A new video has surfaced of the alleged next-generation iPhone, featuring a side-by-side comparison of an iPhone 4S and a backplate identical to a part seen in previously leaked photos.
The video from wireless parts company ETrade Supply (via CydiaBlog) gives a highly detailed look at what appears to be an aluminum backplate first seen in May, lending further evidence that the part may be legitimate.
And which bar did this come from. What's the fav menu item. I hope it's something with shrimp
Just bought a small harddrive with USB 3.0 and noticed the different style connector i had never seen before. But the image of the smaller hole for the dock connector on this leaked part came to mind and wouldnt it make sense that the new connector is just a small USB 3.0 type connector? That would make a lot more sense then to switch to another unique design and now that it seems most Macs will have USB 3.0 it would be a sensible move.
Lack of the required FCC etc info is the biggest clue that a back plate is fake. They never remember to put that stuff or they leave it off cause folks don't like having it on there. But Apple is legally required to have that data on there so it will be there on official plates
…wouldn't it make sense that the new connector is just a small USB 3.0 type connector? That would make a lot more sense then to switch to another unique design and now that it seems most Macs will have USB 3.0 it would be a sensible move.
And remove audio, video, and controls? I don't think so.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
Lack of the required FCC etc info is the biggest clue that a back plate is fake. They never remember to put that stuff or they leave it off cause folks don't like having it on there. But Apple is legally required to have that data on there so it will be there on official plates
I'm curious why you say this and why everyone is assuming that it's micro-USB.
What's the EU requirement-- Mini or Micro.
Apple might have been working on a smaller DC but that doesn't mean that they decided to go with it. Perhaps like the 7 inch iPad they tested it and felt that it wasn't ideal and are going for a simple power port and wifi syncing as THE way to go.
At the bottom, there are two more holes on one grill than on the other, due to the headphone jack. This lack of symmetry is jarring on an Apple device. It looks unbalanced. Jobs would fix that by removing the two extra holes.
I don't care for the two-texture back either, or 16:9. I would vastly prefer a slightly larger display with the same pixel count, say 3.8" or 3.9", and the current 3:2 ratio, in a marginally wider, but not taller, handset. I think it would be more comfortable all around. The portrait mode keyboard was always slightly too narrow. I feel the 16:9 display is a quick-fix cave-in to Android phones with huge screens. They wanted the display size to start with a 4. The only upside to the 16:9 display is for videos, and that's not a huge benefit, really.
The connector change is fine if an adapter is included free of charge (or very cheap), with no loss of functionality. If not, then it's a show stopper.
The dark color, looks bluish, is odd. The color itself is OK but by being dark it doesn't look as distinctive as the current design. Most handsets are dark.
They've used the same 30-pin connector for a decade. Think about that! A decade in consumer technology for 3 device categories. I think the change is long over due and welcome it with open arms.
Why not to just get rid of it in favor of pure wireless interface? Inductive charging, air play, BT play. The phone jack is obsolete too.
This would also make it easier for waterproof design.
But instead Apple is stuck with the new connector for another decade.
You're willing to wait hours to copy stuff to a 64GB device over 802.11n?
Unlike you, very few folks are copying 60 GB of stuff back and forth on a regular basis. Perhaps that one initial load up but then after that it's typically more like 3-4 GB at a time. Perhaps 10 GB if they are loading up on movies before a big trip. But even then they have no real issue with doing it while they are asleep and nothing else is really dancing around the wifi connection.
But this isn't being fronted as a prototype. They want us to believe it's the real thing. The implication being that the iPhone whatever they call it is already in production and either this was smuggled out of the production line or it's a repair part.
This is the ugliest piece of SH1T I have ever seen.
With a world class design team you people must be high on crack to think Apple would ever release such an ugly atrocity!!!
That "leak" looks like vomit puked out twice then pi$$ed on and sh1tted on by multiple animals. Horrible and i cannot even find the words to describe how ugly that thing is.
Put down the crack pipe, and just THINK for a moment. Only the first iPhone was two-tone color in the back and even then they didnt go for tri-color disgrace!!!
Geez i wish I knew where you people lived or could be found because I have a bridge I own in new york that I want to sell you!!!!! Its located right next to where I keep my unicorn!
But this isn't being fronted as a prototype. They want us to believe it's the real thing. The implication being that the iPhone whatever they call it is already in production and either this was smuggled out of the production line or it's a repair part.
It's months from being released. It's not in production yet. It's a prototype. If they're saying it's a final piece, they're idiots or liars.
At the bottom, there are two more holes on one grill than on the other, due to the headphone jack. This lack of symmetry is jarring on an Apple device. It looks unbalanced. Jobs would fix that by removing the two extra holes.
I'd be more concerned about the big ass holes around the microphone and speaker. That's just asking for liquid to get in there. So either they are going to say screw it to charging for liquid and 'damage' will only be shattered glass, they are going back to the whole 'if the dot in the headphones etc is changed you are screwed' or they aren't going to make it impossible for techs to quickly get inside the phones. The first seems too generous even for Apple, the second is a lawsuit waiting to happen (and it will) and the third would require them to make those already too short appointments longer to give the techs time to actually open the phones up since they can't just slide the back off anymore.
It's months from being released. It's not in production yet. It's a prototype. If they're saying it's a final piece, they're idiots or liars.
So you know the release date, you must if you KNOW that it's months from being released. So why are you being stingy with the info.
And even if it isn't turning up until the fall like last year given the sales that happen at a launch it is not out of the question that Apple might have started production on the components so they have time to assemble enough for a major launch sweep like the iPad. Unless you work for Apple and specifically in production logistics you can't say yes or no to the notion. That there is logic to that kind of notion is what they are playing on to make folks believe this is real
The only thing that looks suspicious is that the verbiage underneath where it says "iPhone" on the back is not there. Apple usually has Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China on one line and then the Model number, FCC number and some other stuff printed underneath the iPhone labeling. Just an observation.
To me, it could be a prototype.
I also have my doubts about this video. If it is a prototype, why advertise it as an iPhone? A blank case or one with just mystery part number makes more sense.
I'd be more concerned about the big ass holes around the microphone and speaker. That's just asking for liquid to get in there. So either they are going to say screw it to charging for liquid and 'damage' will only be shattered glass, they are going back to the whole 'if the dot in the headphones etc is changed you are screwed' or they aren't going to make it impossible for techs to quickly get inside the phones. The first seems too generous even for Apple, the second is a lawsuit waiting to happen (and it will) and the third would require them to make those already too short appointments longer to give the techs time to actually open the phones up since they can't just slide the back off anymore.
I'd say those are for the screws, so they wouldn't actually be holes on the finished product.
Apple might be working on water resistant designs. I recall something about that posted on AI a few months ago. They should be, anyway. That would be a real improvement for real people.
Because it's too slow for file transfers and charging is a gimmick right now.
That's the point. Then you're waiting for ten gigs. The waiting is the point.
I think you are overstating the speed problem a bit. I have a 64GB iPhone and a 32GB iPad and they both sync wirelessly and back up wirelessly to the cloud without any problems.
In theory there might be an issue, but in practice, at least for me, and using two devices with lots of storage there isn't any speed problem at all. When it comes to syncing a new movie or TV show or throwing a new album on the phone, it isn't actually syncing the whole storage area anyway so it's even faster in those situations.
This is the ugliest piece of SH1T I have ever seen.
With a world class design team you people must be high on crack to think Apple would ever release such an ugly atrocity!!!
That "leak" looks like vomit puked out twice then pi$$ed on and sh1tted on by multiple animals. Horrible and i cannot even find the words to describe how ugly that thing is.
Put down the crack pipe, and just THINK for a moment. Only the first iPhone was two-tone color in the back and even then they didnt go for tri-color disgrace!!!
Geez i wish I knew where you people lived or could be found because I have a bridge I own in new york that I want to sell you!!!!! Its located right next to where I keep my unicorn!
Stop pulling punches. Tell us how you really think.
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
A new video has surfaced of the alleged next-generation iPhone, featuring a side-by-side comparison of an iPhone 4S and a backplate identical to a part seen in previously leaked photos.
The video from wireless parts company ETrade Supply (via CydiaBlog) gives a highly detailed look at what appears to be an aluminum backplate first seen in May, lending further evidence that the part may be legitimate.
And which bar did this come from. What's the fav menu item. I hope it's something with shrimp
Just bought a small harddrive with USB 3.0 and noticed the different style connector i had never seen before. But the image of the smaller hole for the dock connector on this leaked part came to mind and wouldnt it make sense that the new connector is just a small USB 3.0 type connector? That would make a lot more sense then to switch to another unique design and now that it seems most Macs will have USB 3.0 it would be a sensible move.
The size seems about right.
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Originally Posted by AppleZilla
Still looks either fake or disguised to me.
Lack of the required FCC etc info is the biggest clue that a back plate is fake. They never remember to put that stuff or they leave it off cause folks don't like having it on there. But Apple is legally required to have that data on there so it will be there on official plates
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Originally Posted by seltzdesign
…wouldn't it make sense that the new connector is just a small USB 3.0 type connector? That would make a lot more sense then to switch to another unique design and now that it seems most Macs will have USB 3.0 it would be a sensible move.
And remove audio, video, and controls? I don't think so.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
Lack of the required FCC etc info is the biggest clue that a back plate is fake. They never remember to put that stuff or they leave it off cause folks don't like having it on there. But Apple is legally required to have that data on there so it will be there on official plates
It's not going to be on prototypes…
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Originally Posted by RadarTheKat
Maybe on the iPhone 6 they'll go to inductive charging and bluetooth data transfer. No need for any connector port in that case.
Inductive charging isn't really ready for prime time and why would they need bluetooth when you already have wifi syncing in the mix.
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
I'm curious why you say this and why everyone is assuming that it's micro-USB.
What's the EU requirement-- Mini or Micro.
Apple might have been working on a smaller DC but that doesn't mean that they decided to go with it. Perhaps like the 7 inch iPad they tested it and felt that it wasn't ideal and are going for a simple power port and wifi syncing as THE way to go.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
What's the EU requirement-- Mini or Micro.
Micro, but Apple has an exception.
At the bottom, there are two more holes on one grill than on the other, due to the headphone jack. This lack of symmetry is jarring on an Apple device. It looks unbalanced. Jobs would fix that by removing the two extra holes.
I don't care for the two-texture back either, or 16:9. I would vastly prefer a slightly larger display with the same pixel count, say 3.8" or 3.9", and the current 3:2 ratio, in a marginally wider, but not taller, handset. I think it would be more comfortable all around. The portrait mode keyboard was always slightly too narrow. I feel the 16:9 display is a quick-fix cave-in to Android phones with huge screens. They wanted the display size to start with a 4. The only upside to the 16:9 display is for videos, and that's not a huge benefit, really.
The connector change is fine if an adapter is included free of charge (or very cheap), with no loss of functionality. If not, then it's a show stopper.
The dark color, looks bluish, is odd. The color itself is OK but by being dark it doesn't look as distinctive as the current design. Most handsets are dark.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
They've used the same 30-pin connector for a decade. Think about that! A decade in consumer technology for 3 device categories. I think the change is long over due and welcome it with open arms.
Why not to just get rid of it in favor of pure wireless interface? Inductive charging, air play, BT play. The phone jack is obsolete too.
This would also make it easier for waterproof design.
But instead Apple is stuck with the new connector for another decade.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
You're willing to wait hours to copy stuff to a 64GB device over 802.11n?
Unlike you, very few folks are copying 60 GB of stuff back and forth on a regular basis. Perhaps that one initial load up but then after that it's typically more like 3-4 GB at a time. Perhaps 10 GB if they are loading up on movies before a big trip. But even then they have no real issue with doing it while they are asleep and nothing else is really dancing around the wifi connection.
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Originally Posted by jason98
Why not to just get rid of it in favor of pure wireless interface?
Because it's too slow for file transfers and charging is a gimmick right now.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
Perhaps 10 GB if they are loading up on movies before a big trip.
That's the point. Then you're waiting for ten gigs. The waiting is the point.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
It's not going to be on prototypes…
But this isn't being fronted as a prototype. They want us to believe it's the real thing. The implication being that the iPhone whatever they call it is already in production and either this was smuggled out of the production line or it's a repair part.
This is the ugliest piece of SH1T I have ever seen.
With a world class design team you people must be high on crack to think Apple would ever release such an ugly atrocity!!!
That "leak" looks like vomit puked out twice then pi$$ed on and sh1tted on by multiple animals. Horrible and i cannot even find the words to describe how ugly that thing is.
Put down the crack pipe, and just THINK for a moment. Only the first iPhone was two-tone color in the back and even then they didnt go for tri-color disgrace!!!
Geez i wish I knew where you people lived or could be found because I have a bridge I own in new york that I want to sell you!!!!! Its located right next to where I keep my unicorn!
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Originally Posted by charlituna
But this isn't being fronted as a prototype. They want us to believe it's the real thing. The implication being that the iPhone whatever they call it is already in production and either this was smuggled out of the production line or it's a repair part.
It's months from being released. It's not in production yet. It's a prototype. If they're saying it's a final piece, they're idiots or liars.
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Originally Posted by Alonso Perez
At the bottom, there are two more holes on one grill than on the other, due to the headphone jack. This lack of symmetry is jarring on an Apple device. It looks unbalanced. Jobs would fix that by removing the two extra holes.
I'd be more concerned about the big ass holes around the microphone and speaker. That's just asking for liquid to get in there. So either they are going to say screw it to charging for liquid and 'damage' will only be shattered glass, they are going back to the whole 'if the dot in the headphones etc is changed you are screwed' or they aren't going to make it impossible for techs to quickly get inside the phones. The first seems too generous even for Apple, the second is a lawsuit waiting to happen (and it will) and the third would require them to make those already too short appointments longer to give the techs time to actually open the phones up since they can't just slide the back off anymore.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
It's months from being released. It's not in production yet. It's a prototype. If they're saying it's a final piece, they're idiots or liars.
So you know the release date, you must if you KNOW that it's months from being released. So why are you being stingy with the info.
And even if it isn't turning up until the fall like last year given the sales that happen at a launch it is not out of the question that Apple might have started production on the components so they have time to assemble enough for a major launch sweep like the iPad. Unless you work for Apple and specifically in production logistics you can't say yes or no to the notion. That there is logic to that kind of notion is what they are playing on to make folks believe this is real
I also have my doubts about this video. If it is a prototype, why advertise it as an iPhone? A blank case or one with just mystery part number makes more sense.
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Originally Posted by charlituna
I'd be more concerned about the big ass holes around the microphone and speaker. That's just asking for liquid to get in there. So either they are going to say screw it to charging for liquid and 'damage' will only be shattered glass, they are going back to the whole 'if the dot in the headphones etc is changed you are screwed' or they aren't going to make it impossible for techs to quickly get inside the phones. The first seems too generous even for Apple, the second is a lawsuit waiting to happen (and it will) and the third would require them to make those already too short appointments longer to give the techs time to actually open the phones up since they can't just slide the back off anymore.
I'd say those are for the screws, so they wouldn't actually be holes on the finished product.
Apple might be working on water resistant designs. I recall something about that posted on AI a few months ago. They should be, anyway. That would be a real improvement for real people.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Because it's too slow for file transfers and charging is a gimmick right now.
That's the point. Then you're waiting for ten gigs. The waiting is the point.
I think you are overstating the speed problem a bit. I have a 64GB iPhone and a 32GB iPad and they both sync wirelessly and back up wirelessly to the cloud without any problems.
In theory there might be an issue, but in practice, at least for me, and using two devices with lots of storage there isn't any speed problem at all. When it comes to syncing a new movie or TV show or throwing a new album on the phone, it isn't actually syncing the whole storage area anyway so it's even faster in those situations.
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Originally Posted by CarlosViscarra
This is the ugliest piece of SH1T I have ever seen.
With a world class design team you people must be high on crack to think Apple would ever release such an ugly atrocity!!!
That "leak" looks like vomit puked out twice then pi$$ed on and sh1tted on by multiple animals. Horrible and i cannot even find the words to describe how ugly that thing is.
Put down the crack pipe, and just THINK for a moment. Only the first iPhone was two-tone color in the back and even then they didnt go for tri-color disgrace!!!
Geez i wish I knew where you people lived or could be found because I have a bridge I own in new york that I want to sell you!!!!! Its located right next to where I keep my unicorn!
Stop pulling punches. Tell us how you really think.