Posted by goldenface
Cheaper iPhone coming
Based on the nano
By Nick Farrell: Tuesday 10 July 2007, 08:52
MAKER OF entertainment gear, Apple is planning to release a cheaper Iphone based on the Ipod Nano.
According to a JP Morgan report Apple has filed a patent application document dated July 5 that refers to a multi functional hand held device with a circular touch pad control, similar to the Nano's scroll wheel.
Talking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Kevin Chang, a JP Morgan analyst based in Taiwan, unnamed people in the supply channel indicated that the report was true and they are preparing to make the cheaper phone.
Chang said Apple plans to convert the Nano into a phone and price it at $300 or lower. He said this would be a way for Apple to launch a lower end phone without severely cannibalising iPod Nano.
The new phone will have limited functionality, he added.
Posted by axxxr
Yeh we heard about that last month: Apple is Working on New Versions of the iphone
So now this patent application only confirms that earlier news.
Posted by maggflodd
Maybe they do a shuffle next? You press "call" and it dials a random number? And no screen at all as a surprise
Posted by goldenface
On 2007-07-10 13:00:11, maggflodd wrote:
Maybe they do a shuffle next? You press "call" and it dials a random number? And no screen at all as a surprise
The last sentence in the first post made me snigger. I thought you of all people would pick up on it.
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Posted by QVGA
Limited as in no SMS this time aswell?
Posted by carkitter
Limited functionality? Do they mean more limited than a 2.5G phone with no keypad, available in only one country on only one network? How much more limited can functionality get?
@Axxxr, if the forthcoming 'iPhone Nano' is true to the recent patent application with a scroll wheel control, then that picture is quite inaccurate.
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Posted by shaliron
@carlkitter
Those photoshops were floating around before any of this was discussed. Those are purely just mockups.
And yeah, those photos are real inaccurate. The real shuffle won't have a screen
But seriously, the Nano patent looks horrid. A circular keypad like the 7650
We all know how popular that was
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