Well then the FCC is going to have something to say about the iphone 4. See the image in the post above.
Unless perhaps this is a new mandate, but I don't remember anything...
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Well then the FCC is going to have something to say about the iphone 4. See the image in the post above.
Unless perhaps this is a new mandate, but I don't remember anything...
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If the phone is facing you, the left side could be the wifi, the right side cellular, and top and bottom nothing except structure. Then all 4 slits can be touched without causing a problem.
If the phone is facing you, the left side could be the wifi, the right side cellular, and top and bottom nothing except structure. Then all 4 slits can be touched without causing a problem.
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Why. Would apple release a cdma iphone 4 with iphone 5 a few months away?
Why. Would apple release a cdma iphone 4 with iphone 5 a few months away?
If this the new iPhone, the small tweaks may irritate some case makers--they probably want the next generation to stay the same--the volume and toggle switch change means a new case needs to be made.
Well, if anyone noticed, this was FCC approved. Looks genuine in my opinion.
Some one correct me if I'm wrong.
Some one correct me if I'm wrong.
i dont understand why so many people are saying it makes no sense for apple to have an iphone for verizon and att. why doesnt it make sense for them to release an iphone for verizon this month or next that is a world phone like the bb bold, droid pro, droid 2, bb storm, etc and release the same refresh for att in june, then next year have the lte 4g iphone come out compatible with both carriers? it makes no sense for apple to have 2 products but makes sense for htc, motorola, samsung and the like to have 30 phones out at any time for various carriers?
Nope, case manufacturers will be happy to see a new design, because it means more people that will be buying cases (because any iPhone 4 owners that upgrade will need a new case).
jW
Why would an older version suddenly show up? Extremely unlikely. More likely is that Apple had all prototype parts destroyed.
Also, you don't have loose parts of prototypes laying around like this. This video is just like the video SmartPhoneMedic released earlier this year of similar iPhone 4 parts. I'd bet it's a similar situation where a parts vendor somehow got their hands on some of the parts through a relationship with a Chinese OEM.
This is exactly what I'm thinking. We need to realize that when the length of an antenna is changed, so is the tuning. Unless they cut it in specific fractions, the antenna is no longer tuned for GSM/UMTS. My guess is we have a CDMA/LTE antenna or CDMA and blank. OR, the cut the UMTS antenna in half and we have CDMA and UMTS.
But here's a question for the antenna experts, if the frequency is the same, could CDMA and UMTS share an antenna?
I've been blowing off the possibility of an LTE iPhone this year, but I'm willing to consider it as a possiblity after seeing this as well as the antenna changes.
This explains those leaks of Verizon specific cases. This alone brings some of the rumors together into some very strong anecdotal evidence.
terrible that these suppliers are constantly leaking images of prototype/unfinished devices. While not a fan of more than a few of apple's business decisions, i do empathize with them for being angry whenever leaks like this occur.
On the other hand, they could build the phone here in the US, (although at a much more significant cost) while at the same time helping to stimulate the economy by creating jobs..so maybe i'm not so empathetic after all.
On the other hand, they could build the phone here in the US, (although at a much more significant cost) while at the same time helping to stimulate the economy by creating jobs..so maybe i'm not so empathetic after all.
They didn't between the 3G and 3GS. But they did between 2G and 3G and 3G/S and 4.
Probably more people than have access to iPhone 4 prototypes since they are most likely recalled/destroyed upon the release of the final product.
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
You're completely ignoring 85M CDMA users in China that would also like a CDMA iPhone. And no, 3G won't end in 2 years. The 3G networks will most likely be up as long as a decade accoring to the carriers.
When it turns out to be true, can we take you out back and shoot you straight thru the head?
Actually, they did on the first 2.
A friend told me he saw the new iphone while doing work with some factory in China, he said the new iphone is skinnier and different in many ways... this must be the verizon ready phone.
my best,
bv
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Because the iPhone 5 would still be GSM and the 2 products will be marketed to 2 different customer bases (with some overlap obviously).
Exactly, this validates the leaked Verizon iPhone cases.
Where? I think you saw the iPhone 4 FCC approval. At the first part of the video it appears we are looking at 2 iPhone 4's. At the very least, when he takes one away the remaining phone is definately an iPhone 4.
No, your hand still wraps around the back and touches both left and right at the same time, also known as "bridging"
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I agree. Once again proving the marketing expertise of Apple. Too bad they can't, or won't design a good phone.
As a hand held computer the iP4 and upcoming models are great. It's the phone that sucks and that's something that Apple just doesn't care about. It's all too easy for them to blame it on AT&T as they have with great success.
You've got to hand it to Apple, they can sell anything.
I think that hole was there, not for the camera to poke through, but to allow for the depth of the module. One could assume that the module is thinner and perhaps no longer needs the hole.
At least this is what I gathered after reading comments in this thread. By no means do I know what I'm talking about.
You can clearly see that the "iPhone 5" in the video at the beginning is actually an iPhone 4 since it has the plastic band next to the audio jack.
Yet later on in the video, the "iPhone 5" does not?
Somethings up.....
Yet later on in the video, the "iPhone 5" does not?
Somethings up.....
Yea but if you touch both at the same time now there's no problem. Only when you cover the lower left slit. I hold it so that I touch both antennae and there is no problem. Its only if you connect them directly.
Reaching ...
This is reaching for straws ... and unfortunately, it's mostly a big ad for Global Direct Parts more than anything else. The presenter does not provide a shred of evidence of where he obtained the parts from or when.
I'm guessing Apple Legal will contacting someone.
This is reaching for straws ... and unfortunately, it's mostly a big ad for Global Direct Parts more than anything else. The presenter does not provide a shred of evidence of where he obtained the parts from or when.
I'm guessing Apple Legal will contacting someone.