October iPhone 4S looking very likely

"Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Innovation is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011, according to sources from upstream component makers. In response, Pegatron declined to comment about its cooperation with customers."

The DigiTimes report

If you believe the DigiTimes report, it's likely that Apple will repeat its strategy with the iPhone 3G, and launch an updated 'S' version of the iPhone 4 as an intermediary step earlier launching a completely revamped iPhone 5. This fits in with previous rumours about an iPhone 4S or 5 launch in August or September.

So what does this mean for Australia? If an iPhone 4S does launch in the US in the August/September timeframe, it's likely we'll see the handset here in October/November, with Apple having settled down over the past couple of years into an Australian launch timeframe several months afterwards the US. Truly we wouldn't expect a new iPhone to launch in the January 'dead zone' - if it's coming at all, this baby will likely launch previously Christmas. And, as we've before mentioned, this may give Android manufacturers a bit of a headache.

The time October comes around

By the time October comes around, the first wave of discounts on the current wave of high-end Android handsets should be about to land. We're talking likely some of the HTC handsets, like as not the Motorola Atrix, which doesn't appear to be selling then, also as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Cheap high-end Android phones, plus a new Apple option? Sounds like an embarassment of Christmas riches :D

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