What's funny is that with all the surrounding environtment being very grey, the white model almost manages to look like an aluminum model. I have to agree, unibody aluminum iPhone would be pretty sweet
I have a white Macbook, iMac and iPhone 3Gs....I always liked the fact they were different from the Dell's, HP's and Sony's 'corporate' funeral black and pallbearer gray!
But with the advent of the iPad which i will be purchase soon along with a 4g iPhone I think the time has come to put the white behind me. I still think it looks good for woman and teenagers, though.
I don't mean that in a disparaging way at all. Just for me the aluminum and black is starting to look more elegant......
who knows- both are black and roughy rectangular, both have a screen. That's all I'm seeing
It's a little more than that, both have a screen, the front and back are shiny black, with a silver "core" between the front and back. But that's really the only thing that's similar.
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Whether or not this photo is real, the iPhone needs a trackpad (or trackball)...
I don't know what you're going on about, I hope it's sarcastic. The iPhone's screen already has a built-in trackpad. Trackballs just aren't necessary and are a mechanical part that's prone to failure.
[QUOTE=MacHarborGuy;1637750]so are we in agreement that this iPhone looks like the PSP?
In fact, it looks almost, but not quite completely unlike the PSP. You know - take away the myriad of buttons, the perfed top bar, the motley collection of side controls, the cart loading slot/tray, the arced ends, the wrist strap loop, the plasticky top case, and larger form factor, I guess if I was blind drunk, squinting, cross-eyed, and focussed on the horizon, waving a hand in front of my face - it could in some alternate universe be called "looks like a PSP" by me. Yeah. So in which case I would have to agree.
It would be pretty hilarious is the entire vast and ongoing system of leaks, lawsuits and criminal investigations was just a headfake by Apple and the new iPhone looks completely different from what we've been shown.
Steve: And here it is.
Assembled tech press: (Audible gasp)
Steve: (grinning) Aw yeah, bitches, deal with it.
I still think this is exactly what is happening.
Every single element from the very start of this whole new iPhone thing (starting from when Powell walked out of a bar) has been completely un-Apple like.
Whether or not this photo is real, the iPhone needs a trackpad (or trackball)...
For the record Apple and trackballs do not, repeat DO NOT work together well. At all. And all, repeat ALL of my friends and acquaintances with Blackberries complain about them CONSTANTLY, when they aren't in fact broken, missing or non-functional. So I have to strenuously and pointedly disagree.
As in heck no. As in "I choose to not acquiesce to your request..." As in you really need to share whatever it is you are smoking!
a variety of colors to choose from sounds like a great idea.
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This might be the first time we'll see different colours. However, it might behoove them to wait until at least the September iPod/iTunes event when the next iPod Touch gets updated and then release colours for it and the iPhone. Or perhaps do a mid-cycle release in January.
Hmmmm, that's actually pretty interesting. iPhone OS 4 brings new customizable wall papers, so by choosing a light colored gradient or something similar you get a result that looks much more of a piece than the jarring white bezel to black screen version that's typically been imagined.
That mockup is pretty striking, and I don't see any reason the finished product couldn't look just like it (assuming Apple is in fact going to offer a white iPhone 4).
Hard to believe that Steve jobs is going to announce a 4g IPHONE which everybody has seen through leaks. Be prepered for a surprise when it's announced.
all these posts about a choice of color, imagine the interest if there actually was a substantial change, such as a removal-able battery or dual screen flip phone. In the mean time, Apple might was leak a picture of a pink phone and watch the 16 year old girls wet their pants.
I am thinking Apple enclosed all the buttons (side & top) and dock cable connection port in metal frame since on the current models the plastic backs are very susceptible to slight hairline cracks. Especially on the white model, they are more conspicuous.
Every iPhone I had developed cracks by the cable port and ring mute rocker.
To me, it's not an issue, but I would suspect for some iPhone owners it is. Apple probably replaced a number of iPhones, certainly many more that it would have liked. Thus, the metal frame design might be motivated from those problems. Just a thought
these were made for phones that don't have touch screens.
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Originally Posted by masternav
For the record Apple and trackballs do not, repeat DO NOT work together well. At all. And all, repeat ALL of my friends and acquaintances with Blackberries complain about them CONSTANTLY, when they aren't in fact broken, missing or non-functional. So I have to strenuously and pointedly disagree.
As in heck no. As in "I choose to not acquiesce to your request..." As in you really need to share whatever it is you are smoking!
Holy FK that's sexy! A hell of a lot more sexy than this new Pho soup version that I thought was cool at first. Now that I've seen this unibody photo I hate the Pho soup version
EDIT: Would look sexy in white too. 2001 Space Odyssey like.
I love the white one. I'm finally departing from choosing Apple black/aluminum only. It is as beautiful as the iPhone 3G white was awful. As for more colors, maybe towards the end of the year, but if I had to bet, I would say 2011 for the next generation. By then, the iPhone platform will have really taken over the world and they'll be able to play more freely with it without fear of damage to it's image.
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I wish! That is a beaut. The best of both worlds - curved back for slipping into pocket and flat sides for better handling.
But with the advent of the iPad which i will be purchase soon along with a 4g iPhone I think the time has come to put the white behind me. I still think it looks good for woman and teenagers, though.
I don't mean that in a disparaging way at all. Just for me the aluminum and black is starting to look more elegant......
Best
who knows- both are black and roughy rectangular, both have a screen. That's all I'm seeing
It's a little more than that, both have a screen, the front and back are shiny black, with a silver "core" between the front and back. But that's really the only thing that's similar.
Whether or not this photo is real, the iPhone needs a trackpad (or trackball)...
I don't know what you're going on about, I hope it's sarcastic. The iPhone's screen already has a built-in trackpad. Trackballs just aren't necessary and are a mechanical part that's prone to failure.
In fact, it looks almost, but not quite completely unlike the PSP. You know - take away the myriad of buttons, the perfed top bar, the motley collection of side controls, the cart loading slot/tray, the arced ends, the wrist strap loop, the plasticky top case, and larger form factor, I guess if I was blind drunk, squinting, cross-eyed, and focussed on the horizon, waving a hand in front of my face - it could in some alternate universe be called "looks like a PSP" by me. Yeah. So in which case I would have to agree.
Otherwise, not. Not even. Really. Seriously. NOT.
Get it? Got it? Good.
It would be pretty hilarious is the entire vast and ongoing system of leaks, lawsuits and criminal investigations was just a headfake by Apple and the new iPhone looks completely different from what we've been shown.
Steve: And here it is.
Assembled tech press: (Audible gasp)
Steve: (grinning) Aw yeah, bitches, deal with it.
I still think this is exactly what is happening.
Every single element from the very start of this whole new iPhone thing (starting from when Powell walked out of a bar) has been completely un-Apple like.
Whether or not this photo is real, the iPhone needs a trackpad (or trackball)...
For the record Apple and trackballs do not, repeat DO NOT work together well. At all. And all, repeat ALL of my friends and acquaintances with Blackberries complain about them CONSTANTLY, when they aren't in fact broken, missing or non-functional. So I have to strenuously and pointedly disagree.
As in heck no. As in "I choose to not acquiesce to your request..." As in you really need to share whatever it is you are smoking!
Wow. You just really have to pick an argument or a fight EVERY time you come on, don't you?
Just....wow.
Harleigh, you should cool it a bit. Mel's one of the old timers here AND a moderator.
This might be the first time we'll see different colours. However, it might behoove them to wait until at least the September iPod/iTunes event when the next iPod Touch gets updated and then release colours for it and the iPhone. Or perhaps do a mid-cycle release in January.
Here are some mockups: http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3504/picture5df.jpg (image)
From a Gizmodo commenter:
Hmmmm, that's actually pretty interesting. iPhone OS 4 brings new customizable wall papers, so by choosing a light colored gradient or something similar you get a result that looks much more of a piece than the jarring white bezel to black screen version that's typically been imagined.
That mockup is pretty striking, and I don't see any reason the finished product couldn't look just like it (assuming Apple is in fact going to offer a white iPhone 4).
Every iPhone I had developed cracks by the cable port and ring mute rocker.
To me, it's not an issue, but I would suspect for some iPhone owners it is. Apple probably replaced a number of iPhones, certainly many more that it would have liked. Thus, the metal frame design might be motivated from those problems. Just a thought
For the record Apple and trackballs do not, repeat DO NOT work together well. At all. And all, repeat ALL of my friends and acquaintances with Blackberries complain about them CONSTANTLY, when they aren't in fact broken, missing or non-functional. So I have to strenuously and pointedly disagree.
As in heck no. As in "I choose to not acquiesce to your request..." As in you really need to share whatever it is you are smoking!
Oh, you mean this iPhone unibody..?
(read about it at here)
Holy FK that's sexy! A hell of a lot more sexy than this new Pho soup version that I thought was cool at first. Now that I've seen this unibody photo I hate the Pho soup version
EDIT: Would look sexy in white too. 2001 Space Odyssey like.
Oh, you mean this iPhone unibody..?
(read about it at here)
I've seen that before- and hope the G5 looks like this.