Rumor: Video from China claims to show new 4" iPhone with 6-series design
A video posted to YouTube this week contains footage of what is purportedly a new 4-inch iPhone, boasting the same industrial design as the current iPhone 6 series.
The device seen in the video is "one of the first demo examples from [sic] Foxconn department," according to Chinese blog M.I.C. Gadget. No further information is provided, though the blog does hedge somewhat by saying that the final product may be different from what is shown.
It's difficult to determine the true size of the device, as there is nothing in the video for scale. While it does seem smaller than an iPhone 6s, that could be an optical illusion -- either from the manner in which the device is held, or simply from the size of the person's hands.
Also worth noting is that the device is never powered on, leaving open the possibility that it could be a dummy unit.
Apple is thought to be working on a new 4-inch handset to replace the aging iPhone 5c, though most rumors have pointed to it keeping a more iPhone 5s-like styling. The so-called "iPhone 5e" would likely ship with an A8 processor and 1 gigabyte of RAM, despite reports that it might come with the more powerful A9 chip.
The device seen in the video is "one of the first demo examples from [sic] Foxconn department," according to Chinese blog M.I.C. Gadget. No further information is provided, though the blog does hedge somewhat by saying that the final product may be different from what is shown.
It's difficult to determine the true size of the device, as there is nothing in the video for scale. While it does seem smaller than an iPhone 6s, that could be an optical illusion -- either from the manner in which the device is held, or simply from the size of the person's hands.
Also worth noting is that the device is never powered on, leaving open the possibility that it could be a dummy unit.
Apple is thought to be working on a new 4-inch handset to replace the aging iPhone 5c, though most rumors have pointed to it keeping a more iPhone 5s-like styling. The so-called "iPhone 5e" would likely ship with an A8 processor and 1 gigabyte of RAM, despite reports that it might come with the more powerful A9 chip.
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Except a male hand, the home button and the SIM eject hole and hatch.
If that is it, those plastic separators to enable the antennas make it one ugly duckling.
If you ask me, this is an iPhone 6 or 6s...
Anyway, what's up with the little paper slips on the device? Optical illusion? I'll bet so. Somebody wants their moment real bad.
Last summer I upgraded my, stuck on iOS7, iPhone4 16gb to a clear out 5c 16gb.
I expected 16gb to be a bit small, that it is with todays software.
But jumping to 64gb is very unnecessary for me on this upgrade cycle.
My big problem with 16gb is limited room for pictures on a trip,
so my long overdue anyway upgrade of my yr2000 G3 PB to a 256gb MacBook Air is my solution.
I saved C$500 getting the iPhone 5c rather than the 6s. That's 50% of the MacBook Air cost.