Someone tell the design Nazis at Apple that it's already thin enough. If you get it any thinner, it will become uncomfortable to hold like the RAZR flip phones. Their real object should be to improve battery life and functionality within the current dimensions, and thereby make the multimedia functions as realistic to use heavily as the telephone functions.
It's clear that Apple will try to make a better iPhone, by improving on iPhone 1.0
They need to
1) Improve reception - by adopting a more radio-transparent case
2) Add 3G - which comes at the price of increased power consumption
3) Beef up the battery - which means making the phone fatter
4) Offset the fatness - by having thin tapered edges.
This is exactly what we are seeing in the leaked images.
We have seen 5 or 6 images from different sources showing exactly the same design. Some in Pearl some in Jet.
Folks, we are going to get a slightly fatter phone, with a non-metal back.
The fatness is not going to be a problem because the edges will be thinner, mirroring the MacBook Air. It will slide into your pocket and *feel* thinner.
C.
Now these suggestions make sense. I also hope that, as with the iPod, they can find ways of improving battery life other than simply making the battery bigger.
i'm skeptical. They released the old one less than a year ago. In a year, they've supposedly added 3G, GPS, quadrupled the RAM and it's a quarter thinner - yet the battery life has increased?
If true, I'd be ecstatic. I just don't believe it.
12 months of Apple development go us this:
iPod Mini, Meet iPod Nano.
almost 1/3rd the size, more battery life, color screen with new features: photos, calendar, etc.
almost 1/3rd the size, more battery life, color screen with new features: photos, calendar, etc.
There is a major difference in the hardware. A 3G iPhone radio will consumer MORE power over the 2G iPhone radio; but the iPod Nano consumed LESS power than the iPod Mini because it replaced the 1.8" HDD with Flash, which also reduced its size.
Someone tell the design Nazis at Apple that it's already thin enough. If you get it any thinner, it will become uncomfortable to hold like the RAZR flip phones.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
A curved back may be a lot smarter. A curved object may feel more "organic" to hold. After all, I don't know anyone that has square hands.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
if you think the phone is too thin to hold on long calls, get a BT earpiece... or super glue a foam block to the back.
I too find the current iPhone too thin to easily hold. This is compounded by the touch screen making only the sides useful for gripping.
Apple's designers and engineers are certainly not oblivious to line of criticism. Hopefully the issue is addressed quicker than was the hockey puck mouse.
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How much is an 8GB stick? Is the same kind (density and speed) NAND that Apple uses in the iPhone?
I bought Kingston 8GB class 6 SDHC for $40 each.
I can't find any information on what's in the iPhone.
I bought Kingston 8GB class 6 SDHC for $40 each.
I can't find any information on what's in the iPhone.
I don't know even about Flash to know which is better, faster or more expensive than others.
It's clear that Apple will try to make a better iPhone, by improving on iPhone 1.0
They need to
1) Improve reception - by adopting a more radio-transparent case
2) Add 3G - which comes at the price of increased power consumption
3) Beef up the battery - which means making the phone fatter
4) Offset the fatness - by having thin tapered edges.
This is exactly what we are seeing in the leaked images.
We have seen 5 or 6 images from different sources showing exactly the same design. Some in Pearl some in Jet.
Folks, we are going to get a slightly fatter phone, with a non-metal back.
The fatness is not going to be a problem because the edges will be thinner, mirroring the MacBook Air. It will slide into your pocket and *feel* thinner.
C.
Now these suggestions make sense. I also hope that, as with the iPod, they can find ways of improving battery life other than simply making the battery bigger.
12 months of Apple development go us this:
iPod Mini, Meet iPod Nano.
almost 1/3rd the size, more battery life, color screen with new features: photos, calendar, etc.
12 months of Apple development go us this:
iPod Mini, Meet iPod Nano.
almost 1/3rd the size, more battery life, color screen with new features: photos, calendar, etc.
There is a major difference in the hardware. A 3G iPhone radio will consumer MORE power over the 2G iPhone radio; but the iPod Nano consumed LESS power than the iPod Mini because it replaced the 1.8" HDD with Flash, which also reduced its size.
Someone tell the design Nazis at Apple that it's already thin enough. If you get it any thinner, it will become uncomfortable to hold like the RAZR flip phones.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
A curved back may be a lot smarter. A curved object may feel more "organic" to hold. After all, I don't know anyone that has square hands.
That's likely the whole point of the more curved shape. I sent feedback along with hundreds of others I'd bet telling them it was too angular to hold comfortably on long calls.
if you think the phone is too thin to hold on long calls, get a BT earpiece... or super glue a foam block to the back.
Apple's designers and engineers are certainly not oblivious to line of criticism. Hopefully the issue is addressed quicker than was the hockey puck mouse.
Did you not read the part about having better battery life?
Even if you could fit a battery with longer battey in an iPhone with the same thickness as the current model, it might add more weight.
Good!
When will Steve give us a slightly thicker and heavier iPhone Supreme, sporting 64GB and a die hard of a battery ?
Thin and light was the big selling point BEFORE everything was thin and light enough.
i'm sorry i've got to talk about something this waiting (at the office) is killing me. I need a window
why is apple stock falling??