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Thursday
Jun072012

Video of iPhone 5 Back

Another day, another parts supplier with a video of the iPhone 5 back.  This video has a good explanation of the differences.  The best shot is the one below which shows the thinness of the new iPhone 5 back. Remember that the screen will still need to attacted, adding a few mm, but we can tell it's thinner than the iPhone 4S.

The iPhone 4S is made of a three parts: metal mid-plate, a back panel, and a front panel.  The iPhone 5 design incorporates the back panel into  the mid-plate, which decreses the thickness of the phone by the thickness of the back panel.  In other words, looking at the iPhone 4S, the 5 will be less thick by one width of the black glass panels.  It may not sound like a lot, but in your hand it will feel like a lot.

Here's the full video: