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iPhone 5 design pictured: Confirms rumors, confounds bloggers

iPhone 5 design pictured: Confirms rumors, confounds bloggers

There’s more insight into the iPhone 5, as pictures come to light of an ‘engineering sample’ milled from a metal block. It seems to confirm rumors, but raises as many questions as it purportedly answers. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is keeping mum, natch. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers simply can’t contain themselves, as usual.

By Richi Jennings: Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Not to mention: Why you shouldn’t pitch a baseball too fast…

Shawn Ingram claims this breathless exclusive:

…an iPhone 5 engineering sample straight from…China show[s it's] slightly taller, slightly thinner…about the same width…where the antenna and ports will be and other design aspects.
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[It] will follow the iPhone 4S’ general design language. Its display will be larger [with a] smaller bezel. … There is a rear-facing microphone placed between the camera and flash…for video recording and noise reduction.

The anonymous Appleinsider gnomes toil and blog thuswise:

[There's] a striking resemblance to molds used by case manufacturers for prototyping. …the shots have not been verified and the site’s provenance is unknown…[we] cannot vouch for their validity.
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The device looks to sport the rumored 4-inch screen, rear camera layout and “uni-body” chassis. M0RE

Mark Gurman says it confirms earlier rumors:

[It lends] more credence to the previously rumored taller design.
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In late May, we published photographs of purported…iPhone [5] parts…showcas[ing] the design…including a two-toned back (with a metal plate), microphone on the device’s back, a smaller dock connector…and taller display.

Jonny Evans has this fascinating analysis:

Apple faces more negative sentiment than I’ve encountered in the last 14 years of reporting on the company. … Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White…warns of a decline in Apple purchases as shoppers look forward to new product introductions in the coming months.
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Apple’s July-September results may disappoint…hoping the iPhone 5 will…turn the tide of public opinion and to knock Samsung down the smartphone sales charts. … Apple can achieve this by simply reducing margins slightly.
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New industry-leading production processes might also offer Apple advantage. …the speculated upon move to Liquid Metal for the chassis…while expensive in terms of set-up of new production lines may also help reduce costs.
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It’s in the nature of empires to grow until they lose their grip on the public consensus that drives their success. … Apple has led segments of the industry for long enough.

Last word goes to the appropriately even-handed Michael Santo:

Realistically, even the rumors that seem confirmed, such as the dock connector…are still really unconfirmed, since the photos…remain unverified.
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[But they do] seem in sync with other leaked part images [so] they seem pretty convincing.

And Finally…

[Thanks: http://blogs.computerworld.com]

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