Comments on: 7 Reasons Why an iPhone Nano is a Great Idea

By: Thedrake

Thedrake — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:51:35 +0000

400$ ? don’t even think about it.. it’s still a phone, and it’s still Apple..
700$ is better !
But I think iPhone Nano is a good idea, and they will do it, even if it means cutting down some pieces (3g, gps).. And it’s not the first time they did it.. remember Macbook Air ? :)

Then I am still waiting the iPhone Shuffle.. Calling randomly someone when you shake it :D

By: ryan w.

ryan w. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:26:32 +0000

No matter what we think of the iPhone Nano, Apple seems to like it. And it’s going to be coming out for sure. Hey the iPod got smaller and it was a hit. Why can’t the iPhone have the same success.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:38:29 +0000

Matt,
I understand what you’re talking about. . .but I think it would still work. If nothing else, the iPhone could at least keep the aspect ratio by adding bars to the left/right side(during those games that it would affect)

Remember, I’m not saying this would be the best device to play the games from the App Store. It’s hard enough to play games on the regular iPhone/iPod Touch. In the article I comment on the fact that not everyone uses applications from the App Store. . .so this ‘issue’ just wouldn’t be important to them.

This is a topic that can be argued from both sides. I laid out my thoughts about the idea.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:07:13 +0000

Doug, since the screen size and dimensions would be different, you would have to competely change the interface for every application. Application layout is tightly bound to the dimensions of the screen, and if the phone were to simply “resize” the layout, it would throw off the positioning and/or usability of the elements. For developers, Apple has a document on “User Interface Guidelines” which specifies the minimum pixel spacings so that elements remain usable. It’s worse when you’re relying on the dimensions of the screen for a game like billiards. If you resized the screen, the proportions of the table would be wrong.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:00:41 +0000

Hey John,
I don’t see your side. Why would every app need to be redesigned? The iPhone could just resize the images on-the-fly

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:53:57 +0000

If they did release the iPhone Nano, then every app would have to re-designed. That doesn’t make much sense. Unless the screen size doesn’t change.

By: Ally

Ally — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:46:20 +0000

The main thing (amongst many) you got wrong here is cost. The iPhone Nano wouldn’t cost MORE than an iPhone, it’d cost a lot less. That’s the whole point of the iPod Nano, and why everyone keeps on about a $99 iPhone.

So of course it’d have to have stripped-down features. Of course the screen would be smaller- and like it or not, this would have a huge impact on anyone designing apps because they have to target two screen sizes. Changes UI design completely.

Virtual keyboard? You’re basing it having only smaller height on fan-made mock-ups of a device that doesn’t exist. Given Apple’s standardisation of screen ratios across the range (look at the new iPod Nano for example), it seems unlikely they’d just chop some height off.

And you totally missed the point about the App Store.

By: Jason l

Jason l — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:00:07 +0000

if an iPhone nano came out would anyone really buy it??
If u can get a 8gig for $99 with all the features why would anyone spend the same or even more for a small iPhone with less features. Personally I think it a iPhone nano is a waste of time it just seems pointless and with cost of things dropping then how cheap are they willing to sell it for if it is real??

By: Daniel Burkholder

Daniel Burkholder — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:20:36 +0000

I could imagine an iPhone Nano, but EDGE only, maybe GPS, and maybe, unlocked, for people who can’t afford the necessary iPhone 3G plan. As for the app store, there wouldn’t be a seperate one, just devlopers need to add support for a smaller screen and hardware.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:52:14 +0000

These are some good points, but i still cant see apple making an iPhone nano…… I guess we’ll have to wait and see