iPhone Nano Concept Photo?

[eff pc]

i don't know if someone said this already but on the image of the back it still says iPhone, wouldn't it say iPhone Nano if it were a real image?

 

[babyj]

You could say the same thing about the iPod, but they still came out with the iPod mini, then the nano.

Erm....that was actually the point I was making if you read the next sentence.

 

[skellener]

With a camera, please!

No! No camera for you!

 

[Stormbringer]

I'd rather like a revision with a autofocus camera and flash and stay the same size...

 

[stormj]

Fake

this is surely a mac "rumor"

this photo they took the iPhone 3G and scaled it down in size... and put it next to the original...

Yup. There's no reason to think that the camera and the button would be scaled down so precisely. Fake as hell.

 

[eff pc]

I'd rather like a revision with a autofocus camera and flash and stay the same size...

There is an app called Night Camera or something like that that uses the accelerometer to get a clearer picture

[EDIT] I confirmed the name is Night Camera and it is currently in the top 100 paid list.

 

[noneis]

Haha

Not happening! They'd have to redesign and reconfigure the whole touch interface for the new size. As would all the developers with wares in the App store!

Eh, you clearly don't know what your are talking about.

That said, the device would be TOO small to be effective as a phone, were taling Tamagotchi here guys...

 

[funkyc]

i don't care whether any of u like it or not
i'd buy one if it came out

 

[Eso]

Actually I've looked at the photo and have determined it's been photoshopped. You can all rest easy.

 

[zflauaus]

I'm not sure if anybody has pointed this out, but I did some calculations and since the iPhone is 4.5" tall, the iPhone nano that appears in that mockup would be around 3.4" tall. That would be way too small for a phone. I deem fake.

Worth noting: This rumor has the display time of "09:42". Apple's iPhone gallery has phones which display the time "9:42".

1) I don't think Apple would add a 0 onto the end of that. We all know how obsessive they are about aesthetics.
2) Either Apple really likes 9:42, or this is just a adequate (but not professional) photoshop job.

Of course, it's always possible this is an early prototype screen. Or maybe some Chinese manufacturer is making an iPhone ripoff that's a little bit smaller. You never know.

And everyone should have in mind - nobody here knows. We're guessing. Wait until January to find out.

That's not true. On O2's website, they have the time labeled as "09:42". That's quite often how the tell the time across the pond.

 

[fleshman03]

WTF WTF WTF?!!?!?!?!?!?

Apple is all like iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. I'm like all computer, computer, computer. Ugh Apple, when will you get on the same page with me?


haha.

Seriously, just mention the iPhone. Don't make it into the whole event ... yet again.

 

[dacreativeguy]

The idea of an iPhone Nano is very plausible, but there is no way it would simply be a scaled down version of the original iPhone. A nano would be introduced to cut costs in order to meet a cheaper price point. Therefore, keeping the exact same feature-set would not be practical. Any 'nano' version would have limited features and less expensive parts which probably means no touch-screen.

This mockup is not realistic. Notice that the camera circle is a smaller diameter. If a smaller camera existed, wouldn't Apple already be using it for the original iPhone? And if there was a way to make the iPhone thinner while keeping the existing feature-set (as this scaled down nano suggests), wouldn't the big iPhone already be thinner?

This is just a photoshop experiment!

 

[Rocketman]

Why isn't my iPhone the size and form factor of a credit card?

! ! !



iPhone Uber-Nano

Rocketman

Rimless full-face display.

 

[psingh01]

Looks fake. The concept with 4 rows and 3 columns seemed more realistic for a smaller phone.

 

[DYER]

a shame its a fake id love an iphone nano.
Why I think it is a fake.

1. Same apps as in all other iphone official pics with the last row cut out
2. No itunes store icon DO YOU REALLY THINK APPLE WOULD LEAVE OUT iTunes???
3. Reflections on volume keys are same to the pixel.
4. The button seems to have been made smaller consisten to what it would be like if u did indeed make it smaller proportionally but exactly the amount of space is missing as one line of apps would make up therefore making it unproportional.
5. Rendering is not the same in either foto

just my 2 cents

 

[kockgunner]

That home button looks way too small. Sure, the whole device is smaller, but the iPhone right now isn't particularly big considering what it can do. The whole experience is what it is because of the easy to read text, and large buttons for our fingers.

 

[milani]

Here is another concept photo for the article. It took me 5 minutes to make.

 

[wizard]

Screen size is not a problem!

Didn't Apple say the screen size on the iPhone would never change because it would break apps and other things?

Not that I can recall. Further the iPhone SDK provdes example and suggests that would be useful if different devices with different resolutions where coming!

As to all the whining about apps breaking that is highly debatable and for manybsimply won't happen. Take an app for example that can change orientation to wide screen. Do they have trouble with scrolling lists? No because a properly coded App adjusts for the new display Orientation. If the orientation results in A screen that is to narrow the programmer can choose from the type of behaviour he wants. Thus you see elipses for long text strings or other behaviours the programmer may have specced.

In a nut shell many programs will work fine.

Dave

 

[Dejavu]

The iPhone is just too big, IMHO. It's not pocket-size and not very portable. I have a Nokia XpressMusic which is the perfect size for a mobile. Small enough to carry in a jean pocket, and powerful speakers with a good range of capabilities (eg. mp3, photo, video, audio recorder, etc.) for what it is. If Apple can make an iPhone nano similar in size, yet keep all of the iPhone 3G functionality then they will have a winner. Like people say, the size of the touch screen will be a problem so they might make the touch surface the full area of the front surface. Here's hoping at least. And if the price is $99 or less, then Apple will sell at least 100 million.

 

[BTW]

I just don't see the point.

Yeah, I don't either unless its another form factor like a flip phone. A smaller screen version just isn't appealing. At least with a flip you could have a dual-screen device with more visual real estate. Can you tell I want a flip iPhone?

 

[iCantwait]

why the hell would yo want stocks on a nano?

 

[allbrokeup]

Well.

Even though this image is labelled as a "Concept" Image, I can tell that this will not happen. For one, the AppStore doesn't look like it would be included, as every app would have to be rewritten so the UI could display correctly (320x480 & 480x320).

Also, the tiny size of the device is sort of like the "Fatty" nano, Apple would probably remodel it in a year and release an iPhone Nano 2nd Generation in the same shape as the 4G Nano.

WiFi probably wouldn't be included, and the Camera would probably be missing, these objects in such a device, require space people! Fair enough that the Motorola RAZR has a camera in the (very) slim casing, but it is shocking quality, Apple would have to dumb down the camera quality if they still wanted to include one. The WiFi may still be included, but the GPS would be out, the Bluetooth still in and a few crucial "What makes the iPhone the iPhone" features would have to be dropped.

Don't you agree?

 

[kironin]

Why would you assume that smaller would mean cheaper?

It would have to be only 4 GB Flash memory and it might not have GPS, etc.

Who would want that?

 

[Airforcekid]

No Way!

I would never consider it
1st size would cut down on the apps you can use!
2nd their would probley never be a jailbreak.
3rd the keyboard would be useless!
They may however rerelease the 1st gen 4gb that would be nice!

 

[bobfitz14]

I just don't see the point.

closest comparison i can think of...