Rumor: First video of working 'iPhone 5C' shows off Web browsing capabilities

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  • Reply 41 of 71
    murman wrote: »
    Its september already, did Apple send out press invites to the special event, didn't catch that news with the official invite, its just next week.

    Sept 1 was a Sunday, Sept 2 a bank holiday. Both days no one is likely to be at the office.and this is not something they would leave to an automated script. So, assuming the rumors about the 10th are true, tomorrow in the first likely day for an invite to go out.
  • Reply 42 of 71
    That's a nice red iPhone 5 case in the video.
  • Reply 43 of 71
    Turn on Airplane Mode (wifi gets turned off). Go to settings and turn on wifi manually.

    It's running iOS 7 so don't you mean go into control center.
  • Reply 44 of 71

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    Originally Posted by Rogifan View Post



    Something seems strange with these most recent leaks. The device almost looks like its not completely put together; like someone could completely pop the back off. I can't imagine Apple is going to start making phones with removable batteries or anything like that. I still question most of these leaks because I don't trust anything that shows up on some Chinese website.


    9to5 and some others think this particular leak is simply an iPhone 5 in a red case.


     


    But 


    i don't see how the real 5C won't look like a disjointed iPhone 5 in a case. There's no chrome ring like the 3G/3GS had to unify the plastic and glass portions, so I'm thinking even the final 5C will look awkward at first. Maybe it'll look better in person?

  • Reply 45 of 71

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    Originally Posted by charlituna View Post





    Unlikely. A user removable battery means having a shell around the battery to protect it from puncture and thus possible thermal events. And adding mechanics to pop out/hold in the battery. Both would require either making the phone bigger or reducing the battery size. And thus the life. Battery life is the one spec most folks get, which is why Apple doesn't like to tamper with it.


     


    The 5C is quite a bit thicker than the 5 though, so maybe Apple does plan to feature a user removable battery? That would make sense for China and India as well.

  • Reply 46 of 71
    carthusia wrote: »
    murman wrote: »
    Its september already, did Apple send out press invites to the special event, didn't catch that news with the official invite, its just next week.
    It's usually just 7 days in advance, right? We should be seeing reports of invitations maybe tomorrow for the September 10th event.

    What September 10th event? As long as there's no official word it's all still a rumour.

    Edit pipped by Charlituna
  • Reply 47 of 71
    512ke512ke Posts: 782member
    I hope the actual phone looks at least as nice as the mockup.
  • Reply 48 of 71
    If this video is real, it means iOS 7 GM is already out. Usually the rumours are very accurate on when Apple finishes their iOS7 GM. From what I know, correct me if I am wrong, the phones are manufactured way before the GM is out, and then they are installed with the iOS GM when it is out...
  • Reply 49 of 71

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    Originally Posted by Chandra69 View Post


    I hate these leaks. And wishing, on the main day, the iPhones 5[C,S] should look very very very radically different. Industry goes WOWWW!  I really wish.



     


    How "radically different" can an iPhone really look, considering it's a minimalistic design wrapping a 4" screen, needs a home button, and has to keep functionality in mind while being non-offensive for hundreds of millions of people in every region of the world? Some of you live in a fantasy land where you want companies to make decisions and products based on fiction, instead of what makes sense and is practical. Should the phone look like an octagon? Or have a massive hole in the middle? Or be made out of some weird material, just to be "radically different" for the sake of it? I don't get it. I'm sure Apple would make it "radically different" if it made sense to do so, and if would then be a better product for the hundreds of millions of potential buyers, not to excite some nerd. 


     


    Oh, and if you "hated" these leaks, you wouldn't be visiting an Apple rumor site every single day. Some of you people are extremely strange and nonsensical. 



     


    Oh really?   


    In Steve Jobs reign, how many leaks did you see?  


    You are nonsense here. Sorry, you are new-sense here expecting that leaks and Apple are interchangeable. Come on bro!

  • Reply 50 of 71

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    Originally Posted by nikilok View Post


     


    They did do something radically different. iOS 7 and Biometrics. Those are radically different but practical stuff.



     


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    Originally Posted by Chandra69 View Post


    I hate these leaks. And wishing, on the main day, the iPhones 5[C,S] should look very very very radically different. Industry goes WOWWW!  I really wish.





    For a 50 IQ point increase, name the website you posted this on.


     


     




     


    Not your Best. Try again! 

  • Reply 51 of 71
    gazoobee wrote: »
    Video doesn't play for me even with ad blocking, cookie tracking etc. turned off. 

    Takes a while before it actually plays.
  • Reply 52 of 71

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    Originally Posted by blackbook View Post


     


    The 5C is quite a bit thicker than the 5 though, so maybe Apple does plan to feature a user removable battery? That would make sense for China and India as well.



    It's thicker because the plastic case is reinforced with metal (so much for plastic being stronger than metal...). There's no additional room inside.


     


    Apple used aluninum/glass in the iPhone 4-5 because it was the only mass-produceable materials that enabled them to make it so thin and still structurally strong (though some would argue that the iPhone 5 is not that structurally strong). By using the same internals as the 5 and a plastic casing they had no choice of making it thicker.

  • Reply 53 of 71
    gazoobeegazoobee Posts: 3,754member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by blackbook View Post


    9to5 and some others think this particular leak is simply an iPhone 5 in a red case.


     




     


    It's interesting that there hasn't been much discussion of cases yet, but I've been wondering what all the case manufacturers are going to do if the iPhone 5c takes off?  It appears to be designed to look the same as a regular iPhone in a plastic/rubber case, and it doesn't seem to need one of it's own.  


     


    I'm sure there are some companies out there already manufacturing iPhone 5c cases, but I think you'd have to be foolish to buy one really.  Another factor is that if you've spent the extra money for a top of the line iPhone, do you really want to put it in a case that makes it look so much like the cheap one?  It's more likely you'd want to show off the device itself.  I think the rubber case makers are kind of up a creek a little bit this year.  


     


    Perhaps they should switch to decorative vinyl "wraps" like the stuff they put adverts on busses with.  

  • Reply 54 of 71
    gazoobeegazoobee Posts: 3,754member

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    Originally Posted by VL-Tone View Post


    It's thicker because the plastic case is reinforced with metal (so much for plastic being stronger than metal...). There's no additional room inside ….



     


    I don't think you can say this with any kind of real assurance that it's true.  It seems more like a supposition on your part.


     


    It's 0.8mm thicker, and the internal components seem to be smaller by a good deal this year also.  Personally, I don't see Apple ever doing a removable battery, (and if they did we'd already know it because there would be one of those silly doors in the back), but it's entirely possible the battery might be of a significant'y larger capacity.  

  • Reply 55 of 71

    Originally Posted by stylorouge View Post


    I think Apple is running out of ideas.


     


    Come off it.


     


    Originally Posted by [email protected] View Post


    From what I know, correct me if I am wrong, the phones are manufactured way before the GM is out, and then they are installed with the iOS GM when it is out...


     


    So… under that rationale, what makes you think the GM is out? They could easily be running older software.


     


    Originally Posted by Chandra69 View Post


    In Steve Jobs reign, how many leaks did you see?  



     


    Exactly as many.

  • Reply 56 of 71
    cnocbui wrote: »

    For a 50 IQ point increase, name the website you posted this on.

    Yes, but that's beside the point now because even the mainstream press like WSJ and NYT now report on Apple rumors. The days when Apple can surprise is customers is mostly over, although they kept that new Mac Pro hidden from the entire rumor mill!
  • Reply 57 of 71

    Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton View Post


    Yes, but that's beside the point now because even the mainstream press like WSJ and NYT now report on Apple rumors.


     


    AS FACT. And that needs to be illegal. Keep the world appraised, sure, but disclaimers as to their uncertain nature should be legally required.

  • Reply 58 of 71

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    Originally Posted by stylorouge View Post



    Am I the only one that finds the iPhone 5C ugly? They could have designed it like the rear of the new iPod at least or similar to that. I think Apple is running out of ideas.


     


    Yes you are. No they couldn't. No they aren't. Go away now?

  • Reply 59 of 71

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    Originally Posted by Gazoobee View Post


     


    I don't think you can say this with any kind of real assurance that it's true.  It seems more like a supposition on your part.


     


    It's 0.8mm thicker, and the internal components seem to be smaller by a good deal this year also.  Personally, I don't see Apple ever doing a removable battery, (and if they did we'd already know it because there would be one of those silly doors in the back), but it's entirely possible the battery might be of a significant'y larger capacity.  



    You're right it's a supposition from my part, but I don't see how it could make sense for Apple to give more battery life to their cheap model than the 5S.


     


    And not that it adds any more credence to my theories, the 5C is 1.38mm thicker than the 5, not 0.8mm (according to on video caliper measurements).


     


    BTW did we see the motherboard for the 5C? I remember seeing the 5S one but not the 5C. While Apple likes to spend some time making components/boards smaller, they may have not done so for the 5C motherboard to save some of their margins.

  • Reply 60 of 71
    AS FACT. And that needs to be illegal. Keep the world appraised, sure, but disclaimers as to their uncertain nature should be legally required.

    I'm pleased to see this clearly labeled as RUMOR and not misconstrued as fact in AppleInsider. Hooray for truth!
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