Many people want this iPhone, but nobody gets it

This iPhone looks so incredibly sharp and yet nobody will get it in the end because Apple will never build it. It’s a pity, but the reasons are basically obvious.

nostalgia can delight us in its beautiful form. How we like to think back to the “good old days” – of course this also applies to experiences with technical products. Many Apple users think back to the iPhone 4 with a smile. For quite a few, it is still the most beautiful Apple cell phone ever built.

Although Apple has meanwhile returned to the more angular shape of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, this is not enough for real retro fans. They might prefer a direct one iPhone 4 reissue on the current technical state of things.

First a look at the original from Apple:

Rebirth of the iPhone 4: just awesome!

like such reborn iPhone 4 could look like, the makers behind Concept Creator are now demonstrating in cooperation with the Dutch LetsGoDigital website. You probably have to look twice to spot the differences to the 2010 original. Also because the dimensions should be more or less identical – damn compact, even more than the iPhone 12 mini. or its current successor.

To the differed. First there is the display. The smaller 3.5-inch screen has to go. Instead, the entire front surface is now covered by one format-filling display covered. Touch ID (fingerprint sensor) and front camera find themselves hidden under the screen. This is no longer science fiction, as both technologies already exist and are being sold. In-display fingerprint sensors are already de rigueur in many Android smartphones, and the ZTE Axon 20 hides the selfie camera under the display – so everything works.

Needless to say, this reborn iPhone 4 has a Lightning connector and no longer has the 30-pin connector of the original. Likewise the rear camera in performance, but it remains with a single lens – due to the clear design.

Unfortunately, unfortunately: only a draft

Wouldn’t it be great if Apple took this suggestion of a retro phone directly, wouldn’t it? But that won’t happen, not only because there’s no more room in Apple’s plans for the next two years. The reasons are much more obvious:

• With the iPhone 13 mini Apple already has a cell phone on offer that perfectly closes the gap of a compact smartphone.
• As previous sales figures show, such are Contrary to expectations, compact smartphones are not in such high demand among iPhone customers. The possible sales figures would remain manageable and do not justify such an experiment.
• It Ist and remains only a concept, wishful thinking. Apple has never been tempted by this before.

In short: Apple won’t and doesn’t even have to dare. The reborn iPhone 4 will remain a fantasy for the foreseeable future. But hey, we still have the beautiful memories of the original.