Them blasted screw holes are on the bottom again....
I wonder how old these pics are... hopefully older, because I don't want the screws showing on the bottom.
There are screws on the bottom of the 3G and 3GS.
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There are screws on the bottom of the 3G and 3GS.
A seam isn't a random black stripe, though--it's the place where two pieces of material or metal or whatever come together, whether it's filled with anything or not. It's still a seam.
The seams are "not for prototypes". Prototyping of the case would have finished long, long ago.
If you look at these images, the seams are filled with a black-plastic like material - which extends deep into the case. And seems to be positioned as a buffer between the internal chassis and the external case.
My guess is that this black material is the same stuff that we see on the iPad, between the glass screen and the aluminum shell.
If I am right, it's a rubber-like material. And I think it is there to allow a phone made entirely of glass and metal to survive a fall, without shattering.
These pictures seem to support the shock-absorber theory.
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Agree with previous posts: regardless what they are for black seams are not welcomed - if they were to serve some purpose why not make it same color as aluminum frame?
In what sense do these seams make for easy disassembly? The phone has been torn to bits and the seams are still intact.
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All pics are great. However, if it has Water Detectors (which I'm sure it will), I don't want one. Not that the detectors are so much of a problem, but Apple using anything they can to get our of warranty coverage.... well.... So many people on Apple's forum that had water detectors tripped and never knew of the phone being exposed to moisture, including my wife. And when ONLY the 3GS quit working, the moisture shorted out the 3GS and none of the rest of the phone. And they call them Genius. But, nice pictures to look at.
There's going to have to be some screws present. The two small screws on the current iPhone is fine, you barely notice them! These designs look nice though, I wouldn't nice a two piece iPhone if it works well together. Uni-body is overrated sometimes
False. Most of the people I know who have iPhones do not use cases. Neither do I. I'm aware that a lot of people do, but there are also a lot who don't.
Going by Apple's recent history of appropriating names from other companies (iphone = cisco, ipad = toshiba or fujitsu or somebody), I'd say the name will be the "iPhone Camaro Kitchenaid Filet-O-Fish"
I hate cases. I love the look of it naked and I love keeping it perfect. Now I have an invisible (in theory) skin and I just be careful not to drop my 3G, but I only have a couple scratches on the bezel and nothing else....anyway, I really hope the back is like ceramic or glass, even if its plastic, we could probably have a really invisible hard screen-protector-style thing for the back and front. They aluminum is probably hard enough to scratch to not bother me.
Hopefully all of these leaks mean that the phone is going to be released sooner. I hope that it isn't a long wait after the June 7th anouncement.
The seams have really gotten me curious now. I like the shock-absorber theory. But it really does look like these seams are cut all the way through the frame, and most have those interesting collar-type-things on either side, almost looking like hinge attachments. Perhaps they're addition screw holes that will attach to the body. In any case they're peculiar, and right now look like a great way to let moisture inside.
Sounds like a good case for a higher res screen!
I see where the confusion was though because yours only have the eject sim hole.
There is for certain something in the seams, maybe a piece of rubber? That's something we won't know until it launches.
Because one of the rules of design is honesty. If a design needs a 1mm gap filled with a rubber like compound, it should look like that.
It is dishonest to use plastic sprayed with silver paint to make it look like metal.
If you take the time to notice, Apple have stopped all "lying" in their designs. Metal looks like metal. Plastic is always white or black.
HP and Sony have not.
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Wrong, Vietnam phone was designated as PRO2, an early prototype. Gizmodo was DVT which is the last step before production.
Johnnnny said:I think this is a shell for one of the older prototypes, as the latest iPhone leak from Vietnam did not have any screws at the bottom, yet the aluminium strap in these images has screw holes.
Still neat though
Wrong, Vietnam phone was designated as PRO2, an early prototype. Gizmodo was DVT which is the last step before production.
Them blasted screw holes are on the bottom again....
The screws are only there because the Apple "Geniuses" are expected to service these devices. It's not like these guys have any training in repairing electronics.
It's a simple process of unscrewing some screws, popping up an LCD with a plastic tool, and checking an internal water sensor with these guys. From there on out it's either deny a replacement or box up the defective unit, mail it to a real technician, and issue a refurb - cut and dry.
I think this is a shell for one of the older prototypes, as the latest iPhone leak from Vietnam did not have any screws at the bottom, yet the aluminium strap in these images has screw holes.
Still neat though
The vietnam version was an older prototype, gizmodo had the real deal (final version)
Have they stopped their practice of adding screws for aesthetic reasons (symmetry) or would that not be considered "lying"? (Honest question)