Comments on: 3G Rumors: iPhone 3G to be Smaller and Lighter?! http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 25 May 2012 17:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6361 Rene Ritchie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6361 <p>Please do not confuse bloggers with the facts. Broken telephone is nothing compared to the meta-mess that results from posting about a posting about a posting...</p> Please do not confuse bloggers with the facts. Broken telephone is nothing compared to the meta-mess that results from posting about a posting about a posting...

]]> By: marcol http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 marcol Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:28:09 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6360 <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>Wa-huh? Hon Hai <em>is</em> Foxconn, so how can they be luring orders away from them? So the journalist doesn't even realize that Hon Hai and Foxconn are the same entity. That doesn't bode well for the veracity of this rumor</td></tr></table> <p>Neither does the fact the 'journalist' reckons the current version is 158 grams (Apple think it's 135).</p> Wa-huh? Hon Hai is Foxconn, so how can they be luring orders away from them? So the journalist doesn't even realize that Hon Hai and Foxconn are the same entity. That doesn't bode well for the veracity of this rumor

Neither does the fact the 'journalist' reckons the current version is 158 grams (Apple think it's 135).

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6359 Rene Ritchie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:48:19 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6359 <p>Your link fingers busted from trying to get WinMob tic-tactile typing already?</p> <p>If memory serves, some upcoming, unreleased, vaguely leaked HTC may have VGA, but not yet at 3.5" sometime in the possible future, but proper video drivers will be anyone's guess or user class action? :)</p> Your link fingers busted from trying to get WinMob tic-tactile typing already?

If memory serves, some upcoming, unreleased, vaguely leaked HTC may have VGA, but not yet at 3.5" sometime in the possible future, but proper video drivers will be anyone's guess or user class action? :)

]]> By: surur http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6358 surur Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:42:51 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6358 <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>What I'd *love* is 202dpi (Nano res) at 3.5". Gimme 640x480! (actually, give me 720p, but I'll settle for VGA...) Cue Surur in 3... 2...</td></tr></table> <p>Instead of cue-ing me, why don't you just link to my previous post about this already?</p> <p>Surur</p> What I'd *love* is 202dpi (Nano res) at 3.5". Gimme 640x480! (actually, give me 720p, but I'll settle for VGA...) Cue Surur in 3... 2...

Instead of cue-ing me, why don't you just link to my previous post about this already?

Surur

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6357 Rene Ritchie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:39:05 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6357 <p>What I'd <em>love</em> is 202dpi (Nano res) at 3.5". Gimme 640x480! (actually, give me 720p, but I'll settle for VGA...)</p> <p>Cue Surur in 3... 2...</p> What I'd love is 202dpi (Nano res) at 3.5". Gimme 640x480! (actually, give me 720p, but I'll settle for VGA...)

Cue Surur in 3... 2...

]]> By: AnteL0pe http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6356 AnteL0pe Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:58:23 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6356 <p>If Apple switches to a smaller screen I'll just stick with my current iPhone. Even if they made the horizontal keyboard a standard across all apps that typing wouldn't be fun. I just don't see the need to reduce the screen size. For that reason I'm calling BS on this rumor. Dyvim makes an excellent point as well, no fact checking and the fact that the author doesn't know the two companies are the same doesn't make this any more believable.</p> If Apple switches to a smaller screen I'll just stick with my current iPhone. Even if they made the horizontal keyboard a standard across all apps that typing wouldn't be fun. I just don't see the need to reduce the screen size. For that reason I'm calling BS on this rumor. Dyvim makes an excellent point as well, no fact checking and the fact that the author doesn't know the two companies are the same doesn't make this any more believable.

]]> By: Dyvim http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6355 Dyvim Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:47:16 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6355 <p>I think this rumor is crap. From the original Taiwanese article: <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>Industry watchers pointed out that the casing-material change has helped Hon Hai lure the orders away from Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. and Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. with its profession in manufacturing of precision plastic components for information-technology products. Foxconn and Catcher were contracted to supply aluminum casing to first-generation iPhone.</td></tr></table> Wa-huh? Hon Hai <em>is</em> Foxconn, so how can they be luring orders away from them? So the journalist doesn't even realize that Hon Hai and Foxconn are the same entity. That doesn't bode well for the veracity of this rumor.</p> <p>At best, this may be the size of a new, smaller, and cheaper iPhone nano. I would be ok with the smaller size and cheaper (crappier) plastic casing on a nano model as long as they keep a 3.5" (or bigger) screen with aluminum casing on the the main, top-of-the-line iPhone model.</p> I think this rumor is crap. From the original Taiwanese article:
Industry watchers pointed out that the casing-material change has helped Hon Hai lure the orders away from Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. and Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. with its profession in manufacturing of precision plastic components for information-technology products. Foxconn and Catcher were contracted to supply aluminum casing to first-generation iPhone.
Wa-huh? Hon Hai is Foxconn, so how can they be luring orders away from them? So the journalist doesn't even realize that Hon Hai and Foxconn are the same entity. That doesn't bode well for the veracity of this rumor.

At best, this may be the size of a new, smaller, and cheaper iPhone nano. I would be ok with the smaller size and cheaper (crappier) plastic casing on a nano model as long as they keep a 3.5" (or bigger) screen with aluminum casing on the the main, top-of-the-line iPhone model.

]]> By: Bri Guy http://www.imore.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-6354 Bri Guy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:21:12 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/04/30/3g-rumors-iphone-3g-to-be-smaller-and-lighter/#comment-6354 <p>IMHO, I think moving to a smaller screen is unfortunate. A big seller for me is the real estate. Take that away and my "old" iPhone is looking just fine.</p> IMHO, I think moving to a smaller screen is unfortunate. A big seller for me is the real estate. Take that away and my "old" iPhone is looking just fine.

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