Next Gen iPhone Metal Backs Leaked

Glaucus · 31 May 2012 at 13:01

bloodiedathame said:
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.

Time out of pocket with headphones in, seconds.

Time in pocket hours, need longer cable, and I can't see any reason for it.
Remains flipping the phone upside down to go in, then flipping it when you pull it out. Far more rotating than at top.

bloodiedathame · 31 May 2012 at 13:23

Glaucus said:
Time out of pocket with headphones in, seconds.

Time in pocket hours, need longer cable, and I can't see any reason for it.
Remains flipping the phone upside down to go in, then flipping it when you pull it out. Far more rotating than at top.

I'm afraid I don't see your logic.

The cable will be exactly the same length... the new phone would sit upside down in your pocket (hence getting it out to use it will be the right way up).

Current gen phone sits upright in the pocket (jack at top) then to get it out you have to rotate it to be the correct way up, then rotate it again for it to go back in the pocket.

Glaucus · 31 May 2012 at 13:24

if its upside down, how can you get it out, without flipping it.
either its upside down and requires no rotation, or its upside down and requires far more movement, than when its at the top.

Current phone there is no rotation. Simply pull it out and your ready to go.

bloodiedathame · 31 May 2012 at 13:29

I feel a diagram coming on...

lamboman · 31 May 2012 at 13:40

You guys are taking this way too far! I put my phone in my pocket correctly orientated (top at the top), and have no problem taking it out and viewing it the right way, merely through a combination of magic and science!

Okay, I let it slide round in my hand.

bloodiedathame · 31 May 2012 at 13:42

lamboman said:
You guys are taking this way too far! I put my phone in my pocket correctly orientated (top at the top), and have no problem taking it out and viewing it the right way, merely through a combination of magic and science! Okay, I let it slide round in my hand.

And that's why Apple may put it at the bottom so you don't have to slide it round in your hand (phone sitting upside down in your pocket).

oli356 · 31 May 2012 at 13:44

If anything having it at the top gets in the way a lot. Like the cable has to loop around, I would think this puts more strain on the cable? Im probably chatting utter ****.

But either way looping it around I find quite annoying, it wouldn't get in the way if it was on the bottom RIGHT of the hone. Bottom left it might get in the way of my right hand little finger.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 31 May 2012 at 13:55

They could stick it out of the side so long as that design doesn't make production! absolutely foul design but hey I am 99% convinced its fake anyway. Still the headphone jack may move regardless of fake/real one shown here.

Somnambulist · 31 May 2012 at 13:58

The only reason the iPhone didn't have the dock on the bottom like the iPod Touches do is because there was no room due to the size of the existing dock. On the bottom offers a more direct path for the cable to go to your ears rather than having to go down the back of the phone and up again. Many portable DAPs, as well as most portable amps that connect to the iPod and iPhone via the LOD and then have their own headphone out have it at the bottom, as well as volume/gain/crosstalk/bass boost controls there.

topdog@OC · 31 May 2012 at 14:13

lamboman said:
You guys are taking this way too far!

dav3evans · 31 May 2012 at 14:15

Wouldn't be a debate on OcUK if it didn't head in this direction eventually :rolleyes:

bloodiedathame · 31 May 2012 at 14:31

dav3evans said:
Wouldn't be a debate on OcUK if it didn't head in this direction eventually

Welcome to the internet, where you been?

lamboman · 31 May 2012 at 15:00

But for the most part, you'll still have to adjust the phone slightly when you take it out the right way anyway...?

Anyway, I see what you mean, but personally prefer it at the top.

MooMoo444 · 31 May 2012 at 15:06

What if the phone jack was on the SIDE?

ps this is a joke

dav3evans · 31 May 2012 at 15:08

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little...

What if they did away with it all together, and you had special Bluetooth headphones for it instead... Could team up with Dr Dre and release custom beats etc... wouldn't be unlike apple to do that.

Beasty · 31 May 2012 at 15:20

Ooh good lord no. Not liking the banded thing.

Yas786 · 31 May 2012 at 18:09

bloodiedathame said:
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.

I do that all the time and i always have my phone the right side up so i can access it without having to rotate :confused:

I always always put my phone headphone jack up in my pockets, i have deep pockets as it is but usually i put it in my front/back or my coat pocket and have never ever had this issue your talking about.

As i said its a retarded if they put the jack at the bottom but i dont think thats a real design either way.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 31 May 2012 at 18:14

I wouldn't mind it personally. I always put my phone speakers facing up so my quieter notifications do get heard.

Somnambulist · 2 Jun 2012 at 11:10

Fire Wizard · 4 Jun 2012 at 12:56

While I do like the design of the iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S, I do hope the sixth generation iPhone is going to be a new design, preferably a curved design of some description. That would be nice. An iPhone which is essentially the same design as the previous two generations but simply vertically longer would be a little disappointing. It will certainly be interesting to see what Apple comes up with though.