Per Gartner Analyst Ken Dulaney, Apple has apparently ordered the manufacture of no less than 10 million 3G-capable second-generation iPhones.

The analyst, according to Macworld UK, cited sources in Asia that mentioned the news. Dulaney suggested the order for ten million of the new units could be in addition to an order ten million units of the current generation of iPhone hardware.

Interestingly, the new iPhone could feature an OLED display, which would allow for a thinner device with a longer battery life.

The analyst claims Apple to have accelerated development of the new model of the device in reaction to weaker than anticipated sales in Europe, where potential consumers aren't satisfied with the EDGE data connection offered by the first model.

Dulaney claims Apple may have accelerated development of the updated iPhone model in reaction to weaker sales in Europe, where customers were critical of the EDGE data connection speed offered by the current generation of iPhone hardware.

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