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Claimed SIM Tray for Next-Generation iPhone Points to Nano-SIM Standard
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Why would the 6th generation iPhone be called the iPhone 5?
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
Why would the 6th generation iPhone be called the iPhone 5?
For the simple reason that it comes after the 4S. The "4" is what sticks in people's minds, not the fact that it's actually 5th generation.
It's irrelevant, though, as apple will probably drop numbers altogether.
And 3 comes after 1, right?
3G not 3
Microsoft has had 359 consoles before the 360?
3G not 3
Microsoft has had 359 consoles before the 360?
So why did 4 come after 3GS?
Here we go again.
It's not just about reducing the size of one part. It's about reducing the size of many components which add up to a substantial savings. The gained space can be used to make the handset thinner or can be reallocated for other things. Examples would be more battery capacity, a larger camera module, larger speakers.
I'm glad you're not a rocket scientist or neurologist. "A millimeter doesn't matter" attitude would send the Mars Rover to Saturn or kill a patient.
You're trying to find some logic to product nomenclature when I just proved it's all nonsense. So stop trying to find some logical answer.
I'm hoping the black tray will blend into the black metal (which it should do) and look much more seamless unlike the iPhone 4 and 4S sim trays look now.
But then what do you call the next one? The "new new iPhone"? And then in 5 years, i'd order a "new new new new new new iPhone"?
I didn't realize the band has that grey/blue tint. I thought it was lighting in the picture or a tint due to being a prototype. Yes I know I've seen it many times. No need to be so condescending.
I hope so, it should just be called iPhone just like the macBooks, it would be ridiculous to carry on these 'numbers' iPhone 17 would be just stupid, much better for it to be simply iPhone, then go on to be knows as the 2012 iPhone ect.
I've trimmed down a standard sim to fit in the 4S (company provided sim) - will i be able to trim this micro sim down further to a nano sim???
Normal / Micro sim to nano sim
Could somebody shed some light on the issue of what to do if apple does go with the new nano sim tech?
Anybody got a solution?
Could somebody shed some light on the issue of what to do if apple does go with the new nano sim tech?
- Can you get a nano sim card to replace your normal simcard from your network provider, without changing your contract?
- Can you copy/clone a normal sim/micro to a nano sim?
- Can you cut a normal/micro sim down to nano sim size?
Anybody got a solution?
You also call it the new iPhone. "New" is an adjective used in marketing for the first few months of selling it it's not part of the product name.
I don't think Apple care about each product having a unique name. In service manuals and stuff they'll use things like "iPhone (6th generation)" or "iPhone (late 2012)", the same way they do now for iMac and iPod touch. But when you're buying one, they'll just say "iPhone".
On the other hand, with iMacs, they don't keep selling the older one when the new one comes out. So maybe they won't go down this route for iPhones after all
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You should be able to, unless your network provider is being an arse. However, that's not a given!
Yeah see, the last paragraph is my issue with this idea. Right now they currently sell the 3GS, 4, and 4S. Assuming they continue to sell 3 models, then we can expect in 3 years the choices will be the new iPhone, last year's iPhone, and the iPhone before that. How do you designate them? "iPhone (2013)"? That just doesn't seem like something that would catch on among consumers and become ubiquitous like "iPhone 4" has.
Who knows, though.
And 3 comes after 1, right?
It was not named iPhone 3, it was named iPhone 3G, meaning the technology!
But anyway...Why would the name matter? This is the year where they won't use numbering on the iPhones.
There was no "iPhone 1", there was just the iPhone.
But there was an iPhone Generation 1, and the iPhone 3G was iPhone Generation 2. When Apple gets rid-off the numbering system, the New iPhone will still be iPhone Generation 6.
-yes most of the worlds networks will replace it for free with no change at all to your tariff, US networks and Orange UK will likely take an arm and half a leg for payment.
-yes the 'chip' and the contact places are the same it is only the amount of plastic that changes
-depends, if you have a large contact area sim card (like this) (normally sims form old) then you will have to be careful how you cut into the contact area, if you have a sim with a small contact area (like this) then you can shave down the plastic no problem and it will work.