AppleInsider Staff
A video posted to YouTube this week contains footage of what is purportedly a new 4-inch iPhone, boasting the same industrial design as the current iPhone 6 series.
The device seen in the video is "one of the first demo examples from [sic] Foxconn department," according to Chinese blog M.I.C. Gadget. No further information is provided, though the blog does hedge somewhat by saying that the final product may be different from what is shown.
It's difficult to determine the true size of the device, as there is nothing in the video for scale. While it does seem smaller than an iPhone 6s, that could be an optical illusion — either from the manner in which the device is held, or simply from the size of the person's hands.
Also worth noting is that the device is never powered on, leaving open the possibility that it could be a dummy unit.
Apple is thought to be working on a new 4-inch handset to replace the aging iPhone 5c, though most rumors have pointed to it keeping a more iPhone 5s-like styling. The so-called "iPhone 5e" would likely ship with an A8 processor and 1 gigabyte of RAM, despite reports that it might come with the more powerful A9 chip.
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"there is nothing in the video for scale"
Except a male hand, the home button and the SIM eject hole and hatch.
If that is it, those plastic separators to enable the antennas make it one ugly duckling.
If it is a 4" phone with up to date components & applications (Apple Pay), that'll be the replacement for my wife's iPhone 4S sorted. She has very small hands & the 6 is just too big for her!
You don't have to see even real video of new upcoming 4" iphone to know. First it will be around 4" and look-wise similar to 4" ipod or iphone 6 and Internals are A8 or A9, ApplePay, VoLTE/VoWiFi. What else is their to debate on ? Anyone can figure out. Apple's approach to help upgrade those still comfortable and holding on to smaller iphone and those who want to buy smaller iphone with newer tech.
I hope this is the design. Some rumors indicated that it could have the boxy iPhone 5 design which would have been a step backwards. The iPhone 6 design is much more elegant. The main question now is whether Apple can be aggressive with the price. $549 will not exactly set the world on fire.