“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 (including Verizon’s US network, which is currently incompatible with existing iPhone models) while retaining compatibility with UMTS 3G networks globally using a new hybrid chip produced by Qualcomm,” McLean reports.
“According to OTR’s sources, Asustek subsidiary Pegatron will build the new hybrid phone devices for Apple rather than Hon Hai, the iPhone’s current manufacturer,” McLean reports. “This decision was reportedly made to prevent the company from being ‘constrained by a single-source assembler.'”
McLean reports, “The research note also identified the new phone as having a 2.8″ screen, which is significantly smaller than the current iPhone’s 3.5″ display.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
smaller screen ? Does not compute.
There’s no way in hades, Apple is coming out with a 2.8″ iPhone.. There’s no reason to going smaller.
Heck, I wish they’d go up to a 4″ or 4.25″ screen.
Didn’t they report a smaller iPhone was going to be released earlier this year, too? That report sure turned out to be legit, didn’t it?
As soon as I read the bit about a smaller screen, I knew that this report was nonsense. I don’t believe Apple would change the form factor. A smaller screen would be VERY impractical!
Absolute hogwash!
iDon’t want to see the iPhone on Verizon’s network.
iPhone nano maybe?
Software giant Microsoft said it will cut 800 employees worldwide, in addition to the 5,000 cuts already announced. To add insult to injury, severance packages will include Windows 7.
(Copied and Pasted from, “This Just In” App. Thought it was funny:-)
This is going to stop potential Android buyers on their tracks.
Now, they must wait until next year to find out their real choices
at wee rye son.
Vapor, smoke or what have you — these talk introduces an
element of uncertainty.
And rational consumers’ reaction has to be to wait to find out more,
and suspend any immediate plans to buy Moto’s Froid.
Sigh… the whole point of the platform (iPhone, iPod touch) is that there is one form factor for us and developers. This is obviously a bogus report.