“Apple Inc. has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to begin shipping both a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September, people familiar with the matter said,” Lorraine Luk and Ian Sherr report for The Wall Street Journal.
“The shipping plans suggest that two new iPhone models could be launched as soon as next month,” Luk and Sherr report. “The company hasn’t previously announced different iPhone models around the same time.”
Luk and Sherr report, “Apple’s suppliers in Asia started mass-producing components in June for both a standard iPhone featuring a metal casing and a lower-cost version, people who work at those companies said… It is planning a launch event on Sept. 10, according to AllThingsD, a news outlet that, like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp. It isn’t clear whether Apple would launch both iPhones the same day or initially opt to showcase just one device.”
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