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Supplier Chatter Pointing to Redesigned iPhone with 4-Inch Display, 'Sleek Look'
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Thank you!! Looks exactly like that. The Androidization of Apple. Why not! If you can't beat 'em might as well join 'em...or copy 'em!
A person who has "Think objectively" in his signature doesn't understand why a business would put more effort on a product that generates a far higher revenue and margin than another?
I would love to see Tim Cook pull the old "one more thing" trick at WWDC and bring out the new iPhone. I think it would be funny and grab lots of attention if no one was expecting a new iPhone announcement and Apple surprises everyone.
Do I think it will happen? No, but I would enjoy it if it did.
Tim Cook couldn't pull a rabbit out of a hat much less pull off one of Steve's trademark "one more things!!" He didn't even really introduce the iPhone 4S, one of his subordinates did!!
I hate his delivery style. I hate his accent/drawl. He's just one overall uncharismatic dude.
The 3.5" was perfect back in 2007 when it first was introduced, and when we only did a little web surfing and basic game-playing. But that size is wholeheartedly insufficient today with all the " stuff" that we can do on a phone!!!
Android has nailed it by upsizing screen size and for the first time set a trend that Apple will have to follow instead of the other way around. Have you noticed -- NO MANUFACTURERS are releasing sub 4" devices! That should tell you something!
Silver aluminum is *Sleek
J. Ives designs are*Sleek
Thin according to Apple is*Sleek
Stevie loved*Sleek
Slender ergonomics are*Sleek
Shiny iOS devices are*Sleek
Scientists like phones that are*Sleek
The self assured like*Sleek
Self important people demand*Sleek
Apple stock-holders want*Sleek
Supercollider engineers desire*Sleek
It's the Super Sleek New iPhone S*
I know apple is going and will be going where the money is. That doesnt take away from the fact that theyve slowly been abandoning their pro user base. People that do more than just send pictures to gramma and grandpa.
Yeah man, all those things make the iPhone so much worse, nobody should buy one because tim cook has an accent.
4 inches would be just right. I can't fit the Samsung in my pocket comfortably, even though the large screen is nice.
Funny watching the change in phones. From big clunkers to phones that you could literally wear they were so small. Now the trend is getting bigger and bigger again. Eventually you will need a briefcase to carry them again, just like it was in the 80's.
Funny watching the change in phones. From big clunkers to phones that you could literally wear they were so small. Now the trend is getting bigger and bigger again. Eventually you will need a briefcase to carry them again, just like it was in the 80's.
Whenever MacRumors mentions an analyst, they should mention how many "predictions" they made last year, and how many of those were wrong.
I'm sure this "great" analyst spent the entirety of his trip to China drinking cheap imported sake at Hong Kong's red district, knowing he could say whatever and people would buy it.
I'm sure this "great" analyst spent the entirety of his trip to China drinking cheap imported sake at Hong Kong's red district, knowing he could say whatever and people would buy it.
Maybe he should design a phone that doesn't need a case then. I think most of the iphones have been gorgeous but complete failures when it comes to their inability to escaped unscathed from a drop.
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Normally they do quote how accurate the particular source has been over time. This may be the first report concerning apple products from this source.
I disagree with your reasons for not buying it, but I wouldn't buy it either. I've said it before and I'll say it again - that mockup is wrong. The top part with the speaker doesn't match up with the bottom part with the home button at all. It is way too thin and Apple would never have something so asymmetrical.
The new iPhone needs to have at least a 4.3 inch screen or fear being left behind. Almost all Android phones have 4.3 inch screens and are the new ones are now moving to 4.7. Screen size is the main reason I switched from my iPhone 3G to the HTC Evo 4G and now the HTC Evo 3D. Recently my mom got an iPhone 4S for work which i helped set up for her and wow trying to go back to the 3.5 inch screen is very hard and while I do miss the great apps the screen makes it impossible.
This might be used for the back!
other former Liquidmetal Technology executives have speculated that Apple will be building their next iPhone out of the alloy.
"I think theyre going to make the iPhone out of it," said Dr. Jan Schroers, the former director of research at Liquidmetal Technologies, the first company to commercially develop the space-age technology. "It's quite obvious from what Liquidmetal has done in the past and what the technology is capable of."
other former Liquidmetal Technology executives have speculated that Apple will be building their next iPhone out of the alloy.
"I think theyre going to make the iPhone out of it," said Dr. Jan Schroers, the former director of research at Liquidmetal Technologies, the first company to commercially develop the space-age technology. "It's quite obvious from what Liquidmetal has done in the past and what the technology is capable of."
I will be ok with an increased screen size as long as the frame stays the same size. I did the enormous screen PDA phone thing seven years ago and I will never go back.
I know I know
...the iPhone is awesome. Revolutionary. Ok, but I really wish Apple would put a little focus on their professional line of computers, for the professionals rely on them. I'm sure the new design of the iPhone will be svelt and sexy, but where's the new Mac Pro??? Are they refreshing it? If not, where's the new iMac? Inquiring minds want to know!
...the iPhone is awesome. Revolutionary. Ok, but I really wish Apple would put a little focus on their professional line of computers, for the professionals rely on them. I'm sure the new design of the iPhone will be svelt and sexy, but where's the new Mac Pro??? Are they refreshing it? If not, where's the new iMac? Inquiring minds want to know!
The iPod touch has a really sleek design. An iPhone shaped like an iPod touch would be amazing.
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No, it looks like the iPod touch, which Apple released in 2007.
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Nope, it is still 4G. According to the accepted standards, the iPhone's current HSMA+ is already 4G.
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I know! Maybe they want Apple to not count the "S" models because they are really just little upgrades for people two models behind to buy (the people whose 2-year contracts just expired).
Apple counted the 3GS in the iPhone 4 being the 4th model. Calling the next iPhone the iPhone 5 would break their older naming process. Still, it seems weird to go by even numbers (4, 4S, 6, 6S, 8, 8S).
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You forgot "iPhone LTE" and "iPhone 4G".
Also, think about it. There would be no odd-numbered iPhone models if they did what you suggest, which would be strange. I'd rather just go with the iPhone 5 not meaning the "5th iPhone" but "version 5" (where the 4S is "version 4.5").
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I think a lot of people wanted to see an iPhone in the body of an iPod touch. The iPod touch has a really great design. Oh, and to those people claiming that Apple is "turning into Microsoft/Android", they are drawing from their own iPod touch design.
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No, it looks like the iPod touch, which Apple released in 2007.
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Nope, it is still 4G. According to the accepted standards, the iPhone's current HSMA+ is already 4G.
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I know! Maybe they want Apple to not count the "S" models because they are really just little upgrades for people two models behind to buy (the people whose 2-year contracts just expired).
Apple counted the 3GS in the iPhone 4 being the 4th model. Calling the next iPhone the iPhone 5 would break their older naming process. Still, it seems weird to go by even numbers (4, 4S, 6, 6S, 8, 8S).
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You forgot "iPhone LTE" and "iPhone 4G".
Also, think about it. There would be no odd-numbered iPhone models if they did what you suggest, which would be strange. I'd rather just go with the iPhone 5 not meaning the "5th iPhone" but "version 5" (where the 4S is "version 4.5").
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I think a lot of people wanted to see an iPhone in the body of an iPod touch. The iPod touch has a really great design. Oh, and to those people claiming that Apple is "turning into Microsoft/Android", they are drawing from their own iPod touch design.
And the standard was revised due to petitioning by the carriers to include anything basically 3.5G and up. LTE was 3.9G before the change. It's all 4G now according to the standard.
Its a sad sad day, as i completely agree with the above. I've shared the queues with you all
on release day for many years but my patience has finally run out.
I am genuinely disappointed at Apple in relation to the upgrade cycle of iPhone. And after
30+ iPhones since the iPhone 2G in July 2007 i've finally come to the realization that i've
been looking at the same old iPhone 4 design since the 24th of June 2010 and that is long
enough!
Apple used to be fresh, they used to be the best but having looked at some other
smartphones i've watched in the hands of friends over the last 18 months i think they
really have lost their edge. Now its us, 'Apple fans', with the old technology in our hands
as others look on with brand new devices.
I sold my last iPhone today and until Apple start working to my timetable and giving me
what i want and need in a handset, i cant see myself coming back anytime soon. Shame
on you Apple!