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Unreleased iPhone2,1 Icon Reveals No Major Physical Changes?
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That's no reason for it to be chromed... It could be brushed or anodized, anything but chrome!
I think it's Steve who won't let go of the eighties!
Yeah, really. There haven't been any changes to the front physique of the iPhone ever. Who would assume there would be changes this year?
I think you're right about the aluminum. Great for laptops, bad for phones. Although, as a side topic, didn't I hear about wireless woes and unibody MacBook owners? The aluminum playing a part in this, perhaps?
Carbon fiber has a higher carbon footprint, I hear. Not the most eco-friendly, albeit structurally sound choice.
<<shrug>>
Exactly. There will not be an aluminum back on the iPhone again. Plastic has to be used. While the aluminum looked nice on the original iPhone that plastic antenna cover did not.
I would love this. But it's definitely not Apple-like but they could also be trying to save money by not changing the external style too much.
The feel of the original iPhone was streets ahead of the 3G. It felt robust, solid, well made. The 3G just isn't in the same league at all. The problem with that was as you said the antenna cover, which was rubbish because it always clicked and didn't sit completely flush with the aluminum under a small amount of pressure.
It also made you look like a tool when you had bad reception because you had to hold the top of the phone so the antenna's weren't covered. I still miss my first gen iPhone though.
Well, when testing a new iPhone, you need SOME icon to appear to test the filename. Then when the final release of the SDK and iTunes has been built, you can stick in the new artwork.
Since there are plenty of references everywhere to iPhone 2,1, I doubt Apple cares at this point. If they really wanted to hide it, they would have learned from last time. It's either a) too much work or b) they want us to know.
I'm gonna go with the former on that one.
I think you're right about the aluminum. Great for laptops, bad for phones. Although, as a side topic, didn't I hear about wireless woes and unibody MacBook owners? The aluminum playing a part in this, perhaps?
Carbon fiber has a higher carbon footprint, I hear. Not the most eco-friendly, albeit structurally sound choice.
<<shrug>>
I believe wifi reception is a little bit different than cell phone reception. Also, the unibody MacBook's antenna is in the screen hinge I believe. Next time you look at a MacBook, look at the plastic screen hinge.
I really hope Apple learned their lesson with the 3G plastic and goes with a harder...less-crack-prone material for the next iPhone.
Are people expecting a redesign for the next iPhone? I have always assumed that physical changes (if any) would be extremely minor for the 3rd generation iPhone and I expect that even the feature differences will be minimal. Reason being, it's only the 3rd year cycle and typically most companies change things up at the 4th. Not to forget, Verizon will be the first to launch LTE and it's almost a safe bet that with Verizon supporting a worldwide standard that they will inevitably get an iPhone and practically every other device in the world as well. What a perfect time to launch a revamped iPhone LTE on an all new, more powerful network? Sounds like a good time to me.
i really don't think you can tell much from a small icon like that. but sure, the next iphone will be similar
Why are people expecting them to rehall the iPhone 1 year after the 3G came out?
I really think this will be a minor update. Next year I think we will see a complete redesign for the LTE version.
I really think this will be a minor update. Next year I think we will see a complete redesign for the LTE version.
Keep dreaming. I highly doubt the iPhone is changing carriers anytime soon.
If there does end up being a significant spec update for the phone, you can count on some sort of distinctive case update so everyone will know that you've got the latest and greatest. It wouldn't be like Apple to give their highest-visibility product a large feature bump and not give us some way to show it off to our less-fortunate friends.
its not fake chrome haha....its aluminum. Chrome is a plating, not a metal. "fake chrome" would be those plastic hub caps you see at walmart.
Most people would say that the iPhone 3G was "the minor update" and that the next iPhone in at least specs will be the major update.
I don't get why people want Apple to go back to the aluminum back. It wasn't good for reception and sure, it looked good for the 2/3rds of the back that it covered, but the need for 1/3rd to be black plastic completely ruined the look. The iPhone 3G is a much better design, at least aesthetically. I strongly doubt we will see an aluminum back on the next iPhone.
If so, why not make it brushed stainless steel or aluminum and make the whole case an antenna? Why wouldn't that work? One single, big antenna...
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They know it was discovered previously. It would only take a moment to substitute a new image in an update.
I think you're right about the aluminum. Great for laptops, bad for phones. Although, as a side topic, didn't I hear about wireless woes and unibody MacBook owners? The aluminum playing a part in this, perhaps?
Carbon fiber has a higher carbon footprint, I hear. Not the most eco-friendly, albeit structurally sound choice.
<<shrug>>
I have been actually using my iPhone 2G on OS3.0 and it is better hardware. It feels more expensive and more complete. I hope they find a metal that will work...