Almost every tech publication there is has been claiming that the next iPhone will have a 4-inch screen, culminating with the Wall Street Journal‘s report today basically confirming it, but there’s still a lot of debate over how Apple will make the screen larger without bringing on a lot of extra bulk to the device. Should they make it taller? Wider? What about making room for LTE?
Here are 12 cool iPhone 5 concepts that envision what Apple’s next iPhone might look like. If you want to know what we think, though, check out this opinion piece we wrote for Wired on why we think the 4inch iPhone makes a lot of sense.
Render Creativity Liquid Metal iPhone
4-inch iPhone 5 next to iPhone 4S
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
14 responses to “What Will The 4-Inch iPhone 5 Look Like? Here Are 12 Possible Designs [Gallery]”
Loving the first mockup!
I actually like the Ciccarese Design – it looks like the Magic Mouse on a diet. Holding the Magic Mouse upside down is actually comfortable with the curved back.
All these designs are ugly especally the magic mouse.
The nicest looking one is the 2nd one. The SJ name is dumb, but the design is nice
I’d go for a blend of 1 3 4 6 7 11 and 12.
Mini iPhone jackNo jack at all. PowerMat charged and wireless transmitting audio into FM stereo AirPlayingAll of these are pretty crap. Nothing we’d see from Apple’s ID team.
Is it legal to create a mockup and have the words “designed by Apple in California” on the back?
Nope, sorry, the new iPhone ‘5’ (or 6) will NOT have a curved or tapered or ‘tear-drop’ back.
You might argue why the ipad 2 and new iPad have tapered edges. Well that is because they have room to spare after covering up the giant batteries and circuit board etc etc… But they needed to retained the dimension of the bezel on the front which is crucial for users to hold on to while reading and surfing the net on the iPads. Thus on the back, they carve out the edges so that the iPads look thinner & sleeker. However, on the iPhone, Apple cannot afford such luxury. Any, and EVERY tiny pocket of space in the iPhone is precious and will be fully ultilised. Thus, the ‘box’ design will remain.
Why are there so many widgets?? I don’t think Apple will create an Android-like iOS 6.
Correction: iPhone 6
I agree about the teardrop but I disagree that there is no way that it might not have a slightly curved back. Anything is possible with Apple.
You may want to check out Apple’s patent for new battery shapes that can be curved and thus fill up the space of a curved enclosure.
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2012/01/apple-to-redesign-battery-shapes-for-future-thinner-devices.html
Last one looks closest