Ugh, I hope not!  Keep the thickness, and give me 50% more battery life!

the new iphone looks so badassly radical... i did not think that apple had the balls to do it.. it's like going from an merc class E to a lambo.. oh forget it. it's like going from a class E to a S65AMG... will they put that awesome power efficient and fast 32nm a5 or delay it and go the crazy route of a6 (based on A15) with the new badass graphic chip?

I'm loving this design, though much prefer the dark metal band on the rumoured models.

I hope they do get better battery life out of it, at least some kind of a bitter battery in there with LTE it will be an issue.

I love the design, but a part of me hopes that this is some kind of controlled leak...

I think the design is a little on the similar side with the iPhone 4/4S. Again, don't take me wrong - I love this unibody design with the supposed aluminum back. 

But I think it should be a little more different than this... there should be a big change every two generations.

Although, a larger screen is a huge improvement, which Apple might consider a big change.

Anyhow, I love the design, but I can't wait to see what Apple reveals on September!

Move over Samsung, we have a new winner in the copycat sweepstakes!  OPPO!

LOVE the design. And As long as everything works, I'm all in for a thinner phone.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 


That seems guaranteed with these 3rd gen LTE chips. I'll be shocked it they are still using gen 2 tech in this next iPhone.

the delay in the adoption of LTE on the iphone wasn't due to the fact that the new qualcomm chip was much smaller, power efficient and a "world chip"?

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 

I'm loving this design, though much prefer the dark metal band on the rumoured models.
I can't argue with the thickness or battery life as the first isn't too thick and the battery could always be better but I would be weight would be the biggest issue with going with a 50% larger battery. I'd argue that it would then be too heavy to be comfortable. (Note: I know you said battery life, not battery size, but without better tech it's currently one and the same.)
From the reduction of so many other components and the change in the front and back paneling it's possible they could have increased the battery capacity a bit. i doubt it's by much if they did, but it still could be possible to get better battery life from even the same size or smaller battery with the new tech. The LTE chip should be (hopefully) using the 28nm lithography and at least be more power efficient than the iPhone 3G on 3G when it arrived in 2008.
PS: I'm most concerned with how Apple will do LTE operating bands for the rest of the world. It's one thing to focus on the US for the iPad but a smartphone is different. While LTE uses the same baseband they do need different HW for different markets (read: countries) for the operating bands. Maybe Qualcomm was able to make them a baseband that allowed for a half-dozen or more operating bands but I doubt it. I'm thinking we'll see LTE iPhones that are now regionalized because of the LTE bands.

Remember when Apple was arguing for a software SIM (again to make the phone more interoperable [read: firmware push]).  Maybe qualcomm can do the same (a firmware frequency 'tuner').

as for battery  volume.

Old 4s gross volume= 62642.4 cu. mm

new iPhone gross volume  = 55026.6

net reduction = 7615  (12.2% decrease)

This is significant.  Unless all the other components (including the 'exoskeleton') shrunk by more than 12%, battery space will be smaller.

But in the end, the weight is the most important thing after dimensions.  more battery = heavier.  so here's to chip power consumption efficiency!!!!