Pegatron, which had originally planned to ship 10 million iPhone 4s in 2011, reporting a loss of $19.4 million and now expects to ship half around 5 million before the end of the year.
"To improve the situation, Pegatron is already in negotiations with its clients about raising manufacturing quotes and has already received good feedback," Chang noted.
Whether Chang’s statement suggests Pegatron will make the iPhone 5 as well is not yet clear. What is clear is that consumer demand for the iPhone 4 is waning as expectations rise for the iPhone 5. Apple sold 60 million iPhone 4s last year but projects that consumers will snatch up more than 100 million iPhone 5s in 2011.
The iPhone 5 is rumored to be both a CDMA and GSM phone, so Apple can sell just one model universally. It is also expected to have a Qualcomm chip with NFC mobile-payment capabilities, a wider touch screen, and possibly an 8-megapixel camera.
Apple usually releases new products in June, but the iPhone 5 is projected to arrive sometime this fall.
In March 2010, reports surfaced that Pegatron was planning to mass production the Verizon iPhone in September.
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