Apple to begin building iPhone 5 mid to late August, Apple-branded TV in the works, analyst says

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A new report suggests Apple’s manufacturing partners are preparing to begin assembling the next-generation iPhone some time between the middle and end of August. This time frame suggests that a launch might not occur until the second half of September at the earliest. Following a series of meetings in Taiwan, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty issued the new production timeline in a note to investors on Sunday. “Apple’s next iPhone will begin production in mid to late August and ramp aggressively,” the analyst wrote. Her meetings yielded no information about a new prepaid iPhone that might launch as a complimentary model in September, however. Huberty also reaffirmed reports that Apple is working on a branded television product that could open the door to a massive new revenue stream. “We also believe Apple is in the early design stages for a TV, which could add $19 billion and $4.50 of annual revenue and EPS longer-term,” she wrote in the same note on Sunday. Huberty sees Apple stock as a great purchase for investors in spite of its recent downward trend, and most analysts seem to agree, though the stock continues to drop despite countless favorable ratings from analysts.

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  • Anonymous

    Oh goody

    • Mobile

      fairy cock.

    • Zac Caslin

      Then go back to you’re oversized phone to compensate for other things you’re lacking. It’s ok the freetards won’t judge you.

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24DC7DJIVFB367K5P2H6Y2Z7NI Shadow B

        Yeah, he needs to compensate for that non-customizable OS, lack of true multitasking, non-Flash enabled mobile browser, and… oh, wait, that’s iOS.  Don’t let the truth hit your sorry ass on the way out, though, iTard.

      • Rjmjr72

        yea i miss those force closes , freeze ups,malware,fragmentation , half baked os and maintaining my phone like a car just so i can “true” multitask ..Idiot

      • Anonymous

        “True” multi-tasking would be like on a desktop PC, correct? Where you can have multiple windows open simultaneously, like a webpage and word document side-by-side? Or Photoshop and Illustrator side-by-side? 

        On a desktop, the point isn’t just to have multiple things running simultaneously; that would be stupid in and of itself, as it would sap available RAM and processing power and, on a laptop, sap battery life. The POINT is so you can do things faster; having windows side-by-side can increase productivity, as I can read a scholarly journal while writing a research paper.

        Can you have multiple windows open side-by-side on a 3.5 – 4.3″ display? I don’t think so, at least not in any form that would be very useful. So not really “true” multitasking.

        If by “true” multitasking, are you instead referring to the ability to having the ability to play music, launch your web browser, quickly download an app, and play Tiny Wings while it downloads? Or perhaps that you can stream a video to your TV while browsing the web? Note that because of the screen size, you can only actually “do” one thing at a time, while processes run in the background. Note also that you can do all of that on iOS.

        Instead of leaving EVERYTHING running just for the sake of it, iOS only runs processes core to what you actually need to do. If you’re playing music, the music keeps playing. If you’re streaming video to an AppleTV, the video keeps playing even if you launch Safari. If you download an app, it keeps loading even if you’re typing a document in Pages. And all the while, battery life is improved.

    • Rjmjr72

      and the most stable polished OS. best camera,video,apps,build quality,etc etc..see i can be a troll too

  • http://twitter.com/homescrub homescrub

    another Apple article, with nothing more but rumors.  Thanks BGR!

  • http://www.droiddoes.com/ iNorm

    Gauranteed fail. Waiting for the Nexus Prime 2 which will be out in February. DROID DOES!

    I’m back btw. Account was hacked.

    • Eric Walker

      LOL your account was hacked?  Or your droid was hacked, therefore your account was hacked?

    • Anonymous

      but it says iNorm!

      other says just “Norm”

  • Anonymous

     Not sure I get the point of an Apple branded TV…

    • Eric Walker

      I think the point is, Apple is a business. If they see an chance at making a profit expanding their horizons, they will.

      • Anonymous

        Apple is a business? I didn’t know.

        Seriously what market are they targeting here? Why not stick to Apple TV, its not like it sold very well anyway. If they make a full blown television, is it just for fanboys who want to run iphone apps on their TV? I don’t think a few fanboys buying a moderate level TV will bring them 19 billion.

      • tommy

        Keep in mind, there were plenty of folks saying the same thing about iPads, – saying it was a useless product in an already crowded arena. Of course, we all know how that panned out.

      • Anonymous

        There’s a fair few internet TVs knocking around nowadays.. sony/samsung etc… some have ‘apps’. Imagine if apple brings a set rocking iOS with app store access

        =competition wiped out and $$$$$$$$$

      • Anonymous

        Good points, but an ipad is one thing vs entering a market that is already established and evolving everyday. I have a Samsung TV with the apps, and I haven’t touched them since the day i bought it. That being said I’m sure they will toss in a camera for Facetime, and that could be cool. Otherwise I’m not sure what they could add unless they discovered a new HD.

        And why wont this comment system let me reply to you guys this far down? weird.

      • Anonymous

        But the TV business is a tightly contested market with very low profit shares. Plus, the purchasing cycle of TVs is several times longer than that of PCs or media devices; if I purchase a new TV today, chances are it won’t be replaced for 5-8 years. The 71″ DLP purchased 4 years ago is still going strong, and I can’t imagine it going obsolete anytime soon.

        TVs are dumb displays; the focus should be on the picture quality, with “features” relegated to external devices. Who wants a high-end TV with everything integrated? Yikes. The only time you see integrated TVs (i.e. with a DVD player built in) is on the low-end of the market, which I doubt Apple is targeting.

        Apple targets the high-end of the market, which in the home theater market has shown a preference to external vs. integrated. Apple could do everything people think an Apple television could do (i.e. connected to iCloud, apps, etc) with an update to the AppleTV. They could even add a camera, or sell an iSight-esque camera.

  • Anonymous

    Apple will rule the world. True story™®©

    • Anonymous

      how long will that take? looks like google is almost done!

      • Anonymous

        Google android = CRAAAAAAAP! true story™®©

      • Anonymous

        scroat = stfu

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24DC7DJIVFB367K5P2H6Y2Z7NI Shadow B

      Apple already rules iSheep like you, Scroatum.

      • http://twitter.com/jj_hh1 J Hamburg

        And Google is ruling the AndroIdiots?
        Neither of them but the consumers rule! Competition is the driving force for innovation – and what we all want are new features, better, faster and cheaper gadgets. So long live Apple, Google, Nokia, RIP…aahm…RIM

  • Scott

    Unless there is some new, even remotely potential information, then please stop posting these stupid articles! Already 2 of these today. We’ve already proven annalists know next to nothing. 

    • Eric Walker

      That’s slightly more than you know.

  • Kipp438

    With 19 billion, kinda petty to worry about that extra $4.50 in revenue. :-)

    • http://twitter.com/simoncabron Simon Cabron

      $4.50 in Earnings Per Share… quite a significant number if you own stock in apple.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24DC7DJIVFB367K5P2H6Y2Z7NI Shadow B

      You fail at understanding stock ownership.  You fail HARD. Idiot.

      • Guest

        You fail at seeing a joke. You fail HARD. Ass.

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24DC7DJIVFB367K5P2H6Y2Z7NI Shadow B

        Yeah, I’m sure it was a joke. Quit trying to cover your ass using a guest account. Dumbshit.

      • Anonymous

        If it was a joke, it wasn’t a very funny joke. Is there even a punch line?

  • serpentor

    BGR, you were good when you the blog that was breaking stories.
    Now, every other story is an “analyst reports” post… and half of them contradict the other half!

  • Kore4life

    Android lover boys, yeah you! go ahead and jump off apple da d~ck

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

    I wonder if analyst are analyzing how many post BGR is making about analyzing analyst. 

  • fillyo

    How much different is this article than the one already posted this morning.

  • Bob Motown

    An iPhone running on 3G… Think Different, Adapt Slowly.

  • Anonymous

    iDon’t think there is a huge leap from Apple branded computer displays to TV’s; however, I am looking forward to seeing Apple suing everyone, because they copied their revolutionary TV design…

  • zacamandapio

    Analyst claim number 5823.

  • Steve Kompel

    Do these analyst ever get called out for being wrong?  Or can anyone say they are one and pull stuff out of a magic hat?

  • Anonymous

    Who cares? This isn’t news! This is more rumor BS!

    • Bringit

      You care.

  • http://twitter.com/JohnnoDubba John Su

    Can’t wait for that iPhone 5 to come to my collection. And that Apple branded TV? Let’s hope its sexy with that aluminum found on most of Apple’s prducts.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZX7I3VN423YBFEWTEQOQ5JR5ME Retro

      could you not be more gay. (apologies if I’ve offended any homosexuals)

  • URABUS0924

    So which Samsung TV are they going to copy for this?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S57ZFG3CPV3UII2Z4INWAHWRMM Cecil Aguilar

    Can’t wait for that iPhone 5 to come to my collection. @John, I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, LiveCent. com

  • Anonymous

    Can’t see an Apple Branded TV making much inroads into the market. The price of a 40-50″ Apple TV would be silly. Apple should just stick with updating their very affordable and almost impulse buy ATV. 

    I have an ATV2 and am very pleased with it. I’ll even be willing to buy new model ATV’s when they come out… but I’ll be damned if I’m buying a new HDTV every couple of years. 

  • Anonymous

    omg shut up with the fandroids and iapple shit.  maturrrrrrrreeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!  you suck and you suck.  there I WIN!!!!

  • Drew

    I kind of think this was a bad idea for apple to wait until September. With a new android phone coming out every week they need to release some sooner since it has already been a year. The longer they wait between releases gives people more time to contemplate the switch to android.

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