We're just four days away from
WWDC, so the rumor mill is churning at a fever pitch -- and the latest context-less bits of info to emerge from the churn are these purported photos of the 3G iPhone's touchscreens over at iLounge. Yeah, that's touch
screens, plural -- if these are to believed, Apple's got two sizes of iPhone in store for us on Monday: a 3.2-inch model, and a smaller 2.8-inch model. Note that both of those sizes are smaller than the current iPhone's 3.5-inch screen, which seems slightly implausible -- but kinda-sorta matches up
with other rumors we've heard, including those persistent "
iPhone nano" whispers from last year. We still really doubt that Apple will shrink the iPhone's screen size, however, and there are literally hundreds of touchscreen
iPhone KIRFs these panels could have come from, so we'd say there's a better chance this is just more hype -- but we know y'all have your own ideas. Let us know in comments!
[Thanks, Sleuth]
posted Jun 5th 2008 7:34PM
bull, I bet this company makes the screens for iPhone clones,and even if they did they arent going to anymore when apple finds out about this
Same thought here. Meizu, perhaps?
Or perhaps there's a new ipod touch coming out at the same time?
Nevermind... I guess that wouldn't explain the speaker slit at the top. Unless a new ipod touch has voip aspirations.
Or what what makes a lot of sence is that the larger is the new iPhone and the smaller is the new itouch?
bull, I bet this company makes the screens for iPhone clones,and even if they did they arent going to anymore when apple finds out about this
u have successfully cloned your comment, just like the iClones
WTF? I also tipped engadget on these news!!!!!!
And after 4 hours they finally post it? under another name???
Congrats.
Here, have a cookie.
OM NOM NOM NOM
sick burn
screenshot or it didnt happen
I thought Iphone's screens are made of glass but those seems very plastic to me!
I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but if not, this is just a film that goes over the screen. Otherwise, slap me for not picking up on the sarcasm.
Actually it would be a film that goes UNDER the screen, not over it, but that's beside the point.
Under the glass. It would be supremely stupid to put the touch-sensing stuff on top of the protective glass. The glass is there to protect. The display, but also the touch-sensing plastic stuff. (It doesn’t actually measure the touch itself [that would be called "button", funny, eh?] but how electric charges change. That also works "touchless")
yes michael, that was hilarious...
That's a pic of a printed picture guys. The glossy highlights are from the camera flash or the lighting in the room reflecting off the paper it's printed on.
No way....
look at how much material there is around the home button. This is a total fake.
yeahhhh....because you know exactly what the new 3g iphone looks like so therefor you're in a position to say theres to much space around the home button...oh wait, thats right, you have no idea what the home button on the new iphone even looks like
The biggest clue that this is fake is the "oval" where the "home" button is. The 3.2" one is obviously just the 2.8" one stretched virticly.
@ Garst.
It would appear that the screen on the left is dented and bent. causing the illusion that it's an oval instead of a circle.
Let us wait and see. :)
I guess you were right in that other list of comments.
(not that the prediction was much of a stretch) ;)
I think this is fake =]
Can we please kill the whole "post every damn little thing about the new iPhone"habit?
It's coming out this year,most likely this month.
We all know it's coming.And we don't need to be updated about every stinking thing about it.
Until you have the 100% New iPhone,in your hands,fully confirmed that it's the new one by Apple,don't post all this crap about it.
It's virtually useless information to us.(Except to the fanboys who are jerking off to every new rumor about it)
some ones a bit angry... Suggestion, If you don't like it, don't read it. Simple as. Don't start an argument because you hate your shitty life. Loser
@ Ace b
I couldn't agree more, I, myself am tired of wading through endless bogs of iphone shit. who really gives a damn except the fanboys, i didn't shit my pants over the unveiling of the first gen, why should this one be different? (it's 3G, it's bigger, it's better) blah blah blah shut the hell up apple fans u guys remind me of the bitch-ass-nerds who wait in line for six months just to see stan lee. grow up, shut up, get over it.
P.S. you guys make me sick :-&
Funny, cause I had the same thought about all these mini-PC articles but I never said anything about them. Just read the headlines and went on with my day. :)
It's their site and they can post anything they want. Na, na, na, na, naaahh.
If Steve Jobs takes a mighty dump and screams "3G iPhone" fans want to know where, why and how much. Every little event up to the WWDC speech is important news. After all, it will be the 3G iPhone that unites all of mankind under one Apple tree.
Mmm, Engadget puts up a lot of good stuff, and it's possible not all of it will be stuff you want to read. For me, that's better than omitting stuff I would actually find interesting because some people might not want to see it. Along the same lines, it may perhaps be possible to create filters so you don't see posts with certain tags attached. So anything, for example, with the tag "iphone" would automatically be removed from your list. However, the problem with that would be consistency in Engadget tagging; I would imagine, for example, that HTC Touch Diamond posts would conceivably be given the "iphone" tag.
Or you could just read the headline on the Engadget page or in an RSS feed and scroll past it. They do a good job, and I think it's great you're raising this concern, because I can see how it could be an issue. However, some people blow this out of proportion, I think.
I mean, let's face it - the iPhone is pretty damned popular and a lot of people are interested in its future, what with all the signs and clues. This is just another piece in that mystery, you know?
@za: yea apple's popular.. too bad 'popular' doesn't imply 'good' (this post might be influenced by the fact that it's from europe, where we have more good phones)
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it's sad to see how a device with such potential (yea, the iphone) became a meager fashion phone. i really hope they'll (officially) make it better.. or, as another company puts it, 'open'. and (but that's already asking too much) - a slide-out REAL friggin' keyboard.. my month-long iphone test-drive made me hate its 'keyboard' more and more with every e-mail or text.
@nerdz182
It seems your the one who is angry at life and every other carbon-based entity.Did you not get hugged enough when you were a kid?
My suggestion for you:If ya don't like what your reading.Don't read it.Or better yet,don't reply to it.Simple as.Don't start an argument with someone just because you hate your shitty life.
Jackass.
@Za
Yeah,ya make a good point.Honestly,I just want more customization with this site.Maybe they could just make an Engadget app for Facebook if they haven't already.That could remedy some issues.
yeah the only thing more annoying would be the people to spend their time to go and actually comment on how annoyed they are, thus making the article more popular and actually supporting the thing they hate
haha! but seriously, just keep scrolling, or how about that iphone-less post feature you can use! thats a win-win
Ace (and others who complain about fluff articles):
The other thing to keep in mind is that most professional blog posters are paid by the page view, so it behooves them to put up every shred of information they come across, since each click of the headline is money in their pocket. It's not a perfect system, but it rewards excellent, thoughtful posts that attract a lot of attention as well as fluff posts that pad an author's overall page view count.
So think about it like television: you tolerate advertisements as well as in-show product placement (the TV equivalent of fluff posts) because they enable the rest of the content that you enjoy.
I think I'll just wait 'till it actually comes out.
Could they be the new iPod Touch(the bigger screen) and the new Nano(the smaller screen)?
BINGO. I can't believe Nilay and the rest of the blogosphere didn't pick up on this! It makes perfect sense. With advances in nand flash in the last few months, it's cheaper and smaller to pack more memory into these devices. Bumping the Classic to a small touch screen with 64 or 128 gb of flash is a good way to go. Decreasing the size of the touch makes it look like less of a poor-man's iphone, plus makes it more portable and suitable for more active use.
No - can't be for the iPod Touch - not unless the next gen is going to have an earpiece / speaker -- can't see that happening
Wow, instead of perfecting a touch screen that does not break, they went out an decided to make another size of FAIL... great, now the bottom half of my 2.8" is not working...
The big screen was the only thing the iPhone had going for it, no stereo BT on an freakin multimedia device?...
Anyone ever wonder why they had that "over the counter exchange" that was exercised so freely?
Watch how it will be next to impossible to get your first gen iPhone swapped/repaired now...
I'm not gonna lie, I'll pick one up if the price is cheap and the firmware has been hacked to heck and back... but I'm not going to sign a contract for this thing...
SE XPERIA FTW!
Dude what happened to you I thought you were an Apple fanboy
where you hacked or did you have an epiphany?
Um, I think it's kind of ridiculous to say that the iPhone had nothing going for it besides the "big screen". A lot of phones have decently-sized screens but garbage GUIs. I have yet to find a WinMo phone with as fluid a GUI and I have owned an HTC Touch [I returned it because it was not as stable/smooth as I'd experienced the iPhone to be].
I am having serious doubts about the Xperia...after reading early review, it just seems like 'just another' windows mobile phone. If you've owned one, you've owned all. Also, wait a few more days and they will up the specs some more....we went from tytn to tytnII to Xperia1, the specs will just keep getting better and thats about it. No innovation, no nothing. Although, the Touch line of phone are much, much more impressive. If you really want winmo, you should be excited about the Diamond. HTC is the only one that seems to want to innovate in the GUI.
Lessie.... screen that gets all scratched up and isn't usable in a week orrrr screen that breaks only when klutzy people drop or bang the hell out of them....
@David
He's actually an asshole trying to make apple fanboys look more worse than they already do. Yep, they're resulting to weird tactics.
i liked you better in your (other) fanboy incarnation, but congrats, didn't know you could be even more annoying
Ah, a very good reason to avoid downtown over the next week. Militant hipster d-bag fanboys all over the place. Makes me shudder just thinking about it.
put a little love in your heart
I think Foxconn would have quickly terminated their contract with this company, in case Apple gets furious.
These are likely fake but since rumors are the currency of the day how about this one:
iPhone Mini
iPhone Nano
Now get to spendin' and spreadin'!
This is way too much. Next thing, they'll start showing cardboard cutouts and try to pass it off as the next iPhone. I mean I like iPhone hype and buzz as much as the next fanboi, but this is really grasping at straws.
It's just that considering the 3G iPhone is probably already locked away in most the Apple Stores, that this is the best they can do. So unless someone can come up with some really interesting photos, I'll be resigned to wait four more days when the iPhone's world domination takes place.
3G iPhone and App Store FTW
"We're just four days away from WWDC, so the rumor mill is churning at a fever pitch"
Shouldn't that read, "We're just four days away from WWDC, so Engadget's relentless Mac-obsessed rumour mill is churning at a fever pitch"?
Well, to be fair, Apple has been a major driving force in phones over the past year. It has been the dominant player in the mp3 player market for several years and also been influential in the laptop/desktop market.
You can pretend that Apple doesn't exist but I would suggest some other computer companies that have been as influential in coercing technological and cultural shifts.
You can hate Apple all you want, but if Apple is one of the bigger names in electronics, then Engadget, as a gadget blog, has the prerogative to post on Apple.
"but I would suggest" should read,
"and I challenge you to suggest" - sorry - thinking faster than I type
Why don't you go to Google and type in "iPhone" and see how many hits you get. Then type in the word "the Bible" and you'll notice there's a whole lot less hits. And the Bible has been around a whole lot longer than the iPhone.
I don't think it's just Engadget that's covering the iPhone, dude. So chill out and give them a break. Let's face it, people are interested in the iPHONE. The whole freakin' world. Comprende? Probably not. D'uh.
Interesting comparison:
iPhone: 218,000,000 pages
Bible: 179,000,000 pages
Cell Phone: 177,000 pages
Steve Jobs: 28,800,000 pages
Bill Gates: 29,600,000 pages
Jesus: 256,000,000
God: 662,000,000
God ftw.
Cell Phone: 177,000 pages
Ham Sandwich: 1,070,000 pages
Steve Jobs: 28,800,000 pages
Bill Gates: 29,600,000 pages
Boobs: 68,400,000 pages
Bible: 179,000,000 pages
iPhone: 218,000,000 pages
Porn: 238,000,000 pages
Jesus: 256,000,000 pages
Female: 469,000,000 pages
God: 662,000,000 pages
Sex: 858,000,000 pages
Sex?
Microsoft - 891,000,000
Apple - 565,000,000
......Microsoft wins :)
Smaller screen? But thicker and longer phone? That doesn't add up
It is IMPOSSIBLE that Apple made the screen smaller. RUMOR RUMOR RUMOR.
The iPhone's size and width (but not weight) are perfect. I hope the HTC Dream comes in the same dimensions if not slightly bigger.
Engadget, I submitted to you this links months ago, the guy WAS RIGHT!!
http://eyeonapple.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/sources-reveal-insight-into-future-ipod-lineup/
(notice the "smaller ipod touch")...
I really hope that they didn't make the screen size smaller. I have waited a hold year to finally get my hands on one of those "babes" ... and now having one with a smaller screen doesn't fit well with me.
Steve! you better not alter the size!!!!
iPhone Nano! Yes!
The anticipation is ELECTRIC!
If those were real, Apple Police would be all over it...
forget about how they might look fake because everyone thinks all the pre-release photos look fake anyway. think about apple's theme, tagline and photo of the 2 golden gate bridges...it's definitely 2 unique big announcements or a pair of big announcements. this is the only rumor so far that fits the hints that apple gave out a month ago.
That's not the touchscreen. That's the entire phone.
Given the graphic for the meeting (two Golden Gate Bridges), it seems that "two" is a theme here, so two different iPhone models would fit quite well.
We've also heard rumors about a $200 iPhone. Perhaps the little one is $200 and meant for the entry level market. Two year contract could be in there somewhere as well.
This is bull.
Just wait 3 more days, lord...
"To be clear, we believe that there is zero chance that a 2.8” screen is going to be in Apple’s first 3G version of the iPhone, but as a component for an iPhone mini/nano, as well as a fourth-generation iPod nano, it makes a lot more sense."
Why doesn't Engadget mention this quote from the source in the post. Even if Engadget believes otherwise, they should have noted that their source had a completely different opinion.
I read a comment on a recent article that said Engadget's editors weren't even bothering to read all of the info in the article from their source. I'm starting to believe it...
I read it, but it's as much speculation as my thoughts. We credited them for the picture, but I respectfully disagree with their analysis, and no one's really going to know until Monday.
i think that would be dumb if they made the screen smaller because it's already difficult to type on the iphone.
Does anyone think this could be the 3.2"? Ebay..........how strange that they are already being used.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2GB-2G-iPhone-Style-SciPhone-i68-3-2-PDA-Mobile-Phone_W0QQitemZ130227478448QQihZ003QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
no debates, this is clearly fake!
These are particularly strange unless Apple has changed the technology in the touch panels as on the current model there are no cables or other electronic circutry attached, all thats there is a piece of glass, and trust me I know because I cracked the screen and pulled every single piece of glass off.
I think this might actually be real because a lot of the rumors say that the new iPhone iteration will be in 3 colors and 2 different sizes. I can definately see the bigger thicker 3G iPhone selling at premium along side a smaller non-3G model that is priced cheaper and could be your "iPhone nano" per se...
I could be wrong but these screens look more like passive digitizers and not capacitive touch.