New Photo of Alleged iPhone 6 Manufacturing Mold Hints at 4.7-Inch Display

[Iconoclysm]

blame that stupid home button

Or thank it.

 

[Freida]

it does correspond with these schematics we saw earlier.

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/28/drawings-iphone-6c/

 

[beosound3200]

Ok. Post some sales data.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...ei-lenovo-motorolas-mobile-shipments-combined

http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/12/...xpectations-less-2-3-million-units-purchased/

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...-for-just-110-of-its-2013-premium-phone-sales

also, its reasonable to assume that large screen phones exist only because of the inability of android oems to compete with iphone specs and battery life at 4 inch. sony managed in late 2013 with z1 compact, although 2mm thicker...

thats why apple wasnt in a hurry to release a larger screen iphone

 

[cube]

The right size if the bezels are thin.

But it would have to be 16:10

 

[bushman4]

Still looks like the same bezeled IPhone. When is Apple going to get rid of those annoying bezels

 

[TMay]

If anyone know anything about the molding or cnc process, you'll know that there're a bunch of "add-on molding gears" that got attached to the molding process and the mold itself. Hence, the mold is usually a lot bigger than the actual product.

This isn't a mold; it's a fixture. The holes through are to allow tools to machine portions of the blank or more probably as a follow up operation. The tell is that it is cast aluminum with few machined surfaces; something that would be appropriate for a fixture that would be used simultaneously on hundreds of CNC machines.

 

[crsh1976]

Not sure about keeping it so narrow that a bigger screen makes the iPhone a very long candy bar-like device, it's going to be awkward in one's pocket.

(and also, "is that a (whatever) or are you just happy to see me" jokes will get a revival).

 

[1Zach1]

The iPhone can't be the same size as another phone now? Lol. It's not innovative unless it is an entirely different size than any phone in existence.

It has nothing to do with being the same dimensions as another phone, it's that I want phone manufactures to make progress on keeping screen sizes up, while decreasing the physical size of the device. Making an iPhone that is the same size as the 4.7" HTC One, that was released in March 2013, is not innovation.

 

[b166er]

Waiting to see the iPhone 6 and the next galaxy Note before I pull the trigger on my next phone.

I'm so used to larger screens now I can't imagine going too far backward. Even 4.7 seems a little small these days to someone like me.

I think Apple's best bet (and ours) would be if they just put out 2 or 3 phones a year moving forward. Give us a couple options with size and price. It seems like they are starting to open up to this idea since they put out the 5c, but hopefully they take it a little farther and give us a couple premium options. An Apple phablet would be great for me, but not for everyone. At some point they are going to have to recognize their customers have different needs. I'm not saying go all Samsung and put out a new phone every month, but try to find a balance.

 

[Merkyworks]

I will be disappointed if they do keep the rather larger/thick bezel.

 

[jimbobb24]

If their is no normal sized iPhone, just a big monstrosity I will be pretty sad. I think the big phones are awful.

 

[Cali Fornia]

I can't believe no one has mentioned the potential $100 price increase resulting in off-contract pricing of $749, $849 and $949 for 16, 32, and 64GB versions. And what about on contact pricing: $299 for 16GB version?

Perfect strategy, Apple. Instead of pricing the iPhone 5C reasonably, they just make the 6 more expensive so the price tag of the 5C doesn't look that out of proportion.

 

[scrmtrey]

Wait a minute. This is not iPhone 5s white on the image. It is just 4S or 4 white model.


Nice try.

 

[ghost187]

It will be 4.7 IF they keep the same amount of bezel all around since 2010 (iPhone 4), which I doubt.

I expect 5 inch display with 4x pixels so ppi is exactly double ipad airs pixel density.

 

[mdelvecchio]

This is going to be one tall-ass phone, i just drew the provided dimensions on paper, it doesn't look natural.

quick, you better call Cook and Ive and let them know!

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I like the bigger size but why make it so tall? Why not give a little width to it?

app compatibility is likely the biggest concern when re-designing screen dimensions.

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If this is true, it would be a very poor choice of dimensions IMO - far too thin.
You cannot keep increasing the length of the phone without increasing it's width too, as the phone starts to lose proportion.
The ratio is already bad enough on the iPhone 5 which is too long for its width and if (as it looks from this photo), the phone isn't getting any wider, adding yet more length onto the phone would be ridiculous.
So bigger is better, but it means bigger in both length and width otherwise bigger is just silly!

it's not the same width.

 

[PrsnSingh]

No more blurry pictures

Leaks are on fire today! Also, the image is so clear.. A revolution for leaks is on its way!

 

[mdelvecchio]

Man what a piss poor implementation if they really did make the phone longer and longer to accommodate a larger screen size making the phone look more odder and actually decreasing usability rather than for the intended purpose of increasing it. Making it longer so you can claim that it's a large phone you can still use with one hand all the while making it difficult to actually reach the top left corner of the screen where you've stated in your own interface guides menus options and drawers should go is just dumb. Also making it longer would be make it even hard to get to the notification shade. Making it slightly wider and reducing the height would have been the best move possible.

dear lord, man, call Cook -- quick!! let him know about these rumored part leaks about an unreleased product w/ no size specs!

Stop doing stupid things to address problems that aren't really problems but are rather manufactured issues for the sake of marketing, Apple!

ah yeah, it's all marketing! marketing is magic! it makes us do stupid things!

 

[hpereznoble]

Is this Happening?

I believe Apple is getting behind innovation on the smartphones area, that why most leaks are from the iPhone. Maybe its a way to show how they are catching up. If they where far ahead in innovation, these should never happen.

@hpereznoble

 

[mdelvecchio]

Urrgh.

:-(

That's going to be such a nightmare to use. Well, it would be if it didn't push me off iOS entirely, which it probably would.

good thing it's only a random part leak and not an actual product spec.

 

[majkom]

People stop whinning about it bring too big. Guess what you're a small, yet vocal, minority. The rest of the planet prefers screens in the 5" size range. If apple stops making a 4" phone just go get a 4" android or windows phone as those groups allow for more form factors than apple.

Since when? Total majority of smartphones sold are smaller than 5inch..

 

[meetajhu]

Jony ive will make a additional longer thumb adapter for one handed usage so it may not make him look retarded in his iPhone 5 video

 

[mdelvecchio]

Just what I need. An iPhone so large that it doesn't fit in my pocket! And an iPhone so large that I can't use it one-handed.

Wow, thanks Tim Cook, for your AMAZING INNOVATIONS since Steve died!!

Meanwhile, the ONE LARGE THING that we really do need has been discontinued: the 17" laptop. High screen resolution doesn't matter if the pixels are so small that you have to squint while trying to edit video.

Tim Cook and Phil Schiller are making a complete mess of Steve's house.

what rubbish. sales are bigger than ever, stock price is higher than when jobs died, and their latest products (rMBP, MP) are blowing me away.

as for the rest of your tantrum, you do realize this is some random part that none of us can identify correctly, right? not an actual product or spec sheet? you have no idea what the final product is going to look like.

also -- if youre editing vid on your MBP...1) why are you squinting at pixels? why do you need to see the individual pixels? unusual, but if you do, 2) why arent you using an external monitor?

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Nexus 5 is a boss phone. Another stretched iPhone. Great. I want to switch back, but Apple is just not improving. I thought at least we'd get some new design. Nope, another stretched iPhone 4.

yeah it's good thing this is a total, complete, finalized spec sheet that details exactly how the final product is going to be. whew!

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i think exactly the opposite is true. people mostly prefer smaller smartphones. sales data backs this up

not according to the internal documents apple released during the samgsung trial going on right now.

 

[xmichaelp]

Sam bezel size? Gross.

Bring on the bigger iPhone Apple. I went to a Best Buy to try out different sizes and found that I can easily use up to 5.2 one handed. I could also reach everywhere on a 5.7 except the lower left corner. Although I think that it too big. 5-5.2 is the sweet spot to me.

 

[lincolntran]

This isn't a mold; it's a fixture. The holes through are to allow tools to machine portions of the blank or more probably as a follow up operation. The tell is that it is cast aluminum with few machined surfaces; something that would be appropriate for a fixture that would be used simultaneously on hundreds of CNC machines.

Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks for making it more clear.

People need to stop whining about things that they know nothing about but a random leaked photo with no spec of any kind. Are there just a bunch of kids on MR these days?

 

[Toml2003]

I made a mock up out of MDF while at work today. It is very tall, but I can just about reach the corners of the screen.

I made it ~64mm x ~138 x ~7.5mm and drew on a 4.7 inch screen. It does feel quite a nice size, except for the height. My drawing of the screen isn't exactly accurate, it doesn't quite come to 16:9.