Much cheaper iPhone reportedly on way

[Jeff]

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/...hone_0711.html

[megaphore]

The same analyst thinks you will be able to turn ipod nano's into phones. This guy is a freakin idiot.

[TrippalHealicks]

I would love "iPhone 2" to be a scaled-down version, instead of a bigger, better one, like everyone speculates.

Would be a better business move for Apple, and it would also NOT piss off all the early-adopters.

[Quake97]

I see a smaller iPhone as inevitable. Why wouldn't Apple try to make different lines of iPhones like they did with the iPods. With the iPhone costing them $200 in hardware, why wouldn't they try and design a smaller one costing $100 and then charge $300 and $400 for it. The tough part would be the touchscreen, maybe it wouldn't have one, who knows.

Joe

[Hondamaker]

Same thing on etrade in Apple stock news:

"Among the gainers, Apple Inc. (AAPL) advanced almost 3% to $133.88.

J.P. Morgan analyst Kevin Chang said Apple might be preparing to launch a less expensive iPhone near the end of 2007, using a design based on the iPod Nano. He cited a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that suggest Apple is developing a cheaper device aimed at younger consumers. See full story..."

[c1ockwerk]

from IGN.Com

iPhone-Nano Shipping in Q4?
JP Morgan reports cheaper iPhone model is in the works.
by Gerry Block

showUSloc=(checkLocale('uk')||checkLocale('au'));d ocument.writeln(showUSloc ? '<strong>US, </strong>' : ''); July 9, 2007 - Little more than a week has passed since Apple's iPhone launched rather spectacularly on weekend sales estimated at more than 700,000 units, yet word is already slipping out that a follow up model is in the works, and may be launching sooner than anyone expected. JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang today put out the word that, according to unnamed sources in Apple's manufacturing supply chain and a patent application filed on July 5th, a smaller, cheaper iPhone based upon the iPod nano is well on its way to production.

The patent application suggests the iPhone-nano will employ a traditional Click Wheel instead of the iPhone's multi-touch interface, so as not to cannibalize sales of the higher-end model. JP Morgan expects Apple to launch this lower-end model for less than $300 to attract the particularly price-conscious American mass-market. Most interesting is JP Morgan's speculation the iPhone-nano will launch before the end of 2007, which is somewhat earlier than most expected to see an iPhone follow-up.

Apple has declined requests for comment, and official word from the company is highly unlikely until much later in the year. Is an iPhone an iPhone without a sexy multi-touch interface? Will a basic phone and iPod amalgam at a lower price be enough to entice customers not willing to shell out for the more advanced model? If JP Morgan is correct, we shall see rather soon.

[alb0zf1n3st]

They want to give the "real" iPhone buyers time to recooperate from spending $500-$600 on the phones so they will sell a much more less advanced verson then after that they will sell some crazier version ... thats maybe my take haha

[lilo]

Here are the pictures (from Apple patents):




(URL: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/0...tent-surfaces/)

and:



URL: http://www.unwiredview.com/2007/05/1...at-the-bottom/

If these are real ones, I am not sure people outside iPod community will be interested.

[alb0zf1n3st]

Yeah damn looks pretty decent and thought out i like it.. but love my iphone more lol

[lilo]

Originally Posted by alb0zf1n3st

Yeah damn looks pretty decent and thought out

What exactly do you like, a rotary dial? Back to the future I'll stick with the keypad, thank you.