Comments on: Another day, another iPhone rumor

By: James

James — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:53:04 +0000

BG, just face it that Iphone contest is mine for the taking. Just send it to me now because I heard directly from Hillaree that the jesus-phone is coming out in July, and you can take that to the bank.

By: ATT Worker

ATT Worker — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:09:12 +0000

Last year we started getting Iphone accessories in advance of the iphone. Its June 3, and we have nothing yet, and of course BG would know beforeI did, and I work there. Im thinking same size. Hopefully, Thinner though. We shall find out together while holding hands next weeek!

By: ozweego0o

ozweego0o — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:55:23 +0000

That case design we saw floating around could always be for the new low end iphone, if indeed there are two new iphones.

By: MadMike

MadMike — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:27:37 +0000

I don’t think it would be thicker, but may be either the same size or tapered.

The best thing about the iphone is that its thin. Thin is in, look at the MBA. Heck, look at the MBP at 1″ thick when comparable laptops are 1.5″ – 2.0″+

If it really is any thicker, then it might be only at max .5mm sticker at the thickest point.

I doubt Steve-O would do that to us. Of course, we have been disappointed before.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:41:17 +0000

I’m just being the devil’s advocate here, but didn’t the specs sent to case manufacturers state that it will be slightly thicker at its thickest, but more tapered at the edges?

By: ChrisNYC

ChrisNYC — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:17:40 +0000

Man, it’ll be a real downer if the thing is thicker, and Lawdy forbid if it’s heavier too.

No, I don’t believe Jobs would roll out something clunkier than the previous form factor. It’s pretty obvious he’s all about the guys making things smaller, shockingly smaller.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:13:14 +0000

They have gone to a thicker device before. There were a few occasions in the iPod age where the newer model is thicker when it has MORE capacity. Because there is simply no HDD in existence that can go to the same thin-ness. Same applies here. a new iPhone 2G (iPhone Nano) CANNOT be thicker. But a 3G iPhone with all the new additions might HAVE to be thicker.

By: zuca

zuca — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:24:17 +0000

i think it will be thicker i am an engineer and if they plan to make the device smaller or the same size as before it wont be possible to make it thinner.

having 7 bands(speculations), gps, wifi, a larger battery, more memory etc wont be easy.

just a larger battery and same screen will make it thicker, and remember this is not an ipod where they just add more memory for every new model. phone design and especially 3g bands is really new for apple.

anything can happen but i will be totally impressed if they can do all this within the same dimensions.

and by the way apple, don’t make it 2 pounds heavy again.

By: Marco Vazquez

Marco Vazquez — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:39:21 +0000

Slow news day my friend? What’s this all about? An opinion about a phone that will be released in a couple of days…why? Bored?

By: Reuvypoo

Reuvypoo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:37:58 +0000

As long as it is not thicker than an MBA. That would be funny.

By: michael rogers

michael rogers — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:14:41 +0000

no my dads company is already testing out the 3g i phones and from what he says it it much smaller than the iphone out now…

By: ozweego0o

ozweego0o — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:08:59 +0000

No doubt el jobso will deliver and suprise with the iphone 2.0

By: Kyrios

Kyrios — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:55:29 +0000

Ooowee the iphone dizz be hott. I gope it aint that fat or else it won’t fit in ma pants.lmao

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:38:55 +0000

I’m sure that if it is thicker everybody would be like fatter and heavier is better…der…(sheep)

By: Wills Way

Wills Way — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:22:54 +0000

Im with Tech Teen, going 3G means more battery drain. If Jobs tells me this thicker iphone has ridiculous battery life, I will be a buyer.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:43:59 +0000

I don’t want one but I’d like to hold one for a few minutes.

And lol @ “reality distortion field”.

By: The Tech Teen

The Tech Teen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:41:12 +0000

If its making room for a larger battery then I dont care if they make it thicker. I mean not brick thick but you know what I mean. I doubt it though with Apple’s obsession for thinness.

By: reuvypoo

reuvypoo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:34:45 +0000

I actually had been wondering why they would make it thicker….The iPhone even seems thick to me for a phone without a tactile keyboard, so even thicker would be awful. Hopefully the new iPhone will be 0.4 inches thick or less.

By: justblase

justblase — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:26:09 +0000

Comments, I meant comments, not “posts”. I’m sorry, I’m done now. Four posts. J’apologise. FAIL. Ha ha ha ha.

By: justblase

justblase — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:25:29 +0000

@ BGR

“Reply” to individual posts doesn’t work, huh?

By: justblase

justblase — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:25:04 +0000

@ Andy:

LOL, totally. Ive is a master and deserves the credit he gets, but man they’ve got some clever engineers locked away in Apple Land.

By: UnseenLlama

UnseenLlama — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:20:28 +0000

@mingkee

Stop clicking on the iPhone story, stop leaving stupid @ss comments…it’s causing “drama”!

By: mingkee

mingkee — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:09:12 +0000

stop those f*cking iPhone this, iPhone that rumor
it’s as annoying as “drama”

By: CB17

CB17 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:05:01 +0000

I agree with maikel. Just look at the iPods. More storage, more features, bigger screens, smaller device.

What’s REALLY amazing is how resilient the dock connector has been regardless of how thin the iPods have gotten. See: current gen nano.

By: acb

acb — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:55:51 +0000

He is what I think. I am surprised no one else has mentioned this… It is going to be the size of the Touch. When 1.0 came out everyone knew the size and specs so they could make cases to keep this crazily overpriced phone safe. This time around no specs? No way that they release iphone 2.0 naked into the wild with no case. That would be crazy. So the only option would be that they got it to fit into the touch body. A little smaller and thinner.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:49:51 +0000

It HAS to be thinner. I would hate to be the some of the engineers who look at the product designs from Jonathan Ive and wonder how the hell they’re gonna create what he wants.

By: maikel

maikel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:47:51 +0000

We can take examples on their products’ history. From their computers to the iPod lines, they all have shrunk. Ex : look how thin the Nano is! compare to last year model; even the standard size iPod now called Classic. So I am assuming they are going in that same direction with the iPhone eventhough it will have more features than the current one. I’m just hoping they bring it down to the iPod Touch thinness.

By: Derek Devine

Derek Devine — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:44:40 +0000

I couldn’t say it any better myself, even the the part on how Steve Jobs would convince us a thicker one is better. And plus nothing and I mean nothing at apple in version 1.0 became thicker in 2.0, Nothing. And if he does this I’ll be pissed and keep my 1.0 iPhone until 3.0 iPhone comes out. And then whats next 3g iPhone will be thicker again, no. So I strongly believe that the 2g iPhone will be thinner then the first.

By: D.i.

D.i. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:30:11 +0000

Dude I have been saying the same thing since the rumors starting making there rounds. There is no way it will be thicker then the current gen iphone.