Apple will begin mass producing a Verizon-compatible iPhone that will debut in early 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The Verizon iPhone will be similar to the iPhone 4 in design and be based on the CDMA standard used by Verizon, according to WSJ, who cites ?people briefed by Apple.?
Apple does not officially comment on product rumors.
WSJ?s latest article is slightly inconsistent with its March report claiming that Apple would begin mass producing a CDMA-compatible iPhone in September. The March report did not suggest a release date for a presumed Verizon iPhone.
Technology observers have learned to take Verizon iPhone rumors with a big grain of salt. Speculation about a Verizon iPhone has run wild ever since the original iPhone?s launch on AT&T. Multiple publications have published rumors claiming different release dates for the fabled device (see part of the list below).
Wired magazine?s Fred Vogelstein published a feature in July illustrating that a Verizon iPhone is stifled by complicated business negotiations, not technical limitations; Steve Jobs has actively considered splitting with AT&T for over a year.
See Also:
Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Announcement Next Week
AT&T Sees No Threat in a Verizon iPhone
Verizon CEO Throws Wet Blanket on iPhone Rumors
WSJ: Apple to Produce Verizon iPhone in September
Bloomberg: Verizon to Launch iPhone in 2011
Verizon to Apple: We Want the iPhone
Big Chunk of Verizon Customers Would Switch to an iPhone
Apple's Contract With AT&T Does Not Quash Verizon Rumor
Photo of an AT&T-compatible iPhone 4: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
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