Taller 'iPhone 5' Cases Begin to Appear for Sale

[TimTheEnchanter]

I don't know what's going on with Apple... It seems the same form factor and design will be on the iPhone 5 or whatever they'll calling it.

If the iPad naming is an indicator..... say hello to the new iPhone

 

[D-Dave]

It's not even about that. Its just much easier to attach than any micro/miniUSB or IPOD Connector. No need to look for the right direction or the hole to put it in (thats what she said), you just bring it close enough for it to attach by itself.

Since i do that every night (and i often do it in the dark after jumping into my bed), it would just be a nice thing to have.

Maybe you should try it with the lights on...much more pleasant experience

 

[Nightarchaon]

I still dont see the dock connector changing, we would have heard more leaks on this from all the Hifi/Speaker dock/bedside clock makers who would be ramping up production of new items to sell to early adopters.

 

[x-evil-x]

It became relatively silent around the rumor that Apple would change the screens aspect ratio with the next iPhone.

With no trace of it yet in iOS6, is that still an expected feature?

Hard to imagine how Apple pulls that off without giving developers at least a couple months lead time to adopt their apps?

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if you have seen what they did with the 3gs-4(retina upgrade) and iPad 2-3(retina upgrade) you will notice they gave developers no HEADS UP on the change...
So no they probably won't include it in some way in ios6 betas

 

[kalsta]

I still dont see the dock connector changing, we would have heard more leaks on this from all the Hifi/Speaker dock/bedside clock makers who would be ramping up production of new items to sell to early adopters.

It's one thing to churn out some plastic cases based on rumours and leaked parts… It's quite another to start producing hi-fi speaker systems and the like. (Actually, it's impossible without Apple's blessing and release of the connector specs.)

 

[Intarweb]

... could we please stop calling it 'iPhone 5' .. ?!

it's iOS6 and it's the 6th iPhone. Seriously ... the concept of jumping from 4s to 6 is too hard for people ...

iOS5 is out but there's no iPhone5. Your argument is invalid. Please try again at your earliest convenience.

 

[Gemütlichkeit]

if it doesn't have a tapered back i'll be sticking with the 4.

 

[ADMProducer]

Taken as a group, these case makers tend to be right more accurately than the reporters and analysts. If you start seeing any other companies doing this, consider it confirmed.

No. They got it wrong last year.

And the year before there weren't any 3rd party cases available on launch day.

 

[SpectatorHere]

if you have seen what they did with the 3gs-4(retina upgrade) and iPad 2-3(retina upgrade) you will notice they gave developers no HEADS UP on the change...
So no they probably won't include it in some way in ios6 betas

Those were simple doubling of resolution done so that existing apps wouldn't break. This would be a change in both resolution and aspect ratio. Apple could use black bars to avoid breaking apps, but if a developer wanted his to look good he'd have to port to the new aspect. Why would Apple wan to intro a new aspect when simplicity of app design is stressed so much?

BTW, MacRumors, how do figure a case does anything to aid credibility? We know these guys DO NOT HAVE INSIDE INFO. We know this because they failed last year. These make previous leaks less credible as they show how eager manufacturers are to produce guesses.

Show me a working phone, or get Walt Mossberg confirm before I'll believe. This long phone is a dumb idea that still has very dubious evidence going for it.

 

[shartypants]

Who buys a case before the phone is out??

 

[motorazr]

iOS5 is out but there's no iPhone5. Your argument is invalid. Please try again at your earliest convenience.

I disagree. iOS6 is well on its way to be released, and the 5th generation iPhone is called the iPhone 4s. The iPhone 4 was the 4th generation iPhone. The 3G was not the 3rd generation (which still confuses people I know ......), but rather referred to the 3G wireless used.

the iPhone 4 also was the first to use the A4 processor. The iPhone 4s uses the A5.

It would make no sense to call it iPhone 5. It's not introducing iOS5, it's not the 5th generation, it doesn't have 5G wireless, etc.

 

[Fazer100]

Not all of them

Except the case makers were dead wrong about the iPhone last year

Only the companies that had the band round the volume and mic buttons had issues, smart companies use a full cut out style tooling and this was fine for the IP4S

 

[Wiesenlooser]

Dear case makers,

I'm still waiting for my iphone mini.

 

[Nightarchaon]

Dear case makers,

I'm still waiting for my iphone mini.

Would that not be the iPhone nano ? if the "new" iPhone is bigger than the current gen, then the current gen becomes the mini doesn't it ?

I still think the rumored iPad 7" is really the iPhone 5

 

[wgnoyes]

Okay, so I guess they didn't learn from the iPhone 4S last year, and a whole lot of companies ARE going to get burned on creating cases for a design that will turn out so differently as to make their products useless.

 

[Ajones330]

hmmmm...have we done this before?

Seriously...

 

[yesnek]

oh dear. not again

 

[MacDawg]

Only the companies that had the band round the volume and mic buttons had issues, smart companies use a full cut out style tooling and this was fine for the IP4S

Not the ones that made the teardrop cases, which is what I was referring to

 

[SockRolid]

I wonder if these are the same guys who made those cases for last year's teardrop iPhone (mockup.)

 

[Undecided]

how small are your hands that you can hold an iphone 4 like that but a centimeter larger phone wouldn't fit?

Dude, I'm the BK tiny hands actor. Have a little compassion, ya know?

 

[imageWIS]

I don't know which one I hate more: the idea of a taller and at the same time not wider phone OR having the 3.5 headphone jack located at the bottom of the phone!

 

[Sedrick]

It became relatively silent around the rumor that Apple would change the screens aspect ratio with the next iPhone.

With no trace of it yet in iOS6, is that still an expected feature?

Hard to imagine how Apple pulls that off without giving developers at least a couple months lead time to adopt their apps?

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I'm not convinced we're going to see the ratio of most apps change. Widescreen movies I can see using the entire screen. For most apps though, maybe Apple has some UI surprises up its sleeve. App switching? Persistent Dock? Notifications that don't cover up part of the app? Something else entirely? Who knows.

I've been starting to suspect something like this. The extra screen height won't affect apps at all. It will be a band on the top that will hold notifications and iAds. Maybe touch sensitive as well.

If this is true, it will be even more of a let down than it already is. Nothing like having a 4" screen when only 3.5" of it is usable.

 

[Navdakilla]

Will be an engineering marvel.

It better be.. I'm strongly thinking about switching to android

 

[megahertz]

These stupid cases cause permanent imprints in your iPhone, avoid them.

 

[AngerDanger]

I might regret saying this in a couple of months, but those pictures seem to be a great indication that nobody has any real idea what the iPhone 6 is going to look like. Check out how big (tall) the hole for the new dock connector is, and how the speaker hole melds with the hole for the headphone jack. But to be fair, I've always been amazed about how little cases (and the various holes for buttons, sensors, etc.) correspond with the devices they protect.