those.
Although, it could be that the camera bump is "rounder" and softer like the last picture.
Although, it could be that the camera bump is "rounder" and softer like the last picture.
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But at least all those complaints were based off actual leaked hardware, not a render based on allegedly leaked cad files. I know the iPod touch and iPhone 6 had the protruding camera ring but then with the iPhone 7 Apple made the camera hump part of the chassis so it looked more natural and blended in better. I don't doubt the 8 will have a camera hump that people complain about but I don't think it will look like this render. I don't think the camera hump will have a stainless steel ring around it to draw attention to it.
I know, right? There's SO much other new Apple hardware to talk about! Let's talk instead about the newly announced Mac Pro's, the new Mac Mini, the new Macbook, and the new iMac. Oh...wait...
it basically looks like the 7+ to me. not much difference visually. obviously the larger screen will be nice but over all not that radical for the flagship iphone 8 they've been hyping up
Apparently the source was spot on in their schematics from the 7, if that means anything.
