Apple's iPhone should arrive in early 2007 with a 2MP camera

Nov 17, 2006 08:31 GMT  ·  By

After Foxconn signed with Apple to be the manufacturer of Apple's iPhone, some new details about this "forever rumored" gadget raised to surface.

According to a report from China Times, the device has been finalized and released to manufacturing and Foxconn will begin delivering the phones to Apple at a rate of 500,000 to 600,000 per month beginning February.

AppleInsider writes that the Cupertino, Calif.-based iPod maker is said to have enlisted the help of several component suppliers to provide various aspects of the phone, including Foxconn subsidiary AlusTech, which will fabricate the digital camera module; Largan, which will supply the actual camera lens; and Micron, which will provide the CMOS image sensor.

Other companies that supply parts for the iPhone include Intel, Sharp, Tripod Technology, Broadcom and Sunrex and will supply the memory, LCM display, circuit board, baseband chip and keypad, respectively.

Apple will reportedly continue collaborating with long-time iPod casing manufacturer Catcher Technology. Catcher Technology will mold and manufacture the phone's exterior housing. In recent years, Catcher has supplied casings for Apple's aluminum iPod mini and, most recently, its second-generation clip-on iPod shuffle player.

Contrary to some earlier analyst claims, the report published Thursday indicates that the Apple-branded cell phone will initially be available in only a single model. Pricing information was not disclosed, according to AppleInsider.