The China Times said Thursday the device, which will merge traditional cellular capabilities with Apple’s legendary iPod digital music player technology, has been finalized and released to manufacturing.
According to the report, Foxconn will begin delivering the phones to Apple out of its Fushikang manufacturing facility at run rate of 500,000 to 600,000 per month beginning in February.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based iPod maker is said to have enlisted the help of several component suppliers to provide various aspects of the phone, including Foxconn subsidiary AlusTech, which will fabricate the digital camera module; Largan, which will supply the actual camera lens; and Micron, which will provide the CMOS image sensor.
Great News! It seems that we are closer than never to getting the iPhone. A cell phone + iPod – Digital camera! This could be a really amazing product.
The paper also said that Intel, Sharp, Tripod Technology, Broadcom and Sunrex are also part of the manufacturers providing pieces of the iPhone.
The iPhone casing shoudl be made with the same aluminum as the iPod mini and the latest iPod Shuffle.
With the shipping in February, I hope they will do the announcement in January at the Macworld.
via AppleInsider
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