Taiwanese computer manufacturer, Quanta, has just confirmed winning the contract from Apple to make 5 million second-generation iPhones beginning September this year. That means iPhone 2G is off the drawing board and into production as soon as three months from now. Shares of Quanta jumpe NT$1.2 after the report but ended up just NT$.02 after trading day.

The second-gen Apple phone will probably have a different outer design to serve other markets. As we reported earlier, a smaller Nano-style iPhone is probably in the works. It will not have a touch screen and will sport click wheel controls at the back. The report that Quanta will be making iPhone 2G has been reported by the Korean media but Apple has not given a statement about the matter. Hon Hai is Apple’s current manufacturer for the iPhone and will be shipping the iPhone 1G sometime in June.

[via o'grady]