Rumors that Verizon will begin carrying the iPhone are nothing new. But the latest report by the Wall Street Journal adds more fuel to the fire. It claims Apple expects to produce this year a new iPhone for CDMA carriers (such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint. AT&T is a GSM carrier).
Apple is due to release a new iPhone this summer but may also be developing a second model for Verizon, which would end AT&T’s three year exclusive joyride with the iPhone that helped it win a 43 percent share of smartphone subscribers, said the WSJ, citing comScore data. As for the standard GSM iPhone due this summer, it will be thinner with a fast processor.
Source: WSJ
Update: Not so fast reports AppleInsider, quoting UBS Investment Research analyst Maynard Um who says a Verizon launch of the iPhone is unlikely this year. Instead, a CDMA iPhone could be launched with overseas carriers such as China Telecom and KDDI in Japan.
As for the new AT&T iPhone expected this summer, it could offer a touch panel on the back of the phone for touch capabilities on both sides of the phone, Um told AppleInsider. It might also have HD video playback, AMOLED screen, 5 megapixel camera and longer battery life.
Source: AppleInsider
Source: WSJ
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