Apple Plans to Ship 5-6 Million CDMA iPhones in 1Q2011

Apple plans to ship 21 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2011, including 5-6 million units of the CDMA iPhone, according to a DigiTimes report.

Apple has raised the global shipment goal for its iPhones for first-quarter 2011 from 19 million units originally to 20-21 million units, according to sources with Taiwan-based component suppliers.

The first-quarter shipment goal for WCDMA iPhones has been adjusted from 13 million units to 14-15 million units, the sources said. The shipment goal for CDMA iPhones, which will be launched in North America and Asia Pacific in the first quarter, is set at 5-6 million units, the sources added.

DigiTimes estimates that Apple shipped a total of 47 million iPhones in 2010 with 15.5 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010.