RUMOR: VERIZON iPHONE HITS AP TESTING PHASE

Sources from BGR are reporting that the  CDMA-compatible iPhone (widely believed to be headed to Verizon in the US) has hit the AP testing milestone.  This is the last phase of testing before retail release.  There is a bit of odd news though..it contains a SIM card slot, which leads to a number of possible scenarios.

• The iPhone 3,2 could be the mythical CDMA + GSM/HSPA device that would support Verizon, AT&T, and the other current worldwide iPhone 4 carriers frequencies. The mid-cycle refresh would bring an updated antenna design for the current iPhone 4 and bring CDMA-compatibility; essentially, Verizon Wireless subscribers would have the same device as AT&T subscribers.
• The iPhone 3,2 could be a CDMA-capable iPhone that houses a SIM card for global roaming capabilities; though that certainly seems more complicated than just having one single glove that would fit both hands.
• One last possibility that the iPhone model 3,2 would simply be a slightly different design that doesn’t suffer from the same antenna attenuation as the current model; though that would be a little disappointing.

Also of note is the iPhone 5 is in the engineering test phase, which is 2 steps away from retail readiness. [BGR]