iPhone 4G to Have Glass/Ceramic Back, User Removable Battery?

[d0b33]

Seems more people are becoming convinced that the iPhone 4G images leaked by Engadget over the weekend are indeed legitimate. In fact, the report that the pictured product is actually a Japanese counterfeit has been retracted and was itself a false claim.

Daring Fireball's John Gruber now believes the images are real and that the next generation iPhone looks like the images depicted. Gruber also adds a detail that he has heard that the new iPhones will have a "fancy glass" back.
Multiple sources familiar with the next iPhone have confirmed to me that the back is made out of some sort of fancy glass -- and looks pretty much exactly what's pictured at Engadget. That's not the only reason I believe Engadget's unit is legit, but it’s one.

He points to a 2006 Apple patent application which describes the use of Zirconia as a durable and radio-transparent material that might be used.
A portable computing device capable of wireless communications, the portable computing device comprising: an enclosure that surrounds and protects the internal operational components of the portable computing device, the enclosure including a structural wall formed from a ceramic material that permits wireless communications through.

Now, if you do believe that these images do represent the next generation iPhone, one interesting detail noted by an Engadget commenter is that it appears to allow for a user removable battery.

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[thed33p]

details here

 

[limnos]

Wow... This is the first time an Apple prototype has been 'lost'. The guy must've definitely being drunk that lost it in a bar!

 

[d0b33]

Wow... This is the first time an Apple prototype has been 'lost'. The guy must've definitely being drunk that lost it in a bar!

"lost" indeed...

Micro sim is the only bugger for me.

 

[limnos]

"lost" indeed...

Micro sim is the only bugger for me.

Why is that? I hope VC release it by the time the phone is released.

 

[d0b33]

Yea, that's what I'm worried about, Vodacom adopting microsims.

Turns out the "lost" iphone was indeed bought, no surprise there lol, how convenient...

Apple wants it back hehe

 

[SlinkyMike]

Yea, that's what I'm worried about, Vodacom adopting microsims.

Turns out the "lost" iphone was indeed bought, no surprise there lol, how convenient...

Apple wants it back hehe

Not unlike the days when sim cards switched from credit card sized mofos to the ones we use today, there is a normal sim sized card that has the micro-sim set into it for use with older devices - it can be removed by snapping the perforation an popping the micro-sim out..

At least that's my understanding after chatting with an engineer in a related field.

 

[cerebus]

The Gizmodo model is nearly definitely the right one... according to them.

 

[d0b33]

I wonder if it's possible to diy a normal sim to microsim.. I'll test out an old sim.

 

[renierp]

I wonder if it's possible to diy a normal sim to microsim.. I'll test out an old sim.

I have read an article somewhere stating that it should work (no proof yet), that was at the time of unveiling the iPad (which also has a microSim)

But seems possible... http://www.emoiz.com/guide-how-to-make-your-own-ipad-micro-sim