The general consensus these days is that the iPhone 5 will be released at some point this fall. A new report suggests that both the next generation of Apple’s iPhone and even the iPad will hit stores in October.
Based on “industry sources,” Digitimes is reporting the following:
- Taiwan-based companies included in the supply chain for iPhone 5 and iPad 3 have begun to prepare materials for the production of the two devices
- Both will be produced in small volumes in August, with the volume picking up in September and October
- The iPad 3 has just been added to the production schedule
- The iPhone 5’s supply volume is estimated to be around six to seven million units during the third quarter
- The iPhone 5 and the iPad 3 will likely be unveiled in September, shipped in October
- Apple plans to launch only one model of the new iPhone
Verizon has been selling the iPhone 4 for a few months now, and while the carrier sold plenty of units so far it would seem that its customers are not that eager anymore to purchase an “old” iPhone 4 with the iPhone 4S/5 getting closer and closer to launch. Verizon has already advised analysts to expect an iPhone sales drop for Q2 although that’s something Verizon must have expected.
Verizon has sold 2.2 million iPhones in the first quarter of the year, and that’s just seven weeks of actual iPhone 4 sales. Q2 will bring up to 2.2 million iPhone 4 sales, which is still great for the carrier considering that the new iPhone 4S/5 is arriving at some point in late August / early September, depending on who you listen to. Those extra million iPhone sales helped Apple get more smartphone market share in the USA, that’s obvious, but considering Verizon’s customer base, and the fact that the CDMA carrier has been waiting for over three years for a deal with Apple, the total number of CDMA iPhone 4 units sold to date is a lot lower than some would have imagined.
It’ll be interesting to see Verizon’s iPhone sales numbers later this year once the iPhone 4S/5 hits, and it’ll be equally interesting to see who will sell more new iPhones in the USA, as AT&T is also pretty interested in the arrival of the fifth-generation smartphone.
Speaking about launch dates, Verizon knows better than to reveal the actual release date of the upcoming iPhone 4S/5, but we do know that both Big Red and AT&T are going to sell the device at the same time. The iPhone 4S/5 is said to come with dual CDMA/GSM capabilities, although the specs and features of the device still need to be confirmed, since all we have so far is based on various rumors and leaks that can’t be verified yet.
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