Verizon iPhone Set To Start Mass Production – iPhone 5 In The Works

Time for another rumor about the Verizon iPhone, but this time we’ve got a fairly well known source; The Wall Street Journal.
They are reporting that Apple is planning to begin mass production of a new Verizon-compatible iPhone 4 by the end of 2010. This means that Verizon will be able to sell the iPhone 4 from “early next year” just as was previously rumored. WSJ say they’ve been briefed by people at Apple themselves with the following statement;

The new iPhone would be similar in design to the iPhone 4 currently sold by AT&T Inc. but would be based on an alternative wireless technology called CDMA used by Verizon, these people said. The phone, for which Qualcomm Inc. is providing a key chip, is expected to be released in the first quarter of next year, according to the same people.

I need not go on about the huge number of rumors we’ve had about the Verizon iPhone. But to date we’ve had a lot of fairly reliable sources including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and others all pointing towards a Verizon iPhone in January.
The Wall Street Journal also reckons that Apple are working on a new iPhone as well (no surprise there) and the iPhone 5 is said to be a different form factor than the current iPhone 4, maybe so as to avoid any unwanted antenna issues?
If it doesn’t happen this time I’ll eat my hat! If you’re still not convinced check out our page dedicated to all Verizon iPhone rumors
So the million dollar question, will Verizon get the White iPhone 4 before AT&T?!
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