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APPLE IS ORDERING massive quantities of both the 4.7-inch and the 5.5-inch versions of the iPhone 6, which will launch this fall, according to the Wall Street Journal.
WSJ cites unnamed supply chain sources claiming that Apple has ordered 70 million to 80 million iPhones to be produced by the end of the year.
The size of Apple’s order suggests its confidence in the forthcoming device. Last year, Apple ordered around 50 to 60 million for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C launch.
WSJ notes that Apple’s increased demand for the iPhone is a result of its partnership with China Mobile and the desire to popularize the smartphone in emerging markets.
Suppliers Foxconn and Pegatron will begin producing the 4.7-inch iPhone next month. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. will begin manufacturing the 5.5-inch model in September, the WSJ reports.
That likely means the 5.5-inch model won’t launch until a month or two after the 4.7-inch model.
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This fall? Next thing we will be walking on side walk and going to the mall whilst talking on our cell phone.
I agree totally, but it’s a strange objection from someone who comes from Springfield.
Touché.
Smart phones are amazing (to me, at least). They store all your contacts, diary, information etc. As well as doing your banking, letting you read books, listen to the radio, watch movies/TV – and go on the internet.
Ya dont say
But the alarm still doesn’t work when you switch your phone off at night. Did on my old stupid phone.
Which I now keep by my bedside to use as a smart alarm clock.
I’m an iPhone user.
I have the 4s but I didn’t feel the need to rush out and buy the 5, 5c or 5s and I certainly won’t be rushing out to buy the 6 and 6 (insert letter here) The one I have is great there is no need for another phone and I have it 3 or 4 years
I wouldn’t bother upgrading your ios software then. Apple have a habit of making older devices painfully slow on the newer versions of software.
No older devices don’t have the processing power required. Same with android/windows etc etc. I don’t upgrade my phone often but am appreciative of the new functionality in updates (iOS and android).
“Same with android/windows etc etc. ”
One of the main features, specifically the smaller memory footprint, of the Kit Kat update,for Android was to streamline it, so it could run on older browsers.
“browsers” should actually be “devices”, sorry
Next year when you stop getting iOS updates and the phone becomes slow, unusable and dies a lot you will probably have to get the new iPhone this happened to me, my 3G just broke last summer and I got a HTC one instead and wish I had just got the 5 but eventually I was able to get rid of the HTC one and got the 5s, I knew iPhones don’t have a long shelf life, probably about 4 years
Through the internet, I bought a Cubot P5 (smart phone) from China for €55. It was a bit of a risk – but the phone came in about 15 days.
Its a knockoff (copy) of a Samsung Galaxy. It works great and I use it on sim-only deal for €10 a month.
Great value. I think.
Hey, can you send me a link to where you bought that for that price please? Looks good if its that cheap
Thanks for the tip
Can. Go to wwwdottinydealdotcom.
I got my Cubot just after Christmas – and it seems as good as any.
I paid by credit card and there was no problem.
The best Chinese smart phones are xioami, I got a BQ aquaris 5,7 its a copy of the galaxy note 3, 4000mah battery that lasts two days, 5,7 inch screen, 2gb ram and 16 ROM, dual sim y Dolby speakers all for 259€ if you visit Spain you can by them in mediamarkt or fnac under their own brand
Currently writing this on a Cubot One that I bought for €100. Delivery included.
Same specs as the original HTC One, 13mp camera and front facing one as well, 1GB of ram, etc…
Savage phone. Would definitely recommend going the Chinese route when it comes to buying a new phone unless you need one urgently.
My iPhone 3GS is still going strong after almost 4 years. Will update to 4s in the next 6 months or so … Then again I was thinking of doing that over a year ago.
Why anyone buys iPhones is beyond me. The products on offer from HTC, Samsung and LG are of superior quality at a lower price. Seems like a no brainer to me.
27 red thumbs for telling the truth.
Especially when you look at what emerging markets are producing.
Check out the Oneplus One. It’s 2 to 3 times as good as an iPhone, but it retails for only $300.
Xiaomi and OnePlus are going to cause major headaches for Apple and Samsung, flagship devices at half the price.
They’re already outselling Apple in China, where Apple only started selling in January. The’re also expanding into most of the big emerging markets – India, Brazil, Russia.
I currently have a Nexus 5, but I reckon I’ll be getting either one of them, out of curiosity, as soon as they’re available here. Both look fantastic.
As much as I like my iPad I dislike apple as a company ! They won’t allow 3rd party charge cables to charge your devices ( and if it does it 10 times slower) and all their accessories area complete rip off.. They charge 22 euro for a scabby cable that you can buy off eBay for 2 euro but sadly they keep changing the software to stop 3rd party cables from working and I should know because I,m stuck with loads lol..
Because there was cases of people being burnt and even dying after using these so called cheap cables. That’s the reason Apple rolled out an update to lock these cables out in a recent iOS update. People might say that Apple are using it as an excuse to rip people off but if that was the case they would have done it long ago
There is a real story here. Benzene and n-hexane are used in the manufacturing process of iPhones. The Chinese workers who are employed to make these phones perform mind-numbingly monotonous tasks for a tiny wage, and the likelihood is very high that they end up dying because these chemicals can cause nerve damage, paralysis, cancer or reproductive abnormalities. Safer chemicals could be used, but the components cleaned by these substances dry more quickly so the production line moves faster. Apple has been called upon to stop using these chemicals, but nobody has suggested boycotting the iPhone.
Yes people progress is bad!
I still use dial up to connect to the internet, and drive a ford model t
Ford model T? You’re such a snob.
I’ve still got the pony and trap and it gets me from A to B.
Why do they need to buy them? If they want some, they should make them themselves. Isn’t that their job?
No, Apple design them and lower cost producers manufacture them on their behalf.
Exactly, hence “designed by Apple”
Shite. And I thought I was being real hip and cool knowing that Apple made iPhones(see I even got the capitalization right!). #fail
Oh crap…I bought an iPhone 3 about 6/7 years ago and I still have it. Works great. Poor me has missed out on shelling out big bucks for the iPhone 4, 4S, 5S and 5C…now it looks like I will once again miss out on spending big money on the iPhone 6 (or whatever they call it).
And 3S :-)
Good for you Fluich. Maybe you could stop getting haircuts and bank more buck. Never replace your car or change your underwear either. Tell everybody about it.
Gerard..I have regular hair cuts, I save (because I don’t blow hard earned money on the latest gadget), I changed my car last year (had previous one for 7 years), and I purchase new underwear regularly.
I bought an iPhone 3 about 6/7 years ago and it still does everything I need i.e its a working phone, I can get my emails, I can access the internet, take pictures, listen to music and play a few games…
All the sheeple buy the new version every time it’s launched. I can live with the extra nanoseconds it takes for the browser and apps to launch on my ‘old’ phone.
i agree Fluich but i’d say now is the time to move to 4s and stop there for another 3 years more by then your 5 will be next. i’ve use apple since the 90s and have learned not to buy upon release. they could update these 6 models by 10 years ahead but theres no money in it but neither are we stupid to buy in.
My partner will run out and buy it on day 1… Tried last year when the ipad was released in Oct to get him to wait until Xmas so we could upgrade together. He lasted about a week before running out and buying it.
Both of us have two 5s each, one Asian 64gb and one European 16gb. The Asian ones are priced much better €530 sim free vs. €700
70,000,000 * €700 is some amount of scratch.. Retail value obviously.
Me too, iPhone 3GS still going strong and won’t be upgrading because just bought a Fairphone for half the price and it does all that an iPhone can do
i think 4s is the final call for iphone, 5s maybe 2nd hand and cheaper but these new things, they’re phone tablets! way too big. samsungs are massive as well. anything over the 4 or 5 size is a pain in the a***
Iphone 3 …. Firstly “internet” on a 2G device is pushing out the term internet . “does everything” except of course any updates, support and applications or any use of the app store ….. Jesus lad well enough time to upgrade
Flitch c,mon be honest how long do you get battery life for your iPhone 3 I bet you do not get more than3-4 hours continuos battery life and I bet most of the apps don’t work and the phone is slow as hell, we know our tec stuff here don’t be silly..
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