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Vaja Also Hints at iPhone Nano?

Eso said:
1. Won't have a keyboard if it must be used only in landscape

2. Possibly will have Wifi but what is this about being inferior to the touch? They wouldn't be comparable IMO.

3. No apps. The Touch and the iPhone already do apps, so if that is a feature you want you already have sufficient options.

Why wouldn't it have an accelerometer? The iPod Nano's have them. It would definitely have 3G as that is also used for voice, not data. IT WON'T NEED SPEAKERS, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Seeing as it would be a phone it would probably need to ring...
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I think you got it backwards on every point. :p I guess we'll see if they do make the nano.
 
Yr Blues said:
Whatever it is it probably will have:

1. landscape only for keyboard purposes

2. wifi is a must because the Touch has it and it can't be inferior to the Touch

3. Apps is a must because Apple is making its money that way

What it doesn't really need is an accelerometer if its only in landscape, and it won't need 3G wireless, and perhaps the speakers. It will probably still have the camera and triangulation style mapping. And really, who cares if it might be thicker as long as the footprint is smaller. I mean, the Air is less portable than the 12" PowerBook.
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I say they can eliminate the Wifi, because you don't need it on the AT&T network with the super speed of the 3G HSDPA, i mean look at Crackberry almost none of them have Wifi, just EVDO and HSDPA. That Wifi chip takes up a good bit of space. Oh Apple will announce iTunes over 3G at MW 09"
 
Yr Blues said:
Whatever it is it probably will have:

1. landscape only for keyboard purposes

2. wifi is a must because the Touch has it and it can't be inferior to the Touch

3. Apps is a must because Apple is making its money that way

What it doesn't really need is an accelerometer if its only in landscape, and it won't need 3G wireless, and perhaps the speakers. It will probably still have the camera and triangulation style mapping. And really, who cares if it might be thicker as long as the footprint is smaller. I mean, the Air is less portable than the 12" PowerBook.
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how would you use it as a phone without speakers?
 
alexbates said:
I smell the iPhone Nano...and I also smell Ballmer and his ZunePhone!

Since cases are obviously already being designed (maybe even manufactured), I bet the iPhone Nano will come out shortly after MacWorld. I know it doesn't make sense for a product to come out right after Christmas, but I bet it will happen.

Games for the iPod Touch and current iPhone will probably be able to run on the iPhone Nano. If the screen size was the same shape but just smaller, I bet the same apps would be able to run. I also think that the iPhone Nano will take on a similar shape to the iPod Nano, but just without the click wheel. The screen sizes are the same shape, so it makes sense to happen.
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once the iphone has been out for about 4-5 years..then its time for MSFT and their phone (cough zune cough ipod killer? cough)

I highly doubt these case manufacturers are just playing the PR game...why blow their whole business by listing a fake product? However, if iphone nano is true...apple must be furious...(steve has mentioned his hatred though with this kind of stuff previously...he mentioned how down-stream companies (case makers) always reveal the secrets)

people are overthinking the whole iphone to iphone nano and games situation...i dont see any reason why apps wouldnt work...

also..app store is not a money maker for apple...just like itunes...the revenue meets the expenses..and not much is left over.
 
1. Redesigned keyboard (no spaces between letter buttons)

2. No 3rd party apps/App store

3. Wifi / 3G

4. Safari browser

5. No GPS

+ the other standard Apple apps

VERY cheap
 
Mad Mac Maniac said:
yes, i too, for the first time am starting to believe this may actually become a reality...

i just hope apple knows what the hell they are doing... if it is just a mini-iphone i smell a flop. but you never know. apple may surprise us and make us say "oooh... that's how they did it... AWESOME!" which is what I am hoping for. (not that i care, i have my iP3G and sticking with it)
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Apple always "makes [you guys]" say that after the product that everyone thinks is ugly and despises is released... :rolleyes:
 
I agree, it can't be too crippled, Im thinking iPhone 1st gen, smaller almost a candybar form, no gps, 3g, safari is a must, even phones with screens of 1.5 inches have web browsing. 4 and 8 Gb. And at the same time higher capacity iPhones 16 and 32gb, with the improved processor from the ipod touch.
 
rish said:
You just have to look at the new Nokia smart phone with physical qwerty keys and you'll get the idea of small. In fact the virtual qwerty keys on the iPhone are slightly bigger.
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Physical keyboard != virtual keyboard.

MikeELL said:
er - how about they make an iphone nano with (almost) all of the current features, and give the existing iphone new features (like extra hard-drive space, better camera etc).

Didn't think of that one didjya? ;)
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Now that would be progress. If Apple would just put some of the new iPhone features to the iPod touch, that would be even better. iWork (and iLife?) mobile would be even better still, if they can fit it in the small display.

rtdunham said:
wouldn't the present size keyboard fit on the nano screen in landscape mode?
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can someone shoot holes in that theory?
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Wouldn't the horizontal keyboard basically fill the whole display? Or would it not?

iOrlando said:
people are overthinking the whole iphone to iphone nano and games situation...i dont see any reason why apps wouldnt work...
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Apps would work on a smaller display and iPhone. The problem is that most UI elements are designed around not a fixed pixel size or display fraction, but finger size. A smaller display would either make the elements smaller or probably overlap some elements. The other way is to make a new UI just for the iPhone nano, but that just means more work, not to mention that some apps' UIs won't be able to scale down properly.
 
iPhone nano = basic iPhone

My dad works in the refrigeration business (fixing air conditioners, freezers, refrigerators, etc.) but he likes gadgets. He could get the iPhone 3G from Fido (a carrier in Canada) for barely any money because he has 'Fido points'. He decided not to get it because it's a bad idea having an iPhone with the job he has. He doesn't need a smartphone and the iPhone is a little too big for him. An iPhone nano would be a little smaller and a little more basic and that would be perfect for him.
 
People keep saying that iPhone apps won't work on a smaller screen but if its the same ratio, which it should be, their shouldn't be a problem. Not saying I believe this, but if Apple was going to make an iPhone Nano they'd know what they were doing doing.
 
Haha I was at Fry's today and I was messing around with that Spanish iPod touch knockoff.

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Justinm59 said:
People keep saying that iPhone apps won't work on a smaller screen but if its the same ratio, which it should be, their shouldn't be a problem.
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Read my above post.

Justinm59 said:
Not saying I believe this, but if Apple was going to make an iPhone Nano they'd know what they were doing doing.
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I'm sure they would, in ways that we've not thought of. That's also why some people believe that the iPhone nano will not use the iPhone OS.
 
randomusername said:
Because you magically know the price on the iPhone Nano? It'll obviously be priced as the touchscreen feature phones like the Instinct, or Dare, or Vu (around $100) and about around $350-$400 unsubsidized.

The iPhone is around the same price of smartphones subsidized and unsubsidized so I would imagine the iPhone Nano would be, too.
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They could offer iPhone for free you'll still get kicked in the groin from AT&T. I'm talking about the plan.
 
iPhone nano won't have an app store and will only have basic phone capabilities and it will run on the edge network at a much cheaper monthly plan the iphone 3G.

Seems like the most logical conclusion if the iphone nano is real.
 
MrCrowbar said:
(damn those people who want to play with your phone and let it slide over the table top to hand it back to you...)
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I can COMPLETELY relate to that.

The iPhone Nano is an interesting idea; I'm not sure about what will happen with it, though. It can either completely promote Apple's greatness or die it down a little-

If Apple does make it (and I'm supposing that with all these rumors that they do), then hopefully it'll be an amazing device- and the iPhone nano should have something that differentiates the iPhone nano from the iPhone rather than size...

Or that would be lame.
 
The iPhone's screen is too small as it is and for my reasonably large fingers at least, barely usable in terms of the on-screen keyboard. I can't imagine any reason or need for a SMALLER version of the iPhone. If anything, I'd prefer to see one with a somewhat larger screen. I could easily fit one 50% larger in my pocket and it would be a lot more usable in terms of screen real estate and sizing. But given Steve's obsession with small and thin, it'll probably happen....
 
stevearm said:
Why is it so hard for people to understand?

A higher dpi screen, means same resolution, but smaller physical dimension screen
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Thank You man Iv'e seen you make this comment before and they still don't get it! geezuz people iPhone nano is effing coming fudge nuggets
 
Actually the Taiwan knockoffs almost look like the physical specs were leaked a few weeks ago and some factory already started churning out copycats to get ahead of the curve.

The Vaja thing is a big deal. They make upscale cases and have been in business for a really long time. It would be surprising if they put this info on their website and there is no corresponding Apple product releasing.

I'm just waiting for confirmation now so I can have a good laugh at the many posers who have been booming "there will be no iphone nano" in an authoritative (but pib squeaky) voice.
 
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