Apple has placed an order for a monster 15 million iPhone 5s, and is on track to start shipping the hotly anticipated handset in September, according to DigiTimes.
Needless to say, Apple hasn't issued an official statement regarding the newest iteration of the iPhone -- we don't even know what it's going to be called officially. But Taiwan-based tech manufacturer and proud owner of an excellent company name Pegatron has won the contract to build the phones, taking the massive order from the House of Jobs.
DigiTimes' sources said that the iPhone 5 would be largely similar to the iPhone 4, which means it could be officially named the iPhone 4S, in keeping with past iPhone naming conventions.
If true, that's rather disappointing -- we're keeping our fingers crossed for a radically revamped iPhone, just to mix things up. Still, DigiTimes' report matches other whisperings we've heard about the design, which is rumoured to be largely unchanged.
Fifteen million units sounds like a great deal -- and it is. Apple is traditionally a little tight on the orders to start with, and then ramps up production once its gadgets are on sale. Of course, it never hurts if Apple can say a new gadget sold out on launch day.
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Anonymous 5 July, 2011 15:53
I think there certainly needs to be some change in terms of design after the fiasco with the aerial.....As well to compete with the Samsung galaxy 2 they really need to up their game here in terms of specs but only time will tell.
von dutch 5 July, 2011 16:22
ITS OFFICIAL THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S2 IS NOW BETTER THAN THE IPHONE 4 SEE THE A LIST IN ANY RECENT ISSUE OF PC PRO FOR MORE DETAILS
ace9988 5 July, 2011 20:37
i'd like it if they made the iphone as sleek as the ipod touch
ChromeShark 6 July, 2011 14:06
Think you need to shout louder Von, the majority of average consumers didn't hear you.
Anonymous 6 July, 2011 16:37
@von dutch the s2 isn't officially better than the iPhone 4, that is just a matter of someones opinion. It doesn't make it officially better.
Anonymous 7 July, 2011 01:42
in the entire gamut of the world wide web can anyone please provide a review site (not user opinion) where i4 is said to be better on the whole than s2 :) happy hunting ...