WSJ: Apple 'developing new iPhone,' plus another for Verizon (update: iPhone HD, front-facing camera?)
By Darren Murph 
posted March 29th 2010 5:26PM
posted March 29th 2010 5:26PM
Update: We're now learning that the "next iPhone is being manufactured by Taiwanese contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry," which just so happens to be the same outfit responsible for crafting all prior iPhones. That's according to "people briefed on the matter" and sourced by the WSJ. It's also stated that the world's first CDMA iPhone will be manufactured by Pegatron Technology, which we caught just last week dabbling in some of NVIDIA's Tegra 2-based wares. If all goes well, Pegatron could begin mass production of the CDMA iPhone (exact model not disclosed) this September, so it's hard to say if Sprint or Verizon would have access before the all-too-lucrative holiday season. As for quotes on the matter? Most everyone involved wouldn't say a word, but an AT&T spokesman did utter the following: "There has been lots of incorrect speculation on CDMA iPhones for a long time. We haven't seen one yet and only Apple knows when that might occur."
On a week that couldn't possibly get any bigger for Apple, that's exactly what just happened. Everyone suspected that a fourth-generation iPhone was in the works, but having an outlet like the WSJ confirm it just makes the summer that much harder to wait for. There's also the possibility that 2010 will be the final year that AT&T retains its death-grip on the iPhone, but by the sound of this report, it still seems as if the nation's largest GSM carrier may nab exclusive rights on the latest iPhone. We also can't help but wonder about the future of a true 4G iPhone -- will Sprint manage to grab a WiMAX-enabled version? Will Verizon get its grubby paws on an LTE model? We figured only Jobs would know, but now... there might just be someone else out there willing to spill the beans.
Update 2: Soon after the news broke, we were informed that the next-generation iPhone would be announced on June 22nd (a Tuesday, naturally) and would be dubbed the iPhone HD (a name that has been tossed around before). That certainly makes sense given that Apple almost certainly has to up the pixel count in order to rival the EVO 4G, HD2 and all of those other high-res handsets, but we're still reserving judgment until we see that fateful media invite hit our inbox.
Update 3: John Gruber's just weighed in with some more tidbits, in his characteristically polite way. Gruber says the next model will have an A4-class SoC, a 960 x 640 display, a front-facing camera, and that iPhone OS 4.0 will enable third-party multitasking. A pretty safe set of predictions, in all, but Gruber's done pretty well in the past, so we'll just have to wait and see.
[Thanks, Chris]
Apple can release an iPhone with a monkey sidekick at this point. I'm getting the HTC EVO 4G.
We should be happy for Andriod and WM-they'll have ANOTHER iPhone to crack open and push their envelope. We'd still be waiting on a glitch free touch screen like the Touch Pro from Verizon I got suckered into. That was supposed to be an "iPhone killer" too. That's when I finally gave up the ghost and bought one :)
Show me something all around as effective, user friendly and glitch free and I might be impressed. Everyone wants to beat the iPhone because it sets the benchmark...hmmm...just do it!
I heard a rumor that Apple was going to ditch the touch screen fad and go back a physical keyboard and a 2.5 LCD screen. That would be sooo epic! It would be very BB Curve-esqe! I hope its true!!!1!!1
Apple better release their own iChat Mobile app for iPhone. 3rd party live stream apps aren't the greatest.
yeah, because Apple doesn't collect any user data whatsoever.
@ckeegan
Droid on the other hand is from google, and they DO collect user data and steal your information
@Target0362 I was actually being sarcastic. Any company with any sense whatsoever collects user data. Every single store with a rewards or frequent shopper card is collecting data every single time you make a purchase. (practically every grocery store in the country, every major office supply store, and almost every major drug store, just to start the list)
If iPhone did get Sprint, two words.
iPhone 4G.
Hardware news is great (and SOMETHING!) but I really want to hear about iPhone OS 4.0! I want to get my hands on it and see what Apple has in store. If they want to release the newest phone (with the newest OS) in June/July, they'll need to give developers a chance to play with and test out the new OS before that.. So let's get a move on, Apple!
I don't know if anyone has brought this up yet, but its worth mentioning that Apple is simply doing this to compete with Palm and Google. Has nothing to do with networks. They want to be able to say that their phone works on all networks too.
Here's what I think is interesting. One of the biggest selling points of the iPhone is that you can talk and surf at the same time. What will it be like on Verizon? or Sprint? Missing calls, or texts (that would be annoying) because of checking weather, email, or YouTube. That really defeats the purpose of the phone.
Pretty much... iPhone to Verizon is a miniature iPad. The only good use that it has a great touchscreen that has apps for all tastes. Just be ready to miss some calls.
So all this Verizon Iphone talk to raise apple stocks ????? Morons
The Sprint Evo will force the Apple folks to rethink and put the kitchen sink in the next iphone ...or else! Im over the iphone already EVO is the future
Indeed
i really like the label of apple, the appearance is attractive and the color is cool.
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