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Comparison of 'iPhone 4S' Antenna Band to GSM and CDMA iPhone 4

Wednesday August 31, 2011 6:42 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Several MacRumors readers have forwarded us a "member only" email from Ideal-case.com claiming to show the antenna band for what would seem to be the "iPhone 4S" based on the current iPhone 4 design. While the antenna band was partially visible in a casing leak from last week, the new photos show direct comparisons between the new antenna band and both the GSM and CDMA iPhone 4 bands.


The iPhone 4S antenna band is essentially a hybrid of the two earlier designs, showing the same four breaks as the CDMA iPhone 4 but with a SIM-card slot as in the GSM iPhone 4. In the photos, the GSM iPhone 4 antenna band is on top (labeled "4G"), the iPhone 4S antenna band is in the middle (labeled "5G or 4GS"), and the CDMA iPhone 4 is on the bottom (labeled "CDMA").


Interestingly, this is not the first time this particular design for the antenna band has surfaced, as a similar part appeared as long ago as early January, before the CDMA iPhone 4 had even been unveiled. That part was the first to show the shift in the antenna breaks that also necessitated a slight shift in the position of the mute switch on the CDMA iPhone 4, but also contained a SIM-card slot.

A number of parts appearing very similar to their iPhone 4 counterparts have surfaced in recent weeks, with the suggestion being that these could for a low-end "iPhone 4S" model being developed by Apple. The company has also been rumored to be developing a more significantly updated iPhone 5 offering a thinner design, although little has been seen of this design beyond third-party cases based on a claimed leaked design document.
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d4rkc4sm
23 months ago
rumors about antennas make me so happy
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troop231
23 months ago
Psh, confidential my a$$ :p
Rating: 11 Positives
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clibinarius
23 months ago
Why wait? The Samsung Galaxy S2 is the iPhone according to Apple Fanboys...so just get the S2. Unless you're a Weakbeat, err...Beatweek reader, you'd know Android's perfectly decent, and Apple won't get the message-release the products the market demands-unless the market simply demands the products.

Although if the next iPhone is as disappointing as its sounding, it makes perfect sense why Apple is suddenly sue-happy. Can't beat em? Sue em.

Waiting this long-when the Qualcomm LTE chips should be available-is unjustifyable without those chips. And it seems everyone wants a phone closer to 4". So...if Apple doesn't do these things, I'm going to buy products that do.

Yum. Voted down for suggesting Apple should offer what the competition is offering if they're charging more. Gotta love it. Hey, anyone wanna buy an iphone 1? Anybody? Full price. Its a sweet deal. Specs don't matter! No 3G for you!
Rating: 10 Positives
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bushido
23 months ago

The current iPhone 4 will handle iOS 5 pretty well, but I do think the voice recognition and new notification system will benefit and preform a lot better with the dual core A5 in the iPhone 4S.


The average customer wont notice any difference tho. Lets face it, the normal guy doesnt care for specs or what on earth "A5" is or what RAM does. All they see is a phone in the same shape of the 4 and ask themself why should i buy that "again" or how is that new, it looks the same. People (im one of those) like design changes more than anything else. Its getting boring having the same thing after a while ^^

U can say whatever u want about samsung but at least every phone looks different + they already got lte (now u can vote me down for saying the "S" word, i dont care)
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clibinarius
23 months ago

i am always entertained by the 'apple is wrong and they better do what i say or i'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.


wah!!!you complain to much!!!your a crybaby!!! stop complainining!!! you're complaining annoys me!!! i luv apple products and i dont wanna be annoyed with criticism of my company and complaining is for loosers!!!

I'm always entertained by the 'apple is right and no one better complain about them cause i need someone to yell at!' posts. Quit complaining and go comment on something else already.
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Pink∆Floyd
23 months ago
At least the pictures aren't blurry...
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Menopause
23 months ago

wah!!!you complain to much!!!your a crybaby!!! stop complainining!!! you're complaining annoys me!!! i luv apple products and i dont wanna be annoyed with criticism of my company and complaining is for loosers!!!

I'm always entertained by the 'apple is right and no one better complain about them cause i need someone to yell at!' posts. Quit complaining and go comment on something else already.


Your grammar and spelling skills are making my cat cry :eek:
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bigcat318
23 months ago
I am always entertained by the 'Apple is wrong and they better do what I say or I'll buy something else!' posts. Quit complaining and go by something else already so you can go complain on their forum.
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xFenixKnightx
23 months ago
Blah Blah Blah!!!!!!

Give me the iPhone 5 that belongs in these cases!

http://9to5mac.com/2011/07/29/new-iphone-5-cases-indicate-a-thinner-but-half-inch-wider-and-longer-frame/

And the one that MacRumors commissioned.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/10/this-could-be-what-apples-iphone-5-looks-like/

Anything less will be a huge let down for me since Ive been waiting what seems forever now.
Rating: 5 Positives
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BreuerEditor
23 months ago
so much for "members only" ;)

BTW if you go to their website, on the right hand side the photos are right there and when you click on it, the headline says "Confidential Information"...just a little bit odd that they would have that on their homepage if it's "confidential"...

Rating: 5 Positives

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