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I like the new design too, but blurry pics alone would've gotten everyone talking. (worked just fine for the 3G's design, which iirc was leaked months ahead of

by roc 17y ago

I like the new design too, but blurry pics alone would've gotten everyone talking. (worked just fine for the 3G's design, which iirc was leaked months ahead of time.) I don't see what Apple would hope to gain by blowing the reveal on all the features that came from this leak (battery, size, material, resolution, front-camera, camera sensor size, capacity). What exactly does this leave Steve to reveal? Let OS4 and these specs stew for two months and anything this side of the pizza-delivering-unicorn will draw yawns in June.

gojomo 17y ago
Not saying this is likely, but: what if this is an older less-featured prototype, or a design/features direction they're not going, or the low-end model of a batch of several new models? Leaking this could create complacency in competitors, or even effectively lower expectations among fanboys (making the ultimate release more surprising). Compare: Apple's misdirection on iPad pricing which helped make actual prices seem lower.
- roc 17y ago
  But what ace could they possibly have left up their sleeve? OLED screen? Their competitors are already there and userland's reaction has been decidedly mixed. I honestly can't think of anything else. Pony?
  - gojomo 17y ago
    Larger screen/touch-area. More networks. PixelQi screen. New form factors -- keyboard, flip/clamshell. Surprising internal specs -- storage, speed.
    - roc 17y ago
      Though I think it unlikely, an announcement of Verizon support would definitely do it for the US audience, good call. More screen changes seem unlikely though [1]. The density/resolution is already a huge, attention-grabbing update. Apple tends to parcel those updates out. E.g. they didn't jump straight into HD video capture. They released a slightly-better camera first. New form factors strike me as about as likely as a convertible tablet MacBook or an attached-keyboard iPad update. The internal specs... Apple doesn't talk about those much. Surely it'll be even-faster with more flash. But beyond confirmation of an Apple-designed SoC [2], they wouldn't even mention those specs. Let alone hype them to the press. [1] Does PixelQi even have samples at the pixel-density the update is boasting? Let alone at volume? I honestly don't know. [2] Something that would have been spoiled by handing the hardware to Gizmodo btw

by roc 17y ago

gojomo 17y ago

Not saying this is likely, but: what if this is an older less-featured prototype, or a design/features direction they're not going, or the low-end model of a batch of several new models? Leaking this could create complacency in competitors, or even effectively lower expectations among fanboys (making the ultimate release more surprising). Compare: Apple's misdirection on iPad pricing which helped make actual prices seem lower.

roc 17y ago
But what ace could they possibly have left up their sleeve? OLED screen? Their competitors are already there and userland's reaction has been decidedly mixed. I honestly can't think of anything else. Pony?
- gojomo 17y ago
  Larger screen/touch-area. More networks. PixelQi screen. New form factors -- keyboard, flip/clamshell. Surprising internal specs -- storage, speed.
  - roc 17y ago
    Though I think it unlikely, an announcement of Verizon support would definitely do it for the US audience, good call. More screen changes seem unlikely though [1]. The density/resolution is already a huge, attention-grabbing update. Apple tends to parcel those updates out. E.g. they didn't jump straight into HD video capture. They released a slightly-better camera first. New form factors strike me as about as likely as a convertible tablet MacBook or an attached-keyboard iPad update. The internal specs... Apple doesn't talk about those much. Surely it'll be even-faster with more flash. But beyond confirmation of an Apple-designed SoC [2], they wouldn't even mention those specs. Let alone hype them to the press. [1] Does PixelQi even have samples at the pixel-density the update is boasting? Let alone at volume? I honestly don't know. [2] Something that would have been spoiled by handing the hardware to Gizmodo btw