There are rumours buzzing round today that the iPhone 8GB has gone ‘end of life’ at retail. To be honest we can’t see this staying rumour for very long however, as the ever reliable Engadget claims to have intercepted an internal O2 memo stating that “Due to the highly successful sales of the Apple 8GB iPhone, supply chain have today run out of stock & will not be replenishing stock of this product as it has now gone to end of life.”.
The 8GB iPhone is also listed as ‘no longer available’ on the O2 site, which suggests to us that the device, which coincidentally has enjoyed rocketing sales in the wake of a £100 price cut, is no more. If this isn’t a clear signal that Apple and its partners are clearing inventory for the introduction of a 3G iPhone, then we don’t know what is.
And while we are on the topic, we might as well do some wild, unsubstantiated speculating. It seems that the 16 GB version of the iPhone is not being cleared in the same way as the 8GB version which suggests that either, it will remain the flagship iPhone device at the same price with the 3G version taking up residence as the secondary option with less storage space and the possibility of some other feature cuts. Or, as is much more likely in our opinion, the new 3G iPhone will go in as the top rung device with 16 GB or more storage (and maybe GPS too if we are really lucky), knocking the current 16 GB model into a lower price bracket.
Exciting times people, and not long until all becomes clear either…
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