iPhone coming to Swisscom on April 4?

So check it out, if this shot of a Swisscom ad flyer in the wild is legit, not only will our Swiss friends be able to sign up for an iPhone starting early next month -- they'll get a very special kind of iPhone, to boot. So special, in fact, that the screen will only be able to fit four icons vertically and three across. Here's what we don't understand: if this is fake, why would someone put so much effort into it and then bork the screen like that?

[Via Everything iCafe]

[jpfree Posted Mar 5th 2008 4:42AM]

OMG iPhone Nano!!1!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 7:49AM]

Unless that guy has a HUGE hand, I think that iphone looks a little smaller than usual too...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 8:36AM]

Maybe the next release of firmware will include the ability to enlarge the icons on the screen? Or how about a freakin SDK already?

(Also, that picture is blatantly missing a few icons... do swiss people not use youtube? or how about a camera? Or ITUNES?

And if you really want to be picky, the compass on the safari picture is messed up, apple always shows the iphone's calendar with the date being the 9th (not the 20th), and the stocks symbol on here is also off a bit.

Oh yes, and of course, there's no clock, either as an icon nor at the top of the screen.

Tis a shame (and a sham).

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 8:49AM]

I think the calender shows the current date, not just the 9th lol

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 9:24AM]

@Craig
He means that in all Apple ads, printings, etc, they always have it showing the 9th.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 5:05PM]

it doesn't have a camera icon because the iPhone Nano doesn't have a camera!!!

And see the white dot right below the "Notes" icon? That's indicates this is the first page of icons - others like iTunes could be located on the next page.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 1:21AM]

The original iPhone was announced on the 9th. So I'd expect an Apple Expo soonish to be scheduled on the 20th of some month? Fun times ahead!! :-D

PS - srsly hope the iPhone nano has a camera... The iPhone now already loses points for its low-res picture taker...but to toss the feature altogether would be social suicide.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2008 12:35PM]

I don't have an iPhone but have used one and I have to agree with some of the people above. It looks a little smaller than usual. Could be false or Swisscom has a really bad PR firm.

You'd think Apple would set the date on the flyer's icon to match the date of the release. I know nothing of marketing however, nor do I care to ever learn marketing.