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| Author | Gordon Kelly |
| Published | 4th Aug 2008 |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersThese rumours first popped over over one year ago but now they're back with a vengeance...
According to the Daily Mail (I know, I know, I know...) the long talked about 'nano' version of the iPhone will be launching this year in time for Christmas. Available on either monthly or PAYG contracts (the latter will apparently result in a £150 RRP) the paper's source explains:
"This will be the big one. The iPhone 3G has been the fastest-selling phone ever in the UK, but it is too expensive to be a realistic proposition in the pay-as-you-go market. However, a cut down version, with the candy bar shape of iPod nano music players, would be a huge hit as a Christmas gift."
Of course a design patent for such a device did hit the FFC last year (snap above) showing a device with a physical Click Wheel on the back and seemingly context sensitive touchscreen keypads and keyboards (which begs the question: why do you need a physical Click Wheel?).
Still, I severely doubt what we're seeing above is a final device and much as I question the Daily Mail's ability to be right about, well... anything I do hope this is true. Besides, Apple hardly follows the Asus Eee PC system of product convolution so I suspect to it could handle a whole two iPhone models.
Naturally questions about 3G, WiFi, web browsing, multi-touch, the camera and so on and so forth are all raised by this, but a big one in my mind is more straightforward: would such a handset still be locked to O2 or even locked at all?
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via The Daily Mail (You don't really need to click on it. That way lies celebrity gossip, reality TV news and plagues of locusts)
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GoldenGuy said on 4th August 2008
mike said on 5th August 2008
Let me guess they heard there was a new phone coming, slightly different, but didnt want to risk calling it the iPhone nazi?
GoldenGuy said on 5th August 2008
LOL to Mike!
Seriously Gordon this is one of the rare cases where you'd have more journalistic integrity if you just flat out lied. Like, "The Guradian sa... more
markypants said on 5th August 2008
Lets put this into perspective...I'ts not going to happen!
1) The iPhone itself is selling extremely well at the moment, why canibalise the sales of the iPhone 3G with ... more
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"According to the Daily Mail"
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