"iPhone V3" placeholders pop up in Carphone Warehouse systems -- white model coming too?

Look, we're not definitely saying that Apple's gonna announce a new iPhone in 16 and 32GB capacities on Monday -- we'll leave that sort of certainty to Unkie Walt -- but we will say that the evidence is starting to get overwhelming. Today's whispers bring us "iPhone32gGbV3" and iPhone 16GbV3" inventory placeholders popping up in mammoth UK retailer Carphone Warehouse's systems, with each size notably coming in both black and white editions. That's the first inkling we've seen of color choices, but we're not making too much of it, since it's entirely possible whoever entered this info was just hitting all the possibilities. We're also not seeing anything to indicate that rumored cheaper 4GB version either, so there's a lot still up in the air as we get closer to the Philnote -- keep a sharp eye, we'll let you know.

[RileyFreeman Posted Jun 4th 2009 3:25PM]

its amazing companies like rim and apple can pump out the exact same phone with a few MINOR tweaks and the world goes wild.

i wonder how long this will last. will the consumer ever smarten up and force the to step their games up.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:04PM]

Whites are much cleaner and they look way classier than black iPhones

[ThatGuy Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:33PM]

Poor Apple customers, must be difficult to pick an accessory, what with all those 94 or so versions there have there... if you catch my drift.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 4th 2009 5:42PM]

V3? RAZR IPHONE? YESSSSSSSSS

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 1:52AM]

What, a whole new model this year ? Possibly even 2 ?

I'll just wait and pick one of the 18 or so Android handsets coming this year. Or maybe the dozens that will arrive next year.

I can see what's going to happen here. I think the iPhone will become more like the Macs, and be the 'premium' device. Android phones will end up with the more numbers and so many of them will be available, from more expensive, quality models to more 'cheap and cheerful' ones.

Take the example of a friend of mine last month looking for his first ever smartphone. I recommended an iphone to him, for it's sheer simplicity and ease of use. After looking into it he decided against it ( he though it had too many restrictions as to what he can do) and decided to go with Android (HTC Magic). He realises that in a years time when he gets a new phone again, he'll have a wide selection of Android phones.
Dylan

(Oh, and he absolutely loves his Magic and drives his fiancee nuts playing with it all the time !)

[FireFish Posted Oct 30th 2009 8:31PM]

Yeh, I don't go with stuff like this, . . . Maybe the inventory manager (like the rest of the world) knows that new phones are coming shortly and can change the Text Name Label as they're announced; for now he used his best guess?!?!

This is my guess. Who knows, maybe Steve Jobs decided to tell him and no one else who would have leaked it to the internet by now :-)

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Keep talkin.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 6:10PM]

i cant wait for the new poor mans iPhone!