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There's Still Another Prototype iPhone in the Wild

Don't fall for it guys.....

I STILL think this is all Apple's idea and propaganda to turn all of our attention to the new upcoming iPhone. It's funny how no one is talking about ANY other mobile device but the upcoming 4th generation iPhone. I think Apple is saying right now, "Mission accomplished." And obviously either Gizmodo was in it or it was the first guniea pig that fell into the hands of this huge experiment by Apple. Who knows?

I mean don't you think Apple is taking this too lightly? If the device really is a threat being out in the "wild", with all of Apple's money, I'm sure they would have taken dramatic and drastic measures to the point where maybe none of this would have ever leaked out. Which leaves me to believe that Apple intentionally wanted this to leak out for free promotion.

Anyone in this with me?

I'm still getting the next iPhone anyway. LOL But why did it have to me like this?! Lmao:rolleyes:
 
TrickyTree1984 said:
China has a better and cheaper workforce. Get used to it. We in Britain are over the fact we are no longer the worlds super power/industrial capital. We lost that status to the USA. You have lost it to china. Get over it.
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When China can actually come up with their own stuff rather than doing cheap knockoffs of everyone else's, I may give this "China is a superpower" idea more thought...

I don't know that being the world's preferred sweatshop is any great showing of Chinese ingenuity or power.
 
iNtrigued said:
I mean don't you think Apple is taking this too lightly?
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You don't know how lightly or not lightly Apple is taking it. The only thing publicly shown is the gizmodo letter that they knew was going to be posted publicly.

arn
 
Anuba said:
By removing the scratch-prone plastic back and chrome bezel, switching to zirconium and an aluminum unibody chassis of sorts, plus flattening the back, the phone will be more rugged and scratch-resistant and feel more sturdy.
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Shatterproof glass would be a nice enhancement...

1Zach1 said:
The more I look at the Giz and these photos, the more I think there is a ton of wasted real estate on the front of the iPhone that could be used for a larger screen. :(
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You can't make the screen proportionately larger without making the phone wider, and the physical size of the phone is already at the limit of what I want to carry around. Sure, there's empty front space in the existing form factor to make the screen longer, but now it's no longer a proportional increase and you end up with resizing issues for existing apps.

Keeping the screen size the same but doubling the resolution seems like a smart way to go.
 
iNtrigued said:
I STILL think this is all Apple's idea and propaganda to turn all of our attention to the new upcoming iPhone. It's funny how no one is talking about ANY other mobile device but the upcoming 4th generation iPhone. I think Apple is saying right now, "Mission accomplished." And obviously either Gizmodo was in it or it was the first guniea pig that fell into the hands of this huge experiment by Apple. Who knows?

I mean don't you think Apple is taking this too lightly? If the device really is a threat being out in the "wild", with all of Apple's money, I'm sure they would have taken dramatic and drastic measures to the point where maybe none of this would have ever leaked out. Which leaves me to believe that Apple intentionally wanted this to leak out for free promotion.

Anyone in this with me?

I'm still getting the next iPhone anyway. LOL But why did it have to me like this?! Lmao:rolleyes:
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I think you're drinking way too much kool-aid.
 
arn said:
You don't know how lightly or not lightly Apple is taking it. The only thing publicly shown is the gizmodo letter that they knew was going to be posted publicly.

arn
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I have a friend who works at apple and the only thing he commented on was, if it was a real prototype and this guy lost it, he is in big trouble. He was very busy on his day to day activities in China, so he wasn't fully aware of what was going on around will all the online coverage of the story.

But if you were the professional apple employee in charge of handling this 'leak' situation, what would you do?

Why that letter shows a blue apple logo? like the one used in the nineties?
 
Jeremy1026 said:
This whole 4th gen iPhone thing is very un-Appleish.
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Very Appleish if we were in 2004.

link to ti powerbook image

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This "prototype" looks quite odd to me, if its a new version its certainly a departure from the sleeker models that have come out more recently.
 
LagunaSol said:
You can't make the screen proportionately larger without making the phone wider, and the physical size of the phone is already at the limit of what I want to carry around. Sure, there's empty front space in the existing form factor to make the screen longer, but now it's no longer a proportional increase and you end up with resizing issues for existing apps.

Keeping the screen size the same but doubling the resolution seems like a smart way to go.
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It appears they made the phone skinnier, so they could have made it proportionately larger and have kept it the same dimensions as the 3G/3GS. I also don't see the huge deal with making the screen longer but not wider (careful Apple, you might get close to 16:9 and then the world might end) though I can see how App Devs would be less than thrilled to need 3 versions of an App.
 
Purposely releasing crappy, poorly-lit cellphone pics of prototypes would be the absolutely WORST way to try to get market response on a new iPhone design. It would realistically provide zero usable marketing data.

Besides, it would be totally counter to Apple's MO, not only their design principles but their secrecy as well.

I don't think Gizmodo did anything wrong really, they agreed to give the phone back to Apple. I'm glad to get a sneak peek at the new iPhone, at the same time in retrospect I'm glad they weren't able to turn it on, so besides the external shell and a couple of specs there will still be a lot of new stuff to present in June.
 
cinwick said:
This "prototype" looks quite odd to me, if its a new version its certainly a departure from the sleeker models that have come out more recently.
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As seen in one of the pictures, it's actually thinner than the previous model. The illusion created by the tapered edges on the old model is effective, sure, but thickness is about the thickest point...

Would a prototype have an FCC approval label?
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Why not? It's just placeholder text, the device will be approved so they might as well include it on pre-production phones such as this one. It's not like FCC labels are added at some ceremony where the FCC hands the manufacturer an official watermarked label which is then pasted onto the device to thunderous applause from the audience.
 
calb said:
Yeah, from a business perspective that's going to generate Apple far more revenue.
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Considering its going to put dollars into american hands, who then might have a chance to buy that iphone...

All these jobs we send overseas have a much larger effect than just the paychecks too... the employment taxes, the pump into the economy versus that same dollar being drained from the economy...
 
iDisk said:
Controlled Leak.

Apple is seeing how future and current iPhone users react to the design of the phone and the specifications of it.

This is really about the iPhone "design" and if we accept this new shift.

We already know the technical specifications of the device were going to be great after seeing the iPhone OS 4 event.

I personally like the photos that gizmodo took of the device and after looking at it enough (if that is the design) I think it's a winner. If this isn't the design, then expect a iPhone that looks like the 3G iPad.
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I agree this is planted by Apple

There is NO WAY that Apple allowed some engineer to take it out of his room let alone the building.

This is the same company that made sure iPad could not be taken out of a room for the people who are developing applications for it.
 
btcutter said:
I agree this is planted by Apple

There is NO WAY that Apple allowed some engineer to take it out of his room let alone the building.

This is the same company that made sure iPad could not be taken out of a room for the people who are developing applications for it.
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Why so much doubt? How can a product be genuinely unit tested unless it is let out in the wild. Checking reception, ensuring that it is what they expect it be be. No matter how good the testing within HQ, it never does a complete job. Apply products rarely fail when they are released and that success can only be achieved by testing in the wild.
 
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