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Photos of Partially Assembled Next-Generation iPhone Show Component Layout, Thickness Comparison
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I know the back panel seems to be some sort of machined aluminium or Stainless steel, but has anyone noticed the rather odd machining mark in the middle towards the top. It looks like a square 15mm or so per side, but with a rather odd pattern that looks like it starts from the outside and slowly continues to the center.
This area would only have the battery on it as I dont think it it high enough to hold the logic board at that point, so what would need that sort of additional room, as you can see it is set slightly deeper into the back than the surrounding metal.
Edit: I see a few back on page 2/3 think it is NFC, and I agree if it is an Aluminium back. Not sure if it's some sort of steel though
This area would only have the battery on it as I dont think it it high enough to hold the logic board at that point, so what would need that sort of additional room, as you can see it is set slightly deeper into the back than the surrounding metal.
Edit: I see a few back on page 2/3 think it is NFC, and I agree if it is an Aluminium back. Not sure if it's some sort of steel though
Do you think it could be one of those focusing LEDs (or whatever they are) that cameras have? The red or green light it uses to focus on something..?
There are numerous rumors and pictures online showing longer screen. What you see in China has nothing related to it.
I just played with my neighbors Galaxy S 3. I really hope the iphone 5 is as light as that phone.
the only thing i hope, is that the CPU is really alot more efficient.
More pixels and thinner phone....i dont think we will see an improvement in battery, but also no downgrade.
disappointment
il buy it anyways just like all of you lol.
More pixels and thinner phone....i dont think we will see an improvement in battery, but also no downgrade.
disappointment
il buy it anyways just like all of you lol.
Agree wholeheartedly!!!! I'm so glad you said that. I've been unable to say exactly why it bothered me until you said that'
the only thing i hope, is that the CPU is really alot more efficient.
More pixels and thinner phone....i dont think we will see an improvement in battery, but also no downgrade.
disappointment
il buy it anyways just like all of you lol.
I agree, the phone is thin enough, I bet they would get a lot more cheers if they went up there and said "oh hey we made everything in the phone smaller to fit more battery, it's actually a hair thicker because well why should you have to charge your phone 3 times a day?
Haha!
There are no black bars! It will be a solid metallic body on the back. Those black bars will be made out of something called "Liquid Metal"
It's one of the few engineered metals that radio waves can penetrate without any decay. It can also boost the signal if charged.
It will seamlessly blend with the back cover.
You have to be a moron to think Apple will destroy the beauty of the iPhone 4.
You didn't heat it from me!
There are no black bars! It will be a solid metallic body on the back. Those black bars will be made out of something called "Liquid Metal"
It's one of the few engineered metals that radio waves can penetrate without any decay. It can also boost the signal if charged.
It will seamlessly blend with the back cover.
You have to be a moron to think Apple will destroy the beauty of the iPhone 4.
You didn't heat it from me!
Haha!
There are no black bars! It will be a solid metallic body on the back. Those black bars will be made out of something called "Liquid Metal"
It's one of the few engineered metals that radio waves can penetrate without any decay. It can also boost the signal if charged.
It will seamlessly blend with the back cover.
You have to be a moron to think Apple will destroy the beauty of the iPhone 4.
You didn't heat it from me!
It would be neat just cause if all this is true it could mean there is possibility of NFC on the iphone (of course, I guess I'll probably listen to the guy everyone says gets inside knowledge with Apple and tends to agree or disagree on a rumor and he's always right... and he agreed it will not have NFC so I won't get my hopes up).
You'll probably find that they put this patent to use in the MBPr
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook-Pro-Retina-Display-Teardown/9493/1
I'm still holding on to hope that it will be more like this than those ilab and iresq hideous mockups.
I can't wait to bash, if I'm right. Which I am.
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Haha!
There are no black bars! It will be a solid metallic body on the back. Those black bars will be made out of something called "Liquid Metal"
It's one of the few engineered metals that radio waves can penetrate without any decay. It can also boost the signal if charged.
It will seamlessly blend with the back cover.
You have to be a moron to think Apple will destroy the beauty of the iPhone 4.
You didn't heat it from me!
Thank you. I concur. You have to be IDIOT to believe that's what the production model will look like.
plus, there's this:
On August 5, 2010, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Liquidmetal”), entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with Apple Inc., a California corporation (“Apple”), pursuant to which (i) Liquidmetal contributed substantially all of its intellectual property assets to a newly organized special-purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary (the “IP Company”), (ii) the IP Company granted to Apple a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual property in the field of consumer electronic products in exchange for a license fee, and (iii) the IP Company granted back to Liquidmetal a perpetual, worldwide, fully-paid, exclusive license to commercialize such intellectual property in all other fields of use.
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