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Smaller iPhone to Eliminate Storage, Rely on Cloud-Based Content?

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Bs. It prob will have 4 gigs atleast.
 
Smaller iPhone in the cloud

So, it is possible but there would have to be some compromises. First, it would have memory and storage-flash. Has to. The trend is there for the iTV and iPod-Touch. But what if it had less storage-flash. Maybe all the music/movie icons/coverflow but only the most played or rented content (movies/TV shows).

Now, if you get into a Hairband-kind-of-mood and call up something not on your handset, it clouds it to you. Stores it for a determined period of time and purges with the punk-era music next week. All managing your fragile flash-storage with all the loaded apps, all through the cloud.

App Store is growing, Apple won't build anything to sabotoge that. Flash-storage would have to support it, maybe 8Gb-ish worth.

To those who think 3G is saturated, NY/SF isn't the only market and again, this isn't for all, it's for those looking between Android, BB, or WP7 cheapsets where current iPhone doesn't play.

Also, Apple could get special dispansation from the AT/T Gods to let clould services be exempt from the data caps. It could work . ..

Stop thinking Me-Next and start thinking Them-Too. -RJ ;)
 
Not going to happen.

Makes no sense.


A smaller iphone is not going to have 3g. There goes any notion of streaming from the cloud.

A smaller iphone will be for those who want a slick phone that makes calls and texts, has easy to use contacts & calendar and alarm and easily syncs to their computer, but don't want a data plan and expensive monthly bill.

This is the phone I want. I don't need all the fancy apps especially if I carry around an Ipad or laptop. I don't need to carry around a $700 phone when I drop phones all too often.

This new phone will not do apps.

This is going to be Apple's version of the feature phone.
 
Meandmunch said:
So it is an iPod sans apps with phone capability. Don't believe it.
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Technically it sounds more like an iPod sans iPod et apps, but with phone capability.

Seriously if they can stick a couple of gigs of memory in a Shuffle for $49 or whatever, they can stick minimal memory on there for apps and iOS. Like the article says, they still need memory on there for iOS and updates. Might as well stick a tiny bit more memory for apps since they take up very little space.

Alleged cloud content is one thing, but no apps would be just plain silly given how they are Apple's favorite thing to talk about.
 
How much onboard storage does a typical Android phone have?

If the iPod Shuffle can carry 2GB, I don't see why this wouldn't also. Granted, that is practically "nothing" compared to a 32GB iPhone, but it's a far cry from actually having nothing at all.
 
That sounds very strange.Not something I would want for sure,but interested to see what the truth is when/if it come out.
 
CylonGlitch said:
What if they made something like 1GB & 2GB models but did not support music or videos, only apps. BUT if you're on WiFi, you can stream music (maybe video). Would this make more sense? I know for me it would.
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I'd be pissed if I couldn't listen to my music because I didn't have wifi. I don't think the cloud idea with mobile devices is anywhere near feasible yet. Maybe when 4G is widespread and there is at least 3G elsewhere, but I simply wouldn't buy a device that I couldn't store my stuff on.
 
MacBoobsPro said:
My guess is it could just be 'a phone'. No iPod, no apps just a phone, so all it would need to sync via the cloud are contacts. No music, movies etc which would make sense and I dont mind.
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This is what it sounds like to me, but isn't this a step backwards for Apple?
 
No memory? I reckon it's because it's going to have a built-in blu-ray drive. I don't think any of us saw that coming...
 
Yeah - try selling that to the developing world with capped or otherwise crippled Internet connectivity.
 
toddybody said:
Retarded. I understand limiting device storage...but total cloud reliance is the most stupid thing ive ever heard...what happens when you want to listen to music/watch movie/read on an airplane or someplace without access?



-1000000 Apple
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Excellent point! I travel a lot for work and watch movies on my iPhone while in flight.
 
URFloorMatt said:
How much onboard storage does a typical Android phone have?

If the iPod Shuffle can carry 2GB, I don't see why this wouldn't also. Granted, that is practically "nothing" compared to a 32GB iPhone, but it's a far cry from actually having nothing at all.
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Androids typically use micro SD cards, and the newer ones are starting with 8 or 16GB. You may even be able to find 32GB cards now.
 
Algaeman said:
This is what it sounds like to me, but isn't this a step backwards for Apple?
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Not if its to mop up the remaining people who simply want a phone without all the bells and whistles of an iPhone. Entering the lower end of the market is a very smart move.
 
An iPhone that can't use any apps from the app store :confused: Ingenious.
And if this was to rely solely on the cloud, I'm sure AT&T/VZ would LOVE all the data you suck up from relying on the cloud. Lame
 
Genuinely great idea!

So bear with me on this:

Reason for trying to get a cheaper 'iPhone' into market : same as reason as the very successful iPod Nano, cover off lower price points and get LOTS of market share. Also, if you get them buying the cheaper iPod Nano first, then they eventually trade up to iPod touch. Same idea here but with iPhones.

Plus, its what Apple is ALREADY doing with EXISTING products:

Smaller device - iPod Nano
Simpler device without Apps - iPod Nano
limited/no storage storage - Apple TV 2 (and remember Apple TV1 had 100's GB of storage!)
cheaper price - iPod Nano & Apple TV
saving photos - check out the rumors for auto-upload feature in iOS 4.3

I think they'll go back to how they marketed the introduction of the iPhone 1.0 and promote three great things - a phone, an iPod and an internet device, and push, push, push!

To clarify I would not want this device, as I love my iPhone4 with 32GB of local storage, but I can see lots of people loving this and then upgrading to full iPhone.

They may even use the same resolution as the first three iPhones but in a smaller form factor and therefore if developers want to they could 'downgrade' their apps for this original screen resolution. Wouldn't matter if this type of app only had a few thousand apps available as its not the main attraction app store.

Just my 2c
 
Is this supposed to be an april fool's joke before its time or what?
No apps to download (which is the best thing about the iphone), and no memory. So let's say you wanna watch a movie in your iphone, bam 5$ to att! :p
 
I have a lot of trouble believing this one. The App Store is one reason the iOS devices are so popular. I also don't like the idea of solely online content delivery, because I've run into many situations where I had no data reception with my iPhone and no WiFi. The proposed "iPhone Nano" would be useless under those conditions.
 
Lame.

1)I am not trusting Apple or anyone on the Cloud to hold/host/store and give me my content. Period. Never.

2)So when I want to use my device when I have no internet/phone service what happens? Oh yea, NOTHING.

3)Storage is cheap. Period. Has been for 20+ years and always will. Put the darn 16GB or 32GB storage systems in the unit. If people WANT to use the Cloud for more "storage" then fine.

4)And I'm suuuuuuuuuure the Cloud will never have any problems and my 320K mp3s or lossless files will stream 100% just perfectly 100% of the time. Suuuuuuure.
 
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