I was skeptical about the rumored next generation iPhone's design. The two-tone unibody enclosure shown in crappy videos didn't say anything to me. Then I saw these renderings, using the allegedly leaked parts as reference.

Now I'm starting to love it.

SWhile the current iPhone 4 and 4S gets me back to the 70s—specially with my JackBack on—the new iPhone 2012 reminds me of the 80s. The two-tone black anodized aluminum reminds me of the old AV Sony designs of that decade—like their first CD player.

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But while its general design spirit seems 80s, the perforated grills flanking the new nano-dock port are so simple and neat—their clean precision screams high tech.

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The front is just glass, like it always have been. Putting the camera centered with all the elements of the front—speaker grill, screen and home button—is a small change that makes all the difference. [Flickr]