iPhone 5 and iPad mini coming in September - Analyst
Apple’s next generation smartphone, the iPhone 5, and the highly-anticipated iPad mini will launch in September, predicts KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In this report, Kuo said:
Other sources mentioned a more specific day—September 21—as the release date of the iPhone 5.
Several tech blogs and websites, including Reuters, reported recently that the new iPhone will have a 19-pin mini port instead of its original 30-pin connector dock.
The iPad mini, according to Kuo, will have the same thickness as the iPod touch 4G and the screen would measure 7.85-inches.
He also said:
Kuo’s prediction makes sense because we’ve read reports on the web that the iPhone 5 is already in production so it’s advisable to hold on if you’re planning to buy an iPhone 4S at this time.
In this report, Kuo said:
iPhone 5 to debut in September. But due to in-cell touch panel and casing yield rate limits, ability to offset older models' shipments decrease will be moderate.
Other sources mentioned a more specific day—September 21—as the release date of the iPhone 5.
Several tech blogs and websites, including Reuters, reported recently that the new iPhone will have a 19-pin mini port instead of its original 30-pin connector dock.
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| Mockup of 7.85-inch "iPad mini" next to an iPhone (courtesy of CiccareseDesign) |
He also said:
Though shipments of iPad mini’s components will start in August, the new iPad line will end production, ready for transition to a modified New iPad line. As such, component shipments will drop in August as iPad mini’s components shipments growth will be offset. On a side note, the modified New iPad shares the same exterior as the original model, but contains modifications to correct its thermal dissipation problem and lower-cost components.
Kuo’s prediction makes sense because we’ve read reports on the web that the iPhone 5 is already in production so it’s advisable to hold on if you’re planning to buy an iPhone 4S at this time.
