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Report: 3G iPhone by June. Here's how much it will cost and why

By | December 6, 2007, 2:20pm PST

Summary: CNBC anchor Jim Goldman has just reported that according to sources, Apple will roll out a 3G iPhone by May or June of next year. No mention of GB, but I am guessing 16. I mean, we are talking more network, more bandwidth, higher-res camera, more capacity for all those apps Apple as well as some [...]

CNBC anchor Jim Goldman has just reported that according to sources, Apple will roll out a 3G iPhone by May or June of next year.

No mention of GB, but I am guessing 16. I mean, we are talking more network, more bandwidth, higher-res camera, more capacity for all those apps Apple as well as some SDK-equipped (in Feb.) third-party iPhone developers will have ready for in-device availability and/or OTA download?

Oh, and the price.

I’m wagering 16GB at $499. Apple will decide that is the sweet spot between the too-high initial $599 price for iPhone “generation one,” and cross-the-chasm to the mainstream knockdown to $399.

The current iPhones? I see a markdown to $299, and maybe even lower for some special promotions.

Agree?

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Russell Shaw

Russell Shaw passed away in March 2008. He was an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. A specialist in open source architectures and strategies, Microsoft applications, wireless networking, and multimedia content creation, Russell covered these fields regularly for several IT, business and consumer publications, including Investor's Business Daily and the syndicated IT news site NewsFactor.com.

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RE: Report: 3G iPhone by June. Here's how much it will cost and why
ryanfluharty 9th Jun 2008
Hello, I work for apple and the price is set for 200 for the new
one! You will no longer be able to buy the 1st generation iPhone!
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thatchman1@... 6th Dec 2007
The logic sounds perfect. Now, how will we recycle all these Gen 1 iphones when all the iSnobs ( I am one) decides to upgrade? I have a feeling a large number of current owners/lovers will upgrade. And since ATT allowed anyone with a current contract to get an iPhone, I'd guess anyone will be able to do this again for a new one.
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RE: Report: 3G iPhone by June. Here's how much it will cost and why
Rafal.Los (RX8volution) 6th Dec 2007
Interesting - but the answer to that is another answer... Does Apple want to be #1 in cell phone distribution, or follow the usual model of be exclusive, and price high...? THAT is the question, and an answer will give you your answer as well.
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RE: Report: 3G iPhone by June. Here's how much it will cost and why
adamross304@... 18th Jan 2008
I say $199 or $249 for 1st gen iPhones in the clearance
section of the online store. They wouldn't price 2nd
gen more than the current $399. It doesn't fit with
their MO of offering upgraded products at the same
price or less. Also, consider that no one is paying more
than $300 for 3G smart phones on other networks it
would be a bad move to push $500 again. If they were
somehow able to release a new iPhone at $299,
everyone, let me repeat that, everyone will have one.
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RE: Report: 3G iPhone by June. Here's how much it will cost and why
ryanfluharty 9th Jun 2008
Hello, I work for apple and the price is set for 200 for the new
one! You will no longer be able to buy the 1st generation iPhone!
Thanks

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