Wanker iPhone 5 Video Geeks Out Over Purported Parts
Posted by Michael Nace on Saturday Aug 4, 2012 Under iPhone 5 Opinion, iPhone 5 RumorLooking for a side-by-side comparison of all the iPhone 5 parts salvaged thus far in Asia? This video has it.
Since the first iPhone 5 parts were spotted in the wild, we’ve seen a lot of still photos. But this new video series from iPhone5Parts.net offers a rather comprehensive side-by-side video comparison of iPhone 4S and 5 parts, complete with measurements. If you’re expecting to discover something completely new about the iPhone 5 that you haven’t already read, then this isn’t the video to watch; it basically highlights all of the subtle and not-so-subtle changes in the screen dimensions, as well as the redistribution of the front-facing camera lens and related holes.
In this first video, there are a couple minor discoveries: namely, that the new iPhone 5 display does not accommodate the old iPhone 4S home button. At first glance, the dimensions of the home button space seems the same, but when the presenter tries to insert a 4S home button into the new space, he cannot get it to slide in. Another novel test comes at the end of the video, when the presenter scratches both the 4S and 5 display with a set of car keys, and appears to show a completely scratchless iPhone 5 glass.
As you’ll see from the video, the presenter doesn’t appear to have any explicit knowledge of why Apple has made the changes to the repositioning of the camera lens hole they’ve made on the iPhone 5 — he spends the majority of his time measuring and comparing pieces, and speculating on the repositioning of things, and doesn’t speak with much authority. This tells me that these parts are simply being smuggled out of the Foxconn plant by assemblers who don’t know much about the design of the iPhone 5, other than which pieces fit together.
What I like about the video is that it really puts into perspective what we can expect from the elongated screen display: adding a good half inch to the length of the screen is really palpable when you stack the two displays next to each other. Some skeptical users have balked at the idea of the longer screen, noting that if Apple’s primary reason for elongating the screen is for video viewing, then it is a wasted innovation. But I think that Apple is thinking less about video viewing, and more about the user experience — especially when the iPhone is held in landscape mode.
Did you learn anything from this video? Any new insights into the iPhone 5 as we are now seeing it?
By Michael Nace
Michael Nace is the Publisher of the iPhone 5 News Blog and iPhone 6 News Blog. He has published articles about the iPhone since 2010.
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August 4th, 2012 at 9:22 am
I’ve actually warmed up to the elongated design more now after some testing. The iPhone’s narrow body is more comfortable to hold in my pocket and not get in the way. Other larger android phones force me to manuveur them around when I sit because they are so wide they do not move out the way.
Another thing I like about it is typing. Have y’all ever been annoyed when typing on the screen in portrait and not seeing enough text? By keeping the same keyboard, we get to see more when typing, and not have to scroll and remove the keyboard to see what we did. He guy also had a white iPhone 5 screen too if you looked in the background.
@Michael Nace, look at 3:16 in the video and tell me if that looks like that antennae thing you reported on a few months ago?
August 4th, 2012 at 9:29 am
Yes, I learn that Apple will use Gorilla Glass 2 and that we won’t need a stylus
August 4th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Have you see this video ? It’s not German but here they are a lot more news about it than in America…
August 4th, 2012 at 10:18 am
I don’t want a longer screen :/
I’ll be very disappointed if this is the iphone 5. I’ll have to reconsider my iphone preference then
August 4th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. I ain’t believing this at all. I’m still completely convinced this is all fake leaks & Apple has really doubled down on security. You don’t just “double down” and then even more leaks come out than last time, and then Apple doesn’t even say a word about it. Lmao right…
August 4th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
I don’t believe this either, I think these things are still fake. It’s just so hard to believe sometimes, especially after that elongated iPhone design that that person in Europe admitted to being fake. You lie to someone ever, it becomes extremely difficult to trust again. So, I take everything I see with a grain of salt.
August 4th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
I hope everyone realizes that Foxconn can make 150,000 iphones per DAY. Meaning someone can easily make 1 fake iPhone in 1 day and then “leak” it. or, make 5 fake iPhones in 1 day and then decide which one seems more legit, and then leak that one.
Now think about this. They’ve had ALL YEAR to create 1 fake and legit iPhone, and people think “its so hard to make, it cant be fake” lmfao yeah right. If someone can make 150,000 REAL iPhones in 1 day, someone can make 1 FAKE iPhone in 1 day. Be reasonable now. Actually think about how easy it is. These people SPECIALIZE in this industry. They can pump out tonssss of realistic fake models in a heartbeat. All it costs is money, and with how much revenue in advertising they produce, there’s no doubt in my mind that they are making profit by creating these fake iPhones in 1 easy day of work. In fact, they do more planning on presenting the information than they do creating the fake iPhone. If it isnt believable then they wasted their time and dont earn any money.
August 4th, 2012 at 5:51 pm
The only reason that I’ve become more of a believer is because I know that there are reputable case companies that are actually tooling for the iPhone. There’s no way they’d be setting up case designs with real tooling at this juncture unless they had actionable intel. I’m not saying that it’s 100%, but I will say that if the iPhone 5 turns out to be something else entirely, this whole thing will be an epic fail for a lot of people.
August 4th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Well I mean… the iPhone 5 cases that came out last year ended up being a huge fail for a lot of people too hahaha so many people bought a case for a phone that wasnt out yet, but the cases were suppose to be pretty good evidence that they had intel from Apple
August 4th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
That’s true, GetSwole. But with the exception of Case-Mate, who leaked some images of cases last year [that turned out to be an epic fail], none of the actual big case makers ever were reported to have been tooling for the 2011 iPhone before it came out. All of those cases were the “el cheap-o” types that are made for pennies in China. My source is a top-notch case company — the kind that you would buy.
August 4th, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I love the enongate iPhone5 that has been leaked. It would fit in my pocket great! Several friends have the big droid and can’t easily carry it in their pocket especial when we are out on our motorcycles!
August 4th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
@GetSwole……. you actually don’t believe they MAKE iPhones in Foxconn right? You do know they just get the part shipments and ASSEMBLE the iPhones and iPads right? If the parts aren’t at Foxconn they can’t MAKE a fake iPhone. This may just be another plant somewhere in China that is making these alleged iPhones. I think these may be some of those el cheap-o Chinese imitation iPhones. Those sell pretty well over there. By the looks on the OS on one of these iPhones I saw in another post it may be it.
August 4th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
@Cristian, did you get the point of the message? Because thats all that matters.
If I said “Apple makes the iPhone”
Would you say “No they dont, workers from a different company make it”?
Would you tell me that?
Because all that matters is you get what im saying.
August 4th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Well, it depends on the inventory tracking they have at Foxconn. If, for example, a worker has to badge out 10 faceplates, and they have to produce 10 phones for the next station (think assembly line) or their boss will ask them where the extra parts are, and accountability for broken parts is heavily scrutinized, then it gets harder.
Even more so, you need someone you trust to leak to, ( insert Lochte joke here) so that when you do offload these parts, you’re not thrown in jail. Industrial espionage is a risky business.
August 4th, 2012 at 11:27 pm
i bet with anyone from this blog that this is the new iPhone.i know that u want something else and still hope that this is a fake leake,but i am affraid that this time is not the case.
i am disappointed to,but let’s wait the final product…
stop with the nonsense,conspiracy and s**t…this is the real thing…
August 5th, 2012 at 4:23 am
Here’s the thing – if they were going to change the screen aspect:
(a) where are the api’s in the OS6 developer version? Surely someone would have found a reference to screen real-estate.
(b) at release there will be nothing except apple’s apps to make use of the extra real-estate. wouldn’t you let your app developers know so that apps can be ready at release, and make it an even more powerful reason to upgrade straight away?
August 5th, 2012 at 5:30 am
Funny – but the word Wanker in the UK has a very funny meaning!
August 5th, 2012 at 6:34 am
@Aaron
to (a) It,s really a bit strange, that there isn’t a reference about it, but there isn’t no reference from the whole iPhone. There aren’t a indications for LTE, NFC, apect ratio, processor or what else…
And Tim Cook said that they doubling down the security, maybe they find a way to hide the iPhone in the API’s and scripts.
And it gets better…;)
At the end from the WWDC Keynote they show something like a mindmap and show us Auto Layout:
http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/autolayout.jpg?w=640
And this feature allows developers to create a set of constraints that define how UI elements are displayed on-screen. Instead of using the standard “springs and struts” positioning method, Auto Layout allows those elements to shift and move depending on a prioritized list of rules — think “the left side of one button should always be 30 away from the right side of another button
August 5th, 2012 at 7:11 am
Did you moderate yourself for the title of this article!
Woohoo everyone, we can use the word wanker!
Wanker wanker wanker wanker wanker wanker wanker
Ok I feel better now.
Wanker
Who cares about the new iPhone, it will be a disappointment no doubt but being able to say wanker on here is just priceless.
August 5th, 2012 at 7:26 am
lol! I thought the title was a statement meaning you werent happy with the makers of the video, as said its an insult in the UK!
August 5th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
I’ll put this wanker article in my fanny pack for you, Vernicualris…
August 5th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Testing out my avatar…
August 5th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Finally Jeff, only took you like 4 months!
August 5th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
You were probably hoping I’d release it in early Jine…
And Michael, who says new things don’t come out in June?
I host multiple domains and all of the email addresses go to one mailbox, so I thought I had it right, and I did, just the wrong domain.
August 5th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Err.. New things don’t come out in August…
August 5th, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Uhhh… I thought wanker had a different meaning in the U.S. too, not just UK. I’m from Puerto Rico so we have a lot of North American influences but there’s a broad gap in language (since our official language is Spanish, not English.).
August 5th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
The funny thing is that the “Wanker” article actually made it onto the Google News search for “iPhone 5″ yesterday.
And yes, I am fully aware of the explicit nature of the term “wanker.” I guess I was using it as a synonym to, say, “masturbatory.”
August 5th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Id like to think that these are fakes but the shear number of leaks is beginning to make me think otherwise. I hope it is a bit wider it appears slightly awkward looking at that form/size.
August 5th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Another possibility, maybe this was an older iPhone prototype leaked by Samsung to generate more sales for the Galaxy S3.
August 5th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Another possibility, maybe this was an earlier iPhone5 concept leaked by Samsung to fuel more Galaxy S3 sales.
August 5th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Sorry about the double post.
August 6th, 2012 at 3:43 am
i bet with anyone from this blog that this is the new iPhone.i know that u want something else and still hope that this is a fake leake,but i am affraid that this time is not the case.
i am disappointed to,but let’s wait the final product…
stop with the nonsense,conspiracy and…this is the real thing…
August 6th, 2012 at 4:45 am
If they only widen the screen & change the aspect ratio, that’ll be lame. Especially with apps at standard aspect ratio. It will be a huge mistake. Especially with the Samson Galaxy S2 & 3 now in the competition.
But I guess that way the iPhone 5 would still fit into some cradles that use the cable & can be switched to a thunderbold cable (that is if it does end up using thunderbolt instead of standard 30 pin connector.
August 6th, 2012 at 6:02 am
There seem’s to be a lot of people saying a longer iphone would fit their pocket but if it would be any wider it’s too wide…? I used to have a jailbroken iphone4 and recently upgraded to an S3 and I have to say the bigger screen is gorgeous, albeit slightly too long (I can only just reach the top without shifting the phone in my hand). But I have no problems with the width at all, in fact when I hold my brothers iphone it just feels too small, but I wouldn’t want it to be just longer.
If this is the new iphone and we see no new features, except the few updates in ios6, it will be a real disappointment for me and shows a real lack of innovation from apple
August 6th, 2012 at 10:12 am
@henry…well said. I agree with your comment. If apple were to make the screen wider it’s not like it would be twice as wide…it would only be about a half inch wider. Are all the people saying that wider would no longer fit in their pocket that they literally are barely squeezing the current size phone in their pockets. I highly doubt that. Oddly enough I think the galaxy s3 feels smaller in my pocket than an iPhone… I think mostly because it is thinner and lighter. I think the perfect size would be about 4.2 or 4.3 inches both longer and wider and a little thinner.
August 6th, 2012 at 10:45 am
After playing with a SG3 for a bit, it’s REALLY hard to go back to my 4s screen.
August 6th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Core2, I was the same way after picking up an iPad.
August 6th, 2012 at 11:55 am
I use remote desktop alot. I currently just bring my iPad everywhere, and just tether that to my 4s. A larger screen phone would make life so much easier….
August 6th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
You should stay with the SG3 then.
Im so glad companies dont all agree on 1 screen size. It gives me options of actually choosing “small phone” vs “large phone”
I love having the option.
August 6th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Wanker
August 6th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
I apologize for this, but on a side note: Us developers have just received iOS 6 beta 4 … with NO dedicated YouTube application. It appears Apple is truly breaking ties from Google (YouTube is a subsidiary of Google if some of you didn’t know) … Apple has confirmed that there will be no native YouTube application, but Google is building its own Application that will be on the App Store. And of course, you may use Safari as well. Just thought this was interesting.
August 6th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Not like the native YouTube app worked anyways.
It always had stuttering issues and took forever to buffer regardless of
Your network connection.
August 6th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Has anyone considered that this could be for the touch and not iphone? they have stated that there will be a change in the touch.
August 6th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
@Ashyndin, I have, considering the placement of the headphone jack on these leaked phones.
August 6th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
@Core2 – Very true, I’ve used it once and disliked it very much. I may use Google’s YouTube application they put out on the app store but I’d rather just use my iPad or MacBook Pro for YouTube anyways.
August 6th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
iPad app is just as bad. I use a bookmark to the mobile site app and
It works much better
August 7th, 2012 at 5:40 am
I’m sorry, I know I’m a complete child, but having “a change in the touch” in a comment of an article with “wanker” in the title is hilarious
All I’d like to say is that if the leaked phone is the new iPhone, Jonathan Ive is a complete wanker and should return his knighthood.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:09 am
New article please I’m going crazy.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:10 am
Am I the only one who feels the new design just feels more like a prototype? It doesn’t seem like something Apple would put to market, a bit sloppy if you will.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Hey xtonyx, we’ve published two new articles since this one. You should be able to see them on the homepage, no?
August 7th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@Michael Not from my phone. That’s weird haha. It also says this article still has 38 comments. I must be going to a cached link of the site or something.
August 7th, 2012 at 11:31 am
Very odd, xtonyx. Technology fails us again.
August 8th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
@Xtonyx I have the same problem with my phone and iPad. You have to click the refresh button on the browser and it will refresh the page and load all of the new content. Simply going to the site will re-load what you loaded previously, but manually refreshing the page after it loads will load the new stuff