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The Apple iPhone 6 'Prevealed'; Thoughts?

By Ray Hu - September 3, 2014

in Tech

Cupertino seems to have sprung a few leaks lately, from the iCloud celeb photo hack to a drone-eye view of the spaceship construction site Of course, insofar as Apple is known for its secrecy as much as its industry leadership, the company has long been a target for another reason: speculation about new products.

Hot on the heels of Feld & Volk's hands-on teaser, above, Russian tech reviewer Rozetked brings us a fully assembled iPhone 6 a week prior to its official unveiling next week. Reportedly sourced from various factories that are supplying parts for the sixth generation iPhone, the product walkthrough imparts a strong sense of the larger, thinner smartphone's features, most notably its rounded edges and protruding camera. Other notable details include unibody construction with the signature plastic bands for the antenna, while the 4.7” screen is reportedly not made of solid sapphire (which we'd previously seen and was introduced for the home button of the iPhone 5S).

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Rozetked also notes the inset logo detail as in the iPad; the long, capsule-shaped volume control à la the iPod; and the more ergonomic positioning of the power button (on the side as opposed to the top); Don Lehman had also pointed out that the Lightning port appears to be recessed such that the connector would sit inside of the phone, though it may be the case that these mockups are simply missing the chamfered ring as in the iPhone 5s.

Maybe it's just me, but I find the rear camera to be potentially contentious—not only will cases have to accommodate the monocle-like protuberance but it also means that the phone cannot be laid flat on its back sans case. If so, it's a subtle bit of social engineering, suggesting that the phone is intended to be kept face-down. Meanwhile, rumors about Apple's TBA mobile payment system mark a major development on the UX and service design front. (For more leaked info on the hardware and internals, head over to MacRumors.)

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Jason

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I agree about the camera protruding. We can only hope that you can still poke at the phone on a table without it rocking back and forth like a chair on uneven legs. I hope they don't fail on this.
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C

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k.
You are giving Jobs a bit too much credit.
You can only sell a rectangle so many times before it has to change enough when your ONE osx remains pretty much unchanged throughout the entire line of products you sell. (Which are the exact same design but different sizes)
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Rob McCulloch

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The overall design seems similar to the current gen (5th) iPod Touch. Which isn't a bad thing, I think in the charcoal color the iPod is a very elegant device, that feels great to hold.
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k

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I think without Mr. Jobs Apple has started it's slow death spiral towards status quo electronics. This does indeed look like most of the other smart phones and is indeed getting too big. Without a strong forceful person in charge over at apple I think it just ends up as a mash up of marketing points fused into one product.
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jt

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It looks....a little bit bigger. Oh, it would have been so cool if Apple had stuck to its guns and said 'hey, the 4S is the perfect size for a hand held phone' or even reverted back to a flip-style phone to avoid the sapphire screen. The pants get tighter and the phones keep getting bigger. Something's gotta give or fanny packs will be making a comeback.

On the mechanical tip; I wish it still had flat surfaces all the way around the bezel. I find great joy in letting my iphone rest on its side.
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Ray

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Thanks for your commentsâ€”Mike, I was thinking the same thing and added my thoughts to the post.

(I had originally left it out because I know the current gen iPod Touch has the same protruding camera and I was thinking about checking it out at the Apple store before I said anything, but I figure a commenter will chime in if it's worth noting.)
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Mike G

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Is the camera bezel really sticking out from the flat back of the enclosure, so when it lays on its back it will not sit flat? Better yet, on a hard flat surface, any compression force would be concentrated on the camera module.

I guess, if you use a case, this might not be as big of a deal. But for those of the iphone nudist colony, this is not a feature to be happy about.
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Ray Jepson

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It looks like a Nokia and HTC had a baby.
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