IPhone 4G: Proof
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IPhone 4G: Proof
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Re: IPhone 4G: Proof
#2Anyone 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.
Re: IPhone 4G: Proof
#3Anyone 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.
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Re: IPhone 4G: Proof
#4Anyone 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.
That's probably not the body it'll ship in. No way it has seams like that!
Gruber on the matter: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/18/engadget-iphone
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#5I 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 the battery inside is about as unfriendly as it gets. Everything about the design, with the exception of the flat and glossy face, is uncharacteristic of of Apple.
EDIT: ihodes has an insightful comment below with a link to Gruber's comments on the matter, which make a lot more sense. (link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1275921)
Re: IPhone 4G: Proof
#6Anyone 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.
That's probably not the body it'll ship in. No way it has seams like that! Gruber on the matter: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/18/engadget-iphone
That's too bad. I like that look. Ah well.
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#7I'm pretty sure they are fake, this squared case is beyond compare with 3G's smoothly rounded design.
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#8How long until Apple compares the fingerprints on the device to its employment records to decide who to fire and sue?
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#9I'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 they got stereotyped with the bondi-blue iMac (ten years ago!), Apple tends to not actually like super bubbly or round industrial design, as evidenced in the shapes of all of their displays, notebooks, Apple TV, Time Capsule, and the current iMac family. Bringing their phones in line with the "its a metal border with four rounded corners, containing inset glass on the usable faces" would be 100% in tune with the rest of their current aesthetic. iPhone is currently the weird exception, especially with the plastic backs they have right now.
Also see: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/18/apple-ceramic-pa...
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#10Even 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.com/photos/iphone-4-hd-hands-on/#2903372) Stereo speakers?