More Evidence that iPhone with 3G Support is Coming June 2008
by Jody Mitoma on April 3, 2008 at 12:33 am
There has been a lot of news in regards to Apple releasing a brand new iPhone model, this time supporting 3G internet speeds. 3G is equivalent to the speeds of broadband. Currently, the iPhone only supports 2.5G, which is much, much slower. Maybe a bit quicker than a 56k modem.
It has been known that the next iPhone model would support 3G for quite some time now. In fact, Jobs announced this way back when the iPhone was first introduced into the world… however, it was never known exactly when this new iPhone model would be introduced – and still isn’t full-proof to this very day. Here’s a video of Jobs stating that future iPhones would support 3G. He specifically stated, “3G phones and all sorts of amazing things in the future.”
The reason Jobs decided against supporting 3G within its first generation iPhone, is because it would eat up the battery life far too quickly, and Steve Jobs doesn’t like the sounds of that.
MacRumors explains in fullest detail:
Some newly announced 3G chipsets promise to address these power issues and AT&T’s CEO has even said outright that the 3G iPhone is coming in 2008.
When is it coming?
The earliest evidence of the 3G iPhone came from Goldman Sachs Analysts who predicted that the iPhone would see two updates in 2008. The first minor update was predicted to be a Flash memory upgrade in the 1st half of the year. This came true in February with the release of the 16GB iPhone.
The second revision was described as “major” and was predicted to include 3G, possibly a different look, and arrive in the 2nd half of 2008. A number of reports this week appears to confirm this prediction. Hon Hai has reportedly won the contract to build Apple’s next iPhone and Bank of America sources suggest that the 3G iPhone will begin limited production in May with a ramp up in June. Spanish paper Cinco Dias suggests that the 3G iPhone could debut in the Spanish market as early as May.
Finally, there was news this week that Apple has acquired trademark rights to use the name “iPhone” in Japan — a country that interestingly has a 3G network but no EDGE network.
Keep on reading! 
What do I do now?
A June release for the next iPhone falls conveniently close to Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference which takes place from June 9-13th this year. It’s possible that Apple will replace the existing iPhone with the 3G version, but it’s also conceivable that the 3G version will be a high-end model, leaving the existing 2.5G iPhone in place at a cheaper price point.
Due to the mounting evidence for the 3G iPhone, we’ve updated our Buyers Guide to recommend against buying an iPhone at this time unless you absolutely need it. Obviously, individual circumstances may vary, but if you are an average consumer looking for the best value for the money, we recommend waiting, but understand the new version could still be (at least) 3 months off.
Hey, hopefully by the time the second generation iPhone is available in America, and even Australia – we’ll have the first generation iPhone here in Canada! Wouldn’t that be nice… *Sigh. I’ve been pondering on the thought of buying myself an iPhone here in Canada (unlocking it of course), however, I think I will put that thought off, and wait it out. Although 3G speeds on cellphones provided in Canada are rare, it is possible that the second generation iPhone will have other newly-found functions besides the broadband-like internet speeds. Even then, if the only upgrade is the 3G support, I’m sure the older iPhone models will still drop down in price. Either way, I’m holding it off for another few months!
(Source: MacRumors)
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April 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 am
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April 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
Thank you very much! We’ll add this to our pool of stories for this afternoon! That is excellent news.
June 10th, 2008 at 1:33 am
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