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This Could Be What Apple's iPhone 5 Looks Like

Loved my android phone all this time but if this is the iPhone 5 I guess I'm jumping ship back to apple :D
 
Nice job, MacRumors! It's good to see a story that you're producing yourself based on the amalgamation of all the rumours. with the addition of the slick renders, it's like a glossy production of your "rumour roundup" articles.
 
res1233 said:
I vaguely recall hearing that the elongated home button would be touch-sensitive. It may provide a fast way to swipe between apps using nothing but the home button. I think that would be quite amazing.
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Can't do this one-handed though. The Home button at the bottom is the only thing I find out of place in the context of the iphone interface. It just doesn't belong there.
 
I have an iPhone 4 but I promise you that if the iPhone 5 looks anything like this I will be one of the first in line here!
 
I'm liking the mock-up. Ff it ends up looking anything like this, sign me up! (though sign me up regardless, this is Apple after all) ;)
 
Giggity

Giggity goo

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And I look upon my iPhone 4 with scorn..

I remember when I first held an iPhone 4 - I thought it'd be hard to improve upon. New meaning to 'familiarity breads contempt'.
 
Hmm, I don't really like the border around the home button on the black version, as it looks like it has white around it.

I also still don't like the taper as it still seems it will be weighted more towards the top, and if you are swiping at the bezel below the screen it looks apt to flip out of your hand.
 
Benjy91 said:
I really don't like the look of that Home button, and I hope Apple loses their obsession with "Thinner & Lighter" on their phones.

If it gets too light it'll just feel cheap, I'd prefer to have the thickness of the iPhone 4 and have a better battery inside.

I do love the idea of a bigger screen though.
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I thought the iPhone 4 was already too thin. It is impractical to use without a case to make it a little thicker. Maybe it is just my large and bony fingers.
 
I'm looking at buying my wife and I the new iPhone when my annual bonus is paid in March, and if that's the design I'll be more than happy.
 
Looks like a HTV Evo kind of... are we sure those cases aren't for the Evo lol. I mean 3D... um Evo I mean besides the camera in the back. It looks like one.
 
Sorry Apple fans but i have to say this. Its fugly. (Most likely Apple has more class than that though, so dont cry just yet).

However, the elongated button is a touch of genius. Now they can add one more thing to their lawsuit against Samsung. :rolleyes:

Edit:

Vote me down all you want. That way the rest of us can count tears!
 
If accurate, I think there comes a point where a phone becomes too thin to be used comfortably. The iPhone is approaching that threshold.
 
I really don't like the tapered back. Fine, if it's only ever used in portrait mode, but for a device which is often used in landscape orientation it'd just look and feel wrong, thicker on one side and wouldn't lay flat on a table. Ick.

The larger screen is nice, but I'd be worried about accidental gestures.

Any idea what the wider Home button is for? It'd be great if you could swipe left and right to switch between apps, far quicker and easier than the existing app switcher.
 
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