Next Gen iPhone Metal Backs Leaked

jas72 · 30 May 2012 at 12:43

imb4tman said:
Smaller dock connector? Hopefully not proprietory.

Don't they have to follow the European Mini USB directive?

mrochester · 30 May 2012 at 13:53

jas72 said:
Don't they have to follow the European Mini USB directive?

They already do I believe. Pretty sure there's a dock to micro-USB adaptor available.

Glaucus · 30 May 2012 at 15:03

mrochester said:
They already do I believe. Pretty sure there's a dock to micro-USB adaptor available.

Yep, all they have to do is provide a USB adapter, which they already do.

pioneer2000 · 30 May 2012 at 19:58

Well no smoke without fire....

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=22266

I'm pretty convinced those parts we have seen are the real deal. I don't like the metal back but a 4" screen, new dock, thinner and hopefully facetime HD camera all point to good things

oli356 · 30 May 2012 at 20:20

I don't like the idea of a new dock.. I have 1 USB cables in my PC and 1 by my bed for iPad and iPhone. Then like 1 in my bag for when I'm out with my battery pack for iPhone but sometimes iPad..

Having 2 different cables will be annoying!

PardonTheWait · 30 May 2012 at 20:27

Regardless of whether these shots are real or not, the sooner they get rid of the 30-pin dock connector, the better.

T'is gash.

Marky · 30 May 2012 at 20:30

pioneer2000 said:
Well no smoke without fire....

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=22266

I'm pretty convinced those parts we have seen are the real deal. I don't like the metal back but a 4" screen, new dock, thinner and hopefully facetime HD camera all point to good things

Yep it's looking likely! It all looks good to me - not really sure why people didn't think it was the real deal tbh...

Edit: One possibility that those who aren't keen on the new design is that this design is just one that is being tested in the labs...

oli356 said:
I don't like the idea of a new dock.. I have 1 USB cables in my PC and 1 by my bed for iPad and iPhone. Then like 1 in my bag for when I'm out with my battery pack for iPhone but sometimes iPad..

Having 2 different cables will be annoying!

It is a little annoyance for now - but it'll be remedied in the future when all other apple products go the way of the smaller dock. And the reason it is good is that you can fit more 'stuff' in the products with a smaller dock

FreeStream · 30 May 2012 at 21:56

Wow, a schematic is rare, if ever leaked before?

Heads will roll for that one, I'm sure.

The geek and engineer in me went 'oooooooh' when I first saw that photo

Marky · 30 May 2012 at 22:01

Concorde Rules said:
Wow, a schematic is rare, if ever leaked before?

Heads will roll for that one, I'm sure.

The geek and engineer in me went 'oooooooh' when I first saw that photo

Hehe indeed! I've certainly never seen it before - Apple are meant to be tightening security but I've never seen a leak like that before. That is if that is real...

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 30 May 2012 at 23:03

Another obvious reason why its fake.

dav3evans · 30 May 2012 at 23:14

If that is real I'm even more happy with getting my 4s a few months ago. fugly.

Marky · 30 May 2012 at 23:33

Johnny|lucidcomposure said:
Another obvious reason why its fake.

I think you'll be chewing your words in the coming months

This is the real deal IMO

bloodiedathame · 30 May 2012 at 23:42

Disco Boy said:
This... You'll have to have a large hole at the bottom of any case? wtf?

Ergonomics. I'd do a diagram for you but I'm tired and I'm sure you're clever enough to figure it out.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 31 May 2012 at 07:18

Marky said:
I think you'll be chewing your words in the coming months This is the real deal IMO

I'll be more concerned that Apples taken a huge leap backwards in design if that turns out to be real.

Im absolutely convinced that is not the iPhone 5

ince · 31 May 2012 at 07:19

Looks good.

oli356 · 31 May 2012 at 07:33

I do like the thought of the headphone jack on the bottom, that's for sure.

I don't really like the look of the rest though and the 2 colour thing.

Marky · 31 May 2012 at 08:20

Johnny|lucidcomposure said:
I'll be more concerned that Apples taken a huge leap backwards in design if that turns out to be real.

Im absolutely convinced that is not the iPhone 5

I am a little disappointed that the design change isn't huge - It isn't changed enough for me - But I'll wait until I see the actual product before placing judgement.

oli356 said:
I do like the thought of the headphone jack on the bottom, that's for sure.

I don't really like the look of the rest though and the 2 colour thing.

I love the idea of the headphone jack at the bottom

should have been there from the start

Somnambulist · 31 May 2012 at 11:23

I'll be a Day 1'er again.

Yas786 · 31 May 2012 at 12:28

oli356 said:
I do like the thought of the headphone jack on the bottom, that's for sure.

I don't really like the look of the rest though and the 2 colour thing.

Personally I think putting the headphone jack at the bottom is retarded in all honesty. Why would you even consider doing that :confused:

...does not make sense and now cases will have a bottom hole for it...most phones have a headphone jack at the top and that the best place for it.

If that's what the new iPhone is going to be like then I won't even consider it...completely and utterly wrong to have the headphone jack at the bottom.

bloodiedathame · 31 May 2012 at 12:56

Yas786 said:
Personally I think putting the headphone jack at the bottom is retarded in all honesty. Why would you even consider doing that...does not make sense and now cases will have a bottom hole for it...most phones have a headphone jack at the top and that the best place for it.

If that's what the new iPhone is going to be like then I won't even consider it...completely and utterly wrong to have the headphone jack at the bottom.

Ok, put your phone in your pocket, with the jack facing upwards. Now put your hand in your pocket. Pull out your phone without rotating it in your hand. The phone is now upside down. Hence jack on the bottom of the new ones results in phone being the right way up when you pull it out of your pocket.