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Apple Launching a Smaller GSM/CDMA iPhone in 2010 for Verizon Launch in Q3?
iPhonefreak — ... all of their competitors are trying to go larger. It certainly makes sense for Apple to create a network-neutral iPhone, but it seems far more likely that this particular 2.8″ iPhone model will exist as a smaller option to the current iPhone. After all, nothing is stopping Apple from plugging that same Qualcomm chip into the current iPhone frame (or a bigger one), and that news could have simply been left out of this particular report. [Source: AppleInsider , Image Source: iLounge ]

Rumor: Smaller iPhone on tap for Verizon in Q3 2010?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Photos of the smaller display were first featured on iLounge in June of 2008 (see photo at right), sparking widespread rumors at the time that an " ...

Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in 2010
MacDailyNews — Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in 2010 Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 09:34 AM EST [image] "A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US," Prince McLean reports for AppleInsider. "The report by OTR Global, provided to AppleInsider by an industry analyst, says the new 'worldmode' iPhone will gain compatibility with CDMA2000 networks ...

Behind The Screens: Are These The Future Of iDevice Touchability?
iSmashPhone — ... 3.5" wide screen. Host refers to the panels as “projected capacitance touch panel[s],” and promises that they will have “no significant” aging effect (i.e. they won't get less sensitive over time) as well as being more durable, waterproof, plus resistant to high humidities and temperatures than current screens. While there are doubts that the 2.8" screen would be practical for a full-sized iPhone, it would make sense for an iPhone or iTouch "nano/mini" model. [Via iLounge] ...

iPhone on Verizon After All?
Mac|Life — ... The rumor's silver lining isn't without a black cloud as the new phones reputedly cramp screen real estate down from 3.5" to 2.8". Whether this is a result of potentially lower Verizon subsidies or just a Nano iteration of the iPhone isn't clear. ...