If the rumors are to be believed then Apple is planning to release its brand new 3g iPhone towards the end of June this year. This brand new model, sources tell us, will be thinner than the original by 2.5mm (which might not sound a lot but is around 21% thinner); it will also be subject to substantial subsidies from carrier AT&T.
The 3g iPhone may be offered with as much as $200 cut from the price of the phone itself, with AT&T making this back over the period of the contract. In fact with the average 3g iPhone user racking up a hefty $100 tab each month due to the higher priced data and calling plan this return shouldn’t be so long in coming.
The news of this cut will please potential buys, but how will current owners feel when they see a newer 3g iPhone model being offered at a fraction of the price they paid?