As the resource phoneArena, has at least two sources have confirmed the date of commencement of sales of the new smartphone Apple - September 21.
First, this has mentioned one of the Chinese manufacturers of accessories for smart phones Apple, and now the same date, called an anonymous representative of a major U.S. retailers.
After the announcement of financial results that were below the expected level of experts, many analysts have suggested that Apple may accelerate the release of the new iPhone on the market, and the smartphone will be available until the end of the current fiscal quarter (ended September 29). This will enable the American company "calm down" Wall Street showed acceptable results for investors.
For the third quarter were sold 26 million smartphones iPhone - is 28% more than in the corresponding quarter of 2011 (20.34 million) but less than last quarter, when it sold 35 million devices. The biggest increase was recorded in tablets iPad - by 84% compared to last year to 17 million units (previous year "only" 9.25 million). Also reported 2% growth in sales of computers Mac (from 3.95 to 4 million) and the 10% confidence falling realization player iPod (with 7.54 million last year to 6.8 million today).
Interestingly, despite the impressive numbers, analysts were unhappy with the results - expected revenues at 37.2 billion. Therefore, immediately after the publication of reports Apple's stock fell by 6%.
It was announced and the fact that sales of the new operating system version - OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - will begin today. Its value in the Mac App Store will be 20 dollars.
According to recent reports, the smartphone will get a quad-processor made by Samsung, a 4-inch touchscreen with an innovative, more elongated, and with higher resolution compared to the iPhone 4/4S, support networks, fourth generation, reduced dock connector, and a new graphics accelerator .
According to the resource DigiTimes, Apple will join Samsung, HTC, LG and Meizu, releasing a smartphone with quad-core chip. The most interesting is that the processor will be made on the basis of Exynos Quad - a chip that is installed in the flagship Samsung Galaxy S III.
Recall, according to recent reports the smartphone will get a 4-inch touchscreen with an innovative, more elongated compared to the iPhone 4/4S, the back cover with metal insert (in the network have already appeared of her photos and even video), support networks, fourth generation, reduced docking connector, as well as a new graphics accelerator. The head of the main "assembly line Apple" - Foxconn's Terry Gou said that the iPhone 5 will be so good that Samsung would be a shame for the Galaxy S III.
The publication Digitimes citing industry sources reports that the new version of Apple iPhone, most likely, will receive the most advanced technology of the touch screen. This will reduce the weight of the device.
Resource reports that the new touch panel for iPhone 5 will be made on the technology in-cell touch. Now they lead the development of two companies - Sharp, and a subsidiary of Toshiba.
The essence of the new technology is that in the process of making multi-touch panel technology integrated directly into the thin-film transistor TFT, and not placed on top, as was done previously. Advantages of this production are obvious - no delay when you touch the screen, as well as less weight display.
At the present time, this production technology touch panel display manufacturers interested in a lot in Asia. Digitimes reports that the release of new panels for the iPhone 5 is scheduled for the current quarter, but smartphones themselves will appear in the fall. Recall that the latest information on the size of the diagonal of the new iPhone will remain the same or slightly increase to 3,7-4 inches.
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