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Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 10:00 am
Alleged next-gen iPod touch front panel compared with iPhone 4
An LCD and digitizer alleged to be from Apple's upcoming fourth-generation iPod touch shows a display that is smaller and different in color than the iPhone 4 front panel.The website smartphonemedic.com got their hands on a purported part from Apple's forthcoming iPod touch refresh. Like on the iPhone 4, the LCD, glass and digitizer on the part are all fused together as one solid component that cannot be disassembled.
A side-by-side comparison with the front panel for a third-generation iPod touch shows that the presumed new device is slightly longer and slimmer than its predecessor. Laid next to the iPhone 4 front panel, the supposed iPod touch component is slightly smaller.
The site also noted that the LCD panel on the iPhone 4 is darker than the display found on the alleged fourth-generation iPod touch front panel. It said the fourth-generation screen has a "red or grayish tint to it."
The site also noted that the connections included on the LCD and digitizer are "a little different" than found on the iPhone 4. The purported iPod touch panel is also missing brackets found on the side of the iPhone 4 assembly.
As with numerous previous leaked parts (1, 2), the front panel includes a space likely to be used for a forward-facing camera. This would mean that the next-generation iPod touch will allow FaceTime video chat over Wi-Fi.
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Originally Posted by JustReelFilms 
"Like on the iPhone 4, the LCD, glass and digitizer on the part are all fused together as one solid component that cannot be disassembled."
So if the screen gets shattered, there goes Benjamin.
"Like on the iPhone 4, the LCD, glass and digitizer on the part are all fused together as one solid component that cannot be disassembled."
So if the screen gets shattered, there goes Benjamin.
Yep ... I broke my scree on Monday, just a small drop
. I guess I just happen to hit the right spot, luckily its still under warranty and got it replaced at the apple store for free 
. Now i will have to carry this beauty in a ugly cover .
I think AI got played.
The iPod touch touchscreens have always been the same size as the iPhone part.
Highly unlikely that they would pick different parts. After all, much of the cost reduction for both units comes because they share parts in volume. The touchscreen panel is the priciest part of the device, making separate parts even less likely if Apple is trying to hold down COGS.
This is a page 2 rumor, nothing more.
Just speculation from my part, but maybe they want to sell iPod touch with a smaller price, hence they'll use a standar LCD screen (i.e. not Retina Display). Besides, iPod touch is sold in great quantities, they may have already get a price reduction from that.
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Originally Posted by cvaldes1831
I think AI got played.
The iPod touch touchscreens have always been the same size as the iPhone part.
Highly unlikely that they would pick different parts. After all, much of the cost reduction for both units comes because they share parts in volume. The touchscreen panel is the priciest part of the device, making separate parts even less likely if Apple is trying to hold down COGS.
This is a page 2 rumor, nothing more.
I think AI got played.
The iPod touch touchscreens have always been the same size as the iPhone part.
Highly unlikely that they would pick different parts. After all, much of the cost reduction for both units comes because they share parts in volume. The touchscreen panel is the priciest part of the device, making separate parts even less likely if Apple is trying to hold down COGS.
This is a page 2 rumor, nothing more.
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Originally Posted by cvaldes1831
The iPod touch touchscreens have always been the same size as the iPhone part.
Highly unlikely that they would pick different parts. After all, much of the cost reduction for both units comes because they share parts in volume. The touchscreen panel is the priciest part of the device, making separate parts even less likely if Apple is trying to hold down COGS.
The iPod touch touchscreens have always been the same size as the iPhone part.
Highly unlikely that they would pick different parts. After all, much of the cost reduction for both units comes because they share parts in volume. The touchscreen panel is the priciest part of the device, making separate parts even less likely if Apple is trying to hold down COGS.
Arse - you are talking out of it.
The iPod and iPhone screens may have been the same size, but they weren't the same part.
http://gizmodo.com/299774/tested-iph...d-touch-screen
Nah, you're quoting Gizmodo from 2007.
Production run variations from the first-generation products, nothing more.
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Originally Posted by Ungenio
Just speculation from my part, but maybe they want to sell iPod touch with a smaller price, hence they'll use a standar LCD screen (i.e. not Retina Display). Besides, iPod touch is sold in great quantities, they may have already get a price reduction from that.
Just speculation from my part, but maybe they want to sell iPod touch with a smaller price, hence they'll use a standar LCD screen (i.e. not Retina Display). Besides, iPod touch is sold in great quantities, they may have already get a price reduction from that.
That would be a change from their standard procedure of having the same display in the iPod touch as the iPhone.
Apple sells two iPod touches for every three iPhones. If they had been so focused on cutting costs, they would have used a low-spec'ed part from the onset, but it appears that Apple does not want to do that.
The iPod touch always has the same CPU, memory, GPU, and display as the iPhone from the same release cycle.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cvaldes1831
That would be a change from their standard procedure of having the same display in the iPod touch as the iPhone.
Apple sells two iPod touches for every three iPhones. If they had been so focused on cutting costs, they would have used a low-spec'ed part from the onset, but it appears that Apple does not want to do that.
The iPod touch always has the same CPU, memory, GPU, and display as the iPhone from the same release cycle.
That would be a change from their standard procedure of having the same display in the iPod touch as the iPhone.
Apple sells two iPod touches for every three iPhones. If they had been so focused on cutting costs, they would have used a low-spec'ed part from the onset, but it appears that Apple does not want to do that.
The iPod touch always has the same CPU, memory, GPU, and display as the iPhone from the same release cycle.
Except that Apple has a policy of using a previous generation iPhone/touch as their entry level unit. With the iPhone 3GS still in volume production for the next year it wouldn't be at all surprising for entry level touches to continue with the 2nd generation look and components. The production volume of older units is high enough for Apple to get maximum discounts. It's likely the high end touch will have a new look and new capabilities including the retina display.
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Originally Posted by Bregalad
It's likely the high end touch will have a new look and new capabilities including the retina display.
It's likely the high end touch will have a new look and new capabilities including the retina display.
Well, that's my point.
Whatever CPU/memory/GPU/display is in the iPhone 4 will probably be in the iPod touch 4 because that's what they have done the previous three times. They'll keep producing a low-capacity version of the 3rd generation iPod touch as the entry level device.
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Originally Posted by Bregalad
Except that Apple has a policy of using a previous generation iPhone/touch as their entry level unit. With the iPhone 3GS still in volume production for the next year it wouldn't be at all surprising for entry level touches to continue with the 2nd generation look and components. The production volume of older units is high enough for Apple to get maximum discounts. It's likely the high end touch will have a new look and new capabilities including the retina display.
Except that Apple has a policy of using a previous generation iPhone/touch as their entry level unit. With the iPhone 3GS still in volume production for the next year it wouldn't be at all surprising for entry level touches to continue with the 2nd generation look and components. The production volume of older units is high enough for Apple to get maximum discounts. It's likely the high end touch will have a new look and new capabilities including the retina display.
Makes sense...
They have to do something to save money on the touch. the selling price is so much lower than what they get for an iPhone. the price difference seems substantially greater than the obvious hardware differences. (cellular radio, gps, camera...)
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"Like on the iPhone 4, the LCD, glass and digitizer on the part are all fused together as one solid component that cannot be disassembled."
So if the screen gets shattered, there goes Benjamin.