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Second Generation $249-$299 iPhone in September?

Commercial Times (as reported by Digitimes) claims that Taiwan-based Wintek has won the contract for touch screen panel orders from Apple for its second-generation iPhone.

The report claims that this second-generation iPhone will begin shipping in September from US$249-$299.

The report is consistent with a previous Commercial Times claim that Apple would be shipping 5 million iPhones in September with a different outer design.

No other rumors point to a "second generation" iPhone at such an early timeframe, though there has been talk of next-generation iPods in that timeframe.

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60 months ago
LOL figures, as I finally actually got to interact with a first generation iPhone for the first time today. :p
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60 months ago
iPhone Nano anyone?
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60 months ago
Surely it would be something like an iPhone nano, rather than an actual second generation iPhone. A real second generation iPhone would annoy a lot of early adopters if it appeared this soon.
I wonder if that JP Morgan analyst that got fired for saying an iPhone nano would come out this year will get his job back if it comes true. :p
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60 months ago

iPhone Nano anyone?


Please, for the love of dog, can we not see that picture again? :eek: ;) :D
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60 months ago
I doubt it, it's too close to the release of the original iPhone.
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60 months ago

I wonder if that JP Morgan analyst that got fired over saying an iPhone nano would come out this year will get his job back if it comes true. :)

Nah, he'll just receive a ton of fantastic job offers from other companies. ;)

I half hope this happens and half hope it doesn't. I do because it'd be more affordable but mainly because it'd probably have simpler feature set that would more than suffice my needs and wants. Hope it doesn't happen because if I can get a hold of a coupon to Apple, I'm gonna do my darndest to get the current iPhone. :o
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60 months ago
I'm thinking if this information is true that it could be mistaken for the widescreen iPod that is always rumored to come out.

Recent rumors point for iPod updates to take place in August or September so that would make sense for this rumor to be for the new iPod.

The price, $250-$300 seems too cheap for iPhone 2.0. Sounds more like the price of an iPod to me. 8 gigs of flash, R&D and everything else just ain't that cheap. A portable hard drive and software development already built off the iPhone for a iPod, seems more reasonable for the price.

A new iPhone this soon also seems unreasonable. Plus to have the design change and a new manufacture making the panels doesn't add up either. Maybe this new design and panels is for the new iPods. Does anyone remember the iPod patents that showed side touch panels.

Personally I can't wait for a touchscreen iPod to come out. I love the iPhone but I need the 80 or 100 gigs for all my media. Plus I can't switch my service now nor can I afford 60 bucks a month.

I would hope this is referring to iPod updates.
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60 months ago
I don't have any direct info on this one, surprisingly, but I would speculate this is an iPod Nano with basic phone capabilities but without the web and wifi and EDGE stuff, unless it is modem mode to your laptop.

I still expect a larger than iPhone device with a dual display and larger form factor.

Are there any 3rd party credit card swipe devices for iPhone yet?

Rocketman
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60 months ago

iPhone Nano anyone?

Any smaller than what's out now I think would be too difficult to type on.
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60 months ago
Well it would be in line with my apple experience. I get the first product and marvel at what those who wait get. Oh well, I love and use my Apple ][. I hacked it to an Apple ][e( kind of ).
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