Apple preparing smaller "worldmode" iPhone Nano?
Earlier in the year T3 mocked up an iPhone Nano prototype - could we have been on the right track?
iPhone 4 rumourmongerers are speculating about a new "hybrid" iPhone which will be compatible with every mobile network in the world.
It will apparently run on a hybrid Qualcomm chip, which will suport CDMA networks in the US such as Sprint and Verizon, as well as GSM networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile. Dubbed the "worldmode" iPhone, it will apparently launch in the third quarter of 2010, which is the usual time period a new iPhone is introduced in.
Where did all these rumours originate from? As with the iPhone 4 rumours from last week, a supplier is being pointed at. Pegatron will apparently build the "worldmode" iPhone, which will have a 2.8-inch screen, so will be smaller than the usual iPhone size. iPhone Nano, anyone?
By the sounds of it, this "worldmode" iPhone will be a different device to the iPhone 4, which looks set to have the same 3.5-inch screen, judging by the leaked photo of the midboard which circulated the tech sites last week.
Link: Apple (via Apple Insider)
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By perrovejero
10|11|2009 16:47
I believe that the shape and weight are good choices to innovate but what we really want is practicality: meaning better battery life, faster, reliable and simplification on every-day things like wireless sync (MobilMe doesn't support exchange!) Better camera and video quality and why not now taht we are asking, an apple bluetooth ear-phones with remote commands that can be also syncro with pc or mac.
But life is a bitch and we never get what you want, so i guess thinner is better (My trousers will stop falling down)
By masimons
10|11|2009 16:26
Worldmode great, smaller screen screaming "NO".
Make it slightly larger, more resolution, preferably OLED.
And yes, even slightly thicker, for longer lasting battery.
Unless this intended for primarily Asian markets.