UPDATE:
Some of you are a little stuck in the past regarding articles. Please read the Engadget article, look at the January iPad spyshot very carefully. It is real.
Now that we are basically 90% sure that the leaked iPhone IS the next-gen iPhone G4, are you happy with the design?
Before you make your decision, here are the reasons I am overjoyed with the new design.
- Removable battery cover*
- Glass backing (yes that's right, the same un-scratchable glass that the screen is protected by, no more ridiculous scratches and dirt allover your back)**
- Beautiful aluminum siding.
- I liked the volume rocker too, but I think the introduction of these new buttons means they might be user-programmable.***
- Camera flash.
- Front-facing Camera.
- Hot-swappable MicroSIM, compatible with iPad and leaves more room for better components.****
Notes:
* You may wonder if production units will actually have a removable battery, because there is still an external SIM ejection mechanism. Why is this? Because the SIM slot and battery are too close together, and having to remove the battery would make it a drag to put your MicroSIM into your 3G iPad that Apple is hoping you will buy.
Update: Sources are now claiming the back is not meant to be removable by consumers. Still, it is definitely easier than it was previously and doesn't require a tutorial.
** Check out Update 2 on the engadget post:
iPhone 4G: proof -- Engadget
I'm incredibly excited about this. Sure it might smudge, but you can wipe that off with just about anything. Lets see you wipe off the scratches allover the back of your 3GS with your t-shirt... Ain't happening.
*** The reason I believe these buttons might be user-programmable is simply because it is no longer a Rocker. I think Apple didn't like the idea of the rocker being treated as two separate buttons, so they created this design solution so that it will not be awkward to use the programmable buttons. Also, we lost some functionality with iPhone OS 4.0, like home button programmability. For that reason, I believe this may be making up for that.
**** You might think: "No way, Apple and AT&T would never allow it", but let me put it to you this way. A lot of users might want to tether the iPad to their iPhone, however Apple knows AT&T isn't going to allow tethering any time soon. This is Apple's hardware solution to AT&T's hogging ways, and since the SIM is hot-swappable you will get an on-device 3G experience rather than a less reliable tethering experience which also drains your phone's battery. Apple knows you do not want to pay 2 bills for i-Internet, so this is their solution.
These are all just theories. You might think "This is not like Apple".. But just look at this phone. Look at how open the design has become, and these policies seem much more realistic. Apple is making a big change for the better. They want to silence the critics.
Update:
I find it hilarious how many people said "Indifferent". First of all, you're registered on The iPhone Blog Forums. Secondly, you clicked on this thread for a reason! Obviously you care. And if you clicked it because you believe this leak is fake, I don't know what I can say to you besides wait and see on June 22nd. haha.
Some of you are a little stuck in the past regarding articles. Please read the Engadget article, look at the January iPad spyshot very carefully. It is real.
Now that we are basically 90% sure that the leaked iPhone IS the next-gen iPhone G4, are you happy with the design?
Before you make your decision, here are the reasons I am overjoyed with the new design.
- Removable battery cover*
- Glass backing (yes that's right, the same un-scratchable glass that the screen is protected by, no more ridiculous scratches and dirt allover your back)**
- Beautiful aluminum siding.
- I liked the volume rocker too, but I think the introduction of these new buttons means they might be user-programmable.***
- Camera flash.
- Front-facing Camera.
- Hot-swappable MicroSIM, compatible with iPad and leaves more room for better components.****
Notes:
* You may wonder if production units will actually have a removable battery, because there is still an external SIM ejection mechanism. Why is this? Because the SIM slot and battery are too close together, and having to remove the battery would make it a drag to put your MicroSIM into your 3G iPad that Apple is hoping you will buy.
Update: Sources are now claiming the back is not meant to be removable by consumers. Still, it is definitely easier than it was previously and doesn't require a tutorial.
** Check out Update 2 on the engadget post:
iPhone 4G: proof -- Engadget
I'm incredibly excited about this. Sure it might smudge, but you can wipe that off with just about anything. Lets see you wipe off the scratches allover the back of your 3GS with your t-shirt... Ain't happening.
*** The reason I believe these buttons might be user-programmable is simply because it is no longer a Rocker. I think Apple didn't like the idea of the rocker being treated as two separate buttons, so they created this design solution so that it will not be awkward to use the programmable buttons. Also, we lost some functionality with iPhone OS 4.0, like home button programmability. For that reason, I believe this may be making up for that.
**** You might think: "No way, Apple and AT&T would never allow it", but let me put it to you this way. A lot of users might want to tether the iPad to their iPhone, however Apple knows AT&T isn't going to allow tethering any time soon. This is Apple's hardware solution to AT&T's hogging ways, and since the SIM is hot-swappable you will get an on-device 3G experience rather than a less reliable tethering experience which also drains your phone's battery. Apple knows you do not want to pay 2 bills for i-Internet, so this is their solution.
These are all just theories. You might think "This is not like Apple".. But just look at this phone. Look at how open the design has become, and these policies seem much more realistic. Apple is making a big change for the better. They want to silence the critics.
Update:
I find it hilarious how many people said "Indifferent". First of all, you're registered on The iPhone Blog Forums. Secondly, you clicked on this thread for a reason! Obviously you care. And if you clicked it because you believe this leak is fake, I don't know what I can say to you besides wait and see on June 22nd. haha.
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