John Gruber of Daring Fireball has declared that the iPhone 5 is not gearing up for production, contradicting a recent 9to5Mac report.
The original report was based on information from a Foxconn employee who claims to have seen numerous sample of the next generation device.
Here's what Gruber had to say:
We received word from a reliable source at Foxconn in China that the iPhone 5, as it is currently being called, is now gearing for production.
No it's not.
No teardrop-shaped devices, as rumored in the lead up to the iPhone 4S. Samples so far have been symmetrical in thickness (also longer/wider).
Longer and wider? Sounds like bullshit. I can see Apple putting a bigger display on a device of the same size. I can't see them making a bigger device.
Gruber is generally considered one of the most accurate sources when it comes to inside Apple information.
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budsal - January 27, 2012 at 8:33pm
What iClarified, no "?" on this one? So it's true? This most trusted source referrs to the next iphone as the iphone 5 when I'm holding the the iphone 5 in my hands, ie iphone 4s as it's the fifth generation iphone. Trust no one.
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Sinichie - February 11, 2012 at 2:20am
And I tguhhot you owned a computer, or had access to one at the local library. No? Your only connection to the intertubes is through your cellphone?.-= Ari Herzog´s last blog .. =-.
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FadetoBlack - January 27, 2012 at 5:18pm
If the phone gets any bigger, I won't be buying it. 3.5" is perfect, it fits in my pocket and in one hand very comfortably. If you like the size of the galaxy s2 that much, sell your iPhone and go buy a Samsung.
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tdt - January 27, 2012 at 1:48am
When compariing the iPhone and the iPod touch, I notice something other than thickness that stands out: the sound quality from speaker. This may be the limiting factor beyond what has been speculated. The housing may need to be at the minimal volume of the current form factor in order to deliver the sound quality when spearker employed. This is one advantage the iPhone enjoys over other brands. All my Android phones are good but speaker sound sucks.
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dancj - January 26, 2012 at 11:28pm
They don't change the size because it's already the right size.
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Cristian - January 26, 2012 at 11:27pm
Why in the hell don't they make some changes on the size? I'm on iPhone 4, still waiting for this new iPhone 5, if they don't make big changes than I quit apple, I had enough!
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Briance - January 27, 2012 at 1:30am
What the hell do you want, a iPhone with the size of an iPad? Common men think on what you said a little bit, it is already with the perfect size.
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bba01 - January 27, 2012 at 9:57am
I would like the screen to be a little bigger. 4" I think would suffice.
The galaxy S2 and Note are freaking massive, what the battery must be like on them??
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Cristian - January 27, 2012 at 12:07pm
we are all bored with the actual size, trust me! I like more an iPhone with the size and camera from galaxy s II !
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dancj - January 27, 2012 at 12:57pm
"we" meaning you.
Plent of us like having a phone that's eat to operate with one hand.
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Cristian - January 28, 2012 at 12:47pm
you understood wrong buddy, i'm an apple fan too ... but .. don't you feel like apple needs a newer design ? a little bigger one ? stop acting like an old man ... like you are not able to see a little better way of seeing things ...
chill up
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dancj - January 28, 2012 at 1:13pm
I don't know what you think I "understood wrong".
I think the iPhone build is the best of any phone yet released. I'm happy for Apple to improve if they can - including fitting a larger screen within the same sized device - but wouldn't consider making the handset bigger an improvement.
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