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Schematic Purportedly Shows Next-Generation iPhone Front Panel Design with 4-Inch Display
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Maybe it was in rebuttle/retaliation to all of the leaks the same day. If I was there at D10 interviewing him, I'd have asked him directly about those.
Wow, I'm really, really hoping this is not true. It looks ridiculous.
I want to come back to the iPhone, but not if it has a tall skinny screen on it.
Or they're real images, and they want to give time for all the nay-sayers to cool off and learn to love it
(Remember all the initial hate for the iPhone 4.)
I think this is an easier change to swallow because part of the issue with the iphone 4 was that pictures didn't really capture the in-person look, and it was such a drastic change.
This time, we're talking almost no aesthetic difference and all the difference is in the the ergonomics/form factor (assuming back plate still all glass).
I concur, sadly it's not much of an increase in size as compared to other modern high end smartphones available. Worse is the odd aspect ratio.
When composing email messages using the landscape orientation, the working room will be as cramped as the existing iPhone 4S. Not something I would call progress.
On a positive note my 4S will be the first iPhone I've kept over one year, as I always upgrade annually, but not this time. Thus I'll save some money, and enjoy my pre-ordered Samsung S III with it's gorgeous 4.8" display.
Perhaps in another year or two Apple will catch up and include a display worthy of a modern smartphone. In the meantime, the upcoming model will sell like wildfire, as few actually care about specs in AppleLand. That should result in an increase in my Apple stock therefore I'll still enjoy a benefit.
...and some may argue that the swivel screen iMac is more beautiful than the current stationary panel iMac.
It's true that one doesn't redesign for the sake of redesigning, but as anybody with an eye for aesthetic will tell you, good design is dynamic design. Mr. Ive is from the school of thought of Dieter Rams, ever changing product design to suit contemporary taste.
It just doesn't seem his M.O. to stick with the exact same form for three versions of the product. I also have to point out that I didn't say Mr. ive is losing his touch. I said that if these design schematics are real, than he is losing his touch.
Wow, I'm really, really hoping this is not true. It looks ridiculous.
I agree. The tall screen won't be any help when I try and read online and such. A taller screen would only benefit my Tiny Tower addiction but that's pretty much it.
How many generations of iMacs and MBPs have shared the same design now? The time between major revisions naturally increases as a product line matures.
Not impressed...
I am the original Apple fanboy, but these pics and the 4S just haven't cut it with me. Is it me, but are the Android phones looking sexier and more in pace with the mobile user? Especially the neW Galaxy S3
(Hides behind couch and gets ready for barrage of abuse)
I am the original Apple fanboy, but these pics and the 4S just haven't cut it with me. Is it me, but are the Android phones looking sexier and more in pace with the mobile user? Especially the neW Galaxy S3
(Hides behind couch and gets ready for barrage of abuse)
Such a terrible 'Shop job, if you're going to make it into a meme, put at least 15 minutes of work into it. Kthnxbai
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a 5 inch screen? wtf? That's just insane, have fun looking like an idiot with a netbook taped to your face.
Then it turns out the new iPhone has a 1.8 inch display, completely off-center FaceTime camera, and no back camera.
Engadget are running an article on ZTE's new phone.
What is more interesting however is the sneaky blurry comparison shot to an iPhone.... An iPhone that I have never seen before (at least it doesn't seem to resemble any iPhone yet) ????
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/zte-athena-teased/
What is more interesting however is the sneaky blurry comparison shot to an iPhone.... An iPhone that I have never seen before (at least it doesn't seem to resemble any iPhone yet) ????
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/30/zte-athena-teased/
I can draw up fake schematics, too. Really not that hard, if you know what you're doing.
I challenge anyone who thinks this is real, to go back a year and look at the rumors going around about the iPhone 4S design. There was some whacky stuff, and a lot of it was consistent. Everyone slapped their URL watermark over the image and got tons and tons of ad hits. There were drawings, mock-up parts, 3D models, and enough detail that companies were building actual physical cases based on leaked designs. All those cases are now on a landfill.
Apple has prototypes that never become real products. Apple has employees working on fake projects to test their loyalty to the company. Apple has played the rumor game from the very beginning to control their PR and trick their competition.
I'm highly skeptical, especially in light of Tim Cook's recent interview where he talked about fragmentation and screen resolution, and everyone else should be too. Remember that Samsung just released a shiny new phone. Nobody's talking about it as long as "taller iPhone" takes the headlines.
Reasons why this may be fake:
1) Apple makes prototypes all the time to try things out, and this is one of them.
2) Apple is trying to find a leak by putting people on fake projects, and they just found one.
3) Apple is messing with Samsung's phone launch, and this carefully tailored to do just that.
4) Rumor sites need news to get ad hits, and things have been too quiet lately.
5) Whoever did all the fake iPhones hoaxes last year wants to see if people are still so gullible.
6) Somebody believes that if they make a convincing enough fake, somebody at Apple will think it's awesome and actually make it.
Reasons why this may be real:
1) This could be one of those extremely rare times when there's a legitimate leak out of the most secretive company in the world.
Remember folks, nobody left this at a bar. There's no physical device here somebody can hold in their hand. This is just a picture on a sheet of paper. I could draw a unicorn, but that doesn't make it real.
Somebody should study iPhone rumors scientifically. The tendency for rumor sites to report things from other rumor sites as news, and the commissioning of models and mock-ups to add proof is probably perfect as a model for mass hysteria. This rumor has been building slowly, starting off on the least reliable of sites, and getting spread around more and more, faster and faster. Suddenly it's not just one leak, it's many. Suddenly major news outlets are reporting it as news. Suddenly new evidence is showing up every day. Is Apple that much of a sieve, or is this all happening at once because it's a rumor feeding frenzy and everyone wants a piece?
I challenge anyone who thinks this is real, to go back a year and look at the rumors going around about the iPhone 4S design. There was some whacky stuff, and a lot of it was consistent. Everyone slapped their URL watermark over the image and got tons and tons of ad hits. There were drawings, mock-up parts, 3D models, and enough detail that companies were building actual physical cases based on leaked designs. All those cases are now on a landfill.
Apple has prototypes that never become real products. Apple has employees working on fake projects to test their loyalty to the company. Apple has played the rumor game from the very beginning to control their PR and trick their competition.
I'm highly skeptical, especially in light of Tim Cook's recent interview where he talked about fragmentation and screen resolution, and everyone else should be too. Remember that Samsung just released a shiny new phone. Nobody's talking about it as long as "taller iPhone" takes the headlines.
Reasons why this may be fake:
1) Apple makes prototypes all the time to try things out, and this is one of them.
2) Apple is trying to find a leak by putting people on fake projects, and they just found one.
3) Apple is messing with Samsung's phone launch, and this carefully tailored to do just that.
4) Rumor sites need news to get ad hits, and things have been too quiet lately.
5) Whoever did all the fake iPhones hoaxes last year wants to see if people are still so gullible.
6) Somebody believes that if they make a convincing enough fake, somebody at Apple will think it's awesome and actually make it.
Reasons why this may be real:
1) This could be one of those extremely rare times when there's a legitimate leak out of the most secretive company in the world.
Remember folks, nobody left this at a bar. There's no physical device here somebody can hold in their hand. This is just a picture on a sheet of paper. I could draw a unicorn, but that doesn't make it real.
Somebody should study iPhone rumors scientifically. The tendency for rumor sites to report things from other rumor sites as news, and the commissioning of models and mock-ups to add proof is probably perfect as a model for mass hysteria. This rumor has been building slowly, starting off on the least reliable of sites, and getting spread around more and more, faster and faster. Suddenly it's not just one leak, it's many. Suddenly major news outlets are reporting it as news. Suddenly new evidence is showing up every day. Is Apple that much of a sieve, or is this all happening at once because it's a rumor feeding frenzy and everyone wants a piece?
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I would love to come back to an iPhone (I had the first 4 models), but if these rumors are true, I just won't be able to. I just purchased an HTC One X, with this wonderful 4.7 inch 720p display. I really won't be able to go back to anything 4.0 or smaller. It's just not going to happen. It would have to be at least a 4.3 for me to even consider it. Even with Apple's software and iTunes integration, the screen is important enough that it makes a difference.
That looks like a piece of metal that's been carved out by a rapid prototyping machine.
It's certainly not a physical device. It's just a piece of metal. A part, and one hastily made as a prototype. There's no indication that Apple made it or intended to be an Apple product. There's no indication that it's not a rejected design.
If somebody has a working 4" iPhone out there, by all means, let's talk about it. Until then...
It's certainly not a physical device. It's just a piece of metal. A part, and one hastily made as a prototype. There's no indication that Apple made it or intended to be an Apple product. There's no indication that it's not a rejected design.
If somebody has a working 4" iPhone out there, by all means, let's talk about it. Until then...
Maybe Apple is leaking the info purposefully to "weed out the rats" so to say. As in, find out who keeps giving out their precious secrets and can them while they *ahem* can