iPhone 5 (4s)

KingIsaacLinksr · April 21, 2011, 09:31:47 AM

Argh, I'm eating my own words, for some reason I put the US over the EU when mentioned in this article.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110103/tc_yblog_technews/europe-inching-closer-to-universal-phone-charger-standard

My bad, don't get your hopes up.

King

Rico · April 25, 2011, 08:40:16 AM

Could this be the look of iPhone 5??

source:
http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/22/iphone-5-design/

billybob476 · April 25, 2011, 08:42:46 AM

It seems reasonable. The tapering to the bottom reminds me of a Macbook Air, minimizing the bezel, etc.

KingIsaacLinksr · April 25, 2011, 08:43:13 AM

No. You can't even hope to fit a decent antenna in something that small. That's more like iPhone 10. There is no way they are going to fit everything the iPhone 4 has into that.

King

Rico · April 25, 2011, 08:46:13 AM

Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on April 25, 2011, 08:43:13 AM
No. You can't even hope to fit a decent antenna in something that small. That's more like iPhone 10. There is no way they are going to fit everything the iPhone 4 has into that.

King

Tim - the case is most of the physical antenna.

billybob476 · April 25, 2011, 09:20:47 AM

Quote from: Rico on April 25, 2011, 08:46:13 AM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on April 25, 2011, 08:43:13 AM
No. You can't even hope to fit a decent antenna in something that small. That's more like iPhone 10. There is no way they are going to fit everything the iPhone 4 has into that.

King

Tim - the case is most of the physical antenna.

Yeah it's possible, I mean look at your car, the metal frame is the majority of the AM radio antenna (or so I am led to believe). Hopefully such a move won't increase problems with signal attenuation.

Dangelus · April 25, 2011, 09:26:39 AM

The mockup is based on supplier parts that are floating around lending creadance to thus being accurate. They go into in on the Maccast.

KingIsaacLinksr · April 25, 2011, 10:09:38 AM

Hmm, ok didn't think about that...still skeptical they can fit all the hardware into that small of a package and make it work. The camera, gps, gyro all that stuff but I guess if anyone can do it, it's Apple.

King

Dangelus · April 25, 2011, 10:14:26 AM

Yep, don't dis the Apple, they're pinpointing your GPS position right now, they'll be knockin'! ;)

billybob476 · April 25, 2011, 10:25:35 AM

Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on April 25, 2011, 10:09:38 AM
Hmm, ok didn't think about that...still skeptical they can fit all the hardware into that small of a package and make it work. The camera, gps, gyro all that stuff but I guess if anyone can do it, it's Apple.

King

The bulk of the iPhone 4 internals are taken up by battery IIRC.

Feathers · April 25, 2011, 02:26:29 PM

That image certainly doesn't fit with the other rumour of minor incremental change from the 4.

KingIsaacLinksr · April 25, 2011, 03:21:43 PM

Quote from: Feathers on April 25, 2011, 02:26:29 PM
That image certainly doesn't fit with the other rumour of minor incremental change from the 4.

That's what was bugging me. Many rumors are pointing at this being a iPhone 4S, not an actual 5. Similar to the 3G-3GS transition.

King

turtlesrock · April 25, 2011, 07:09:06 PM

oh gosh not another one! :o

Rico · April 26, 2011, 05:51:46 AM

Cosmetic changes are just that - cosmetic. If the hardware inside doesn't change greatly I can still see this as an "incremental" change. I guess it all depends on how you define it. Personally I don't see why they play with labels like 3G, then 3GS, then 4, etc. I think consumers think more linear, phone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. I mean, we don't get movie sequels in half numbers. "Fast & Furious 4.5" - only a little different from FF4. LOL! ;)

Feathers · April 26, 2011, 06:03:14 AM

Quote from: Rico on April 26, 2011, 05:51:46 AM
Cosmetic changes are just that - cosmetic. If the hardware inside doesn't change greatly I can still see this as an "incremental" change. I guess it all depends on how you define it. Personally I don't see why they play with labels like 3G, then 3GS, then 4, etc. I think consumers think more linear, phone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. I mean, we don't get movie sequels in half numbers. "Fast & Furious 4.5" - only a little different from FF4. LOL! ;)

I guess I'm falling into that trap only because the 3GS had the same form factor as the 3G so I'm taking that as a standard attribute of an 'S' upgrade.

I'm with you, I detest the naming conventions that have grown up around these things.