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67% of potential Asian iPhone buyers remain untapped by Apple

The iPhone could see huge sales numbers in Asia as the region’s burgeoning smartphone market has been largely untapped, with only about 22 percent of carriers selling Apple’s handset, according to a new analysis.

In a note to investors on Monday, investment bank Morgan Stanley said that expanding the number of mobile carriers that offer the iPhone within Asia’s emerging smartphone market is Apple’s biggest worldwide opportunity for device sales.

Analyst Katy Huberty estimates that carrier expansion has driven about 50 percent of overall cellular subscriber growth globally since 2008, with carrier growth playing a significant factor in driving iPhone sales. Since its launch on AT&T’s network in 2007, Apple has partnered with over 230 carriers in 105 countries, helping iPhone shipments grow from 270,000 units in its first year to over 20 million units per quarter in 2011.

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4-inch iPhone 5 and thicker iPad 3 tipped for 2012

Apple’s iPad 3 will gain a little weight to accommodate a higher-resolution display, sources claim, while the iPhone 5 will grow almost a centimeter in length so as to fit in a 4-inch screen for 2012.

Whereas previous leaks tipped a teardrop-profile next-gen iPhone as Apple’s “significant redesign” that concept is believed to be a victim of LTE battery requirements, iLounge‘s trusted insider suggests. Instead, the new iPhone 5 will have a metal casing and be 8mm longer than the current model, on course for a release in summer next year.

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