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New video depicts alleged rear shell for iPhone 5

updated 10:23 am EDT, Thu June 7, 2012

 

Shows thinner dimensions, smaller dock connector


A new video depicts an alleged rear shell for the next-generation iPhone. Posted by a parts company known as ETrade Supply, the clip appears to back up photos from other sources showing a number of changes to the iPhone's design. These include a smaller dock connector, a relocated headphone jack, and a metallic back plate. The shell also makes the new iPhone thinner than the iPhone 4S, and includes a smaller SIM card slot.

In tandem with video of a front panel, the public may now now what the whole of the next-generation iPhone will look like. The phone is not expected to launch anytime soon, however. Most reports have pointed to the fall, typically in October. The iPhone 4S launched in October 2011.


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  1. bobolicious

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    06/07, 11:56am | report spam | reply

    hard edges again ?

    I keep hoping for the pocket 'pebble' comfort of the 2/3gs form factor...


  1. msteffer

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    06/07, 02:01pm | report spam | (1 reply) | reply

    Say it ain't so...

    I don't like the idea of having the headphone jack on the bottom of the phone. Doesn't make sense to me. Occasionally I'll use my headset while I'm driving and will set my iPhone in the cup holder. Doesn't make sense to put your phone upside down in order to use the headset. Could be an early prototype.


  1. SockRolid

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    06/07, 02:32pm | report spam | reply

    I like it

    Re: "These include a smaller dock connector, a relocated headphone jack, and a metallic back plate. "

    Like the smaller dock connector (and desperately hoping it's MagSafe), the bottom headphone jack placement (consistent with iPod touch), and really hope the back will in fact be a unibody metal piece.

    Love the anodized look, but not sure that will make production. Unless the color is somehow extra abrasion resistant, the edges and corners will wear through, showing the bare metal. I think that would "add character." Everyone else thinks that would "lower resale value." :-(


  1. SockRolid

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    06/07, 02:37pm | report spam | reply

    Forgot to say...

    Of course, it's months too early for any repair shop to get any legitimate 2012 iPhone replacement parts. So either they're production prototypes stolen (or just borrowed for 10 minutes) from a supplier or they're mock-ups.

    But if they're mock-ups, they would be part of a extensive and elaborate hoax. Many hands-on photos and videos of what appear to be the same basic component, in different colors. And the basic design does make sense (if not the "iPhone" font, the lack of CE and FCC and/or international regulatory organization badging, etc.)


  1. Pilsner6910

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    06/07, 04:58pm | report spam | reply

    ummm

    when he sets the "new" phone back on the table it sure sounds like cheap plastic to me...FAKE!!!


  1. DaJoNel

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    06/08, 01:48am | report spam | (1 reply) | reply

    Nope

    Apple's goal is to make the design better each time. There is no way that design is what Ive and the others consider "better." Mismatched colors, mismatched materials, nearly invisible logos on the back, and parts that look VERY cheap. I'd be embarrassed if I posted a video like this, trying to pass this junk off as the iPhone 5.


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