Rumor: Pegatron gets iPad 3 contract, may see tablet in November

July 28, 2011 By Jeff Hughes

Apple has reportedly given the new iPad 3 contract to Pegatron instead of Foxconn. The tablet may be here by Thanksgiving as well.

The Internet is rapidly churning out Apple related rumors today. Along with the peeks at the iPhone 5, the iPad 3 is said to have switched contracts from Foxconn. Also, the popular tablet device’s release date may have been narrowed down to this November.

According to a report by the Taiwan Economic News, the Taiwan-based Pegatron manufacturer has allegedly outbid Hon Hai for the iPad 3′s production. Hon Hai owns Foxconn and manufactures many of Apple’s products including the iPad 2. The new iPad contract marks the second Apple order that Pegatron has snatched up—first breaking up Hon Hai’s supply dominance with an order for 15 million iPhone 5 units earlier this month. For consumers, the new manufacturer will mean that Apple won’t have such a hard time meeting demand.

The report notes that Apple has reportedly been looking for a way to decrease dependence on Hon Hai, perhaps due to the horrible May explosion in China’s Chengdu factory which led to the injuries and even deaths of many workers. However, even if Apple switches iPad contracts to Pegatron, the parts supply chain won’t be shaken up. Suppliers for iPad parts will stay the same including TPK Holdings (touch panels) Largan Precision (camera lens modules) and Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology (battery pack modules).

In a related tidbit found by BGR in the China Times—Apple will supposedly be launching the new iPhones in the second week of September and the iPad 3 release will follow in two months. The iPad 3 release has been delayed due to part shortage, though they are trying to get it out around Thanksgiving. The new iPad rumor may not have sturdy legs given that the iPad 2 was just unveiled March of this year.

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javs at 9:51am 29th July 2011 I just read today that Apple is richer than the US GOVT. So they sell iPad2 covers for 40$ and I wonder how much it really costs them ? 4$?
1. Mike Marra at 5:58pm 29th September 2011 0.00000000000001 cent
Han Jobs at 6:22am 29th July 2011 Only through bankrolling his empire. :( Just purchased an iPad2.
1. headfirst at 8:03am 29th July 2011 As long as the one Han knows what the other is doing :-)
headfirst at 3:31am 29th July 2011 I’m waiting for Apple to develop an iPad and iPhone that they don’t feel the need to upgrade within 6 months. The message to their ridiculously loyal customers is: don’t fall in love with the Apple you just bought, folks, it’s gonna be outta date within a year. They’re making such suckers of their consumers. Besides making the next model flashier, they make the previous model so expensive to repair that you’re assed in the f**k and suckered into buying the new model. And for what? iPad and iPhone are basically devices of mindless consumerism and distraction. Don’t dig your mojo any more, Steve.One very ex-Apple fan in South Africa.
1. Han Jobs at 5:31am 29th July 2011 Righteously stated.
  1. headfirst at 5:43am 29th July 2011 I guess.Are you related to Steve? :-)
2. Han Jobs at 5:31am 29th July 2011 Righteously stated.