WSJ: Apple to increase iPhone screen size to 'at least' 4-inches
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mescalineeyes
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please 
Not in a million years.
Apple rumors... people never learn.
Not in a million years.
Apple rumors... people never learn.
Yeah! It's such a pain in the ass being able to borrow a charging cable or dock my phone wherever I am. Let's fix that by changing the connector!
What did you think of the iPod nano, iPad 2 and new iPad case leaks?please
Not in a million years.
Apple rumors... people never learn.
Treefingers
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Obv it's too early to pass judgement about the final device, I'm just saying, that back looks ugly to me. Hopefully the final design is different.
And I dunno about the rest of GAF but I loved the iPhone 4 design even from the prototype pics.
And I dunno about the rest of GAF but I loved the iPhone 4 design even from the prototype pics.
NYR
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Other than the seams on the antenna thing, this is completely off base.
Good Job Bob
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This is a prototype.
lunarworks
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If there is indeed a new dock connector, the whole accessory market is going to flip its shit.
Well, if they change it to the mini USB most android devices use, you'll have even more opportunities to borrow a charger!
And trust me, wherever there is an android phone, a charger isn't far away.
Good Job Bob
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Mini-USB is pretty limited in terms of function.
Its going to be hard to top the 4. That was one of the best phone ever.
You're probably right. I know my GN can do TV out through it while charging, is there anything specific the i-products can do via their proprietary port that can't be done on modern android devices through USB?
Keylime
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Where does it say it's a prototype?
Another site got its hands on a white version.
edit: beaten.
Deadly Cyclone
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So, they should turn it around. What's with the color difference?
Good Job Bob
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VGA, line in/line out, HDMI, Firewire, etc.
Common sense? Or do you actually think they're already manufacturing a product in May-June that's set for release in November?
Treefingers
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It's the right font as far as I can tell, just oddly thin.
Edit: Well technically I'm wrong, it's the right typeface but the wrong font
We knew it was going to happen sooner or later, the 30-pin connector is old as shit and outdated in size. Every new iDevice in 2013 will adopt the new connector.
Keylime
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It's true, but after having a billion 30-pin cables at my disposal for all my charging needs...I'm going to have to restart my stockpile
Not if you don't keep buying whatever comes out next.It's true, but after having a billion 30-pin cables at my disposal for all my charging needs...I'm going to have to restart my stockpile
Keylime
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Now you're just being crazy...
MarkMclovin
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There's no way her thumb is going to reach across that.....
Iphone is coming in october at the latest. Apple started manufacturing iPads in january for a March launch.
And uh whats that about vga, hdmi firewire?!
Good Job Bob
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Mini-USB can't do those.
First, I think it's coming in September. This thing is expected to do gangbusters if you go by previous rates of iPhone growth, which I think is more than double. They sold 37 million iPhone 4S at launch, when many people thought it was just a minor upgrade. They need to churn out at least double, with a new design (more difficult ramp up time) with Foxconn recently committing to cutting overtime by more than half.
If you need double the output, but have half the man hours, you're going to start early. Opening new factories and hiring more gets you halfway there, but that is costlier, and there is a labor shortage in China manufacturing now.
They did the intelligent thing by switching up the aspect ratio. More screen real estate is a good thing. But there's still a lot of wasted physical phone space. I'd have bitten if the screen was bigger than 4", but I suppose it was always a bit too much to ask.
Looks pretty good though. Aluminium on the white looks a bit wack though.
Looks pretty good though. Aluminium on the white looks a bit wack though.
NYR
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Deadly Cyclone
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Again, looks about exactly the size of my current Droid X, which is taller and narrower. Fits very well in your hands and is easy to reach across the entire screen with one hand.
I bet the iPhone 5 is similar in dimensions.
I bet the iPhone 5 is similar in dimensions.
Figures Apple would change the dock connector the some year I shell out money on that elevation dock kickstarter. Great timing on my part to invest in a fancy new dock this year, of all times
just one more reason for me to wait out this year's model. at least I can get one year's worth of use out of the elevation dock and the 4S before it becomes an expensive bookend
just one more reason for me to wait out this year's model. at least I can get one year's worth of use out of the elevation dock and the 4S before it becomes an expensive bookend
Yes it can...
Those two "leaks" are different. Not just the font on the back, but the aspect ratio.
Link?
Good Job Bob
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No.
Those two "leaks" are different. Not just the font on the back, but the aspect ratio.
Link?
Looks pretty close, it's just that the first image is on an angle.
Could just be the angle. The width is the same on both, I think. It's just the one on the right might be longer (like the iLounge mockups). But again, probably just the angle/doctored image etc.Those two "leaks" are different. Not just the font on the back, but the aspect ratio.
lunarworks
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Yes, and if you attach rollerskates and a jet engine to a horse you can use it as a car.
Again, looks about exactly the size of my current Droid X, which is taller and narrower. Fits very well in your hands and is easy to reach across the entire screen with one hand.
I bet the iPhone 5 is similar in dimensions.
OMG look at how ginormous that phone looks!!!!
I think the white one is just tilted.Those two "leaks" are different. Not just the font on the back, but the aspect ratio.
Link?
There's no way they've invented pockets big enough to fit that abomination.
omgomgomg too big too big too big!!!ze
Deadly Cyclone
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A friend of mine swears that my phone is huge, but it's really not. Once jumping to 4.3" screen size and this form factor the iphone 4s screen looks tiny, and my phone isn't much bigger than the 4s, just a bit taller.
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