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Someone simple wants to check email/web on edge. Be great for the older crowd. Remember some people only want a phone and just the image of the I and They could make an Iphone Mini and I still wouldn't
The iPhone is a wonderful invention. Even if they released this phone I still wouldn't buy it. Wal-Mart may sell a $99 iphone but I refuse to pay $90ish a month to have a phone. Plus, my wifes cellphone and AT&T walks away with a bundle.
Phones are coming down. When will the stupid cell phone rates do the same?
Remember the Long Distance war in the early 90's?
F**K the Wireless companies, I've gone back to my land line at home and love it.
We also have an extra $160 a month in our pocket and that didn't even include the internet on the phone!
Rip off
The iPhone is a wonderful invention. Even if they released this phone I still wouldn't buy it. Wal-Mart may sell a $99 iphone but I refuse to pay $90ish a month to have a phone. Plus, my wifes cellphone and AT&T walks away with a bundle.
Phones are coming down. When will the stupid cell phone rates do the same?
Remember the Long Distance war in the early 90's?
F**K the Wireless companies, I've gone back to my land line at home and love it.
We also have an extra $160 a month in our pocket and that didn't even include the internet on the phone!
Rip off
Hope this isn't happening
The iPhone is Already small
my big fingers can barely type in the words lol
The iPhone is Already small
my big fingers can barely type in the words lol
Fake or not it is hard to believe the attitude displayed here.
Many of you see to act like you can't grasp that many people have different needs or wants than youselves. This is sad. Apple really has no choice but to release new hardware if it expects to remain viable and competitive in the market place. In any event IPhone is not perfect but it is ahead of the pack.
While personally not interested many people do prefer small phones. In fact I'd say the market is huge. Also the on screen image size and keyboard size is not a problem. You all have heard of syncing haven't you? If the device is for the most part used read only tight text input will not be a problem. Even on my current gen iPhone those adresses I could import I entered in with a real keyboard on my Mac. There is just so much one can do with touch screens.
Now this will feather some shorts but what if the intention was to phase out the current iPhone in favor of Nano and leave the needs for a larder device to iPhone Maxi? This so called Nano might be the current phones replacement.
Dave
Many of you see to act like you can't grasp that many people have different needs or wants than youselves. This is sad. Apple really has no choice but to release new hardware if it expects to remain viable and competitive in the market place. In any event IPhone is not perfect but it is ahead of the pack.
While personally not interested many people do prefer small phones. In fact I'd say the market is huge. Also the on screen image size and keyboard size is not a problem. You all have heard of syncing haven't you? If the device is for the most part used read only tight text input will not be a problem. Even on my current gen iPhone those adresses I could import I entered in with a real keyboard on my Mac. There is just so much one can do with touch screens.
Now this will feather some shorts but what if the intention was to phase out the current iPhone in favor of Nano and leave the needs for a larder device to iPhone Maxi? This so called Nano might be the current phones replacement.
Dave
closest comparison i can think of...
That is completely irrelevant. The nano held 8GB, and the classic held 80 or 160GB. What's the iPhone nano going to have going for it?
"Ooh! It's a tiny-screened iPhone with the same amount of storage, and it probably won't be much cheaper! How exciting!"
Or as Chelsea Handler would say, "What... a whirlwind."
thats a good comparison. i think its possible to see the iPhone go to 16GB and 32GB, and have a iPhone Nano with 8GB.
The SMS scam is akin to buying ink for printers. Absolutely ridiculous. There has to be more competition.
i wonder the same thing when i see these SSDs come out every day. Intel just released a 1.8" and 2.5" 160GB drive today. But the way i see it, anythings possible.
i don't know why people are excited about this. there's no point to have an iPhone Nano. it wouldn't make the ridiculous plans any cheaper and the iPhones already have small memory sizes unless you want to pay a lot more for the phone.
it's ridiculous.
it's ridiculous.
That picture looks just like if someone took the original image, took the 3 views from it and made them smaller. It's the same thing.
Also imagine using the keyboard on that thing.
Oh, but if by making the phone smaller they also downscaled the monthly price then I'll go for it. Assuming this all isn't just a lie.
Also imagine using the keyboard on that thing.
Oh, but if by making the phone smaller they also downscaled the monthly price then I'll go for it. Assuming this all isn't just a lie.
I just got sent this image anonymously. Could be legit is the IP address it came from was from registered to a publishing company in the Bay Area and has been known for leaks in the past. The message just said to expect the same size screen but reduced bezel and a home button on the edge.
iPhone Shuffle
News Flash! Fresh from the rumormill:
iPhone Shuffle is going to be released soon.
The new model will apparently measure 3x4 millimeters, come without a screen and have the ability to randomly call up numbers stored in its the 256 bytes internal address book. Although the price details remain scetchy we expect the device to cost around $369 to $968.
News Flash! Fresh from the rumormill:
iPhone Shuffle is going to be released soon.
The new model will apparently measure 3x4 millimeters, come without a screen and have the ability to randomly call up numbers stored in its the 256 bytes internal address book. Although the price details remain scetchy we expect the device to cost around $369 to $968.
There's pretty much no proof at all of an iPhone nano. What a random rumor. Apple has always made it clear that you want to have a nice sized screen. That's why Apple didn't even attempt a screen on a shuffle. To make someone decide to buy a nano vs. a regular iPhone 3G it better be dirt cheap as far as iPhones go! (<$79)
I think it could happen. Obviously, it wouldn't have all the features. Remember, apple sells the iphone at about $500 and $600 to AT&T right now, then AT&T subsidizes it, so apple doesn't have to worry about setting an end price.
The current iPhones and iPod Touches use a 163 dpi screen. The ipod nano uses a 204 dpi screen. If screens were made with the same resolution as the iphone (480x320) with a higher dpi (204?), a size reduction is certainly feasible.
What features would they drop? Well, 3G will stay, as it is a critical component, along with the speaker and mic. GPS is a candidate, and possibly the camera, because that would put the phone in line with the current iPod Touch. With a smaller screen, you don't need as powerful a backlight, and the battery can be shrunk proportionately. What else is there?
The current iPhones and iPod Touches use a 163 dpi screen. The ipod nano uses a 204 dpi screen. If screens were made with the same resolution as the iphone (480x320) with a higher dpi (204?), a size reduction is certainly feasible.
What features would they drop? Well, 3G will stay, as it is a critical component, along with the speaker and mic. GPS is a candidate, and possibly the camera, because that would put the phone in line with the current iPod Touch. With a smaller screen, you don't need as powerful a backlight, and the battery can be shrunk proportionately. What else is there?
News Flash! Fresh from the rumormill:
iPhone Shuffle is going to be released soon.
The new model will apparently measure 3x4 millimeters, come without a screen and have the ability to randomly call up numbers stored in its the 256 bytes internal address book. Although the price details remain scetchy we expect the device to cost around $369 to $968.
Hahahaha
Post of the day!
I think this may be a reality especially since there is a case manufacturer listing iPhone Nano as one of their case choices already. There is a post here on MacRumors about it.
I may just buy a Nano just for the fun of it and because it is smaller.
I may just buy a Nano just for the fun of it and because it is smaller.
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looks plausible to me... if there is an iPhone nano, I have little doubt that this is a real photo.
looks plausible to me... if there is an iPhone nano, I have little doubt that this is a real photo.
i've had it with you people!
In order to understand the iPhone nano, you have to understand why Apple would want to release one in the first place. My answer, is that they want to increase sales. Duh. In the US, what is the biggest barrier to sales? I argue it's the ATT exclusivity. This factor alone reduces sales by roughly 50%. Factor #2 is the DATA PLAN! That's what makes it too expensive for some.
So, I don't know what the Apple/ATT contract says, but I suspect that if you eliminate the DATA aspect, Apple might be able to sell the phone unlocked, or even sell it exclusive to VERIZON!
So, could this nano include wifi but exclude all the cellular data aspects? ie, the real cost savings in this nano is that you don't pay ANY data fees? You pay for a voice contract, the wifi is free, and everything else is ala carte?
Maybe you can't call it an iPhone. Basically, it's not what you've shown here in pictorial form, but Verizon might be willing to subsidize it, even if they don't get the data fees.
Meanwhile, it is too small to offer any of the Apps. It's just a regular cell phone, plus itunes, itunes movies, plus youtube, and essentially everything the original iPhone offered, before 2.0. You just have to use wifi to get the good stuff.
YEAH BABY!
In order to understand the iPhone nano, you have to understand why Apple would want to release one in the first place. My answer, is that they want to increase sales. Duh. In the US, what is the biggest barrier to sales? I argue it's the ATT exclusivity. This factor alone reduces sales by roughly 50%. Factor #2 is the DATA PLAN! That's what makes it too expensive for some.
So, I don't know what the Apple/ATT contract says, but I suspect that if you eliminate the DATA aspect, Apple might be able to sell the phone unlocked, or even sell it exclusive to VERIZON!
So, could this nano include wifi but exclude all the cellular data aspects? ie, the real cost savings in this nano is that you don't pay ANY data fees? You pay for a voice contract, the wifi is free, and everything else is ala carte?
Maybe you can't call it an iPhone. Basically, it's not what you've shown here in pictorial form, but Verizon might be willing to subsidize it, even if they don't get the data fees.
Meanwhile, it is too small to offer any of the Apps. It's just a regular cell phone, plus itunes, itunes movies, plus youtube, and essentially everything the original iPhone offered, before 2.0. You just have to use wifi to get the good stuff.
YEAH BABY!
If this IS happening, expect Apple's stock to tank, and tank hard. No one who spends any amount of time thinking about form factor and long term usability will think this is a good idea. I call bogus, simply because I have to believe there are enough people at Apple who would tell the first person who seriously suggested to go jump in the lake.
And Verizon would have incentive to agree to this when they turned down a much more lucrative offer from Apple the first time around? I don't think so. Taking the stripped down version of a wildly popular phone makes you what? That's right, the second best carrier in the market, and Verizon knows this. They get the full iPhone or nothing from Apple at all. Especially since they took the Storm, which I can't imagine is setting their sales numbers on fire, but AT&T has the Bold, which has gotten nothing but good reviews, particularly as the alternative to the Storm. No, if I'm Verizon right now, I couldn't afford the hit to my image if I were to take on a stripped down iPhone.
Marketing
If I were Verizon, under these terms, I'd market the superiority of the smaller form factor, PLUS the $30 per month savings.
If I were Verizon, under these terms, I'd market the superiority of the smaller form factor, PLUS the $30 per month savings.