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Friday, August 03, 2012, 11:08 am
Video describes iPhone 5 face as longer, thinner and more scratch resistant
A video purporting to examine the front panel of the upcoming iPhone 5 in comparison with the existing iPhone 4S details new differences in specifications, yet remains consistent with previous reports of a larger, taller display and a centered FaceTime camera.The video, distributed by ETrade Supply details a new iPhone 5 screen part as having a Home button 0.3mm narrower (allowing for a shorter lower "chin") with room for a larger 4.06 inch display, thanks to a frame that is 13.6 mm taller but the same width.
The video notes that the new panel has higher light transmittance, a feature that should help the screen appear brighter without as much backlighting, potentially contributing to better battery life. It also indicates that the new screen is significantly more resistant to scratches.
The new panel's glass is also measures just .9 mm thick, compared to the 1.0mm thickness of the present iPhone 4S.
The thinner glass is consistent with a report by the Wall Street Journal that stated Apple will now be using a touchscreen sensor integrated into the device's LCD panel, an advance known as "in-cell technology."
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I just love the finger condoms. IDK why they couldn't just put on normal latex gloves. 
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Originally Posted by makingdots 
Aside from iPhone 5 and The New iPhone..
iPhone 4GS
GS for Good-sized Screen.
1st: iPhone
2nd: iPhone 3G
3rd: iPhone 3GS
4th: iPhone 4
5th: iPhone 4S
6th: iPhone 4GS
Or, following the lead of every other Apple product, including the iPad:
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Originally Posted by gwmac
...not 5 even though everyone else in the world understands exactly what 5 means...
...not 5 even though everyone else in the world understands exactly what 5 means...
I'm certain they don't, given that they keep calling it "5". 
And how can you be more scratch resistant than 'fully'? I can't scratch my 1st gen's screen to save my life.
I was hoping for wider, not taller. I could easily fit a wider phone in my hand, but taller makes holding and clicking in one hand a bit more problematic.
Ah well :\
Hoping the new iPhone is more than just 0.1mm thinner than the 4S.
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider
new iPhone 5 screen part as having a Home button 0.3mm narrower (allowing for a shorter lower "chin") with room for a larger 4.06 inch display, thanks to a frame that is 13.6 mm taller but the same width.
new iPhone 5 screen part as having a Home button 0.3mm narrower (allowing for a shorter lower "chin") with room for a larger 4.06 inch display, thanks to a frame that is 13.6 mm taller but the same width.
I still hope it's a joke.
Still waiting for some genius to actually measure the height of the thing as well as the thickness of the assembled parts.
Originally Posted by blackbook
Hoping the new iPhone is more than just 0.1mm thinner than the 4S.
Hoping the new iPhone is more than just 0.1mm thinner than the 4S.
So you don't want usable battery life?
Originally Posted by jason98
I still hope it's a joke.
I still hope it's a joke.
So you don't want a bigger phone?
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJRumpy
I was hoping for wider, not taller. I could easily fit a wider phone in my hand, but taller makes holding and clicking in one hand a bit more problematic.
Ah well
I was hoping for wider, not taller. I could easily fit a wider phone in my hand, but taller makes holding and clicking in one hand a bit more problematic.
Ah well
Holding the phone in one hand in portrait mode your thumb pivots from one side of the device. That means you get the length of the thumb horizontally and nearly 2x the length of the thumb vertically. I can easily touch the ear piece of my iPhone when holding in one hand than I can move farther out. But making it wider also causes other issues because the far upper and lower corners on the opposite ends of the thumb's pivot are dead zones. This isn't helped with a taller device but it's impact is less than making the phone wider.
It's also brilliant that all the rumours are using the same width and pixel density so that al current apps will still be represented pixel-for-pixel on the device. They could do this with a wider display, too, so long as they keep the PPI the same but centering left and right seems less pleasing than centering top to bottom or using the top for notifications.
Other benefits are bringing it 1 pixel away from being 16:9 aspect ratio for videos without losing any of the usability of the 3:2 design, and making the device only a little longer despite making the display many millimeters longer in comparison.
I am certainly excited for the rumours we've seen and hope they are all true.
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Aside from iPhone 5 and The New iPhone..
iPhone 4GS
GS for Good-sized Screen.
1st: iPhone
2nd: iPhone 3G
3rd: iPhone 3GS
4th: iPhone 4
5th: iPhone 4S
6th: iPhone 4GS