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  • iPhone 5 Confirmed To Use Nano-SIM

    iPhone 5 Confirmed To Use Nano-SIM

    Apple was pretty thorough with their announcement of the iPhone 5 this morning. They confirmed every rumor including the larger screen and LTE connectivity. They did, however, forget to mention a few things like NFC or the rumored nano-SIM. The NFC chip is a no go, but the iPhone 5 is getting the nano-SIM format.

    Apple’s iPhone comparison site confirmed that the iPhone 5 will indeed use the new nano-SIM format. The change in size is obviously in response to the iPhone 5 being super slim. The micro-SIM dock wouldn’t fit inside the iPhone 5’s case.

    iPhone 5 Nano-SIM

    Unfortunately, the change means that you’ll have to get a new SIM card with the purchase of an iPhone 5. Some iPhone users may have a lot of good memories with their old SIM cards, but you’ll just have to get over it. You have until September 21 to say goodbye to your old SIM card before you get into the unavoidable long lines for the iPhone 5.

    The new nano-SIM is just part of the iPhone 5’s revealed specs. Check out our exhaustive coverage of all things iPhone 5 to get all the latest details on Apple’s new device.

  • iPhone 5 Rumor: Nano-SIM Cards Shipped to Retailers [Photos]

    iPhone 5 Rumor: Nano-SIM Cards Shipped to Retailers [Photos]

    Today we’ve already seen leaked video of the iPhone 5’s screen, flex cables, and dock connector port. Now, photos of the iPhone’s new nano-SIM cards are making their way around the internet. It seems every millimeter of the device is likely to be leaked before Apple announces it at an expected event on September 12.

    The above photo comes from a German iPhone blog. Apparently, a wireless carrier employee was able to snap a photo of the card with a micro-SIM next to it for scale. According to the blog, the shipment of the nano-SIMs came with a cover letter that instructed employees not to give the cards out to customers.

    It was already seemingly confirmed last month that the new SIM cards for the iPhone 5 would be nano-SIM card. As seems to be the case since the original iPhone was released back in 2007, it takes a change from Apple to push a new technology forward. Credit card companies and banks are beginning to forge partnerships and make deals for mobile payment systems in anticipation of the iPhone 5, which may or may not have NFC capabilities.

    Oh, and to avoid confusion, while the logo on the SIM card may look like T-Mobile’s it is actually T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom. T-Mobile will not be getting the iPhone 5

    (photo courtesy iphone-ticker.de)

  • iPhone 5 Rumor: More Leaked Parts Seemingly Confirm Smaller SIM Card

    Thanks to the release of iOS 6 Beta 4, we have been able to confirm a number of rumors concerning the iPhone 5. There are still some rumors that the iOS 6 beta can’t confirm. Thankfully, people are leaking iPhone 5 parts from Chinese factories so that we can get a better look at the device.

    French tech site Nowhereelse had recently obtained parts for the iPhone 5 from a Chinese forum called iColorOS. As you can see in the image above, the parts seem to confirm much of the rumors that we’ve been hearing. The screen is indeed larger. What’s interesting however is the new SIM cart. It’s the rumored nano-SIM that we’ve been hearing about.

    As is the case with the confirmed smaller 9-pin dock connector, the smaller SIM card doesn’t seem that important at first glance. It’s immensely important, however, when you consider how much more technology Apple is going to be able to cram into the iPhone 5. With the components getting smaller, Apple will be able to implement more technology like the rumored NFC chips.

    Besides the obvious benefit of being able to fit more tech inside the phone, going smaller helps improve heat dispersement and battery life. Rumors have suggested that the iPhone 5 has been facing battery life problems. Apple may have moved to smaller components to combat that problem.

    With the rumored confirmation of a smaller SIM card out of the way, it seems that we’re almost in the clear as far as iPhone 5 rumors go. Various sources have pretty much confirmed almost everything there is to know about the device. Apple is reportedly holding an event on September 12 to formally announce the device. We’ll find out just how right all these leaks were then.