While the world is waiting for the announcement of the next generation Apple iPhone, we decided to showcase our favorite iPhone concept designs. Enjoy!
iPhone Concept from Japan
Apple iPhone concept by Japanese photographer Isamu Sanada.
Apple iPhone Nano Concept
Creative iPhone Nano concept with microphone integrated into the earbuds designed by Tracy Hall.
iPhone Slider Qwerty Concept
Apple iPhone Slider Qwerty concept designed by Aaron Besson.
iPhone with iChat Concept
Designed by Rodolphe Desmare, this Apple iPhone concept was inspired by the curves and tapering of the Macbook Air.
iPhone ELITE Concept
iPhone ELITE concept, designed by Mat Brady, comes with optional slide out keyboard and front-facing camera that enables video conferencing.
iPhone Pro Concept
Extended version of the iPhone ELITE concept with added direction pad and two buttons for better gaming.
Titanium iPhone Concept
Beautiful titanium Apple iPhone concept designed by Jim Young.
iPhone Air Concept
This is the iPhone Air, a duel touch screen iPhone with a clam shell design to protect both screens. When closed you can still see and control what is playing on your iPod as well as see an incoming call.
iPhone Nano Concept
Another beautiful Apple iPhone Nano concept design.
Futuristic iPhone Concept
See-through Apple iPhone concept designed by Robert Davis.
For more designs, check out: 12 Cool Apple iPhone Concepts
isabelle_yang
i love the see through iphone!
Feb 16th, 2009
lu
I’m up for anything with a keyboard. The see through is cool, but I like to see it in action.
Feb 16th, 2009
Paul Sample
i like the last iphone nano concept, simple, stylized and beautiful.
Feb 16th, 2009
Sylvia
the iphone with the ichat concept is pretty neat :D
Feb 16th, 2009
alex
i like the iphone air. its amazing
Feb 16th, 2009
Terry Lee
Great collection!!
Feb 16th, 2009
Alius
nice, but i would like to see the MAKING OF IPHONE, the apple designs before they made the original iphone design.. ;]
Feb 16th, 2009
Sabeur
some nice designs
Feb 16th, 2009
Mike
Any concept that includes a keyboard or is based on a clam-shell design does not understand the Apple design philosophy. These things won’t happen.
It should be clear by now that Apple does not conform to what other manufacturers are doing. Manufacturers take their lead from what Apple is doing.
The concepts are, however, beautifully produced.
Feb 16th, 2009
Dave
The clear i-phone is ignoring the battery, conventional electronics, and reality. Yeah, I get that its pretty and not supposed to be real. But its also completely impossible, unlike every other single concept shown.
Feb 16th, 2009
Kirby
hahha they missed the best one~~!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTJxa1vzckE&feature=channel
Feb 16th, 2009
Logan Cooke
The iPhone Air concept has to be the WORST mock up ever. Was that done in MS Paint? I would love a slide out keyboard our video conferencing. Perhaps Skype on the App Store?
Feb 16th, 2009
Kris Cain
Very cool concepts. I can do without the slide out keyboard though. I can’t wait to see which one is closer to the real thing. And when the heck are we going to find out??
Feb 16th, 2009
kapsteur
The iphone witdh ichat concept is very beautifull
Feb 16th, 2009
Rizzo Tees
This proves the company can survive without Steve Jobs. These are killer designs!
Feb 16th, 2009
Gazoobee
What a bunch of awful junk! And the horrible Gizmodo entry has been listed twice.
Each one of these designs adds something that is not necessary (keyboard, heavy case, giant camera etc.) which is bad design 101. The flip-phone takes the stupid prize though. That’s like adding a horse in front of a buick.
Feb 16th, 2009
Steve
Cool, but i thought, wouldn’t a front facing camera get all dirty from putting your ear right next to it???
Feb 16th, 2009
Subrand0m
I would love to see the Titanium iPhone Concept come out. Biggest issue I had with the new 3g iphone is that is is all plastic while my older iphone is made out of more solid metal.
Feb 16th, 2009
hey
hey gazoobee, let’s see you design something better.
Feb 16th, 2009
iamaYs
Technology is so fantastic. All of these design concepts are amazing and I especially like the see-through design and the Iphone Elite. Thanks for sharing!
Feb 16th, 2009
Peter
Nice Art! – but the wrong brand-logo on it :-(
We need cool phones like that with an opensource OS! So lets hope for other companies to bring us that…
Live free – don’t bite into the sour apple ;-)
Feb 16th, 2009
Jonathan
Clear is the only one Apple would ever produce, the others (for the most part) are so UN-Apple, but man o man that clear. By the time that type of device could be created we probably wouldn’t be using headsets as we know them today, but man I can’t get over how gorgeous it is. Love the icons too! But umm, 64GB, I hope we have better storage methods or online storage by the time a portable MacOS X could fit and run in such small a package, so it would either read 160/320GB or 1TB internet storage
Feb 16th, 2009
Jonathan
oh yeah great title too, Heir Apparent — wonderful!
Feb 16th, 2009
Pseudolife
Mike seems to be a Mac Elitist… and in some ways he may very well be correct. HOWEVER plenty of people hate the iphone’s touchscreen…
People are like things that are tactile, and while the touchscreen keyboard may be the latest fad… it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple added a keyboard with buttons somewhere down the line.
Also the iPhone Air concept I initially laughed at for having such a cheesy name and shoddy design… is actually pretty inovative. 1. You’ve got a plain old ipod when its closed with all the normal functions you love and adore. 2. When its opened you have more room for typing and interaction… and you can see the whole upperscreen while you’re doing it. Not a bad idea.
Feb 16th, 2009
Jonathan
oh yeah and KEYBOARDS?!?!?!? Do you really think that would EVER happen??? Ridiculous…
Feb 16th, 2009
Jonathan
@ Mike : You are absalutely right. Same goes for the extended lense on the one iPhone, Apple would never have that tumor on their device. Apple HATES moving parts. And screws.
Feb 16th, 2009
Michael Long
Actually, I’d buy the first concept iPhone from Japan. The mate materials used on the from and back don’t look like they’d be fingerprint and dust magnets (like the current phone).
Feb 16th, 2009
ketahazure
the extended elite was the coolest. add the transparent glass and apple would get my dollars!
Feb 16th, 2009
Nobody Special
Clear iPhone FTW!
Feb 16th, 2009
Manfredo di Sambuy
IPhone with iChat concept ! when ?
Feb 17th, 2009
tobiCOM
Nice Post, but your page is very slow on the iPhone!
Feb 17th, 2009
Bob
The clear iphone is a cool concept, but I have to agree with dave. Just looking at it, it’s physically impossible. Well, to see straight through, anyways. And I know that no one makes clear circuit boards. I worked at a circuit board factory before.
Feb 17th, 2009
krishna
Wonderful Collection of iphones. Worth a Thumbsup ! :)
Feb 17th, 2009
Jef
the clear one is not clear on the top and bottom, so that’s apparently where the circuitry would go. i think there probably isn’t enough room in those little areas for any kind of storage. maybe 20yrs from now when we’re making things with memristors… I’m guessing they’d put a layer of oleds over the glass, or something like that? but then it wouldn’t be clear, more like translucent. so i think down the line a bit something resembling it is doable.
Feb 17th, 2009
Bob
Down the line, quite possibly. Just for this moment in time, I don’t it would work. I won’t be surprised if in 20 years they had components that small.
Feb 18th, 2009
Sandman
for all ya lovers out there, might check this one out:
http://nsign-creativedesign.blogspot.com/2008/10/iphone-nano-thin-goodness-and-oled.html
(yes, my design, but what do you think?)
Feb 18th, 2009
Aldis
I like the Extended version of the iPhone ELITE concept. It would be interesting if Iphone had a keyboard like this.
Feb 18th, 2009
larry sternz
sweet
Feb 18th, 2009
Mat Brady
Hey, cool! I made it to the top ten! Woot! :D
Kirby- I love the ‘iPhone Everything’ vid you linked to. Very future.
Sandman- I really like your iPhone Nano concept you linked to. What a great design! Well done. That should have made it to this list. :)
Have you guys seen the pomegranate? http://www.pomegranatephone.com/
Feb 20th, 2009
stasys
Who the hell wants to take their phone out of their pocket and see their hand?
thats not just stupid that also friking confusing!
other designs are cool appart from the glass one and the titanium and the one with the gigantic camera on the back everyone else thumnbs up :D
Feb 25th, 2009
iphone3g
I think that the iphone is awesome as it is now
It`s perfect
You don`t need a keyboard
and the gigantic camera is also not needed
Feb 28th, 2009
Mamoun
Iphone 3G
i think if u add any keyboard to the Iphone will lose the perfect shape and the design but the only thing is the Iphone 3g needed to have 2 cam one in the front and 1 in the back and the bluetooth so i can share the files with my friends even if its only work with the iphone
best regards
Mar 8th, 2009
james j
the clear iphone concept is nothing more than the plastic “makeshift” phones set in place in packages for iphone cases. FAKE
Mar 10th, 2009
Neeta Dhani
I never liked the Iphone.Always found it too heavy for usage as a phone.Gave mine away.I wish there would be something similar to the blackbery curve.The transluscent might be an option to think about.
Mar 30th, 2009
non yah
the elite is awesome! i hope they come out with it. the see through one awesome to but think about it, they will never make that.
Apr 1st, 2009
Macy
man those iphones are mean eeaahh..i don’t mind being the last person on earth to have one of ’em cool iphones..they got everythng u want,.mean designs by the Asians ayye..
Apr 2nd, 2009
Kieran
I Would Love For That iPhone Air To Come Out. I Think That Apple Would Have To Round Off The Corners Abit More Though, And They Probably Wouldn’t Have An External Battery. I Quite Like The Idea Of The Large Camera Coming Out But I Would Be Suprised If Apple Made That. I Hate The Idea Of Having a Qwerty Keyboard Coming Out Of The Side; 1 Because It Will Make The Phone Too Big And Bulky; 2 Because If You Can Have The Keyboard The Same But Touch-Screen, Then Why WOuld You; And 3, Because It Seems Like Something Blackberry Would Do, Not Apple.
Apr 16th, 2009
I rock
ok….i absolutly want one of the qwerty i phones…..or the flip phone 1…..or the see through 1……but please convert to verizon!!!! iphone would have so many new customers if they did verizon 2….cuz verizon rocks
Apr 29th, 2009
Tukang Nggame
really NICE
i love this post, i love all of your post
May 3rd, 2009
Arch
The only way I think the transparent phone is possible is to use one of those futurisic military camp covering tat project image from opposite side of the phone
May 10th, 2009
Cyrus
My vote goes for Iphone Elite and iphone titanium! to damn nice!
May 11th, 2009
Jaisohn
so good!!
May 18th, 2009
Thomas
Titanium! <3
May 25th, 2009
rayi
i want it! how much? already in indonesia?
May 28th, 2009
iphone
Titanium! I wish Apple saw this
May 28th, 2009
stacy
the elite looks the best it has everything u can want and more and i know its not something they would do if its a possabilty then woo hoo i’ll be the 1st one online i phone here i come…1more week lets see what they give us
May 30th, 2009
Guy
the iphone concept from japan is the best
Jun 21st, 2009
FunnyShirt
If I had the clear iPhone, I would just lose my phone more often. Maybe if it was a bright green.
Aug 13th, 2009
Kirby Wood
2 words: HELL YESS. TiPhone is prolly the fav concept. Just like they did with the iPod, they will go from glossy to aluminum, maybe carbon fiber? the iChat would be tight too.
Aug 20th, 2009
Ronson
The see through iphone is cool, but is it practical? no, because it would be very breakable and scratches and such
Aug 29th, 2009
dallas bean
OMFG im in love with almost all of them.. see through one is BADASS and i like the air.. i also like the qwerty keyboard ones. I CANT WAIT!!!
Sep 11th, 2009
jessica
i like the slide phone concept…
Sep 28th, 2009
vinay
really superb
Oct 7th, 2009
chuy
i dig the one with the ichat camara
Oct 10th, 2009
enkiko
I think the see through is totally possible though abit ridiculous because LG has a phone with the transparent keypad already
Oct 16th, 2009
Peter Chege
The pull-out key board on the iPhone Pro Concept is highly unlikely — it ages the iPhone. The See-through iPhone is impractical because the touch screen technology is still rather complex and the machinery cannot be concealed. iPhone air is just dumb!
Titanium iPhone Concept is the more consistent with the Apple Mac brand and achievable.
Oct 25th, 2009
georgia kerin
i love the new design of iphone i think they all look so cool but my favourite is the iphone air. i think who ever thought of that is so so smart. good on you
Oct 25th, 2009
Random Asian Guy
iphone has such ugly designs… they really need to make it more sleek and better. i mean look at the motorola driod. looks so much better and it is amazingly better.
Nov 9th, 2009
Ragn
See through one XD but it can get pretty annoying. I also like the one with the Keyboard :p
Nov 11th, 2009
chicha
see-through all the way!!
Nov 25th, 2009
David Tan
i love all new i phone concept when it start ??????
Nov 28th, 2009
voltt
Titanium Iphone concept….I must soon has it
Dec 3rd, 2009
peemaf
i think some people dont know the meaning of technology any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, dont say bad staff, if something is not feasible to you because of your limited brains it doen’t mean its not feasible to others.
Dec 10th, 2009
Melody
i love the kinda iphones that bringes you a easy using pad!! i loooove texting !! :D
Dec 26th, 2009
STRIPES
i like the see through one but i think that it wont happen :(
but i also really really want the one that you can call ppl on skype and have a video to go with it!!!
Jan 14th, 2010
Scirocco
the iphone with the ichat concept is pretty neat :D
Jan 28th, 2010
Julia
Well, well, well. Time to update your research? I note that the examples you used as the wave of the future were for, as usual, young folk. They’re not the only group buying technology. I am 65 and already having problems with eyesight and dexterity and live with my daughter who is handicapped. I have been searching the web for the last year and a half for a suitable wireless home phone and so far no luck (with the exception of PBTeen, if you like pastels and polka dots). I keep a trimline wired phone because it’s solid and easy to dial I been leasing it for 25 years and haven’t been able to find a replacement. Now I need a wireless phone so that I don’t have to get up to answer it and don’t have wires to trip over to keep the phone nearby. I found a cell phone that I can use, the Jitterbug. It’s everything the advertisements say. I’ve had it for 2+ years and I’m very happy with it. However, my daughter gets confused by the sequence of procedures necessary to answer and to dial out. She has the same problem with the wireless handset for my home phone. That handset is difficult for me also due to the flat difficult to hold shape. We need a wireless handset (receiver) shaped like a telephone receiver. Amazing concept!
Why should I bother you with our petty little telephone problems. Because the market should be aware that I am on the leading edge of the baby boomers, within the next ten years a whole wave of consumers will be in the boat that I’m in now. And like myself, if a product doesn’t meet my needs, I go without. For example, I only buy milk in paper cartons because in plastic jugs the milk spoils faster. If the store is out, I walk past, I don’t settle for something else. The same is true with other products and in conversations with some contemporaries, I find that they do the same thing. For 15 years I had cable tv without the cable box because the remote control was too complicated and I needed a magnifying glass to read its face. They finally came out with a modified remote for “handicapped” people. I’m not considered handicapped by most people, just a few limitations, and it’s usable but still difficult.
So, toxel.com, and all you techno-geeks at Apple, get someone on your design teams that has a clue and show us something besides new whiz-bang technologies. Impress me! I dare you!
Thanks, Julia Stone
Jan 31st, 2010
victorro
the see through phone is the hot fire. im not a fan of the key board. seeing through the phone is like some space age pimpin on deck baby!
Mar 13th, 2010
smlane
I think having the iphone with a keyboard would be gr8!!! All concepts were very interesting and I hope they use one. The see thru iphone is amazing I would have never thought of that :0)
Apr 6th, 2010
zackey
i like the c-thru idea.
not so many fingerprints to annoy some people
Apr 26th, 2010
katherine peralta
OMG I LOVE THE APPAREN AND THE KYEBOARD LOVE IT SHHHH I WOULD TOTALLY GET IT I LOVE ITTTTTTTT NEAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 1st, 2010
Paul
What happens when you lose your clear iphone.? good luck finding it!!
May 23rd, 2010
Ashley
I like the see through one,/ and the keyboard. Those should get combined, and that would be the best iPhone ever.
Also, are all of these going to be realeased from Apple?
Jun 24th, 2010
Flor De Luna
I couldn’t agree more, love the see through iPhone!
Jul 15th, 2010
ridge
apple should use all of these
Oct 12th, 2010
jonathan
the titanuim iphone concept would drive the world crazy i think all of them are awesome but firts i would love to see them created first
Dec 24th, 2010
husker
transparent? first they have to invent a transparent battery,memory chip,antenna,etc,etc XD
Jan 2nd, 2011
Owen
I love the iPhone Elite & See-Through iPhone Concept’s:)
Jan 19th, 2011
savvy g
whats the point of showing poeple these things, just bring them out, gets on my nerves as i have a i phone 4 which is fantastic, then i see an i phone that you can see through.
Mar 16th, 2011
Steffanie
I think the see-through idea was very creative! But personally, it would irritate me. Texting and dialing would be more difficult, and the lack of contrast would make the phone easier to set down and lose.
The Elite is definitely something I would purchase. I can’t stand not being able to feel the buttons. But the camera on the back looks like it would be cumbersome. Maybe if the extended part of the camera could sink back into the phone itself it wouldn’t be so disfigured looking.
Jul 6th, 2011
Zac
I LOVE the see-through idea, thats the coolest thing ive ever seen. im all about apple so keep up with the good ideas.
Jul 13th, 2011
gymnastics for the win
i like all of them but the see through one would not work but it would be pretty neat tho!!!
kirby your video says it is an iphone but on the back it says ipod so i got a bit confused.
if these came out i would be the first person in the shop good work guy i would like to see what the iphone 5 is going to look like ermmmmmmm…….. we will have to wait and see!!!!
Jul 22nd, 2011
molly
the clear one would be awesome, and it could happen, researchers are actually making a clear battery, so now the ihone could become clear
Aug 9th, 2011
Kenzie
I love the see-through iPhone!! It is soo cool and i want one!! i didnt think it was really possible i saw it on an app called iFunny and i didnt thinik it was real! it would be soo easy to use in class and i def want one!!! Please please make it!!! i will make my parents get my one!!!!!
Aug 9th, 2011
terell
i want the iPhone air so steve make it u will make so much off them
Aug 24th, 2011
chooru nabsac
see through one will just snap
Aug 25th, 2011
Dev
I think the Air one is cool, but it basically looks like two abnormally shaped iphones put in a silver case.
Sep 8th, 2011
James
I love the last nano concept but I don’t think it works as an iPhone. Maybe the start of a whole new range?
Oct 7th, 2011
kelly
i absolutely love the futuristic iphone concept..it is sooo amazing and looks really cool! (:
Oct 8th, 2011
chuck norris
all of them are cool
Oct 16th, 2011
shannell
i would love the see thru iphone or the iphone elite slide ..omg
Nov 5th, 2011
sailaja
all r so nice
Nov 26th, 2011
snow
the titanium iphone concept is very close to iphone4 which is announced July 2010, while the artist i think designed it before that. do you think apple copied it?hehe
Dec 15th, 2011
KTZ
I feel like the only ome that would actually work (according to Steve jobs expectations) would be the see through one. All the others have traits that he specifically did not include in the design of the current iPhone for a reason.
Jan 31st, 2012
wiil
sike
Apr 30th, 2012
analilia
defenetly the see through is the absolute best…and im pretty sure it will revolutionize technology and everything else aroud us…every other company will want to do this to…i think is a great idea
May 22nd, 2012
Jeremy
I think the see through Iphone would be awesome!
Jun 23rd, 2012
sam
the best one is the clear one. and it looks sturdy too.
Jul 10th, 2012
sam
only problem is it doesnt have a color display. but im sure that will be improved later
Jul 10th, 2012
Kitty
I like the very first one and the futuristic one. :)
Aug 24th, 2012
luke
The see through is the best by far and i have no idea why you have not created it apple because you would be making a hit on it and it could possibly be your biggest sale!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 4th, 2012
HannahJet
okay, it is hard enough finding our phones, but know a see through one? we’re doomed
Apr 13th, 2013
2018
These concepts certainty haven’t aged well going into 2018.
Mar 25th, 2018