“Apple is in the midst of building a new lower-cost iPhone that is helping the company manufacture record numbers of the handset in the first quarter of the year, according to UBS analyst Maynard Um. Specifying only ‘checks’ within the industry, the financial expert claims an iPhone with 4GB of storage is in the works and is helping Apple boost the number of phones shipped to 7 million in the first three months of 2009,” Electronista reports.
“Details of the alleged new model are unknown; as-yet unverified rumors have pointed to an iPhone nano in progress for a June release, though a separate rumor has also alluded to a 4GB, full-size iPhone that hasn’t materialized according to these unofficial plans,” Electronista reports.
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Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider, “UBS’s Manyard Um said he’s concerned that iPhone shipments for the December holiday quarter could come in below his 5 million unit estimate, representing a considerable sequential decline from the 6.9 million units shipped during the September quarter. However, ‘our UBS semis team and our checks indicate a new 4GB iPhone which may be helping to increase build rates,’ he wrote in a report to clients. Specifically, Apple’s said to have placed manufacturing orders for 7 million iPhones in each of the first two calendar quarters, 5 million in the third quarter, and 4 million in the fourth quarter, all of which are seen as ‘relatively good numbers.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jen” for the heads up.]