One issue with curved phone designs is that the curved portion creates a lot of wasted space. The phones end up thicker, with wasted space inside the phone, all for the sake of a curved edge or back. That curve can either improve the ergonomics of the device, or make it appear to be slimmer than it actually is. The HTC One is a good example. The phone appears to be thin on the side, but actually is quite thick. Not all the components can fit inside that curve, especially the battery. For the sake of making their phone look thinner, they ended up wasting some internal space.
But Apple's working on a way to fill up the curved internal spaces of a phone or other device, such as an iPhone or an iWatch. They're going to do it with curved batteries.
Curved glass and curved batteries, are you sensing a pattern here? The combination of the two would be perfect for a slim, curved iWatch. It would also be perfect for using curved edges on iPhones, and filling that curve with a battery. Apple could even curve the glass screen slightly, to make reaching across a larger screen slightly easier.
Apple has a great design with the iPhone. But, if the design of the iMac is any indicator, they could be looking to make an iPhone that has thinner edges, making it feel thinner than it actually is, and also making it easier to pick up when it's laying flat. I just hope they keep the back of the phone flat and slim. First of all, a flat back doesn't rock around when laid flat, it has less wasted space, and finally, the flat area around the camera is helpful for lens attachments, so users can expand the capabilities of their iPhone cameras.
Speculation of Apple products is just that, nothing is certain. Apple works on many designs before deciding what one will be best for consumers. Because of this, they patent many different technologies and techniques that never go into production. Still, it's interesting to think that Apple may create phones that are packed as much as they can be with a larger battery, but a slimmer design.
via AppleInsider
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