Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 began just over two months ago, but I’m already looking forward to shelling out cash for the iPhone 8 now that Steel Drake published this glass unibody iPhone concept.
The design keeps its familiar form factor but wraps the bottom and top edges with a glass display. Given Apple’s success rate with Sapphire glass, making this thing might not be conceivable until 2018, but there’s still plenty of time for Jony to make it happen. The designer decided to swap out the rear aluminum shell with a stiffening plate on the sides. The finished look is simple, a little curvy, and drop dead gorgeous.
Check it out:
Steel Drake’s concept looks like something Apple could possibly make, but there are a few things I’d change if I could.
Likes: Curved glass edges that drape over the top and bottom of the phone. Keeps the same iconic iPhone form factor. Camera lens could use an upgrade by now, but at least it’s not protruding. No more ugly antenna lines.
No Like: Glass doesn’t transition as seamlessly to the metal as the iPhone 6. Put the power button in the middle. 3.5mm headphone jack? Rumor is Jony wants to go with 2.5mm. Make the bezels slimmer so I can hold it easier.
It’d look great in white too:
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Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
22 responses to “iPhone 8 concept fast-forwards fanboys to 2018”
Im standing in line now!!!
The detaill shots like good, but if you see it completly it looks awefull >.<
insanely great
It better have a 150 MP camera!
lol.
Needs two cameras on the back for stereo vision
3D vision
Stereo Vision
3D is really not a very accurate term even though it’s used widely in the movie business, it’s all marketing. Stereo Vision implies two images, one for each eye where as 3D would imply an ability to see your images in three dimensions where you could move around the scene and choose your POV, you don’t get that, you get one image for each eye from two POVs, stereo, just like stereo audio gives you two channels of audio.
Where do you store the stylus?
you store in a palm pilot from 2003
Looks cool but I’m pretty sure it would shatter the glass the first time you dropped it.
sapphire crystal
Sapphire glass shatters just as easy as to what we’re currently using. It’s scratch resistance is what sets sapphire apart.
Well, don’t drop it then. :p
This might help.
http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/apple-patents-iphone-drop-protection-mechanisms-that-are-built-right-into-the-device/
Just give me water proof and a battery that will last for 3 or 4 days.
In order to be waterproof, you have those annoying little covers for the areas that have holes. A friend of mine has a Sony that’s water proof, while it’s waterproof, you have to deal with those plastic covers. Unfortunately, it’s a little annoying to have to constantly deal with removing them and then putting them back in.
My only problem is with the button, I know it is for touch id. But by then maybe we can go away from having a button at all, it is akin to the click wheel from the Classic Ipod. They could still put the sensor under the glass and do a light effect like Macbooks and haptics (future-ultrahaptics). And react (light up) to wave or movement gestures. This would give screen full real estate of the phone a true edge to edge design and eliminate bezels stilling screen space. My biggest complaint of the 6+ is the screen size. It should have been bigger for the size of the phone. There to much real estate used for bezels around the phone, it is really noticable on the white editions. But with that said, it is a great design concept.
It would be cool if the screen was able to take fingerprint ID either anywhere on the screen and not have that home button. Apple does need to slim up the product as there is a lot of wasted space on top and bottom. I do like HTC’s design, especially because they have two speakers built in, I just wish Apple had a similar design that had more rounded sides.
It looks too thick (proportions are out), the iphone 6 is thinner than this already, it should be thinner and lighter than previous generations.
But can it bend like 6 plus? :xP Sorry couldn’t resist
Hold the 2nd position in the line for me :)