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发帖数: 3492 | 1 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:00:12 PDT
Reuters reports on the growing number of Chinese vendors that have already
begun taking orders for the "iPhone 5", despite the fact that Apple has made
no announcement about the next-generation iPhone's specs or availability.
Sellers on Taobao, a unit of Alibaba Group, are accepting orders for the
iPhone 5, in some cases asking for a deposit of 1,000 yuan ($160) for
the new phone. One seller, "Dahai99888", who started accepting pre-orders
this week, is asking for full payment upfront, at a cool 6,999 yuan ($1,
100).
Taobao sellers that Reuters spoke with said they planned to buy the iPhone 5
in Hong Kong or the United States and then bring it to mainland China.
Apple products are often available in Hong Kong before they are released on
the mainland.
The report also points to a surge in the number of cases for the next-
generation iPhone being sold through similar channels. But while case
makers have sometimes possessed accurate advance information in the past
such as with the iPad 2, they were less successful with their production of
iPhone cases for a tapered form factor last year.
iPhone 4S (left) and "iPhone 5" model (right)
Increasing activity surrounding the next-generation iPhone comes as KitGuru
posts a number of photos of what it claims is the actual device. But while
the overall form factor is consistent with previously-leaked photos and
details, a number of aspects of the photos including a very rough appearance
and a lack of a visible LCD display or opening for one in the front panel
suggest that the item is simply a physical mockup based on circulating
information.
The source of the mockup is unknown, with KitGuru simply noting that it was
spotted "in the Far East", and it may represent a case maker's model for
advance production based on leaked and rumored details. Similar internal
molds claimed to be for the next-generation iPhone and "iPad mini" surfaced
earlier this week. |
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