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Two new iPhones? More rumours spreading

Todays' ABI research report hints broadly at the imminent launch of not just one, but two new iPhone models.

The report highlights the market's 11% shrinkage but emphasises that sales of 258 million phones is "significantly" higher than expected for the quarter, and Kevin Burden. also commented:

"It is a little curious that Apple’s market share is just 1.5% given the success of its AppStore. As popular as the iPhone3G has been, increased competition in the touchscreen segment and a lack of product differentiation may be dampening demand. ABI Research expects that by 2H-2009 the iPhone3G will have one or more siblings. That will allow Apple to accelerate growth."

Sources in ABI insist "we don't have any inside information" but their intel squares with what NewsWireless is hearing.

"We wouldn't be at all surprised if there were two models," said one ABI exec. "And it would make good sense if the up-market one had a pull-out keyboard, because Apple is suffering from comparisons with the Palm Pre, on this."