Next-Generation iPhone to Offer Option of White Front Panel?

[MrGouda]

YES! I love white!

But knowing Apple, they'd probably end up making it with a white face with a black back.

 

[jsalzer]

Colors and Colorful

Certain colors are more feminine than others.

It's entirely cultural. More often than not in history, and in parts of the world today, pink has been a masculine color (with red being a warrior color).

Only girls and flaming gays would want to have a shock pink iPhone.

"Flaming men" would probably be more accurate - as orientation and level of femininity/masculinity are separate traits not directly correlated with one another.



Personally, I'm loving the new design and will probably finally give up my first generation iPhone. On the black or white issue - I don't think that I can decide without seeing the final product - as the white will either be great or awful depending on the implementation. Black is the safe bet. It's like chicken - tough to mess it up too bad.

 

[The Californian]

This rumor made my day, I would loooovvvveee to get my hands on an ALL white iPhone 4.

 

[calsci]

this would be kinda cool.

 

[Black Macbook]

It's entirely cultural. More often than not in history, and in parts of the world today, pink has been a masculine color (with red being a warrior color).

Oh, sure, I agree with that 100%.

My comments are all based on our modern, Western, civilized culture.

 

[fef714]

looks like a front facing flash to me

I feel like the front flash would go the way of photo booth with the screen being the flash

 

[AMcBroom81]

Mystery space on White front Panel

I have figured out what the space on the White front Panel is, ......

Its a book light for iBooks, so we can read in the dark

Honestly I like the white one, I currently have the white 3G. Cant wait for for the White iPhone 4 or 4G which ever.

 

[fef714]

Personally I would want an Aluminum iPhone. It would fit with the Apple aesthetic, although for me function always comes before form.

Still looking good is a plus.


And I realize the 1st gen iPhone was Alu, and personally I think it looks/feels the best. The 3G/s feel kind of cheap to me, but that's my opinion.
and I realize it blocks the cell signal, but whatever

 

[LeoFio]

Personally I would want an Aluminum iPhone. It would fit with the Apple aesthetic, although for me function always comes before form.

Still looking good is a plus.


And I realize the 1st gen iPhone was Alu, and personally I think it looks/feels the best. The 3G/s feel kind of cheap to me, but that's my opinion.
and I realize it blocks the cell signal, but whatever

Sorry just seems a little contradictory?

 

[ewokcwalk]

i wonder why apple just doesnt make it aluminum with the black plastic like the ipad...if this is legit, im sure ill end up getting a white 4g anyway.. and just buying a black glass to replace the white one.. white backs are just sexy and i prefer the black glass to match my imac

 

[nagromme]

Thanks for the mock-up, kontheur.

Here I’ve made a rough variation showing a slot (ambient and proxy sensors?) added above the earpiece, as well as a gray plastic frame around the glass.

My reason: the black version has a black plastic frame around the glass. I imagine the white iPhone would either have a white plastic frame or gray. I went with gray, knowing how Apple loves gray trim on their white cables and connectors. (And they’ve used gray plastic trim on various laptops—like my Air.) Either way, plastic won’t look as good as actually seeing the clear edge of the glass. But I still might choose it! White would heat up less on my dash-mount, for one thing.

EDIT: I’m bored enough to add a white-plastic-edge version too. That’s seriously bored!

 

[thechungster]

Damn that mock up looks rather nice! Not so sure which to get..I've always liked the white back of the iPhone 3G/S but not so sure about the white front.

Aluminium+white would make it resemble the Magic Mouse colour scheme, whilst aluminium+black would make it resemble the rest of the Apple line up (iMacs, iPad etc) Hmm..which should I go for..

 

[CooKieMoNs7eR]

Oh if there is white, I'm definitely getting it for sure.

 

[Xeperu]

Now in white for a mere $99 extra!

 

[greygray]

Looks pretty nice. I'm lloking forward to upgrading my 3GS. All these added on to that nice feature set will be an awesome iPhone ahead!

 

[drewsof07]

Moving on though, I'd really like to see a chrome or aluminium version. Now that would be sexy...

As long as you don't plan on using it for anything that requires a wireless signal, it would be awesome

 

[angemon89]

Hmmm, if true, this is gonna make my buying decision quite hard. Just like when the 3G launched, I had to see the white in person before I knew 100% that it was the color I wanted to buy.

 

[DontMacTheGyver]

Wouldn't mind an orange coloured iPhone

+1

 

[drewsof07]

Hmmm, if true, this is gonna make my buying decision quite hard. Just like when the 3G launched, I had to see the white in person before I knew 100% that it was the color I wanted to buy.

Based on what we're hearing about this new ceramic back, I guess it would look something like the unibody glass trackpad with the paint undercoat and all?

 

[nagromme]

Based on what we're hearing about this new ceramic back, I guess it would look something like the unibody glass trackpad with the paint undercoat and all?

I think it will look just like the front: glossy color (black or white) under glass. The trackpads may be glass but they hardly look like it. The “ceramic” thing was only a rumor. The back is clearly (I crack myself up!) regular glass because the camera and flash operate through it.

 

[Anuba]

The back is clearly (I crack myself up!) regular glass because the camera and flash operate through it.

Ummmm no. MR members who work with ceramics for a living took one good look at the leaked iPhone pictures back when Gizmodo first released them and said "yep, definitely zirconium dioxide" (=zirconia).

This corresponds to a patent application that Apple filed in 2006: High-durability zirconia ceramics as casing for mobile devices. Story.

"This is especially important for wireless hand held devices that include antennas internal to the enclosure," Apple said. "Radio transparency allows the wireless signals to pass through the enclosure and in some cases enhances these transmissions." Cermaics would also allow for a "a smaller and cheaper antenna may be used" which could be "integrated with other components and placed at almost any location within the enclosure," making devices smaller and reducing manufacturing costs.

Other reasons for using ceramics cited in the filing are that they are highly scratch resistant, have color embedded in it (no paint or coatings), can be made into a wide variety of colors, and provide a variety of surface finishes including smooth and rough. Additionally, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company said the density of ceramics is typically higher than other materials, which would make for heavier electronics devices that feel more robust and exude greater quality.

The detailed assessment reveals that they had already done extensive research on zirconia four years ago. So why would they scrap 4+ years of R&D and use glass, a material they could've used all along, a material that's nowhere near as durable or scratch resistant as zirconia? It makes absolutely no sense.

Zirconia is so durable it's used for dental work like crowns or even entire teeth. Far more popular than glass teeth, for obvious reasons.

 

[tomitom]

i Found this pictures on the web, look very close to the real one found :

( i am not sure i like the multicolor but im sure most people will like it alot