Next-Gen iPhone Prototype Front Panel Pictures Leak

[andygold]

Maybe an old rumor, but what about all the machinery that Apple supposedly purchased a while back to make curved glass screens? If that was in fact true, then I would think that something, possibly an iPhone, might have a new form factor....

[Donnutt]

I would like a bigger screen. What is so bad about it being 4"? It's been the same size for 4 years.

It's so bad because it would make the entire phone bigger and decrease battery life. Go get a droid if you want a bigger one.

So you're saying that if I had an iPhone 3G and an iPhone 4 side by side with nothing backgrounded that they would load a web page at identical speeds?

They most likely would. And I have tested this. Now, the iPhone 4 loads safari faster, but web page loading depends mostly on connection speed.

[bbillh77]

I want a big screen, at home. iPhone screen is fine give me 64 gig I will be cool, the led home button photoshop some pics of it post it as iPhone 5 and it will prob be in the next one great idea

[mosca]

Make the "square" in the home button a multicoloured LED for notifications and I will BUY IT ASAP even if I have to spend ALL my money.

I wanna be like you when I grow up! I know it can be done.

[PatrickGSR94]

It isn't necessarily about making the current firmware and software run faster. They are going to release iOS 5.0, and without any doubt, it will require more resources. Ever run firmware 4.x on a 3G? That is why there are speed boosts. Not so 1.0 runs faster, but so they can make a more powerful and more feature-rich firmware that the new devices can handle easily.

Edit: I had to add something. A faster device doesn't mean faster web loading. If your device is suffocating due to lack of resources, then a faster device will help web pages load a little faster. But if your iPhone isn't starving for RAM, then iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, or whatever it is, will load web pages and youtube videos just as fast, or slow, and your older device did.

I just want the effing camera to not take a million seconds to open the shutter graphic and not crash every other time I try to use it.

[JOHNTHEGREEN]

that is the sickest idea iv ever heard,

It sure is!

[RICO_]

+1

edit: Might i add this new website UI is so broken!!

That's why I only view this site from my iPhone. That way I can actually see all the posts. I'm not diggin' the desktop UI.

[zplit]

Looks like the iPhone to me!!!!

[Spikestrip]

The iPhone's battery IS removable and IS replaceable. Anyone who says it's not needs to do a little research. If I skip this generation of iPhones, I may replace my battery.

Hint: Chinese make the iPhone. They also sell all the parts for it!

I'm well aware the insides of the iPhone exist, and that there is a battery in there. Of course it can be replaced. Average consumer Joe is not going to replace his iPhone's battery. Apple does not sell replacement batteries. If you replace your battery, you void your warranty. iPhone's battery is replaceable in the same way my iMac's motherboard is. Just because I know how to do it and have the tools, doesn't mean we get to call it replaceable.

So you're saying that if I had an iPhone 3G and an iPhone 4 side by side with nothing backgrounded that they would load a web page at identical speeds?

Identical devices might not load the pages at the same time. The cell network is dynamic. Additionally, iPhone 4 and 3GS do load web pages in nearly the same amount of time. iPhone 3G is the same as the first one with an additional antenna. The difference in power from the first iPhone to the current one is tremendous, I wouldn't expect them to do anything at the same speed. That said, a faster processor and more RAM only incidentally make web pages load faster. When the iPhone is working, like running an app, or opening a new browser window, newer means faster. But the real issue is how fast it loads web content. YouTube videos won't load any faster, although the app might get to loading the video quicker.