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IPhone 4G: Proof

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Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#11

Post by zweben »

whalesalad wrote: post #5

I don't buy it. Apple has always been more about less complexity, less parts, more unibody. The "leaked" photos show a chassis with multiple components/pieces (the line/break in the metal next to the headphone jack). Apple has always been about an internal battery, and the battery inside of the screenshots is clearly coated in consumer friendly material, as though it were removable. If you've ever opened an iPhone th…

Consumer-friendly material? As opposed to what? Something that electrocutes you? The iPhone 3GS battery is not really consumer-unfriendly, it's just hard to access.

iPhone 3GS battery: http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/sRE6GIaYuMouSGsY.huge

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#12

Post by ja2ke »

mrcharles wrote: post #2

Anyone ever notice that the first generation of apple hardware is all curves and flowing? And then as they improve the formula, they always end up squaring up the corners. The most notable exception seems to be the 1st gen iPod. Can't say I mind, really.

The iPod is the exception because it started that trend, and Apple has brought everything in line with it.

Quick, which Apple product is this: http://www.photoshopnerds.com/images2/xp_icon_01.jpg

It's an... iPhone. No, an iPod. No, it's a Studio Display or iMac turned to portrait orientation. No, its a widescreen MacBook with the lid closed. No its the front-on view of a Mac Pro... It's an Apple TV from the top down which has been squished in Photoshop... It's an Airport Express base station. Or it's a 4G iPhone. Who knows!

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#13

Post by ja2ke »

ja2ke wrote: post #12
mrcharles wrote: post #2

Anyone ever notice that the first generation of apple hardware is all curves and flowing? And then as they improve the formula, they always end up squaring up the corners. The most notable exception seems to be the 1st gen iPod. Can't say I mind, really.

The iPod is the exception because it started that trend, and Apple has brought everything in line with it. Quick, which Apple product is this: http://www.photoshopnerds.com/images2/xp_icon_01.jpg It's an... iPhone. No, an iPod. No, it's a Studio Display or iMac turned to portrait orientation. No, its a widescreen MacBook with the lid closed. No its the front-on view of a Mac Pro... It's an Apple TV from the top down…

Doh you're right that the iPod did round off its corners for two or three generations - the one with the four touch buttons, and the first clickwheel designs. They sharpened the edges back up when they went to the "Classic" though.

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#15

Post by mortenjorck »

I normally like to think I have better things to do than to go all Zapruder on a purported Apple leak, but hey, lazy Sunday...

I propose to disprove that the image Engadget claims as proof actually depicts a slab-shaped iPhone. It is simply an optical artifact caused by the slow shutter speed of the camera used. I took a photo of an iPod Touch (using an iPhone, naturally) that shows the same smearing effect, visually extruding the iPod's chrome bezel into a slab (this one's too thick, but you get the idea):

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6633/extrudeblur.jpg

As you can see from the other edges in the Engadget photo, the vertical motion blur follows the same direction and length as the purported 4G iPhone.

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#16

Post by whalesalad »

zweben wrote: post #11
whalesalad wrote: post #5

I don't buy it. Apple has always been more about less complexity, less parts, more unibody. The "leaked" photos show a chassis with multiple components/pieces (the line/break in the metal next to the headphone jack). Apple has always been about an internal battery, and the battery inside of the screenshots is clearly coated in consumer friendly material, as though it were removable. If you've ever opened an iPhone th…

Consumer-friendly material? As opposed to what? Something that electrocutes you? The iPhone 3GS battery is not really consumer-unfriendly, it's just hard to access. iPhone 3GS battery: http://s1.guide-images.ifixit.com/igi/sRE6GIaYuMouSGsY.huge

Yes you're right. But.. you probably wouldn't find any of the batteries on the shelf in an AT&T store looking like that (http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/android/battery.jpg)

I was implying that the battery in the leaked photos looks like it's the kind you can remove from your phone. Coated in plastic, with a barcode, serial number, etc... the opposite of what you would find inside a traditional iPhone. That's part of what leads me to believe that these are fake, because I don't see Apple moving towards a device with a removable battery any time soon.

TL;DR you linked to an internal battery, which is not what you see in the photos of the leaked iPhone 4G. What you see is something more on the lines of what you might buy for your Nexus One (or other device with a removable battery).

But, alas, if this is just an internal testing machine for Apple purposes only, I suppose something with a removable battery might make sense.

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#17

Post by jrockway »

elai wrote: post #14
jrockway wrote: post #8

How long until Apple compares the fingerprints on the device to its employment records to decide who to fire and sue?

Do they seriously fingerprint employees?

No idea. Perhaps they should, now that all the devices they make are so shiny :)

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

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Post by allertonm »

ja2ke wrote: post #9
fmeyer wrote: post #7

I'm pretty sure they are fake, this squared case is beyond compare with 3G's smoothly rounded design.

Unlike the current iPhones, iPad's sides are hard edged as well. The "crease" from the border of the iPad to the back of it is a very hard, un-smoothed edge, as is the crease on the front (see the far right http://www.miproconsulting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/... it's only bulbous because they need space for the guts -- the actual point where the back meets the border bezel is a hard edge). Despite the way the…

Unlike an iPhone, the iPad is not designed to be carried in a pants pocket.

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

#19

Post by jsz0 »

dkokelley wrote: post #10

Even though these might only be development prototypes (Read: Not the final design), this photo: ( http://www.engadget.com/photos/iphone-4-hd-hands-on/#2903374 ) could be incriminating to the photographer. Other notes: Housing near the top of the device, but no obvious user-facing camera housing (there are lots of other sensors that current iPhones have there). Mic hole near the headphone input? ( http://www.engadget…

The hole near the headphone jack could be a secondary noise cancelation input like the N1 has although in that particular picture it almost looks like a notification light. A few people have commented on the lack of a SIM tray -- could be a CDMA model.

Re: IPhone 4G: Proof

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Post by kevintwohy »

jrockway wrote: post #8

How long until Apple compares the fingerprints on the device to its employment records to decide who to fire and sue?

I wouldn't want to be the guy holding onto this internet-connected GPS device with a backdoor just for Apple. Lock your door, man.
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