Apple Set to Release Three New iPhones, New nano: Report

A report from iLounge citing a source with a "perfect track record" states that there will be three new iPhone models coming out (soon, of course), two of them tailored to the 3G networks of the countries they will be sold in, and one for China. Each of the models will come with two different storage capacities.

One device will have enhanced 3G capabilities (capable of 7.2Mbps downloads) for countries like the U.S. which have more mature 3G networks (yes, I know, some AT&T customers would probably argue over this), while another version for other countries will be similar to the current iPhone 3G, capable of 3.6Mbps 3G downloads.

China would also get a version, and with price an issue there, perhaps a non-3G version or one that supports the government backed TD-CDMA standard.

Additionally, the report stated that the new iPhones would come with "a less scratchable matte plastic body," which matches earlier leaked photos above. They would also maintain the same overall size and shape, which would be great for we cheapskates who would prefer to not have to buy (and wait for) new cases.

This adds some sort of confirmation to the earlier firmware strings found in beta versions of the iPhone 3.0 OS referencing both iPhone2,1 and iPhone3,1, as well as ChinaBrick.

The source also cites a fifth-generation iPod nano, which will arrive sometime between July and September and add a camera on the back as well a screen aspect ratio of 1.5:1, up from 1.33:1 on the current 4G nano.