“We won’t see the new iPhone be officially introduced to the world until next week’s Apple event in San Francisco, but the device has been getting plenty of play in leaked photos lately, and now we get a peek at the device in a video, showing off the new iPhone booting up, and a look at how the snappy the device seems to be,” Chris Chang reports for M.I.C. Gadget.
“A tipster tells Chinese tech media Vgooo.com that he has ‘accidentally’ discovered an iPhone 5 prototype when he made a visit to his friend at Foxconn’s factory in Jincheng,” Chang reports. “When he got his hands-on with it, he could feel the phone is thinner, and it is indeed taller.”
Chang reports, “He quickly took some photos, and a video. Well, is the boot up video real or fake? We are not sure, but it’s still interesting to see the device in the video could not be activated…”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Nothing to see here, move along.
It boots with an error because of the way they smuggled it out of the factory… ;-P
Hard times for Tim and Jony. What still to introduce after all those leaks?
i can not see, large lines of people outside Apple to buy this.
There must be more to the new phone other than,
– a slightly taller screen,
– head jacks below,
– thunderbot transfer/charger,
– maps,
– siri,
There needs to be “astonishing” things…
…like projection video OR holographic keyboard.
iPhone5 com’on Apple. The rumours and mockups are making a mockery of “doubling down” on secrecy… TIM are you listening?
Apple starts with a good product and refines it and refines and refines it. Each refinement seems small, but they add up over time to a marvelous improvement.. It’s cumulative. They don’t bounce around from design to design, effectively starting over each time.
Expecting a miracle with every new release makes no sense.
Totally agree. And if its thunderbolt connector, there may be super fast syncs involved.
Apple, just keeps getting better and better. 🙂
A thunderbolt connecter seems unlikely, at least for now. It’s a complex and expensive cable that contains a microchip. Also, most iPhone users either do not own a Mac, or the Mac they have does not have thunderbolt. As far as I know TB does not fall back to USB. Maybe next year.
It has to be a fake to foul all early knockofers. Probably left somewhere at Foxconn intentionally, to let be stolen by some dishonest employee…
Let’s hope this not the new iPhone. It’s bigger…..( which sucks) no real design update, just a bigger version of the last phone. No, change in interface and the headphone jack is on the bottom ( another thing that sucks) I’m hoping this is Tim Cooks version of disinformation and he shows a really different phone on Sept 12th. Otherwise there is noting new with this phone. Let’s hope the internals of this phone are groundbreaking…..cause external is nothing new.
agreed. I’m not excited at all.
milking, Jonny Ivys design for another ten years.
same as the other apple products.
getting boring.
Apple is not a slave to fashion. They build things they think are great, and will stick with them until they come up with something better.
Agreed, all these new fickle aadd-suffering apple users are hype whores.
How can Jonny Ive milk Jonny Ive’s design? He’s the clottin’ designer, and head of industrial design at Apple.
Jeezus!
Idiot. You want it changed, but don’t want the changes made.
Let’s see your design concepts then, genius. Jonny Ive is responsible for all Apple design, and he refuses to design for fashion reasons. He designs for functionality, and ease of use, following principles laid down by Deiter Rams at Braun.
Go ahead and be a brainless fashion victim, buying the latest glittery toy just because it’s sparkly; meanwhile, millions of others who recognise quality will stick with what has worked consistently well, and continues to improve in ways that benefit the user, not the fashion whore.
Yeah!
IDIOTS!
IMBECILS!
Want something really different?
Go buy a Samsgshit! Better still, wait for the BBshit!
Geezzze, go out and buy a 6.8 inch galaxy to put in your pocket. Its shiny plastic and BIG . So since its different, it must be better…
Sheeeezzzzeeee. Please
Truly hope this is fake, because that stick format of a screen looks totally stupid.
If it is true, it’s a big clusterfuck by Apple.
Great… 600,000 apps that look like shit on that screen and millions of irate users bitching about apps not fitting their screen.
Besides, it is easier to reach to the extra space across the phone and more difficult to reach the top on the long screen.
Different take: If that’s the new iPhone – I’m going to buy a whichever new Windows 8 phone!… This one looks like Johnny Ive haven’t been near around he’s Apples design lab about a year or just to busy of getting congrats for his recent nobility, which none of them I see happened, so it must be a fake. A definite forgery! End of story.
Geezzze, go out and buy a 6.8 inch galaxy to put in your pocket. Its shiny plastic and BIG . So since its different, it must be better…
Wait, is that you Chris/ fake Zune tang, or what ever??? Trolling for a windows 8 phone??? Wow, how low can you go.
LOL, just LOL
Let’s hope there’s a vegan option.
I for one think it looks awesome. It should feel great in the hand.
That’s what she said.
She also said the same with a Galaxy S III
in her hand, mistaking it for a Apple phone.
Unless you guys are trolls, I don’t see your complaints. You’ve know for months that it was going to be taller. And those 600,000 apps will run just fine and look exactly the same on the 5 as it does on the 4. And what’s the problem with the headphone jack on the bottom? It has to be SOMEWHERE. Just because it’s different you don’t like it?
Wingsy, you nailed it when you mentioned the trolls, because that’s exactly what they are. They’re getting warmed up for the next “death grip” campaign – you know, the one we’ll hear after iPhone 5 is out for a couple of days.
There was more excitement in last years concepts.
Its boring now. Like commercials and previews do to a movie.
Hom-Hum. So, the rumours are winning.
“Nailed it”, is right, meaning, yeah, we have
been witnessing all this for months now.
It’s not exciting.
Almost every tiny component has been photographed
videoed, measured out and pieced together.
Tim – don’t be an Obama.
So he found a non working prototype. Why would you bother mentioning this.
I agree with Wingsy. You all know that Apple doesn’t stand for sudden dramatic changes. They’re all about incremental movements so fix it when the design is already superior in its industry. Tim and Jony are continuing Apple’s tradition of doing this so I’m confused why some of you are complaining.
I hope everyone bitches about this design. I love all the bitching. It will drive the stock down which will allow me to buy more at a cheap price. Then, in a week things will calm down, millions of orders will be placed, and the price will skyrocket. I’ve bought on every price drop since 2008 (starting at $78) and this is the best investment I’ve ever made. Let the bitching commence! And I agree with Wingsy – this is exactly what all the rumors have pointed to for months.
@Wingsy
I agree with you – apps won’t be a problem here, it will take maybe a few weeks until all active developers will update their apps and the headphones will be just fine if they get a proper L-shape plug, if not we all will be holding our new iPhones upside down in our pockets.
But tell us, Wingsy, do you like the design? Are you in harmony with the lack of the design invention?
Who holds their phone in their pocket? The phone will lie according to the shape of the pocket, which is usually on its side anyway, so the jack socket position is irrelevant. In any case, think about how you hold your phone; now think about how you are still holding that phone as you put it into your pocket. You’ve just rotated it through 180 degrees, so the top is now facing down; the best place for the headphone socket is on the bottom, although I concede that all headphones should have either 45 or 90 degree plugs, to avoid stress on the cable. I’ve broken so many headphones because the wire gets bent sideways 90 degrees when the device sits in a pocket.
Dominik,
I’ll just jump in. The design of iPhone 5 looks very, very nice, but I’ll have to hold it in my hand to appreciate its thinner nature and extra height. Having owned every model iPhone except for the 3G, they’ve all been great in their own way. The 4S is such a solid, usable portable computer / phone, and I’m certain the 5 will be fantastic as well.
I like it. Will be ordering 2 when the presale starts and will pass our iPhone 4S’s on to the kids.
If by chance it’s a decoy, I’ll still be order 2. The only reason why I wouldn’t buy the new iPhone is if it had something other than iOS on it.
For the complainers: Go take a good look at the unveiling of the new Droid that took place today. You will vomit. Then you’ll thank Jony for his brilliant minimalist design in the iPhone prototype shown above.
Like it. Want it. Will most likely stand in line for it.
The headphone jack on the bottom is a good update.
When you hold the phone to use it and then place the it in your front pants pocket, it usually ends up facing top down, but when you have the headphones plugged in you have to flip it over. Also, if you are using the device while listening to music or talking on the phone through the headset, the cord can drape over the screen and get in the way.
By placing the jack on the bottom of the phone, you can transition from holding it in your hand to putting it in your pocket without having to flip it or mangle the jack, and the cord won’t drape over the screen.
And remember folks, we have heard a few rumors, many of which have been substantiated by posts like this one, all having to do with what it will look like, but almost none about what it will do beyond the update to the OS.
I would bet that there will be at least one really good surprise next week when the Apple team hits the stage.
The reason Apple took flack for the 4S release was because or the purported iPhone 5 parts leaks that went ahead of it. People were expecting the new form factor that the case makers were predicting. If those prototype parts hadn’t leaked, people wouldn’t have been expecting as much from the 4S and therefore would be less disappointed. I see these as controlled leaks to give the public advanced notion of what to expect so they won’t be let down again.
If this is an elaborate ruse (most expensive ruse in history) I’ll be impressed but somewhat disappointed. I really like the iPhone 5 leaks we’ve been seeing and want this phone to be the same as what they’re claiming.
Also, in regards to Tim Cook ‘doubling down’ on secrecy… This iPhone launch is expected to sell more than all other iPhones COMBINED. The bigger the production run, the more opportunity for leaks. It’s just not realistic to believe Apple could prevent any of the millions upon millions of parts from escaping from factories spread out all over the world.
iPhone secrecy will probably be impossible from here going forward.
The iPhone 5 here, doesn’t look right. The home button is not flush with the surface.
I still want to believe it’s this is an Apple ruse. However if it is real, then those who don’t want it and yammer about jumping ship, can go ahead and do just that. You suck anyway and we don’t want you around, for being a poor sport.
The home button could be something they cooked up to fit into the case. There ARE rumors that the new home button will have fingerprint recognition… It that is the case then Apple could be manufacturing these with dummy buttons to be replaced before shipping is finalized. That would at least be one way to try and maintain secrecy.
Anybody gotten complete text off that thing?
“We’re unable to complete you…”
[first line unreadable]
“iPhone Developer Program”
“If you’re not a participant of the Program”
[next line unreadable]
[copyrights, etc.?]
Both phones took 100 years to boot up
@Arnold Ziffel
Alright, look, the design of iPhone 4 was, is and will be revolutionary to me. iPhone 4S was just a system and, mostly, a hardware update. And that would support your notion of keeping the same design. But smartphones came a long way since iPhone 4 was introduced.
Don’t you feel like iPhone 6 ought to be something more – shouldn’t it be a new, small revolution, not just an evolution(?) Thinner nature and extra height within generally the same design concept seem to be not enough to amaze the world. It might amaze me and you if we saw it’s guts and the iOS 6 because we’re ok with the existing design concept.
But Sony, HTC, Nokia, Samsung and RIM won’t stop innovating in designs. Maybe it’s because they must : ), they aren’t design anything that cool, like Apple did. Yeah… It would be nice to put it like that…
However, new buyers appreciate new design dress. It’s the first thing which make them believe the whole system will be promising. That’s why Android phones are so popular. It’s not the system at first place, which only sells the impression that it’s solid in terms of usability, because it’s Google, it’s the diversity of sizes and flavours which sells the crap. Price flavours, interface flavours, design flavours and technical flavours.
Now, iPhone does the same thing by the way, but because it is the one and the best product for all in the same time. It tries to be. And that’s a good thing. It should be like that! Never settle for deal, quantity – always settle for quality. But designs has to be changed from time to time as well.
I say, it will be hard for Apple to keep this notion of being innovative in every aspect by not introducing a new design inventions after two years from the last change. It really doesn’t play well on Apple product transcendency.
Showing the new iPhone 6 looking like the current models would be fine for us, the iPhone users but not for the potential new clients. It’d be easier for Apple to introduce the new iPhone’s designs every quarter, even not introducing new technological updates with them. It would however not suit the existing iPhone owners as they prefer to update their systems once a year with a big technological changes and see through the all year, till that time, that their phones were the best ones and most recent versions. That’s the quality over quantity that counts. But once on the while you have to deliver both if you wanna be the great.
Im completely convinced these are all intended leaks to misdirect the masses. I’ll be disappointed with Tim and Apple if I’m wrong. We’ll see soon enough.
Two things:
#1 – why is the Apple logo and the info at the bottom covered?
#2 – to all the people bitching about the design: stfu! If it ain’t broken, why fix it?
I have a hard time believing this is a final version for one reason. The speaker grate on the bottom of the phone lacks symmetry. All of Ive’s designs are polished and balanced. The bottom of the phone in this video is a step backward from the 4S.