Sam OliverTaiwanese industry publication DigiTimes reported Wednesday that Pegatron Technology has been selected by Apple for OEM production of the next-gen iPhone, expected to debut this summer. Pegatron will join Foxconn in manufacturing the handsets, industry sources reportedly said.
Officially, Pegatron declined to comment, but the company expects its handset shipments to "grow substantially in 2010," the report noted. The company produces LCD TVs and handsets, and is due to produce Microsoft's Project Natal motion controller sensor for the Xbox 360 this year.
Pegatron was previously connected to the iPhone last fall, when a report alleged that the company would build a new hybrid, world mode phone that would allow calls on both CDMA and GSM networks, granting access to Verizon Wireless in the U.S. The current iPhone manufacturer is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., better known by its trade name of Foxconn.
This week, AppleInsider reported that sources said a next-generation iPhone prototype was pictured in a leaked photo of the Apple iPad before its introduction last week.
In other Apple hardware news, another DigiTimes report alleges that Genesys Logic has started sampling USB 3.0 controllers for a client, and sources have said that client is likely Apple. Genesys officials, however, have denied any partnership with the Mac maker.
Finally, Radiant Opto-Electronics of Taiwan will reportedly supply 300,000 LED backlight units for the forthcoming iPad. The iPad is due to arrive by the end of March starting at $499, with the 3G-enabled version set to debut a month later with a $130 premium.
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There are some pictures of a probable iPhone V4 !
looks pretty sweet, has the front facing camera and the cool alum finish people want (me), apart from that doesnt have too many improvements, im not an expert in french but all it has is the ability for external hard drive, possibly apple made chip based on the A4,5 meagpixel back camera, os 4, and some battery feature I cant translate
pretty good, might just be the iphone ive been waiting for to leave my blackberry
the only thing I would add is make the apple apple in the back a LED flash for the new awesome 5 megapixel camera, apart from that seems like an awesome phone
Pegatron is no one in manufacturing any parts. Their strength is actually in the realm of production management and logistics.
Relations with factories seem being outsourced (if true anyway, DigiTimes is not credibility marvel).
looks pretty sweet, has the front facing camera and the cool alum finish people want (me), apart from that doesnt have too many improvements, im not an expert in french but all it has is the ability for external hard drive, possibly apple made chip based on the A4,5 meagpixel back camera, os 4, and some battery feature I cant translate
pretty good, might just be the iphone ive been waiting for to leave my blackberry
the only thing I would add is make the apple apple in the back a LED flash for the new awesome 5 megapixel camera, apart from that seems like an awesome phone
Also, the volume and mute buttons are on the opposite side of the phone in this picture. I don't know of any reason why they would want to switch that now. Especially with the camera being right there (the back camera).
they probably put it their to imitate the ipad, apple likes to keep form factors as similar as possible