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32GB High End iPhone and a Low End Version in Works?

Lazard Captial Markets analyst Daniel Amir believes that Apple is working on two new iPhones that will arrive in the coming months. These would include a high end 32GB iPhone with camera improvements as well as a low-end 3G version. Production for the devices would being in April and ramp up in May, with a release in June.

[Amir] noted, however, that the low-end version may only be available in the fast-growing, emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, while the high-end version is expected to make its way to North America and Europe.

As with most analyst reports, "channel partner" checks are cited as the source.

A 32GB iPhone has been long expected and has been dependent on the release of suitably dense memory chips that could fit within the current iPhone casing. A couple of vendors have announced possible memory chips that would be available this year. As a whole, analysts have been notoriously unreliable sources, and this particular group has no notable track record. Still, a June release of the new iPhone is certainly expected. Now with WWDC's dates set for June, Apple has an appropriate venue to announce new products.

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37 months ago
If it has a substantially better camera I'd consider upgrading from my 2G.
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37 months ago
And what exactly is the difference from the current 3G iPhone, to the one being called a low end version?
Oh, wait:

The low-end version is expected to run on a 3G network, rather than on Wi-Fi


Riiight...
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37 months ago

[Amir] noted, however, that the low-end version may only be available in the fast-growing, emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, while the high-end version is expected to make its way to North America and Europe.


Has Apple ever released a product that was available in other countries and not the US?
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37 months ago
So the new iPhone is going to be bigger and better? Who would've thought....
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37 months ago

Has Apple ever released a product that was available in other countries and not the US?


I think the phone in China has no Wi-Fi and the one in Egypt has no GPS. The phones in Japan have Emoji while the others don't officially have it.

So, yes.
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37 months ago
I can't wait for the new iPhone. I'm still rockin' an 8gb 2g.

If the rumors are true about the faster 3g this this is going to be awesome.

I really like this concept of the new release:

Just not sure about the silence switch. . . ? But I do really like the placement of the camera.
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37 months ago
Me and my wallet are ready and waiting.

June can't come soon enough. :)
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37 months ago
Ugh!

32GB would be wonderful 2 years ago when my music library was smaller. These days, music + podcasts + apps + photos, I need 64GB! :(
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37 months ago

If it has a substantially better camera I'd consider upgrading from my 2G.


Same here. It's pretty much the ONLY reason I'll upgrade. No other hardware enhancements really interest me that much...
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37 months ago

If it has a substantially better camera I'd consider upgrading from my 2G.


Yeah, I don't get why Apple are so tentative about camera hardware. An iPhone with a Sony Ericsson quality camera and proper MMS would be a lovely thing..
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