Rumor: iPhone Nano Coming in June… But NOT to the USA?
We’re still considering these iPhone nano rumors to be way over on the far side of fetched, by they just keep on keeping on, so here’s the latest (via MacRumors):
DigiTimes highlights a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News stating that two chip manufacturers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and United Microelectronics Corporation, are expected to receive chip orders for Apple’s rumored iPhone nano. The report states that orders would likely come in March, leading to a June release of the iPhone nano at the earliest. [...] Meanwhile, American Technology Research analyst Brian Marshall believes that the iPhone nano will not initially be launched in the United States.
Marshall (via International Business Times) bases this claim on no word of AT&T testing an iPhone nano, and then leaps to the speculation that China would be a likely place to the launch the new device.
Aiya.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
keep we put these nano rumors to bed? how small does the iphone have to be? and how are you going to be able to use any of the apps in the app store? and how is this going to hold of the pre, all the android phones coming and, whatever bb has coming soon?
January 13th, 2009 at 11:07 am
*can
January 13th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Why would Apple give up the advantage of a consistent platform (iPhone and iPod touch), and if it be only the screen resolution?
January 13th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Really?????????.
I hope this rumor have not be true. It’ll be iPhone family, yeah sounds sweet.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:58 am
A nano version of the Iphone seems somewhat silly. How usefull is a mini screen with a webbrowser or any other app.
Johan http://www.android-phone.org
January 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I don’t buy these rumors either, but I don’t think the “no apps will run on it” argument is valid. Who said anything about 3rd party apps on this device?
January 13th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
It IS coming. What you’re all getting wrong though is that’s it’s NOT an iPhone Nano, it’s an ITOUCH NANO.
You won’t be typing on this one, and it won’t have a sim card, it’s basically the latest and greatest iPod, and it’s on the iPod production cycle.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
@Jeffdc5: What App Store?
@johan: What web browser?
@Arti: Wrong.
January 13th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
If just doesn’t make sense who would this device be aimed at?
January 13th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
*it
January 13th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
@Jeffec5:
Maybe the millions of people who don’t want smartphones and iPods. Lots of people want a simple mobile phone, and there currently isn’t one with a touchscreen.
Apple to the rescue.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
@Jeffec5:
Apple is releasing this product in the Underworld, where dwarves and goblins live and fight one another in a never ceasing struggle for relative dominance.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I want one of those iphone nano!! Where it be sell?
January 13th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I don’t get these rumours. Surely a smaller iPhone would be more difficult to use as it’s based on finger-tip sized operation. Last time I checked, my fingers weren’t getting any smaller. Web pages, photos, videos etc don’t get better at smaller sizes, they get worse. I challenge anyone to admit they enjoy watching video on an iPod nano.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
You guys have to get serious this phone isn’t coming out its absurd.
January 13th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Loz…You’re still missing the point. (gasp)
January 13th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
It’s not gona be an iPhone nano it’s coming out but it’s gna b an iPod touch nano!!!!!!!!
January 14th, 2009 at 4:06 am
This thing would sell like hotcakes! Who’s the target market? NOT us! My parents, for example, would buy it. People not after a “smartphone”, but who might like to be able to google something occassionally, etc…
January 14th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Why not to USA
May 20th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
You won’t be typing on this one, and it won’t have a sim card, it’s basically the latest and greatest iPod, and it’s on the iPod production cycle.