Earlier today, we reported that the iPad 2 might be delayed until June because of production bottlenecks, but noted our skepticism of the report, saying Apple wouldn’t release the iPad 2 and the iPhone 5 in the same month.
A mere hour later, Business Insider is now reporting that the iPhone 5 might not launch until September, citing a note from FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger.
Berger writes, “”For the iPhone 5, we continue to hear that a July launch is unlikely, with various casing suppliers and touch suppliers still ramping up, with some chip vendors not having yet received firm iPhone 5 orders, and with other sockets like the image sensor (most likely going to Omnivision exclusively, but with some potential for Sony to split that socket) still in flux. Given these factors, we think a September launch is more likely, off from Apple’s traditional iPhone launch schedule, but giving the firm more time to enhance its next-generation instant communications on the phone.”
If true, this would allow the iPad 2 to occupy the iPhone’s previous launch spot of September, possibly pushing the iPod Touch back into November or December… as well as give early Verizon iPhone 4 adopters three months less reason to kick themselves when their hot new phone is made obsolete.
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
18 responses to “iPhone 5 Might Be Delayed Until September, Says Analyst”
FUD article
FUD article
Would this be the same Craig Berger who hasn’t been right an any of his Apple calls? His kids must surely beam with pride at his accomplishments.
I have a feeling that the iPhone 5 will not launch on Verizon this year anyways. If you look at smart phone history, there has never been a launch of a smart phone on 2 networks, and while Apple likes to make a name for themselves, I cannot imagine that they are going to launch one device and then months later launch an updated version of that device. I may be completely wrong, but something inside of my just says that Verizon will not be getting the iPhone 5 this year…
I know the picture is a mock up, but that design is *lovely*
is this real?