While we’re only five days away from figuring out the real appearance of the next-generation iPhone , our good friends over at BENM.AT went ahead and crafted their own unibody dummy using CAD drawings, CNC tools and a block of aluminum — seriously, that’s how they roll! Granted, this work’s only in accordance with various data and rumor gathered around the web, but it’s still a good looking convincing presentation — the ultra slim teardrop design and elongated home button from previous reports are taken into consideration, and the mute switch have been relocated from the end left to the pinnacle right. BENM.AT told us that this dummy fits nicely into the iPhone 5 cases that they got hold of. Speaking of which, we also found these kinds of cases too — read directly to discover what they’re like.
Earlier today we paid a trip to Shenzhen’s 0 Huaqiangbei 0 , and when we dug deep enough, we soon found ourselves standing in front of a host of “iPhone 5″ cases that were supposedly in keeping with leaked tooling. Surely, in line with M.I.C. Gadget, these plastic pieces first showed up in July, though there’s still no solid evidence just yet to prove how legit they’re; but in spite of this, you could recall that the iPad 2′s physical features were 1 given away early 1 by some cases in addition, so this is able to be the similar mishap once again.
As you will see in our hands-on photos above, the device that our cases are made to deal with might be taller and wider yet also much thinner than the iPhone 4. In actuality, we’d say this new device may have a 2 similar footprint because the Galaxy S II 2 but thinner, so the screen size is normally a similar 4.3 inches in addition. That said, BENM.AT believes that it will be a 4-inch display instead, hence the marginally smaller dummy. Regardless, it’s still a gorgeous paperweight.
Some have wondered whether these cases are only for the following-generation iPod touch, however the opening for the mute switch suggests otherwise. When you consider that this upcoming device can match a similar thickness because the iPod touch while also packing the additional cellular circuitry and battery juice, everyone’s sure to have very high expectations for the Apple event next Tuesday. We will see. For now, benefit from the photos and a lengthy video below from BENM.AT.
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