Did Case-Mate Just Leak The iPhone 5?

Justin Herrick ·  Top Commenter · Developer and Social Maven at Dumbpunk
Gahhh

Worst. Image. Gallery. Ever.
Reply · 46 ·  · September 15 at 10:47am

Matt Burns ·  Top Commenter · Writer at TechCrunch
Totally agree. Sorry.
Reply · 8 ·  · September 15 at 10:48am

Justin Herrick ·  Top Commenter · Developer and Social Maven at Dumbpunk
Matt Burns Eh, not your fault. I blame AOL.
Reply · 9 ·  · September 15 at 12:39pm

Jason Murphy
Justin Herrick They need to get those page views up.
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 8:13pm

Ryan Fischer ·  Top Commenter · Chicago, Illinois
It'd be very helpful if the images opened on the same page in an easier format.
Reply · 16 ·  · September 15 at 10:46am

Nathan J. Brauer ·  Top Commenter · Lincoln, California
What's weird/stupid is that when you click the images on this page, it takes you to another page, when you click the image on that page it opens in a lightbox. WTHeck? All it'd cost to get a decent same-page gallery is about $250 to $350.
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 11:31am

Ryan Fischer ·  Top Commenter · Chicago, Illinois
Nathan J. Brauer Ha! I didn't even notice the lightbox on the other page. It is a little surprising one of the largest tech blogs doesn't have something so simple. It could be implemented in a day and improve the UX.
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 11:37am

Christian Owens ·  Top Commenter · Director at The Dream Network, Ltd.
Pageviews baby.
Reply · 14 ·  · September 15 at 12:11pm
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Adam Miarka ·  Top Commenter · Fishers, Indiana
"but the iPhone 5 isn’t exactly a well-guarded secret anymore".

Then why don't you have any concrete evidence. You don't know if there is going to be 1 model or 2 models, whether it will be called iPhone 5 or iPhone 4s, or even if there will be two different form factors. Everyone is just guessing.
Reply · 6 ·  · September 15 at 11:05am

Efferman J. Ezell · Greensboro, North Carolina
Exactly.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:34am

Brandon George ·  Top Commenter
It says right on the landing page.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:44am

Alex Hyaa · London, United Kingdom
I think he means that the phone itself exists and it's existence isn't exactly a well kept secret. We know it's coming whether we know what it will be called or not.
Reply ·  · September 16 at 12:30am

Nick Bear ·  Top Commenter · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Enough already Apple - give us the damn phone.
Reply · 4 ·  · September 15 at 11:25am

Nathan Bear · Colorado State
huh another rumor... unless its from Tim Cook's mouth I'm choosing not to believe anything anymore!
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 1:52pm

Stephen Robinson ·  Top Commenter · CEO/Founder at SocialSteak
Enough already? Bro, Apple didn't modify the case-mate site..
Reply ·  · September 15 at 7:22pm

Alok Jain · Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Here is a working link - http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-5-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-5-Vroom-Cases.asp.
Reply · 3 ·  · September 15 at 11:44am

Alok Jain · Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Another one - high res image - http://www.case-mate.com/getDynamicImage.aspx?path=iPhone5%5FEmergeGroup%2Ejpg seems like 2 different shades of metal but could be just lighting
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 12:00pm

Alok Jain · Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
A couple more.. one is a translucent .. the form is very clear with these though ..
http://www.case-mate.com/getDynamicImage.aspx?path=iPhone5%5FGelli%2Ejpg

This one includes the front
http://www.case-mate.com/getDynamicImage.aspx?path=BarelyThereLineup2%2Ejpg
Reply · 3 ·  · September 15 at 12:10pm

Jason Richard
Alok Jain that one on the left is being held up by a mysterious buffer of air. lol.
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 4:46pm
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Brian Schwartz · Saint Louis, Missouri
Could this just a ploy by CaseMate to get some viewers looking at their cases? I thought Apple held off sharing the specs of the iPhone 4 with case vendors?

Also - take a look at your last sentence. Some typos in there.
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 10:30am

Tim Meesseman ·  Top Commenter · Marketing & Sales Manager at Allegra Marketing • Print • Mail | Aiken, SC
Apple always shares dimensions with case manufacturers, and it's my understanding that the more reputable, 1st tier care manufacturers (like Case Mate) are actually given an empty shell.

My guess is that this is 100% legit. Plus, the page was already pulled.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 10:43am

Steven Rossi ·  Top Commenter · Wheaton IL
Not sure, but if it was a ploy, talk about a good idea!
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:57am

Stephen Robinson ·  Top Commenter · CEO/Founder at SocialSteak
Steven Rossi I think so.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 7:22pm

Touchpad
So I'm to believe that you just happened to be on this website and grabbed screen shots before it was taken down?
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 7:09pm

Dean Blackburn ·  Top Commenter
I thought Apple was worth a bazillion dollars, and now you're saying Gizmodo pawned them? The fools!
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 12:19pm

Tracy Shaun Ruggles · San Francisco, California
"pawned" ?!? didn't Matt mean "pwned" ?
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 4:09pm

Patrick James Fontillas · Web Developer at The New York Times
The new iPhone looks exactly like the old iPhone. I don't care about how it looks because of that. Specs people! SPECS! Does it have a camera that handles low-light conditions better? Dual core? More RAM? New apps?
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 12:36pm

Kye Alan Russell ·  Top Commenter
You should just become an Android user if specs are your thing.
Reply · 4 ·  · September 15 at 6:22pm

Ade Molajo ·  Top Commenter · CEO/Founder at CompareChecker
Yes... I clicked on this literally to say I don't care. The iPhone is literally the Kim Kardashian of the phone world without the amazing ass.
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 2:33pm

Matt Burns ·  Top Commenter · Writer at TechCrunch
I think the iPhone looks great from the back.
Reply · 4 ·  · September 15 at 4:45pm
talesin_batbat (signed in using Yahoo)
And suddenly the middle-manager and sub-100 IQ set across the US need a change of pants. Again.
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 12:19pm

Matt Mallory · Nationwide Insurance
Matt, maybe you can share how you came across the link to this page?
Reply · 1 ·  · September 15 at 11:20am

Matt Burns ·  Top Commenter · Writer at TechCrunch
Sure, click on the source link that has been in the article from the beginning.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:30am

Matt Mallory · Nationwide Insurance
Matt Burns Sorry I'm blind, I still don't see the source link. What I'm trying to understand is how the page was "leaked" in the first place. I've read elsewhere that BGR broke the story.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 1:55pm

Diego Gonzalez · Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/protective-silicone-frame-pc-back-case-for-iphone-5g-transparent-blue-100663
Reply ·  · September 16 at 3:44am

A.J. Filiatreault · Rutgers
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/15/did-case-mate-just-leak-the-iphone-5/iphone-5-casemate8/ Notice the lack of headphone jack on the top on this one? This looks more like an iPod Touch...
Reply ·  · September 16 at 8:30am

Russell John Vincent Gutierrez · Ateneo de Manila University
I liked the reflection on a plate better.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/07/iphone-5-reflection-photo/
Reply ·  · September 15 at 9:31pm
tropicanatc (signed in using Yahoo)
Who knows, maybe they know it's close enough to the announce date, so they'll just *ahem* accidentally put those out there and let things ride.

The design looks fine, but all of these rumors are driving some of us up the wall, wish they'd release it already.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 10:43am

Rohan Jain
Case mate is making fun of themselves.....at one time they write how will the phone be weather it will b named iphone 5 or 4s and in other part they say there are two phones and they have made the case for it........
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:36am

Jim Rich
It's difficult to take this article seriously with the typos and run-on sentences.
Reply ·  · September 16 at 4:28am

Nikola Balov
There's also a submenu for iPhone 4S guys ;) http://tinyurl.com/6xtwbve (in Bulgarian).
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:33am

Adnan Niazi · University of the Punjab
That cases are just brilliant but iPhone 5 is still a mystry so what is for these cases are.
Reply ·  · September 16 at 4:47am

Eugene Bistolas · Cal Poly
Those renders look like a wider version of the iPhone 2G, without the black bottom antenna portion. I like.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 10:34am

Tom Hiles
What iPhone 2G? I don't remember there being a model with that name...
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:30am

Efferman J. Ezell · Greensboro, North Carolina
Tom Hiles lmao... I love the sarcasm
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:35am

Tom Hiles
Efferman J. Ezell Being pedantic, not sarcastic!
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:38am
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Justin Herrick ·  Top Commenter · Developer and Social Maven at Dumbpunk
That being said these cases really don't show much of anything.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 10:48am

Jen Easton
It shows a name moniker of "iPhone 5", an aluminum back, tapered design, silence switch on the lens side (possibly to double as a camera button?), and on the first picture a slim angle of the front showing a much higher earpiece (possibly compensating for a larger screen). But, yeah not much else.
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 11:24am

Justin Herrick ·  Top Commenter · Developer and Social Maven at Dumbpunk
Jen Easton was hard to tell through the shitty image gallery and low quality images. Hardly noticed those features. Cool though, ty.
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:34am

Daniel Brock
Oh my god! It looks like an effing phone!
Reply ·  · September 16 at 3:22am

Christopher Gronde · Burke, Virginia
and will have very minimal changes from the iPhone 4, yet people will wait in line for days to ditch their 6month or less old phone to spend 600 bucks on this one
Reply ·  · September 16 at 3:34am

Ben Peek
you just don't get it.
Reply ·  · September 16 at 6:08am
whiteguywalkin (signed in using Yahoo)
he doesn't get what? That people will actually wait in line forever to do all the things they currently do on their iPhone just a little bit better?

I think we get it. Maybe some just want to rationalize why they desperately need to show their friends they were one of the 100,000 "firsts!"
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Bob Speer · Works at Tab Products
Big whoop!
Reply ·  · September 15 at 11:37am

Joao Macedo · Iscap
It could be a ploy by CaseMate, just as it could be by Apple. Either way, these "unintentional" leaks are becoming really ridiculous.
Reply · 2 ·  · September 15 at 10:37am