According to BGR a Verizon iPhone is one step closer. Last week we posted that Apple was in the testing phase on a CDMA iPhone. Apparently the CDMA iPhone has reached the final testing stage which is final hardware and almost finished software. The CDMA version iPhone will still have a SIM card slot so a few scenarios could happen:
- The iPhone 3,2 could be the mythical CDMA + GSM/HSPA device that would support Verizon, AT&T, and the other current worldwide iPhone 4 carriers frequencies. The mid-cycle refresh would bring an updated antenna design for the current iPhone 4 and bring CDMA-compatibility; essentially, Verizon Wireless subscribers would have the same device as AT&T subscribers.
- The iPhone 3,2 could be a CDMA-capable iPhone that houses a SIM card for global roaming capabilities; though that certainly seems more complicated than just having one single glove that would fit both hands.
- One last possibility that the iPhone model 3,2 would simply be a slightly different design that doesn’t suffer from the same antenna attenuation as the current model; though that would be a little disappointing.
Interesting stuff but this still needs to be in the rumor column. Are you excited for an iPhone not on AT&T?
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