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iPhone Nano Concept Photo?

Yr Blues said:
I'll tell you why it's fake. The side buttons on the left nano is a different size from the ones in the middle.

And if it's going to be called nano, the name would be on the back.
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Does any iPod say anything other than iPod on the back?

C'mon.

You have much to learn, young grasshoppa.
 
Fake. Very fake. And not particularly difficult to do. Just take an iPhone photo, do a little photochopping, layer one on top of the other, display it on a CRT and take a photo of it. Wow.

How do I know it's fake? Lots of reasons, but the most important of which is common sense. Apple has no compelling reason to produce an iPhone Nano in the configuration shown here. Judging from the icons, it's got all the same features as the standard iPhone except a screen that isn't is tall, in a smaller form factor. Why? WHY??

Of all the iPhone complaints I read over and over on the web, I very rarely see anyone say "I love the iPhone, it's well worth the money, I just wish it wasn't so damn BIG".

Here's what I do read a lot: "The data plan is a killer".

So here's what DOES make sense to me: A smaller, less expensive iPhone without full data functions. Basically an iPhone feature phone, instead of a smartphone. Think Apple's version of an LG Dare. It has a nice touch screen, all the iPod music and video functions, basic email access, a limited WAP web browser, and a limited app store.
 
There's just no way. It took Apple forever to get the keyboard right and on this phone it would be smaller, leaving a lot more room for error. Many current apps in the app store would have to corrected for the new screen size.
 
of course they will bring this out - whether it is this jan is another matter.

They will do it because they can. and because it follows the trend of apple lately.

They might cut some of the capability, maybe even change the keyboard interface.

But they iphone is just too big for alot of users. The main argument behind not buying an iphone (certainly for alot of my friends) in the UK is that its a bit too big! - imagine what would happen if they brought out a smaller one. those people wouldnt have an excuse and thus apple have clinched into another market group.

The iphone nano will be just as successful as the ipod nano. Why wouldnt it be -

It would be great if it were cheaper too - only if.
 
My only problem with the story is about how much can they really remove from the iPhone in order to reduce the size.

All I can come up with is the GPS.
 
The only reason I give this a glimmer of hope is because the volume buttons on the side view comparison differ between the iPhone and the nano. On the regular iPhone, the specular highlight between volume up and down is in the direct middle of the two buttons, or maybe even a little more towards the bottom. On the nano, however, the specular highlight is in the upper 1/3:

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basesloaded190 said:
read other threads please, it wasn't funny the first time it was said and still isn't funny
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Well I thought it was very funny!

We haven't all read every post on these forums.

Be nice or I'll have to point out that your a geek on a computer forum telling people not to make jokes! And who wants to be that guy!
 
iOrlando said:
could go for $89
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No, you mean an $89 down payment with the balance paid over two years at $100 per month. So it comes out to $2,489.

Typically the way phones are sold in the US is they are given away cheap but the user is forced to sign a $2K contract. But it's worth it because after you sign up to pay the $2K, after that, air time is free. It's a great deal free minutes for only $100 a month. unless you use to much then it's not free unless you pay more. Hey it makes perfect logical sense to most consumers. People really do think this way: It's only $89 out of pocket and "some paperwork".
 
c'mon

These photos show nothing at all. anyone can scale the original iphone.
And honestly - smaller would just be less usable.
 
Bingo...or more precise it is a platform

mdodd said:
In response to an analysts question of Apple needing to make more variations of the iPhone:

“From everything I’ve heard, Babe Ruth only had one home run, and he kept hitting it over and over.”

-Steve Jobs, October 2008

Die iPhone nano, die.
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That is a good point. The iPhone/iPod touch is more than a device now, it is a platform. They need to keep that idea and ensure that there is consistency. This means that new hardware needs to run old applications with no issues and no changes to the apps. If physical size changes then the dpi needs to increase so that the overall resolution is the same. Unfortunately then fixed sized on-screen buttons become too small.

What I do see coming is:
Faster network access (HSxPA, 11n)
Physical case changes (bring back metal :) ) or color variations
Storage space increase
Maybe new Apple apps
Internal modifications for faster processing or more graphics power
 
chameleon81 said:
Get your eyes checked.

not everyone wants to have a giant phone in his pocket, so simple
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With a regular mobile phone I'd see your point but with a smart phone not so much. They have to be big enough to actually do the job.
 
Is it possible that Apple is releasing these photos to rumor websites just to see the response they get from the forums? Maybe this is their way of 'testing the waters' before they go all out and introduce a product?

Pretty effective, in my opinion.
 
Why so bitter? They might be true they might not, but it always seems that others with breaking news get dissed on this site. I for one hope they are true for that very reason.
 
Srai-W said:
Many have commented on the smaller screen, but that looks somewhat reasonable. I guess my fat fingers may have to give it a miss, but it would all come down to how the implement the design.

Well, if it is this and the Mini, then maybe MWSF won't be so bad after all?!?!?!?!
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It might be ok for younger kids if price is low enough and an app for parent's iPhone to track them at all times. They have small fingers mostly too so size is fine. Might be a huge market there.
 
matthewHUB said:
what features would be missing from the nano compared to the normal?
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Exactly! According to that image the iPhone nano would have everything the iPhone 3G does lol. There is no way Apple could squeeze everything in the iPhone 3G into that small of a form factor. There would HAVE to be less features with hardware AND software on the nano if it were going to happen.

Also, the software in that pic is in a foreign language and is old. I can tell because it has the old 3G symbol on the status bar.

I can see Apple doing this only if the nano has less features in hardware and software and is competing with the normal phone market NOT the smartphone market, and if the screen resolution was the same and whatever other precautions are needed so as to make everything compatible for developers still.
 
ditzy said:
With a regular mobile phone I'd see your point but with a smart phone not so much. They have to be big enough to actually do the job.
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Why does it have to be a smart phone? Voice, text, sync with iCal etc would be cool. Even widgets like dashboard (weather, TV guide, calculator clocks et etc) if you want to be really fancy. In a swish form-factor.
 
coasterswim said:
The only reason I give this a glimmer of hope is because the volume buttons on the side view comparison differ between the iPhone and the nano. On the regular iPhone, the specular highlight between volume up and down is in the direct middle of the two buttons, or maybe even a little more towards the bottom. On the nano, however, the specular highlight is in the upper 1/3:

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4163/inanodf8.jpg
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Now compare the length of the button to the ones on the left of the original photo. :D
 
Why is the Apple logo smaller on the smaller phone? If you're going to Photoshop something at least do it right. This rumor is just bogus and I wish it would die already.
 
Anyone else see this reported on CNBC? The correspondent girl for the NASDAQ mentioned on air that Apple may unveil a iPhone nano at MWSF based on the rumor of an iPhone nano case already spec'd out. I lol'd a little. Seems like her source was macrumors or a lesser rumor mill. Pretty irresponsible but I guess wall street makes bets with even less reliable info.
 
would Apple go to the length of makig the company spread false demo shot as comeuppance for last time ? Wouldn't Apple e mondo pissed otherwise, after the nano premature outing via case photos and models.

Unlikely I know, but what did Apple do otherwise to the manufacturers?
It's not unknown to spread a false design or idea and see where the leaks are.

Having said that - OLED double density nano iPhone? Hehe
 
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