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Report: 15 million 3G iPhones built in 2008
Friedman Billings Ramsey semiconductor analyst Craig Berger estimates that Apple will build at least 15 million 3G iPhones in 2008 bringing the total iPhone production to at least 17 million phones. Berger previously said that Apple would build 13 million iPhones in 2008 (which included 2 million 2.5G iPhones) but he has revised his estimate upwards because he thinks iPhone production in the third quarter will be higher than expected.
Specifically, Berger says that Apple will build 9 million iPhones in third quarter, up from 2 million in second quarter, and more than 5 million iPhones in fourth quarter.
For more:
- see this Barrons story
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Posted by Anonymous | July 4, 2008 - 9:52am
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ITS TOO LATE..........................
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Now that all the Steve Job's groupies have paid thru the nose for the iPhone "cool" factor..... AT&T/Apple has decided to drop the price. Talk about adding insult to the (financial) injury.....
But ITS TOO LATE...... At these prices and in this economy the iPhone is not "hot" (or "cool") anymore....
For example, here is the comparison between Sprint Instinct and the "CHEAPER" 3G iPhone.
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SPRINT INSTINCT
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Price: $29.99
$129.99 with a two-year service contract and a $100 mail-in rebate.
U.S. launch date: June 20 (ALREADY AVAILABLE)
Creator: Samsung Mobile
Wireless carrier: Sprint Nextel Corp.
Download speed: As much as 3.1 Mbps
Size: 4.57 inches tall, 2.17 inches wide, 0.49 inches thick
Capacity: 2 GB, expandable to 8 GB
Features: Touch screen, Web browsing, e-mail access, multitasking capabilities, 2.0-megapixel camera with camcorder, multimedia capabilities, visual voice mail, music store, GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions, advanced stereo Bluetooth, live and on-demand TV programming, voice activation, commercial-free radio
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The "CHEAPER" iPhone 3G
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Price: $199 with a two-year service contract
U.S. launch date: July 11
Creator: Apple Inc.
Wireless carrier: AT&T Inc.
Download speed: As much as 1.4 Mbps on AT&T 3G mobile broadband networkSize: 4.5 inches tall, 2.4 inches wide, 0.48 inches thick
Capacity: 8 GB; 16 GB version available for $299
Features: Touch screen, Web browsing, e-mail access, multitasking capabilities, 2.0-megapixel camera, multimedia capabilities, visual voice mail, music store, GPS technology and real-time mapping, Wi-Fi support, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, wireless App Store to download applications, YouTube
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BOTTOMLINE
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"Cheaper" iPhone = $199 with slower (1.4Mbps) downloads and less features. (no realtime TV, BlueTooth)
"Regular" Instinct = $29.99 (w/ $100 rebate) with faster (3.1 Mbps) downloads and more features than iPhone. (realtime TV, Bluetooth and more)
