There has been a plethora of reports about leaked next generation iPhone parts that are allegedly for either an iPhone 4S or 5 model. Now we are seeing an equal number of rumors about iPhone 4S/5 case designs. Most of these new case designs probably started after an alleged next generation iPhone design document leaked earlier this summer. Indications are that case vendors are taking this leak seriously and producing cases based on the information they have received.
MacRumors previously commissioned a set of renderings trying to decide what the next iPhone will look like. Later they analyzed the existing third-party cases to help decide what that device might look like. The results they were left with are a bit puzzling.
MacRumors purchased several third-party iPhone 5 cases and completed a number of comparisons made between them and the current iPhone 4 and iPod touch. They took a lot of different measurements to consider the accuracy of the third-party cases and the device renderings they had commissioned. The result was inconclusive and a little puzzling, but it supports the possibility that the next iPhone will have a 4″ or slightly smaller display of 3.5″ to 3.7″.
I don’t think we’ll have to wait long for the truth since Apple is expected to reveal the next generation iPhone this month. It could launch on or around October 20th the alleged date that the current iOS 5 beta expires.
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready and I’ve already got a case for it. I just hope it fits.
[Via MacRumors]
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hahaha you already got the case ready :) how hard core *giggle* cheers
I still think this is the new iPod touch instead. It makes no sense to change the iPhone 4 design into a big, stupid, flat phone with a giant screen and sharp edges. On the other hand it would look like a mini iPad which makes sense if it’s actually the new iPod touch. It also doesn’t jibe with all the “iPhone 5” parts leaks which indicate a very similar to iPhone 4 shape instead.
I have to say, that has to be the iPod Touch case. And if I recall Correctly, its much thinner than the iPhone 4. meaning like 99% its an iPod Touch.
Personally? I think if Apple would make a larger screen phone, they would go all out, and go to 4.3 inch to 4.5 inches, not slightly larger. 3.7 to 4 inches.
And If I recall correctly, these cases are larger than the iPhone 4, meaning iPhone 5 “would” be larger than the iPhone 4. (width and hight)
And if the iPhone 5 will be larger than the iPhone 4, it would naturally make sense (I guess?) that it would have a much larger screen than something between 3.5 and 4 inches, especially if the Google Nexus Prime will sport a buttonless 4.5 inch display (software buttons not hardware buttons) which would allow the phone to, practically be, the same size. Width and height wise of the iPhone 5 “larger” size.
It would be curious to see what happens, especially to the home button. Rumors have it that Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich handsets (Nexus Prime will be the first ICS handset) will drop physical buttons in favor for software buttons, meaning phones could be smaller, yet pack larger displays. Thus meaning, Apple will have to drop the physical home button for a software one(?) if they want to compete against Android with smaller phones with larger displays.
Apple can’t make the next iPhone screen very large because it would compete with the iPad.
Has anyone else considered that the next iPhone has already been disclosed by Apple ? See http://www.mindfaze.com/?p=150… . This includes a screenshot of the “iPhone (Retina)” – not the iPhone 4 being simulated by the tools provided to developers by Apple.
I have a few issues with your post:
1. Apple doesn’t do 4.3-4.5″ displays. That’s way too big for iOS. Andorid can benefit because there’s so much going on on the display. iOS is very simple so it’s incredibly touch-friendly on smaller displays.
2. Even though the next iPhone might be larger, that doesn’t mean it can’t be thinner. The iPhone can be as thin as it’s thickest part, it just all deals with how the logic board is arranged and how much space there is inside of the iPhone case.
3. Apple has been doing buttonless iOS-like trials: iPod nano. I think the logical thing to do would be to make a larger nano but for what it’s worth, the nano works pretty well having close to no buttons.
This is not an iPod Touch case. If there would be a new iPod Touch, it will definitely not be thicker and larger than it is right now. And if it is, than a new iPhone would resemble a similar screen-size. Honestly, I won’t be surprised if Apple would even drop the iPod Touch completely and sell a ‘cheaper iPhone4’ instead. But maybe that’s for next year.
Apple won’t go 4.3/4.5 inches. They can’t market their ‘Retina’-screen anymore because the DPI wouldn’t be high enough. And they won’t change the resolution, because all apps have to be re-written then.
Apple will never drop the home-button. John Gruber wrote a nice piece on that a while ago, can’t find it though.
The leaked parts so far are probably for the iPhone4(s)-cheap-version-thingy. It would make no sense to wait and reschedule a release of an iPhone 4 months if the design stays exactly the same.
Edit: found the Gruber post: http://daringfireball.net/link… And an interesting TUAW post as well: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/01/13…
1. Large displays makes it better to watch videos/play games. Plus, for some people that screen size is the optimal size.
2. Last I checked, the iPhone 4 was pretty much packed inside. What could they take out to make the phone smaller? If they went to that thickness, it’s probably safe to assume NFC and LTE won’t be in there.
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Nexus prime will have a 1280×720 4.5 inch display. The DPI comes out to be 326. EXACT like the iPhone 4’s 3.5 inch display. So, If Apple wanted to, they could make a display that big (more like have) and still keep the same DPI. Some people say it will keep the same 960×640 and just grow to 3.7 to 4, but then the DPI will decrease.
So, if Apple increase the size of the screen up to 4 inches and keeps the pixel count the same, the DPI will decrease, and they won’t be able to market their “retina” display.
BUT if Apple increase the screen size and resolution, all the apps will have to be re-written then.
Basically, that would mean that they would stay with 3.5 inches. which probably be not good, when you have phones similar size packing larger displays, and people want phones with larger display.
what about having it software? Android is/will be dropping hardware buttons in favor for software buttons.
I do agree with you. If Apple were to increase the screen size, it would not grow beyond 4inches for several reasons.
First, even if Apple did increase the resolution and the screen size, I’m sure the price will go up, giving Apple another disadvantage. Even if it cost $20 more, competition will become harder.
Second, If apple did increase the screen size (without increasing the resolution), Apple won’t have the Retina Screen to market.
Third, Previous iPod Docks and other related accessories will not fit the iPhone 5 because of the size difference.
Fourth, all the applications and programs will have to be re-written. If Apple were to change their resolution to accommodate a larger screen.
If Apple really wanted to include a 4+ inch screen, It will be counter-productive to the developers and buyers.
What apple might do is instead increase the screen size to 3.7 inches, where the Retina screen can still be marketed, and the size of the iPhone can stay relatively the same.
If I didn’t see that ruler, I would have thought that it was an iPod case. The speck car for my iPod touch right now looks exactly like this case, albeit without the little hole at the top right corner
Good right on cue for my birthday gift!
I really hope that the screen does go to 4 inches AND maintains 326 dpi.
1 – The 4 inch display will make typing (esp 2 handed) much easier.
2 – Makes reading documents, of which I have many, much easier to read due to the realities of scaling document width to screen width. This is a big on for me (I don’t want to bring an Ipad everywhere!).
3 – Make it an even better gps navigation device as I find the 3.5 inches a little small.
etc
Solutions.
This issue of always having to worry about getting images for applications to scale with the resolution of the iphone is becoming irritating as it is a weak excuse for keeping a relatively small screen.
Why not use SVG graphics? Scaled vector graphics are resolution independent and would get rid of this whole mess.
Why not just create another folder of higher resolution graphics if you are a developer? It cannot be that hard!
Sure… But we aren’t talking about making it 7 inches or anything…
4 inches is pretty far from the iPads 9.7 inches… The iPhone already have a 3.5 inch screen, to make it a bit larger is very plausible as that’s the direction all smartphones have been going lately.
I’d love to see an iPhone with a 4 inch screen, I sure hope Apples designers are much better than all these mockup artists though :p
All these mockups are so ugly
OK THEN WHY NOT YOU GO DO IT. With an app like angry birds you have to recreate every single sprite ground up at a new unfamiliar resolution. Besides if you notice if you have 300dpi instead of 326 you REALLY need to get your face away from your screen. 26 more dpi is not worth working on your apps sprites for 50-100 hours and you also have to modify all your codes for a larger resolution. SVG graphics are nice but the fact that few devs use them so that wont change anything as some apps would not work with SVG graphics (E.G. gunapp or photo wallpaper apps). Also apple will have to change a LOT with ios for the new resolution that will have almost no change to the other when viewed with the human eye. So all in all its a pain in the ass that doesnt even get noticed unless you have your eye half an inch from your display. SO IT WONT HAPPEN. (sorry but your comment showed unawareness to all the work required to change the resolution of an app. so if your offended by this comment please disregard it and go live your life.)
Not An Iphone 5, Thats an Stretched out ipad doesnt even have a silent button
it does have a silence button, look at the top right, just a bit right from the camera
iPod Touch or iPhone, I like the way it’s headed. Apple can only go so small before there’s no more room to fit the electronics. It’s a logical next move (due to the popularity of larger-screen Android phones) to spread those electronics out on a larger board. It allows them to simultaneously meet the demand for a larger screen AND make the claim that it’s “thinner than ever”. Honestly, I see the iPT being absorbed by the iPhone anyway, so why can’t this be BOTH? I’ll go out on the limb: I think this may be the new merging of the iPT and the iPhone.
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