A new report by DigiTimes is claiming that the companies that manufacture and provide components to be employed in the assembly of Apple’s next-generation iPhone and iPad devices are preparing for an October launch of each of those devices. The report cites sources throughout Apple’s provide chain and claims that Apple are going to be launching a single new iPhone model, that is predicted as there was no new iPhone hardware previewed at the 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference, alongside the iPad 3.
While the iPhone rumors are hardly new, the iPad 3 news is somewhat surprising and contradicts what several had previously reported about consequent iPad, as well as a report created on by a FBR Capital Markets analyst stating that prototype iPad 3 models wouldn’t even appear till 2012. Apple launched the iPad two simply a couple of months ago, packing quite a couple of enhancements but lacking an upgraded show that dismayed journalists and users alike. The DigiTimes report claims that the new iPad 3 will remedy the show issue, with a source quoted that “Apple is considering coming up with a good thinner and lighter pill laptop with its panel resolution increasing to 250dpi.”
Analysts expect that Apple will ship somewhere between six and 7 million units of consequent iPhone handset – decision it the iPhone 5 – within the third quarter alone. Combined with the still strong-selling iPhone 4, iPhone shipments for the quarter may reach up to twenty five million. while there are few analyst reports that embody an iPad 3 release in their predictions, with a brand new iPad launching before the holidays Apple may see 2011 sales high 40 million for his or her wildly-selling pill device.
The DigiTimes report went a step more to name some of the companies that will be supplying components for Apple’s devices, as well as show manufacturers Wintek and TPK, battery suppliers Dynapack and Simplo, chassis supplier Catcher and camera supplier Largan Precision. of course, the devices are going to be put along by Foxconn at their plants in China.
Improvements for consequent iPhone are expected to be somewhat minor, with most rumors pointing to a processor upgrade to the iPad 2’s “A5” chip, an upgrade to the rear camera, and possibly a rather larger screen. It’s also expected that Apple will separate the rear camera from the flash, to reduce “red eye” artifacts in photos.
None of those rumors have been confirmed or denied by Apple, who has been keeping a tight lid on its device development.
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