Tonight, a report published by Bloomberg claims that Apple may announce the Verizon iPhone no later than Valentines Day, 2011. I know what you’re thinking: “Ugh, another Verizon iPhone postâ€. But try as you might, you can’t escape the fact that such a device is a huge deal in the tech community right now, and will continue to be until the highly sought after device is eventually released. Though in regards to the report, how likely is it really that the general public will actually hold a Verizon iPhone in their hands before the summer of 2011? Not likely. Here’s why…Apple is predictable. They plan everything meticulously, combing through every tiny detail way more obsessively than your typical consumer electronic company. Launching a CDMA/Verizon-specific iPhone at any time other than their usual mid to late-summer time frame would mean two dates in which new products would appear. And Apple won’t split iPhone release dates based on the technology inside. It’s not Apple.
An exception to the above that would allow for an early 2011 CDMA iPhone release and still keep everything nice and organized would be bumping up all iPhone release schedules. That would mean the iPhone 5 could be coming in as few as 1-3 months. Given the whole antennagate fiasco and years of relentless AT&T bashing, Apple wanting to hurry thing along is certainly plausible. But that doesn’t seem very likely either.
Instead, I believe Apple will announce the Verizon iPhone early next year, with a release date lining up with current GSM iPhones. No matter how many lucky stars you count, a Verizon iPhone isn’t being publicly released until mid-2011 or later. It just doesn’t make sense.
Source: BloombergVia: AppleInsider
Tags: Apple CDMA ios iPhone smartphone Verizon
