AppleInsider Staff
Coming on the heels of pictures showing a supposedly fully-assembled next-generation iPhone, website iMore cites sources "who have proven accurate in the past" who claim the three new iDevices will be announced at a special Apple event on Sept. 12.
The sources go on to say the sixth-generation iPhone will go on sale on Sept. 19, one week after its purported debut, but a rollout date for the smaller iPad and iPod nano are not yet known. iMore recently reported the iPad mini would be unveiled sometime in October at a sub-$200 price point.
Monday's launch date rumor is in line with at least one analyst's projection of an early September launch for the next-gen iPhone and iPad mini, but the tablet was estimated to be released later in the month following an August manufacturing ramp-up. Apple partner Foxconn has reportedly been hiring extra staff to accomodate the influx of iDevice orders and the Chinese company's Zhengzhou plant is said to have already rolled out a few sixth-gen iPhone test batches ahead of mass production. It is unclear where the iPad mini will be built, however, as conflicting reports claim final assembly will take place at either Foxconn's Chengdu or Jundiai, Brazil factories.
Purported assembled next-generation iPhone. | Source: iLab Factory
While the sources didn't offer any additional information regarding hardware specifics, they reiterated the iPad mini will "be exactly like the 9.7-inch iPad, only scaled down to 7.x-inches." The description is identical to earlier "leaked" engineering samples of the device that showed the inclusion of the same 19-pin dock connector widely expected to be introduced with the next-gen iPhone.
Not much is known about a new iPod nano, but some sources have claimed the device will eschew its current square-shaped design for something closer to a shrunken iPhone and add a home button.
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What? A new iPhone? Darn it, just wanted to get this fonky case, 4 my 4 [IMG]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/9281/width/500/height/1000[/IMG] Still can't swallow a smaller iPad, no matter how small. Although they do seem quite thick, possibly due to the smaller size while retaining 10 hour battery life? [IMG]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/9282/width/500/height/1000[/IMG]
The sooner the better... 2+ years of the same exterior design is more than enough for any gadget (as slowing sales indicate). This one had better show some reall effort/progress - We'll See.
Random guys, with no credibility whatsoever, have cooked up a random story. Quick, fast, run! Let's post this to Ai!
Huh. I'm going to start filtering out anything from Ai with the words "some source", "Digitimes" and possibly "form factor". Oh, and the last article about a fully assembled iPhone (read "an iPhone box without any hardware in...") really was uzless.
The sooner the better... 2+ years of the same exterior design is more than enough for any gadget (as slowing sales indicate).
This one had better show some reall effort/progress - We'll See.
So, you're not a troll. Your signature is not a troll signature. That comment is honestly felt from the heart. The slowing sales of iPhone 4S are not due to the Next iPhone's anticipation.
/sarcasm
[quote name="lightknight" url="/t/151602/rumor-next-gen-iphone-ipad-mini-new-ipod-nano-to-debut-on-sept-12#post_2157176"] So, you're not a troll. Your signature is not a troll signature. That comment is honestly felt from the heart. The slowing sales of iPhone 4S are not due to the Next iPhone's anticipation. /sarcasm [/quote] Just because someone legitimate disagrees with the near cult-like adoration some of you appear to have for certain tech companies does not make them a ''troll', so stop being ridiculous and deal with it. As a longtime (25+ year) owner/supporter of Apple products, I (along with many others) would like to so more forward progress in their designs/effort s- So, Also Deal With That. Anyway... Why would they introduce a 'new iPod Nano' and not a new iPod Touch?