3G iPhone with Infineon Chip by Mid-Year: UBS

By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews

Last year AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said we’d get a 3G iPhone this year (and I’m sure Steve Jobs was really happy he opened his mouth). Of course, no date was given, just that we would have it this year.

Thursday UBS analyst Nicolas Gaudois narrowed the timeframe a bit for us, posting a research note that said that not only is a 3G iPhone expected by mid-year, it will include an Infineon modem chip.

While it is certainly obvious to most that Apple will have to provide a 3G iPhone at someday, the exact timing has always been a question mark. And it’s certainly not something Apple would want to leak, and you can bet there would be plenty of people who would wait to buy if they knew a 3G model was coming soon.

Let’s be honest, though: there are plenty of people - myself included - who passed on the iPhone when it was first introduced in June knowing it was EDGE only. And I’ll keep on waiting, as long as it takes.