Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)
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Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Apple could become the biggest pimps in the world.
Obviously they would have to be vetted by Steve Jobs personally to ensure they complied with Apple's standards.
Be nice to see, but this rumour's been going for a while. There seem some notable compromises to be crossed, but it's certainly possible.
Personally I'd love to see a smaller, cheaper smartphone design that worked half as well. As good as all this technology is, I still prefer a smaller pocketable phone with a less vulnerable screen.
Personally I'd love to see a smaller, cheaper smartphone design that worked half as well. As good as all this technology is, I still prefer a smaller pocketable phone with a less vulnerable screen.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Hmmmm, would be interesting to see how they approached app compatibility on a different screen res...
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Is that such an issue though? Just charge your phone each night, problem solved.
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hiraethified
Unless it's got a really tiny screen, that battery's still going to have to be pretty big to offer anything other than a unpleasantly compromised battery life, and the CPU would also have to be pegged back too.
Apple make great smartphones that stand up - or surpass- the best of the rest - I really can't think of a compelling argument why they'd suddenly start releasing less sexy new models with a smaller screen, slower CPU and crippled battery life which, presumably, wouldn't be able to run all the latest games.
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hiraethified
Removable battery solves the problem twice over!
kyser_soze
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TBH for me the one place all the 'i' objects of desire fall down is the lack of a n easily)removable/replaceable battery.
Crispy
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I think it would have to be it's own new category. It would match with the strategy they took with the ipod, when they released the mini.
The only time I ever owned a spare battery for a phone, it was such a pain in the arse keeping both batteries charged, that I usually never bothered.
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hiraethified
It's not really comparable to the iPod mini though. People expect a lot more from a phone, and unless ALL the apps in the App Store work on this new mini phone it's going to look a bit of a confused offering.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
You can say the same thing about the Palm Veer.
stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Mini Meh.
I wouldn't buy one.
I wouldn't buy one.
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hiraethified
Feature phones are fast being displaced by smartphones, and I can't think of any reason why Apple would now want to offer a feature-stripped contribution to such a fast-disappearing market.
Crispy
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Yep. That thing tempts me too.
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hiraethified
Different philosophy really as it's still a fully featured webOS phone, just in a smaller package.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Entry into less developed markets?
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Would Appuhl want to start making inroads into the markets where feature phones are still growing tho? It's where Nokia have been chopped off at the thighs - can't sell smartphones, and the markets for their feature phones are being swamped by lo-cost, lo-tech manufacturers in the home markets.
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hiraethified
It's not a market Apple traditionally go for and I can't see much incentive for them to start now, tbh.
kyser_soze
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My thinking too - too late an entry, not enough brand recognition (despite the iPod), too many competitors who are probably nimbler & quicker reacting in that market. Apple's approach seems to be geared toward taking itself 'outside' the commodity market process, so it will be interesting to see how it copes when the smartphone market goes that way since they won't have the technology differentiation the desktops have.
Crispy
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I saw this incredible graph the other day, showing profit/unit versus units sold (so the area of each bar on the chart was total profit) - Nokia makes a wide, shallow slab - massive volume, hairline margins. Apple's is a soraing tower - restricted number of units sold but massive profit per unit. I've always argued that this is Apple's natural market, but the success of the cheap ipods proves they're not afraid of the mass market. They just hate putting out an inferior product.
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hiraethified
Here's a hugely unconvincing mock up that looks pretty awful. Who'd want to type on that tiny screen?
Article: http://www.9to5mac.com/51850/iphone-nano-and-major-mobileme-overhaul-this-summer
Article: http://www.9to5mac.com/51850/iphone-nano-and-major-mobileme-overhaul-this-summer
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the screen looks about the same size
Crispy
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Nah, that's not what I'd expect. Not enough differentiation from the fat model. What does it doesn't it do that the other doesn't/does? How could it be any cheaper?
If this thing exists, I expect it to be completely incompatible with existing apps. Screen the same width as existing (for the keyboard), but shorter - maybe square, or landscape. It will look and feel like an iphone, anyone who uses one will be able to work the other, but it will have everything but the very basics trimmed off it to get the price down.
That's only if Apple wants to get into this market. Might make more sense in China or similar.
If this thing exists, I expect it to be completely incompatible with existing apps. Screen the same width as existing (for the keyboard), but shorter - maybe square, or landscape. It will look and feel like an iphone, anyone who uses one will be able to work the other, but it will have everything but the very basics trimmed off it to get the price down.
That's only if Apple wants to get into this market. Might make more sense in China or similar.
stupid dogbot
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the screen looks about the same size
Indeed, it's the surrounds with the hardware button and speaker that're missing...
Crispy
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See also: Recent iOS betas that have multi-finger gestures to replace it. I personally like the home button and reckon there should be another one (Task Switcher)
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