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Claimed SIM Tray for Next-Generation iPhone Points to Nano-SIM Standard

Wow. I was unsure about upgrading from my 4S to the new iPhone, but this seals the deal..
:rolleyes:
Who gives AF.
 
nick_elt said:
Who else finds it boring to read macrumors only to find a bunch of retards fighting over the name of the phone. Grow up.
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AGREE!

PEOPLE CAN YOU ALL CALM THE HELL DOWN. EVERY THREAD I GO ON IS PEOPLE RAMBLING ON ABOUT THE NAME. NO POINT EVEN COMING TO THE FORUMS.

LETS STAY ON TOPIC! IMAGINE IF YOU GUYS WERE DISCUSSING THE SAMSUNG NAMES... 4G TOUCH SPANK SMART NOTE :mad:
 
rmwebs said:
Yep, the same happened with Windows...not counting special editions or server editions:

1. Windows 1
2. Windows 2
3. Windows 3.1 / 3.11
4. Windows 95
5. Windows 98
6. Windows ME
7. Windows 2000
8. Windows XP
9. Windows Vista
10. Windows 7
12. Windows 8

This also doesnt take into account the fact that they have Windows Mobile/CE, Phone 7, Windows RT, Windows Embedded, etc

Where the hell they got the idea that Windows 7 was actually the 7th release I dont know. I assume it was from it's Windows NT base, however even that doesnt stack up as the first release of NT was version 3.1.


It's obviously all marketing crap to sell it as 'the new version and better than the old one'.
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DOS-based:
1. Windows 1
2. Windows 2
3. Windows 3.1 / 3.11
4. Windows 95
5. Windows 98
6. Windows 98 SE (huge difference in registry/installation handling)
7. Windows ME


Non-DOS-based:
1. NT 3.1 1993
2. NT 3.5 1994
2. NT 3.51 1995
3. NT 4.0 1996
4. Windows 2000 (NT 5.0)
5. Windows XP (NT 5.1 32Bit / NT 5.2 64Bit)
6. Windows Vista (NT 6.0)
7. Windows 7 (NT 6.1)
8. Windows 8 (NT 6.2)

Now it makes sense. And yes, I spared you from all the server versions... NT just underwent big steps in small number like the jump from NT 3.5 to 3.51. That has tradition at Microsoft. Check MSDOS 6.0 to 6.22.

PS: The start at 3.1 comes from the 3rd DOS-based Windows at that time. It came before Windows 95 and just had "NT" in the name to fit in. (Windows 3.1(1) and Windows NT 3.1)
 
Shaftzx1 said:
AGREE!

PEOPLE CAN YOU ALL CALM THE HELL DOWN. EVERY THREAD I GO ON IS PEOPLE RAMBLING ON ABOUT THE NAME. NO POINT EVEN COMING TO THE FORUMS.

LETS STAY ON TOPIC! IMAGINE IF YOU GUYS WERE DISCUSSING THE SAMSUNG NAMES... 4G TOUCH SPANK SMART NOTE :mad:
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Judging by the attitude of your post, you're the last person who should be telling people to calm down.
 
Shaftzx1 said:
AGREE!

PEOPLE CAN YOU ALL CALM THE HELL DOWN. EVERY THREAD I GO ON IS PEOPLE RAMBLING ON ABOUT THE NAME. NO POINT EVEN COMING TO THE FORUMS.

LETS STAY ON TOPIC! IMAGINE IF YOU GUYS WERE DISCUSSING THE SAMSUNG NAMES... 4G TOUCH SPANK SMART NOTE :mad:
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So what do you think the next iPhone should be called?
 
Shaftzx1 said:
AGREE!

PEOPLE CAN YOU ALL CALM THE HELL DOWN. EVERY THREAD I GO ON IS PEOPLE RAMBLING ON ABOUT THE NAME. NO POINT EVEN COMING TO THE FORUMS.

LETS STAY ON TOPIC! IMAGINE IF YOU GUYS WERE DISCUSSING THE SAMSUNG NAMES... 4G TOUCH SPANK SMART NOTE :mad:
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Caps cause eye cancer! Look it up. So does BOLD!
PS: I would like to have the iPhone 4GSLD (4G Siri Long Display) bi-color black/gray with Liqidmetal feature.
 
newyorksole said:
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That is the new iPhone...... You've seen it many times

Same color as the Nano-SIM........
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I haven't seen this picture before. It makes it really obvious why it's two tone.
The black sections are plastic or glass and are likely for RF transparency.
 
androiphone said:
-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.
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SIMs are free in the US (at least with AT&T) as long as you currently have an account
 
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ThatsMeRight said:
4S is not equal to 4, either.
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And 5 doesn't equal 6.

The facts are:

1) Apple's most recent naming convention is to use the GENERATION NUMBER to refer to the product. Hence, iPhone 4. Therefore the most reasonable conclusion is that the next iPhone is iPhone 6. I don't know why we must constantly debate this... It's just sloppy journalism to refer to the next iPhone as iPhone 5 simply because we're too lazy to count
 
WHatever

It's already tiny as ... who cares

In the grand scheme of things, what's the big deal? Why don't we just get software SIMs? Drop the SIM card altogether.
 
Raftysworld said:
And 5 doesn't equal 6.

The facts are:

1) Apple's most recent naming convention is to use the GENERATION NUMBER to refer to the product. Hence, iPhone 4. Therefore the most reasonable conclusion is that the next iPhone is iPhone 6. I don't know why we must constantly debate this... It's just sloppy journalism to refer to the next iPhone as iPhone 5 simply because we're too lazy to count
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I agree with you. I was referring to someone who said "iPhone 5 because it comes after 4, just like iPhone 4 after iPhone 3G".

I don't know what happened - there was an entirely different quote originally.
 
Mad-B-One said:
DOS-based:
1. Windows 1
2. Windows 2
3. Windows 3.1 / 3.11
4. Windows 95
5. Windows 98
6. Windows 98 SE (huge difference in registry/installation handling)
7. Windows ME


Non-DOS-based:
1. NT 3.1 1993
2. NT 3.5 1994
2. NT 3.51 1995
3. NT 4.0 1996
4. Windows 2000 (NT 5.0)
5. Windows XP (NT 5.1 32Bit / NT 5.2 64Bit)
6. Windows Vista (NT 6.0)
7. Windows 7 (NT 6.1)
8. Windows 8 (NT 6.2)

Now it makes sense. And yes, I spared you from all the server versions... NT just underwent big steps in small number like the jump from NT 3.5 to 3.51. That has tradition at Microsoft. Check MSDOS 6.0 to 6.22.

PS: The start at 3.1 comes from the 3rd DOS-based Windows at that time. It came before Windows 95 and just had "NT" in the name to fit in. (Windows 3.1(1) and Windows NT 3.1)
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That does make a bit more sense :)

Although, 6.x should really be counted as one as its not major revisions (IMO). Which would make Windows 8 technically Windows 4.2
 
Raftysworld said:
And 5 doesn't equal 6.

The facts are:

1) Apple's most recent naming convention is to use the GENERATION NUMBER to refer to the product. Hence, iPhone 4. Therefore the most reasonable conclusion is that the next iPhone is iPhone 6. I don't know why we must constantly debate this... It's just sloppy journalism to refer to the next iPhone as iPhone 5 simply because we're too lazy to count
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I don't think so. The most recent naming convention is to get rid of the generation number and other additives except for what feature it has if there is differences:

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(Apple Store pic.)

See that the "new" is not part of the name but just refers to being the latest version.

Before, it was this way:
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(Apple Store pic.)
 
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why does apple keep doing this. the micro sim wasn't small enough for them? they have to go smaller? so for iphone 6 will they go for microscope sims?

and stop focusing on things like the sim try. why not focus on the outside design on the phone.

and how long will it take for carriers to get them? in countries where they are tied into the network they will of course offer nano sims from the start. but i live/work in Qatar where most of the iphones are sold unlocked. vodafone has iphone tied to their network but vodafone's service is crap. calls keep dropping like crazy. and the their locked iphone cost more than the unlocked ones.
 
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nia820 said:
why does apple keep doing this. the micro sim wasn't small enough for them? they have to go smaller? so for iphone 6 will they go for microscope sims?

and stop focusing on things like the sim try. why not focus on the outside design on the phone.
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It has something to do with that the microSIM was Apple propriatary. So, all producers were given a chance to voice their opinion for the future standard. NanoSIM was the selected candidate. It's not a biggie in my eyes. You can build break-away SIM that converts down to the next smaller one. The only issue is that the nanoSIM is slightly thinner and it will be a challenge to have the "nano" part abrased to be thinner and the "micro" frame araund it thicker so it does not cause contact loss in non nanoSIM slots/trays.
PS: The nanoSIM was actually Apple's design proposal.
 
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