New iPhone to sport a case redesign?
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Filed in Apple, Handsets, Rumors
Apple fanboys attack! We’re pretty hesitant to believe this one for ourselves, although it would make sense. There’s this image floating around that claims to be the back of the new 3G iPhone. Sportin’ a glossy black finish, it seems as if the entire back panel is now plastic instead of metal. This would bode well for the influx of antennas Apple is rumored to have added. 850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz WCDMA, 802.11n, Bluetooth, etc. Sound off in the comments about what you think of the photo…real? Plausible? Absolutely without a doubt fake? Have at it!
Also check out the 8GB mark on the case, and also how the text is aligned differently than the existing iPhones.
On Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:27 pm, gquaglia Said:
Ugly. I like the metal back. Makes the phone feel sturdy. Glossy black will scratch too easily.
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On Apr 5, 2008 @ 11:41 am, rosario Said:
Im surprised no one said this but wouldnt you guess if there switching to plastic then maybe there thinking about a removeable battery. Besides 3g, wasn’t no extra battery a big complaint.
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On Apr 5, 2008 @ 4:14 pm, Kevin® Said:
Ugly. That thing will get scratched up as you take it out of the package! I like the idea of it being black but for the love of Bill Gates not glossy! Will it come with a wipe?
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On Apr 5, 2008 @ 11:40 pm, Alex Said:
i would like this to be the real deal but its not likely. the light up logo would be cool but probably wont happen. Also apple likes the products to have the same common them ie. pro’s are silver, iPods have a shiny smooth back, macbook and imac in white. So since the ipod touch uses the same case as the iphone its safe to say that that probably isn’t the real thing. but people make a good point that its way to hard to do all of that photoshopping i really dont think it could be done.
by the way i hope that they will add an mms to the iphone because i hate getting pic form friends and having to remember the username and password jest to see them.
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On Apr 6, 2008 @ 1:54 pm, Tony Said:
I was looking at this from my Hiptop and I know it doesn’t handle .pngs well and I saw this grainy stuff on the top and bottom:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4gmqbh
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3h6gh5
Photoshop?
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On Apr 6, 2008 @ 2:36 pm, mike Said:
with ebay and rogers and a $65 1Gb plan there is no reason not to have one!
just pick the right vendor, mine took 5 weeks to arrive.
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On Apr 6, 2008 @ 4:17 pm, Carniphage Said:
This is not the 3G iPhone.
This is the $199 iPhone.
Please notice
…a completely different case shape.
…Recessed headphone port on lower half of case.
…Tapered edges like the Macbook Air.
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On Apr 7, 2008 @ 6:19 pm, macserv Said:
I don’t think it’s plastic at all… looks like powder-coated metal. And it’s definitely tapered like the Air.
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On Apr 8, 2008 @ 4:33 pm, adamfrank321 Said:
Seth posted this link earlier in his comment:
http://www.iphonesavior.com/black-3g-iphone-2-leaked-photo.html
Clicking more reveals red, green, white, and blue versions as well.
They’re normal iPhones that have been painted by the company Colorware.
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-103-iphone.aspx
*bubble bursts*
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On Apr 8, 2008 @ 7:01 pm, will Said:
PHOTOSHOPPED!!!
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On Apr 9, 2008 @ 11:58 pm, Zoli Said:
I agree, And can anyone out there figure out the size of this thing based on the dimensions in relation to the MacBook Pro it is resting on? From my estimations, it seems much smaller than the current model.
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On Apr 10, 2008 @ 11:03 am, F Said:
I think it´s real, and I wonder why no one notices the different curve on this one compared to the old iPhone.
I think that apple is going to put some of the shapes fraom the MacBookAir in to all their new portable products. So I predict we will se some nice new books and phones this summer.
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On May 28, 2008 @ 5:13 pm, B Said:
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-103-iphone.aspx
This company, colorware, makes them in just about every color. I think this is where people are getting the plastic case pics from
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On Jul 14, 2008 @ 10:02 pm, Tom Jackson Said:
Anyway, it is a cool design. Metal back, wow
I suppose it could fit these cases http://www.sourcingmap.com/iphone-cases-c-983_1757.html
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On Jul 30, 2008 @ 8:12 am, Auto Said:
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.AmbroseBierceAmbrose Bierce
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