14 DAY TRIAL // Chinese wholesale and dropship company China Ontrade claims to have received parts that will make up the 2010 iPhone model. The company was the first to start supplying iPhone 3GS parts directly from factory, and was accurate in predicting the phone’s existence before it had been introduced.
A wholesale and dropship company located in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, ChinaOntrade.com is headquartered right next to Hong Kong. Established in 2008, ChinaOntrade.com was one of the first companies to offer electronics dropshipping directly from the Mainland China market.
The company is now claiming that the iPhone midboard pictured left belongs to the next-generation iPhone 4. Gizmodo quickly picked up on the subject and noted that, “If confirmed, this means they have the piece about eight months before the actual iPhone 2010 release.” As the tech-site believes, “They don't have parts ready eight months before release.”
Yet, here’s what China Ontrade claims to be holding:
Original Apple iPhone 4th Generation Midboard OEM This part came from Foxconn to our warehouse at 11.01.2009. We just made a review of this part here.
“We also have final pictures of iPhone 4 Generation with [an] amazingly beautiful back cover that will come here up soon. Please check for updates,” China Ontrade claims. That should be even more exciting to see, again, if proven true.
Eight months seems like too early to ship parts for a new product, according to Gizmodo. Apple knows best that products need to be built just in time to avoid last-minute changes or stock congestion. Still, China Ontrade has been accurate before, and a 2010 release for a new iPhone makes sense, especially if this is the much-hyped iTablet everyone is keen on seeing come out of the Cupertino labs. Apple has historically launched new iPhone and iPod touch models during and around summer.