iPhone Nano

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by whmurray

There was a rumor on Wall Street yesterday of a new iPhone in the nano form factor that would sell for about $300-. The rumor claimed to be based in part upon an FCC filing but such a filing would be silent on price.

Well, we got the price.

[carsly]

Originally Posted by SLVR6

iPhone nano would be cool........but doubt it will ever exist. It would likely steal normal iPhone sales.

I guess by the same logic the ipod nano and ipod shuffle do not exist.

[xintelinsanex]

More Apple patents were revealed yesterday that detail using plastic touchscreens on iPod like devices. According to a the iPhone blog post (Patent Watch: Apple Preparing for iPhone Nano? | The iPhone Blog), it could potentially make its way into an iPhone Nano. Who thinks this is the case?

[xintelinsanex]

I absolutely think Apple is headed that direction. I think some people want a smaller, simpler phone. Just like when the original iPod came out, people wanted something smaller.

[patcom8]

I would have to say that they are going in this direction but i dont really understand why they would want to. I know people liek small but at some point i think things become wayyy too small. Even the current nano i find to be a little to small and somethign that i could break in my hands if i really wanted to. I also think it would ruin the amazing functionality that the iphone already has. if we made a tiny little screen you arent goign to be able to view the beautiful internet browser like you can on the 3.5 in. screen that we have now. also videos are goign to be smaller. i love the screen size and although some peopel wanna get smaller, some times bigger is just better.

[xintelinsanex]

I think a phone the size of the original iPod nano would be nice. It would make it really stylish as a phone. It won't be too functional if you wanted to browse the internet, check your email, etc. So this could maybe be phone + ipod only. Then again, maybe not.

[alex.stef]

I think their plans are for an iPhone Nano, but personally I don't like the idea. This iPhone is almost perfect as it is. But if they're going for a smaller version, then this one shouldn't be too small, not like the iPod nano.

[Reaktor5]

I think it's possible they're looking that way but unlikely it will be coming out any time soon. I read an article in MacLife where they found a patent for a flip phone and drew a mock up something similar to:

A touchscreen glass piece with small LED lighting. Interesting none the less.

[xintelinsanex]

Originally Posted by alex.stef

I think their plans are for an iPhone Nano, but personally I don't like the idea. This iPhone is almost perfect as it is. But if they're going for a smaller version, then this one shouldn't be too small, not like the iPod nano.

Oh yeah, the current iPod nano seems really, really small for a phone. Maybe the size of the iPod mini or the original iPod nano. Those are good sizes.

[HymerSchmidt]

I can't really see it; I don't know if the market is there. I personally hate small phones. They are too easy to lose, and can be annoyingly small.

The UI would require a huge overhaul and the functionality would match a RAZr(no browser, no anythings but contacts and a phone). The smaller iPods retain most of the functionality of the larger ones, so it's mostly a storage downgrade. If they did this with the iPhone, the small version might get treated like an inbred cousin. Besides, there are a lot of companies already making severely handicapped phones -- and are doing it well. There's too much competition and not enough incentive.

Maybe they can go slightly smaller -- like a 3" screen -- but anything else seems very un-Apple. Less than 3" and it's an iPhone Shuffle.