iPhone 5 release timing rumors are baseless, suppliers say

By on Apr 13, 2011 at 9:40 AM
mobile April 13, 2011

According to Apple’s touch panel makers, the company has not yet made any information available to manufacturing partners with regard to the next-generation iPhone’s production timeline. This new report from DigiTimes contradicts several earlier reports claiming the iPhone 5 will launch in September. In addition, however, it further supports the notion that Apple may alter its current annual release schedule, which has seen the company launch a new iPhone model each summer since the first iPhone was unveiled in 2007. Key component suppliers would likely already have received orders if Apple intended to launch the iPhone 5 in late June or early July. Instead, manufacturers continue to receive orders for the iPhone 4 according to the report. Some speculate that unresolved component and design issues may delay the release of the iPhone 5, while others believe Apple may make minor revisions to the current iPhone 4 model in the coming months and push back the release of a new device. DigiTimes also claims Apple may also be working on a new entry-level iPhone, which is a rumor that has been reported several times over the past few years.

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  • Scott

    BGR your on a fast train to losing all credibility posting every false report you can come across. Geez

    • KCRic

      I agree. This is what, the 6th or so story they’ve had on this and every time they post another story about how the previous one was a false rumor. It’s mostly Zach, he goes after anything Apple. He like a mentally challenged, crack addicted child.

      Just wait – in a few hours there will be yet another iPhone 5 rumor story on here then another ‘opps, I was wrong – Zach’ post.

      • Anonymous

        No, his problem is that he lives in La-La land with his iWOW SRS earbudz’ blasting in his ears. Or, maybe somehow, his sideburns are interfering with “certain” brain synapses??

      • sirpaul

        He likes to cover anything that could ever possibly actually happen, so he can say “I told you so, BGR totally called out this one!”. Cmon, BGR. Give the baseless rumors a break, please!

  • Scott

    So, in short, still no one knows about the next iPhone but Apple? SHOCKING!

    • Anonymous

      frackin articles are a dime a dozen! BGR needs to create a sister site already for all the apple BS. gees.

  • Anonymous

    in other words nobody knows what the hell is gonna happen until Apple announces it

  • DK

    Three letters
    L
    T
    E
    :)

  • Cer

    iPhone 4GS ftw?

    • Eludium Q36

      Yes, iPhn 3G –> 3GS –> 4 –> 4GS.

      • Cer

        Whoops, meant iPhone 4S.

    • http://twitter.com/dsuzuki63 DS Photography

      Agreed. If the LTE iPhone doesn’t come out this year, Apple will seriously miss the mark. Especially since there is no current 3G facetime.

  • Always Cool

    Don’t be surprised that Apple is behind all that misinformation, by telling its supplying partners to keep their mouth shut abot the next generation iPhone. Apple doesn’t want another iPhone 4 media “pre-release” news, going viral before the actual unveiling in June, and lose the marketing magic of surprise.

  • Anonymous

    This is all bs rumors it will be out in June. They are just keeping things very hush hush.

  • Jon2

    All these conjectures about when the Iphone5 is coming out is part of the great Apple marketing. We all know that, just keep them guessing and writing about it.

  • Bobdonhim

    Baseless just like 90% of BGRs stories these days

  • Biggles

    I almost care…wait…nope, I don’t.

  • Rock Me Like A Hurricane

    Yet every day and I mean every day BGR posts rumor after rumor after rumor. It’s really sad guys.

    • Anonymous

      And you go on reading them. Which is sadder…?

  • http://www.theworldgrowsold.com Mundus Senescit

    People like consistency, it would make sense if they released the phone when expected. I would expect the next iPhone to be as much of a jump as the 3G to the 3Gs. I doubt they’re going to really mess with the body in a big way–they’ll likely focus more on internals. Either way, I’m getting a new green robot, not a silver apple.

  • Anonymous

    Can they afford to wait that long? They are losing market/mind share against Android so fast! But maybe they don’t care because their profit margins are so good with current products. I wish Apple cared more about their consumers. I also wish we (I am including myself) were smart enough to say NO.

  • Zarathustra

    BGR, keep posting the rumors and ignore the comments above saying not to post them. Just let them vent. For those of us in need of a new phone and deciding whether to wait and/or wait for how long want to hear the rumors, knowing full well that they are just that–rumors.

  • Gcombs

    OS 5 with customizable UI is what Apple is working along with other hardware and software related things. Their going to really step their game up because they see and feel the affects Android is having on their products.

  • http://twitter.com/bmfh58 bmfh58

    This Apple game playing is really old! Throw out a carrot so one can make a decision as to wait or move onto another platform. Not interested in moving up to a iphone4 at this late stage in its life.

  • http://twitter.com/dsuzuki63 DS Photography

    iPhone 5.

  • http://twitter.com/thanashyam Thanashyam Raj

    A new iPhone is definitely close. Apple releases the old model iPhone to India (dumping the old stockpile), just before the new one is launched. And since, they have announced iPhone 4 yesterday or a couple of days back, I’d say the launch of a new one is definitely close.

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