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What makes the new iPhone ellegedly thicker?

What makes the new iPhone ellegedly thicker?

  • GPS

    Votes: 15 20.8%

  • Larger battery

    Votes: 14 19.4%

  • GPS + Larger battery

    Votes: 41 56.9%

  • Design (wtf?!)

    Votes: 2 2.8%
  • Total voters
    72
I think people are completely over-thinking that it will be thicker

It will barely be noticable to the average user if not the high majority of iPhone users

I doubt it will effect anything we do either
 
gloss said:
Yes, but with the current design there's almost no free room inside the phone as is. Adding GPS and a spot for a second flash memory chip (which is the cheapest way to get 32GB in the phone) would require extra space.
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not if they simply bump up the chips from two 8GB ones to two 16 GB ones (its a stretch tho, not alot of cheap/efficiant 16 GB'ers out there
 
OrleansMac said:
I think people are completely over-thinking that it will be thicker

It will barely be noticable to the average user if not the high majority of iPhone users

I doubt it will effect anything we do either
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but of course if it is thicker, it will be ammunition for all those anything-to-say-crap-about-apple fanboys.

please dont let this to turn out to be a double post...
 
phinnaeus said:
You seem to contradict yourself, there.

Personally, I could NOT care less about a millimeter or two of extra thickness, as long as it serves a good purpose.
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Are you from the UK? In the US "I could care less" means the same as "I could not care less" in the UK. Don't ask me why, I don't know. :confused:

What happened to the rumour that the new iPhone was going to be thinner? Is that still going the rounds as well?
 
frosse said:
No. iPhone's memory is flash based = no physical size increase. iPod Classic = HDD = 1980's. ;)
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16gb storage max=mid 90's ;)

Ish said:
Are you from the UK? In the US "I could care less" means the same as "I could not care less" in the UK. Don't ask me why, I don't know. :confused:

What happened to the rumour that the new iPhone was going to be thinner? Is that still going the rounds as well?
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No it's just lazy American speak. If you "could care less" then you have more than a measurement of care about something. To not care less means you don't have any measurements of care. They just remove words. So there actually is only 1 way of saying this provided you don't really care about the subject.
 
But anyway, what about an OLED screen? If they add in an OLED screen (which , frankly, I am doubtful of) would that not make room for some of these chips, since there is no need for a backlight?

I think everyone remembers that mock up of the 2nd gen iPhone that was like 3 mm thinner than the current...
 
NT1440 said:
not if they simply bump up the chips from two 8GB ones to two 16 GB ones (its a stretch tho, not alot of cheap/efficiant 16 GB'ers out there
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The current iPhone only has a single space for flash memory, meaning that unless they redesign the internals, there will be no 32GB option without using a single 32GB module. The current 16GB model is using a single 16GB chip, not 2x8GB.

So what I'm saying is that if they do plan to offer a 32GB option, it's entirely likely that they'll need to make space for a second chip, which will, of course, necessitate increased internal volume.
 
raggedjimmi said:
No it's just lazy American speak. If you "could care less" then you have more than a measurement of care about something. To not care less means you don't have any measurements of care. They just remove words. So there actually is only 1 way of saying this provided you don't really care about the subject.
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Welcome to American English, Jimmi. We also understand 'nonplussed' to mean 'unbothered', which is more or less the exact opposite of its actual definition. :)
 
gloss said:
So what I'm saying is that if they do plan to offer a 32GB option, it's entirely likely that they'll need to make space for a second chip, which will, of course, necessitate increased internal volume.
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This is a good point.

If a 32GB chip is introduced, then the current iPhone and Touch could go to 32 and 64 GB capacities, respectively.

With the popularity of the iPhone/Touch combined with the SDK being released this June, I believe that Apple will increase the iPhone memory from one socket to two sockets.
 
I think phinneaus is on to something.


I cannot say this is the only reason, but nonetheless one of the contributing reasons is because of the new screen design. I am not a geek and do not know the proper vernacular/lingo, but I was told the new iPhone screen is now a two part screen. Allegedly, (on good advice) the current iPhone screen has the touch pad sensor permanently bonded to the screen. If one or the other goes bad, both have to be tossed. With the new design, if the touch pad sensor thingy goes bad they can now replace it at a cost of $5.00 or so and not have to replace the whole LCD at $70.00 or so.
 
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/agreenerapple/


The back wont be plastic... White or black aluminum would be awesome.... Plastic will be horrible... The case it tapered i dont think the thickness will be that important... But i love the cold feel feel of the back of my iphone on my hand and would hate that to be replaced by plastic
 
It's probably just the battery there are 3G phones that are "RAZR" thin... :D and GPS didn't change the size of the Blackberry Curve and Pearl when they were re-introduced with GPS.
 
Chris Bangle said:
The back wont be plastic... White or black aluminum would be awesome.... Plastic will be horrible... The case it tapered i dont think the thickness will be that important... But i love the cold feel feel of the back of my iphone on my hand and would hate that to be replaced by plastic
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I have to say, aluminum or whatever metal would be awesome in terms of eye candy-ness, but past that it would just block radio signals, right? I seem to remember some rumors about some ceramic stuff... zirconia or something. It isn't metal, but it isn't plastic, either.

Edit: Looked it up on wikipedia, and the article on zirconia referenced an AppleInsider article dated last november. That makes sense, in terms of 2nd Gen iPhone production timelines.
 
"In one embodiment, the device is or includes functionality for supporting cellular or mobile phone usage," the company said. "In this embodiment, the device includes processors, transmitters, receivers, and antennas for supporting RF, and more particularly GSM, DCS and/or PCS wireless communications in the range of about 850 to about 1900 MHz."

sounds plausible my only concern is cost... but they have patented it ...

Other reasons for using ceramics cited in the filing are that they are highly scratch resistant, have color embedded in it (no paint or coatings), can be made into a wide variety of colors, and provide a variety of surface finishes including smooth and rough. Additionally, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company said the density of ceramics is typically higher than other materials, which would make for heavier electronics devices that feel more robust and exude greater quality.


i just read this bit... This sounds highly probable ... Good find phinnaeus
 
rockstarjoe said:
I still really don't buy this whole "thicker" rumor. Sounds to me like classic Apple disinformation so that they can shock and awe everyone with how thin the new model will be (even if it isn't really much thinner).
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I'm hoping this is true. I'd love to replace my current iPhone but not if the new one is chunkier, even if it has more features and improvements.
 
gloss said:
Cuz that extra 1mm is going to be really noticeable.
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Each to their own but my iPhone is with me morning noon and night and is pretty bulky for a phone already. Any increase in size would have to come with massive improvements.

As I say, it all depends on your usage.
 
emotion said:
Each to their own but my iPhone is with me morning noon and night and is pretty bulky for a phone already. Any increase in size would have to come with massive improvements.

As I say, it all depends on your usage.
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Sorry, that was kind of condescending. :)

I'm using a pretty tiny phone at the moment, but any increase in iPhone size will still likely end up being less bulky than the Samsung + iPod touch + case combo that I'm toting around right now. So yeah, I guess it's a matter of perspective.
 
jimleszczynski said:
according to some recent posts. The new FW update 2.0 is supposed to have a strand of code that allows "enabling/de-enabling" of 3G network. This obviously the primary reason of battery consumption when it is not needed.
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Though I wouldn't be surprised to see this feature in the actual release, this pic was proven to be a pbotoshopped fake...
 
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