New iPhone expected for October



Sharp's president Takashi Okuda confirms that the new iPhone's displays will shipping in August

Sharp Corp has confirmed by its president Takashi Okuda that it will start shipping the new iPhone screens during this month suggesting an official Apple's announcement for September a the release of the new smartphone in October.

According to Reuters:

Japan's Sharp Corp. said it will start shipping screens destined for a new Apple iPhone that is widely expected to be released in October ahead of the pre-Christmas shopping season.

"Shipments will start in August," Sharp's new president, Takashi Okuda, said at a press briefing in Tokyo on Thursday after the company released its latest quarterly earnings.

He declined to give a more specific date for shipments beyond this month.

Apple is planning a major product launch on Sept 12, stoking speculation that the world's most valuable technology company will announce the sale of its redesigned iPhone. Sharp, identified as a supplier by Apple last year, is one of three companies expected to build the screens for the latest Apple offering.

The other two suppliers of the panels are LG Display Co Ltd and Japan Display Inc.
NEWS SOURCE: US Sharp Apple shipments (via) Reuters

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