“A new series of photos have surface online, claiming to confirmed much rumored plans by Apple to introduce a more compact ‘nano-SIM’ standard alongside this year’s iPhone aimed at helping the company designed more compact and streamlined iOS devices going forward,” AppleInsider reports.
“The photos of the empty SIM tray, published over at Nowhereelse.fr, reveal a design that will command roughly 40 percent less internal space when compared to existing micro-SIM cards, which should allow smartphone makers like Apple to make smaller handsets with increased functionality,” AppleInsider reports. “The European Telecommunications Standards Institute in June ultimately selected Apple’s revised nano-SIM design as the official fourth form factor for the SIM card standard. Since then, European wireless operators have reportedly been stockpiling the new SIM cards in anticipation of Apple’s upcoming iPhone launch, which is expected to make its first appearance during an Apple media event on September 12th.”
See the photos in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Liquidmetal?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Marco W.” for the heads up.]
At this point they can use gold and it would not make a difference as apparently close to 80% of iPhones are covered in a case off some sort.
This news is about nano-SIM tray, casing is not related.
As to the news, I could understand why iPhone’s SIM-card tray opener is made of liquid metal, but making the trays itself from it makes no sense. There will be nothing significant in upside but price upraise.
“…which should allow smartphone makers like Apple to make smaller handsets with increased functionality,”
Or, quite probably a handset that’s a similar size but with a bigger battery for improved operational life.
Bigger battery = increased functionality.
Certainly doesn’t look like LiquidMetal to me
Typical know-nothing. Liquid metal can look like anything and also look exactly like the nano SIm pictured. You can’t tell if it’s Liquidmetal or not from a photo.