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[Phoenix]

i remember reading that Samsung has patents on LTE.. wonder what it means if it goes to court


Apple has been hoarding LTE patents in a bid to head off a possible legal attack from fierce rival Samsung on its forthcoming iPhone 5, according to reports from Korea.

Apple has gone from holding zero LTE patents last year to having 318 filed away today. That's around five per cent of the world’s total

Samsung has the largest share of the patents on the planet with 819 (12.7 per cent)

Anything LTE related will generally fall under FRAND so its not as exciting.

 

[Phoenix]

Here's a horrid illustration to show what I mean:

The new position seems far more natural.

Not unless you've got the ear buds on your balls. Draw the full person view

 

[Zeth]

Headphone-gate: "you're pocketing it wrong"

 

[Tobor]

Not unless you've got the ear buds on your balls. Draw the full person view

I'm still not following you at all. Lol.

 

[LCfiner]

Not unless you've got the ear buds on your balls. Draw the full person view

I think I get what you're saying.

 

[giga]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

 

[Verendus]

I had heard the 21st.

I'm pretty sure of next Friday. It will be an interesting event nonetheless.

 

[The Elite]

Hopefully iOS 6 also comes out the same day the iPhone Next is released. Really want to get my hands on it and see if the GPS maps are valid for a Virgin prepaid iPhone.

I think it will be out a day or two before iPhone: The Sequel.

 

[dkeane]

That unibody is fucking hot. Do want.

 

[see5harp]

Alright I'm okay with the matte aluminum back now. That looks really really really nice.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

I once again laugh at people who thought apple of all people would ever release a product in this day and age that doesn't look slick as fuck.

 

[The Real Abed]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

Is the glass thinner or are the innards thinner because that's pretty sweet... if it's representative of the final product.

 

[kehs]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

http://blog.iresq.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_6303.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.iresq.com/skin/frontend/default/iresq/images/iphone5-assembled-1.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

People thought otherwise? The first frame leak was obvious.

 

[MarkusRJR]

I don't get the hate when it comes to having the headphone jack at the bottom. It's much better there because it provides less stress on the base of whatever headphones you use. There's literally no good reason to have it at the top.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

People thought otherwise? The first frame leak was obvious.

never underestimate the internet and conclusion jumping

 

[noah111]

People thought otherwise? The first frame leak was obvious.

Yup, we already knew this. Still doesn't make the glass pieces (not present in that pic) any less ugly.

Also, seems like front still sports raised glass, unlike the back. Not nearly as much as before, of course.

 

[sc0la]

Also, seems like front still sports raised glass, unlike the back. Not nearly as much as before, of course.

Yup. We went round and round on this a while back (you and I with others that is). I am prepared to eat partial crow however, I said it would not be flush (it isn't) which I thought was unfortunate but I expected more of a lip.

This is the best picture of the display assembly in the housing we have seen yet IMO.

Bummed it's not flush, stoked its not 4/4s raised which would not vibe with the new back.

 

[Zeth]

I hope the fully assembled phone is 25%-33% thinner like that unibody breakdown article states. That, combined with the light weight, longer form, and strong frame will make it feel glorious in the hand.

Yup, we already knew this. Still doesn't make the glass pieces (not present in that pic) any less ugly.

Also, seems like front still sports raised glass, unlike the back. Not nearly as much as before, of course.

I think there's a chance it will be flush fully assembled

 

[enzo_gt]

I don't get the hate when it comes to having the headphone jack at the bottom. It's much better there because it provides less stress on the base of whatever headphones you use. There's literally no good reason to have it at the top.

Yup. It's actually one of the biggest bullet points for the iPhone NEXT for me.

 

[Koodo]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

Every time they try a new design I have some initial doubts which are swiftly evaporated away.

Dat unibody INDEED. *.*

 

[mescalineeyes]

when did it get so bright?

 

[Number45]

I don't get the hate when it comes to having the headphone jack at the bottom. It's much better there because it provides less stress on the base of whatever headphones you use. There's literally no good reason to have it at the top.

I have my phone in the front pocket of my jeans with the headphone plugged in, it's going to be clumsy on the bottom. Unless I put the in phone upside down.

 

[sc0la]

when did it get so bright?

? The color of the frame you mean?

That is the white iphone frame (you can see the white plastic spacer between the cell antenna and back plate and around the charging port port). They just have a black display assembly on it.

The black iphone frame will be the darker one.

edit:

I have my phone in the front pocket of my jeans with the headphone plugged in, it's going to be clumsy on the bottom. Unless I put the in phone upside down.

Look at it the other way. The only reason you aren't putting it in upside down now is because of your headphones. If you put the phone in your pocket upside down then it is right side up when you take it out and hold it normally.

 

[Futureman]

I mean the iPhone 4 had the damn phone out in the wild, but it seems like there are WAYYY more leaks this time. Didn't Cook mention something about cracking down on this? Seems almost impossible in this day and age though.

 

[Ashhong]

I figure this is the best place to ask..is there any way to set my homescreen as the default "unlock" option? My home button is broken on my 3G and this seems like my only option

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I want the roundness back.
No more steps between the different materials.

 

[Radec]

I'm not really liking that holes. Seems really out of place (design-wise)

 

[MVP]

Dat unibody. No separate back piece since it's all machined with the frame now.

 

[Souless_PJ]

Two things

1. If the headphone jack is on the bottom then how do you sit it on a IPhone desk dock and listen to music at the same time?

2. Those speaker grills are incredibly ugly. As someone who keeps their phone on silent and uses headphones for everything else it just looks way too overstated.

 

[Tobor]

Two things

1. If the headphone jack is on the bottom then how do you sit it on a IPhone desk dock and listen to music at the same time?

2. Those speaker grills are incredibly ugly. As someone who keeps their phone on silent and uses headphones for everything else it just looks way too much like Swiss cheese.

1.The iPhone docks have their own audio out plug. Always have.

2. To each his own.

 

[Zeth]

I think the best pic was left out earlier:

sexy

Edit: still don't think it's fully assembled. Glass sticks out too far.

 

[hirokazu]

Hopefully iOS 6 also comes out the same day the iPhone Next is released. Really want to get my hands on it and see if the GPS maps are valid for a Virgin prepaid iPhone.

The GM almost certainly will be released on the day of the press event, looking at how previous releases worked.

 

[Souless_PJ]

1.The iPhone docks have their own audio out plug. Always have

Lol thanks. I never thought to plug my headphones into the port on the back. I just assumed that was for connecting to audio receivers etc. I'm back on the bottom headphones train now.

 

[noah111]

I don't get 'the bottom is ugly' remarks. That's arguable the only sexy thing about this. Even with the grill asymmetry, it's quite nice. Also, it loves you.

Yup. We went round and round on this a while back (you and I with others that is). I am prepared to eat partial crow however, I said it would not be flush (it isn't) which I thought was unfortunate but I expected more of a lip.

This is the best picture of the display assembly in the housing we have seen yet IMO.

Bummed it's not flush, stoked its not 4/4s raised which would not vibe with the new back.

Same here, but then again if you look at how raised it is in comparison to the 4S, it's still quite 'flush'. Just not as much as the back plate, which makes it oddly (but subtly) asymmetrical edge-on.

I hope the fully assembled phone is 25%-33% thinner like that unibody breakdown article states. That, combined with the light weight, longer form, and strong frame will make it feel glorious in the hand.


I think there's a chance it will be flush fully assembled

It'll feel great in-hand flush or not, but hopefully you're right..

when did it get so bright?

You can see from the side antenna bands that it's the white model, which explains the bright metal. The black one should be charcoal black all around. Anodized iPhone?

 

[Number45]

I figure this is the best place to ask..is there any way to set my homescreen as the default "unlock" option? My home button is broken on my 3G and this seems like my only option

I don't think there is, though I'm sure you could get something like that if you were open to jailbreaking it?

 

[Epix]

Edit: still don't think it's fully assembled. Glass sticks out too far.

I agree. The glass looks way thicker in this shot....

then this shot....

 

[hirokazu]

Regarding the boot video, can anybody read what it says after the iPhone 5 boots up?

I think it say "We're unable to complete you" at the top and that makes no sense at all.

 

[LCfiner]

Lol thanks. I never thought to plug my headphones into the port on the back. I just assumed that was for connecting to audio receivers etc. I'm back on the bottom headphones train now.

Actually those are line out ports and don't have proper amplification for headphones. There's no volume control. It's 1Vrms constant.

So plugging in headphones while a phone is docked would require either a new dock that uses the headphone out and passes that along OR a separate headphone amp after the line out (if the audio signal is coming from the dock connection, bypassing the internal amp)

 

[dmshaposv]

Wait.....why do you have crumbs in your pocket?

Spends all his Laundry money on new apple products.

 

[RibMan]

I'm not really liking that holes. Seems really out of place (design-wise)

It appears there are more speaker holes on one side of the phone, perhaps that's what makes the design a little odd?

 

[Tobor]

Lol thanks. I never thought to plug my headphones into the port on the back. I just assumed that was for connecting to audio receivers etc. I'm back on the bottom headphones train now.

Oh, I didn't realize you were talking about headphones. The port on the back of the dock is line out. I run it through a Tivoli radio. I've never tried it with headphones.

This phone will require a new dock anyway. You'll have to wait and see.

 

[Phoenix]

I think I get what you're saying.

Well that picture illustrates its well enough for me. The shortest distance in the image drawn is from the top of the phone to my head, not the bottom of the phone to my head

 

[hirokazu]

It appears there are more speaker holes on one side of the phone, perhaps that's what makes the design a little odd?

One side is a speaker, the other is a mic.

 

[hirokazu]

Oh, I didn't realize you were talking about headphones. The port on the back of the dock is line out. I run it through a Tivoli radio. I've never tried it with headphones.

This phone will require a new dock anyway. You'll have to wait and see.

I've tried it with headphones back when the original iPhone came with the dock packed in. It worked fine.

 

[Phoenix]

2. Those speaker grills are incredibly ugly. As someone who keeps their phone on silent and uses headphones for everything else it just looks way too overstated.

I wonder if they will end up like the speaker grills on earlier Macbook Pros - full of all sorts of random shit. I don't think they're bad looking though, but I think they will have crap in them.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Apple dropped the ball on the design. If the Keynote doesn't sell me on it, I'm getting the next iteration of the Samsung Galaxy.

 

[noah111]

Apple dropped the ball on the design. If the Keynote doesn't sell me on it, I'm getting the next iteration of the Samsung Galaxy.

If it ends up looking something like this,

rather than something like this,

then I think i'll be alright. The light aluminum on black glass is really unappealing, though. Charcoal is, dare I say, sexy.

 

[hirokazu]

I think those are the same except that the angle of lighting is different (and the top is a computer render).

 

[Number45]

Is that top one really a render? It looks real to me. And the backing different from the second image.

 

[Tobor]

I like the way both of those look. I'd have a hard time deciding if it was an actual option.