As the launch of its next-generation iPhone handset nears, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is gearing up to ship a record amount of iPhones to close out the 2011 year with a bang. Apple has been putting huge orders for the mandatory components to make future iPhone, and with the hype and media frenzy continuing to develop at full steam the merchandise is expected to sell fine.
WSJ cited sources inside of Apple’s offer chain that the corporate is being terribly aggressive with its build methods for the new iPhone, and has directed its makers to expect orders totaling 25 million units over the coming months. The report claims that unless Foxconn can improve its yields, Apple are going to be unable to satisfy such a lofty goal. Insiders have claimed that the iPhone 5 is both “complicated” and “difficult to assemble”.
The report also rumored that future iPhone will include new models of a wireless baseband chip developed by Qualcomm, which will be replacing the iPhone 4’s chips that were provided by Infineon. It’s been widely suspected that Apple are going to be moving to a “world phone” chipset with future iPhone, enabling use on both GSM and CDMA networks across the globe and simplifying the amount of models that Apple must develop. The WSJ report didn’t provide any indication if this Qualcomm chip would be “world phone” capable.
The report also stated that the iPhone 5 are going to be both lighter and thinner than the iPhone four, but didn’t plan to any speculation regarding a modification in style. simply a few of weeks ago ThisIsMyNext claimed that the iPhone 5 would be a radical style departure from the iPhone four, and different recent rumors have claimed that the love for the iPhone 4’s style is all but gone from the company’s government team.
If the report is accurate, then Apple’s large component orders would put the iPhone 5 on the right track to hit its rumored third-quarter release date. Apparently, suppliers have been quoted as planning to ship their final hardware to Foxconn no later than early August so that final assembly of the handsets can begin. Apple shipped over eighteen million iPhones in its last quarter, so a 25 million unit prediction would indicate that Cupertino expects the iPhone 5 to be a blockbuster.
Apple had no investigate the report, and has kept tight-lipped regarding future iPhone handset. because the days tick off to September, expect the rumor mill to keep turning.
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