Apple introduced the low-cost iPhone seems to be the logical thing. Recently, the market investment firm Jefferies analyst Peter Misek disclosed that Apple may launch a low-cost iPhone in June and July next year, the price of the phone is about 200-250 U.S. dollars. Although yet to be confirmed the authenticity of the message, but this is not the first time the outgoing Apple is going to enter the mid-market news.
In June and July next year
Saying disclosure according to market investment firm Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, Apple may launch a low-cost iPhone in June and July next year, priced at around 200-250 U.S. dollars. However, Apple has not yet approved the production of this phone, because that will result in damage to Apple's gross margin.
Nevertheless, rumors of Apple intends to enter the low-end market is not the first outflow. According to Taiwan media some time ago reported that Apple has had two main low-cost market, smart phone design, rumored to prepare for emerging markets layout.Led to changes in the layout of the Apple market strategy in the city share of the mainland market since the iPhone has been out of the top five, so Apple needed in the end models stick to the Greater China market.
"One machine" mode will be broken
Disclosure statement under Taiwan's Commercial Times, Apple first half of next year, there will be many new products introduced, including the new version of the iPhone, iPad and iTV will be center stage, even low-end products are also expected to debut, thus breaking Apple Over the years the practice of the year a machine ". In accordance with the analysis of the "Business Times" at the same time, in the era of the Cook helm of Apple, Apple will amount to win tactical implementation may have begun. Samsung and Google menacing market conditions, the Apple iPhone 5 and iPad hasty debut, but the sales performance or defeat as, so Apple needs to change the strategy, introduced more new products to consolidate their market position.
Coincidentally, analyst Peter Misek also disclosed that in addition to expected to be released in June next year iPhone5S, Apple has designed a variety of iPhone 6 prototype, which features a 4.8-inch Retina + IGZO screen, with new A7 quad-core processor, this phone will discard the Home key and full gesture control function to be replaced.
The analyst also expects iPad 5 will be released around June next year, the same has IGZO display will be halved, but the thickness, the weight also significantly reduce. IPad mini upgrade version should be on the "Specifications slight upgrade, including the possibility of providing a variety of colors and HD display. As for the market has been looking forward to Apple TV may be released in the next year or 10 months.