It´s like Lost just with a plan and therfore a much better conclusion.
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Next-Generation iPhone Parts Caught on Video?
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Haha I like that.
I dont know why I think this but I am gonna call ******** on this one. It just doesnt seem much and I dont like how the fella is speculating with factual stuff. this is probably to improve video chat... ok mate
I'm calling this as a prior generation/unreleased device.
The SIM card slot + missing camera holes are definitely fishy.
The SIM card slot + missing camera holes are definitely fishy.
iPhone 4.1 - CDMA + GSM
The new phone band has an additional section. The top part is now separated by a seam on both the left and right, rather than a single seam on the top. This may be for an additional antenna -- for CDMA.
I don't think Apple will sell separate versions for CDMA and GSM. I imagine that they've tweaked iPhone4 like they did for the 3GS: Improvements to speed, more memory, refined antenna system to prevent the death grip, different camera hardware to allow for white (or multiple colours) plates and overall improved/smaller components.
I don't expect to see an entirely new phone (iPhone 5) this year, just an improved version of iPhone4, marketed as such.
The new phone band has an additional section. The top part is now separated by a seam on both the left and right, rather than a single seam on the top. This may be for an additional antenna -- for CDMA.
I don't think Apple will sell separate versions for CDMA and GSM. I imagine that they've tweaked iPhone4 like they did for the 3GS: Improvements to speed, more memory, refined antenna system to prevent the death grip, different camera hardware to allow for white (or multiple colours) plates and overall improved/smaller components.
I don't expect to see an entirely new phone (iPhone 5) this year, just an improved version of iPhone4, marketed as such.
To me it looks like an old iPhone 4 prototype.
It seems to me that all the parts of the iPhone 4 are better/cheaper/smaller:
The port flex ribbon is larger, audio flex ribbon is a lot bigger.
The "new" middleplate is made of one more part, this seems complexer and so more expensive to me. The lacking of a back camera hole could mean two things: they reduced the size of the camera wile keeping the same quality (Steve made a big point of the fact that there sensors are big and have a lot of MP so I don't think he's gonna lower the quality of those) or it was a prototype which didn't had a camera yet.
I really don't think that a little extra metal band will address signal issues...
3 extra screws (4 if you count the one at the missing camera hole) means more costs, and it is very possible that Apple decided that the structure was rigid enough without those.
This is just the line of thoughts of my critic mind, I'm not saying that it couldn't be the new iPhone 5 but I really think you can look at it in many different ways.
Besides it like a neat way to track down a leak and so this looks more probable to me.
It seems to me that all the parts of the iPhone 4 are better/cheaper/smaller:
The port flex ribbon is larger, audio flex ribbon is a lot bigger.
The "new" middleplate is made of one more part, this seems complexer and so more expensive to me. The lacking of a back camera hole could mean two things: they reduced the size of the camera wile keeping the same quality (Steve made a big point of the fact that there sensors are big and have a lot of MP so I don't think he's gonna lower the quality of those) or it was a prototype which didn't had a camera yet.
I really don't think that a little extra metal band will address signal issues...
3 extra screws (4 if you count the one at the missing camera hole) means more costs, and it is very possible that Apple decided that the structure was rigid enough without those.
This is just the line of thoughts of my critic mind, I'm not saying that it couldn't be the new iPhone 5 but I really think you can look at it in many different ways.
Besides it like a neat way to track down a leak and so this looks more probable to me.
You would need four pieces to create true dead space between both antennas, because with three there will always be a spot at which they meet. That spot could be somewhere you are unlikely to touch (the top of the phone) Still, it's interesting to theorize.
This seems like it could be an early prototype iPhone 4, as the lack of hole for the camera and extra symmetrical seam (moving the top seam down and adding the seam on the right side) seems like an earlier plan that was scrapped because the extra seam was deemed unnecessary and the seam above the mute switch was deemed unsightly. But again, who knows?
Based on history, I would imagine that the mid-2011 iPhone will probably be a mildly refreshed version of the current model, and will come in 32 and 64 GB sizes.
iPhone 5
I think the antennas might be switched now. Small, top part is now WIFI, Bluetooth and GPS and the rest of the metal is for reception, a 30% increase of space. In this case the two bottom black lines are just cosmetic, making the death grip less likely.
Unless someone holds their phone by the whole top part.
I think the antennas might be switched now. Small, top part is now WIFI, Bluetooth and GPS and the rest of the metal is for reception, a 30% increase of space. In this case the two bottom black lines are just cosmetic, making the death grip less likely.
Unless someone holds their phone by the whole top part.
I was hoping that the next iPhone was going to be made from liquid metal so that the metal would not permanently dent when the phone is dropped. It sounds like Apple is going to use the liquid metal in new battery technology though.
http://hothardware.com/News/Phones-Chargers-To-Be-Standardized-In-2011/
According to that link, the US is also getting universal charge ports this year as well. The port on the iPhone 5 appears to be a 9 pin like the current one is. That doesn't mean that Apple doesn't plan on using a dongle or something.
People are going to learn to hate that dongle eventually though because it would be a real pain in the butt if you managed to lose it.
I'm not convinced that it is the iPhone 5. There are often many variants of prototypes made and there is really nothing to differentiate these parts from a future product or a recent prototype.
Every time a company does this they sure do get a lot of attention though. Probably not anymore business from Apple but definitely a lot of free publicity.
http://hothardware.com/News/Phones-Chargers-To-Be-Standardized-In-2011/
According to that link, the US is also getting universal charge ports this year as well. The port on the iPhone 5 appears to be a 9 pin like the current one is. That doesn't mean that Apple doesn't plan on using a dongle or something.
People are going to learn to hate that dongle eventually though because it would be a real pain in the butt if you managed to lose it.
I'm not convinced that it is the iPhone 5. There are often many variants of prototypes made and there is really nothing to differentiate these parts from a future product or a recent prototype.
Every time a company does this they sure do get a lot of attention though. Probably not anymore business from Apple but definitely a lot of free publicity.
True, but Apple started work on the iPhone 4 only six months after releasing the iPhone 3G so it's not like this is 'early' in the development cycle.
Honestly,
I would not be surprised if early prototype i5's are already in the wild with i6 prototypes/components in the labs and i7's in the early stages of dev. Same with iPad3 and 4.
I work in an industry where we also do high-tech consumer products, our projects start 3 years before start of production.
Grip your iPhone 4 (or pretend), and notice that your hand touches the right side, right bottom, and left side usually. Thus even with 4 pieces you are still bridging the left and right.
That was quite the editing job, felt like 1999.
And a bulletproof vest
I bet that guy already has a new door on order
And a bulletproof vest
I'm agreeing with the people here saying the next iPhone will most likely just be a minor refresh, and this info seems to bear that out.
It makes sense from a manufacturing perspective to use a mature design with high yields. It also gives another 12 months for that per-unit cost to keep dropping (if it's a June release). And we all know Apple likes to have a decent margin.
As to CDMA, I honestly can't see them running two concurrent lines. Especially considering outside the US CDMA is not huge. It doesn't really make sense to have a Verizon-only model, even with the number of users on that network. It's messy, and we're running towards the end of 3G over the next couple of years.
The big deal would be, I guess, the LTE model that comes out next year. That gives the networks a chance to build infrastructure and Apple enough time to get the hardware sorted. I'd also assume a dual-core A4 (A5?) part by that time - this year's revision will likely just run at a higher clock and would probably see release first in the iPad 2. Not that we'd know anyway, since PA Semi are now part of the Apple 'Cone of Silence'.
Of course, this is Apple, so who knows. I'm just making conservative guesses
It makes sense from a manufacturing perspective to use a mature design with high yields. It also gives another 12 months for that per-unit cost to keep dropping (if it's a June release). And we all know Apple likes to have a decent margin.
As to CDMA, I honestly can't see them running two concurrent lines. Especially considering outside the US CDMA is not huge. It doesn't really make sense to have a Verizon-only model, even with the number of users on that network. It's messy, and we're running towards the end of 3G over the next couple of years.
The big deal would be, I guess, the LTE model that comes out next year. That gives the networks a chance to build infrastructure and Apple enough time to get the hardware sorted. I'd also assume a dual-core A4 (A5?) part by that time - this year's revision will likely just run at a higher clock and would probably see release first in the iPad 2. Not that we'd know anyway, since PA Semi are now part of the Apple 'Cone of Silence'.
Of course, this is Apple, so who knows. I'm just making conservative guesses
The antenna has to be at the bottom of the phone per FCC mandate to reduce signal radiation exposure.
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People got to be high if they think Apple would make the same mistake twice.
This is just a bunch of horse manure, designed to yank peoples chains.
A sucker is born every nano second these days and anyone who believes this crap should be taken out back and shot straight thru the head!
People got to be high if they think Apple would make the same mistake twice.
This is just a bunch of horse manure, designed to yank peoples chains.
A sucker is born every nano second these days and anyone who believes this crap should be taken out back and shot straight thru the head!
Well...
With this set of earth shaking set of revelations I will not be able to sleep tonight. 1cm difference on a connector, ribbon cables of different lengths, antenna gaps in different locations! I believe this is a conspiracy set forth by APPLE to stir the masses.
I NEED ONE IMMEDIATELY!!!
With this set of earth shaking set of revelations I will not be able to sleep tonight. 1cm difference on a connector, ribbon cables of different lengths, antenna gaps in different locations! I believe this is a conspiracy set forth by APPLE to stir the masses.
I NEED ONE IMMEDIATELY!!!
Only they didn't with the last two iPhones. Apparently they did between the 2 and 3G. Still, not as often as every generation, they could be worse.
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... That's the point.
Why do you think Apple manages to slightly tweak the form factor in almost every release of a new product? It forces you to buy a new $30 case and a new $30 dock.