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All this buzz about a phone that doesn't come out until September, and not a peep about MacBooks :(

I have been waiting for Sky Lake MBP for two years now. I hope they get Optane drives. Then it's been worth the wait.
 
Why don't they just make it look like these early design ideas some people had.

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They look so much better than this leak.

That is probably the first iPhone mockup I've seen that doesn't completely suck.
 
If you look over the years with the release of a new iPhone the design has always been totally different apart from the in-between years. Like many people I think the iPhone 4 was the best design and not a fan of the 6 but do have one although its in a completely inclosed case. As for the leaked imagine its ugly and just doesn't do it for me but everyone has a different view on Apple products and have always bought the latest products but things have become stale. I'm sure the design will/have been working hard to bring us that WOW design
 
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The protruding camera on the current iPhones didn't bother me as I expected, the antenna bands do depending on the color.
This is the first time iPhones kept their size since Jobs's passing, so I am totally unsure what Jony will do with redesigning with same sizes.
This could be legit, but then again I remember when there were predictions and case leaks of a wedge-shaped iPhone with a wide home button.
 
I seriously doubt I'll be purchasing the 7, just because there's not going to be enough "new" to push me from the 6s+. I can easily wait another year or 2.. that is unless IOS 10 is really a power hog, but I doubt it. I'm just looking forward for IOS 9.3 being released and then possibly they'll announce the beta of IOS 10 with a whole new interface and major changes.. it's way past time!
 
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All this buzz about a phone that doesn't come out until September, and not a peep about MacBooks :(

iPhones are more important to a lot more people than Macs.

That said, I too would like to know what Apple's plans are with MBPs. I'm hoping it adopts some of MBs design aesthetics and features... better speakers, butterfly keys with maybe a little more travel, individually lit keys, etc.
 
I thought the whole point of LinX technology was to utilize an array of small thin cameras instead of one large thick camera, ridding us of the bulge while retaining the image quality (and adding 3D features).
 
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You didn't think you wanted an iPhone before 2007 either.

Ha! I wanted an iPhone as soon as I bought my "iPod Mini" (what was that; 2002-03?)
I said; put a speaker hole at the top and a mic at the bottom; add a cell radio, and lets rock!"
 
I'm gonna call BS due to the image that looks like it's from worse than the first ever cell phone. Seriously........ It's so f--ing low res it's hilariously easy to photoshop
 
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How about no camera bump at all? How about not making it thinner? How about making a good looking phone? The 6/6S series isn't exactly beautiful or anything, and this looks more like an evolution of that.
 
Running a noise analysis on the image reveals that the Apple logo seems to be there as a result of a copy/paste. Notice the clean and straight cut around the logo and the contrast difference of those pixels with the body of the phone.

There's at least this problem...

Further investigation might show more

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It could also be a compression artifact. Doesn't have to be copy paste.
 
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Could you imagine how much better they battery life would be if they kept the thickness of the 6S..
 
Looks far better than the iPhone 6/6s since it got rid of the antenna breaks, but I really hope this is fake. I'd like somewhat of a redesign more than another "S" model for the next 2 years.
I'm with you. If rumors are to be believed, it seems Apple is on a 4 year, not 2 year major design cycle:

Pre 2010: The infamous original / rounded 'chubby' design for iPhone / 3G / 3Gs
2010 - 2014: The 'block' desing with 4 / 4s / 5 / 5s. Remember, while 5 introduced lighting and slightly bigger screen, it was really a thinner version of iPhone 5
2014 - 2018 (?): Current design with curved corners / bigger screens.
 
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So the regular 7 with the single camera won't protrude but the 7 Plus with the dual-camera will protrude. Hm. Not sure how I feel about that.
 
I'm gonna call BS due to the image that looks like it's from worse than the first ever cell phone. Seriously........ It's so f--ing low res it's hilariously easy to photoshop

That's what makes this a legit leak... If it was high res and super quality, it'd be BS :)
 
All this buzz about a phone that doesn't come out until September, and not a peep about MacBooks :(
oh look more retina books with soldered ram and etc same yet slightly improved retina screens same case same ports just faster more energy efficient cpus
WHAT MORE CAN THE RETINA BOOKS IMPROVE ON?
 
How many smart connectors, protruding cameras and obvious antenna lines can Apple add to an iPhone to render the device ugly? Just one of the above, that's all. Can't innovate and clearly can't design no longer. Apple, get in contact with me, I have some great design ideas that speak to the design language of your past and of the future. Unfortunately this possible device is sadly atrocious. There is no differentiation between Apple and it's main competitors. Just awful design. Steve Jobs would have hated what is happening with product design today at Apple. So sad.

Personally, I think the 6 is their second most beautiful design... the way the glass is sculpted in perfect symmetry and proportion and blends in seamlessly with the aluminum frame is genius.

Even the way the antennae lines frame the top and bottom... It's in perfect symmetry with the edges of the display.

It's a triumph of design which explains why HTC and Samsung were quick to copy it... It also explains your differentiation complaint.
 
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