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Possible Photo of Lower-Cost Plastic iPhone Rear Shells Shows New Blue Color
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Just Eww
The plastic casing looks worse than an Android phone. The colors are just awful. The gloss is hideous. The overall build looks extremely cheap. I pray this is merely a rumor.
The plastic casing looks worse than an Android phone. The colors are just awful. The gloss is hideous. The overall build looks extremely cheap. I pray this is merely a rumor.
What would the naming be then?
Low cost iphone = iphone
Iphone 5s = the new iphone / iphone pro
Cause obviously apple would drop the numbering when this one comes out, just like the ipad.
I read somewhere that it could be called the iPhone Lite. They could drop the numbering from the main iPhone at the same time, just like they did with the main iPad when the iPad mini came out.
I also wouldn't be surprised if they dropped the "touch" name from the iPod - especially if they finally introduce a 128GB version to replace the iPod classic.
For a lot of countries that are not the USA the first iPhone was a plastic iPhone 3G
i hope you realise it's just extremely glossy because of the protection foil
will be interesting to see the hardware of this baby. i'm guessing something like the ipad 4 vs ipad mini. 1 generation older chip and camera... but that would destroy iphone 5 sells... hmm
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Indeed I have and I can agree they are also "neony" but slightly better. In general, I like the new look of iOS 7 but I'm hoping Apple will rework the logos and hopefully the colours.
But then again fashion is a constant cycle, rehashing past designs... so I guess the 80's are back
But then again fashion is a constant cycle, rehashing past designs... so I guess the 80's are back
The 80's have been back for a while. Retro style is in. All the 80's bands have suddenly re-appeared to tour again.
They're not my cup of tea but I'm sure the kids will love these.
Because these look more serious?
what you describe as 'childs toy' appearance is the same design used on apples first most successful products since Steve jobs return.
Now I WOULD buy that iPhone.
Very, very cool. The only iPhones I have not had are the 3G and 3GS. I refuse to buy a plastic phone.I'm having flashbacks of people sharing photos of little hairline fractures in their white plastic backs that dirty up and look awful over time.
Black iPhones only, please! White for all the iPods, black for the iPhones & iPads. A real Product(RED) version that's more like the anodized-aluminum-red would be nice. The colors rumored here are pathetic; even the blue, although that's probable the best one.
(If I could mod to that matte, transparent bondi-blue plastic, I would!)
Is anyone else as completely unipressed as I am by the shades that are depicted in the photo? Except for the white, I find those color shades completely repulsive
Cant "cheap" still look good?.. Especially when it is only cheap as defined by Apple.
Cant "cheap" still look good?.. Especially when it is only cheap as defined by Apple.
Well, it is MacRUMORS. Apple being sued is a perpetual fact.
Look carefully and you can see they are covered in shipping plastic. That could be screwing with the camera sensor. The photo is a cheap one and likely the levels were played with to improve it. That could have had an affect on colour rendering.
The "low cost phone for poorer markets" is just a smoke screen, they will a friggin ton of these here in the states. This will be the first time iPhones are imported in from other markets.
These are the trendy, get noticed, phone case colors all the kids have these days. Apple using them as the actual base color, cleverly keeps the kids from cover ing up their phones.
These are the trendy, get noticed, phone case colors all the kids have these days. Apple using them as the actual base color, cleverly keeps the kids from cover ing up their phones.
I don't think it will. If its going to be a true iPhone lite it'll be one size and one size only. Remember this phone will replace the lower cost 4s in the iPhone lineup.
I hate to admit this, but I kind of like these colored iPhones. I'm assuming the garish look in the photos will be toned down/polished in the final product. I don't like the red, because it looks orange. The blue has promise. I'm not sure how I feel about the white bezel.
Even though I've read that Apple is designing these to make inroads in the China and India markets, I think they will sell like hotcakes in the US. Are there any other smartphones that come in multiple colors? I'm not aware of any, but I don't keep up with that kind of thing. The colors will make it unique and will breathe new life into the iPhone.
However, I will stick with my black iPhone, because I'm afraid I would get tired of the wild color.
If Apple would design a phone with interchangeable colored backs, women would really go for those because their phone could coordinate with their outfit.
Even though I've read that Apple is designing these to make inroads in the China and India markets, I think they will sell like hotcakes in the US. Are there any other smartphones that come in multiple colors? I'm not aware of any, but I don't keep up with that kind of thing. The colors will make it unique and will breathe new life into the iPhone.
However, I will stick with my black iPhone, because I'm afraid I would get tired of the wild color.
If Apple would design a phone with interchangeable colored backs, women would really go for those because their phone could coordinate with their outfit.
Well, if you want to keep piracy, fraud, high prices, etc, down, don't set up shop in unregulated countries that let the sort of copies that said company otherwise whines about be made in the first place... *sigh* Apple wants it both ways. Not a good ethical or business practice...
Read this on Appleinsider earlier. Seems to be a recent pattern I've noticed where MR reports news from the AI site.
