Cheaper iPhone model planned by Apple: reports

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Cheaper iPhone planned by Apple: reports

Reports echoing online Tuesday fueled speculation that Apple is tailoring a low-price version of the iPhone for China and other emerging markets.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Probably just gonna be an older model like the 3GS

 

[cerebus]

Yeah I don't buy it. Their cheaper model phones are already on the market - 3gs, 4, 4s. What else must they do? iPhone 4 matches the capabilities of today's mid-range smartphones pretty well.

 

[bwana]

Yeah I don't buy it. Their cheaper model phones are already on the market - 3gs, 4, 4s. What else must they do? iPhone 4 matches the capabilities of today's mid-range smartphones pretty well.

Perhaps they'll just put the 4/4s in a case that resembles the 5.

I can see this happening - I'm sure they'd like to move as many devices as possible to the new lightning adapter.

 

[Nether]

Remember the 4 and 4S is still quite expensive to make with the bigger SoC, and premium materials.

Just because its older doesn't mean it will be less expensive to make.

 

[cerebus]

You know what would be cool now I think about it? If they made the new iPod Touch into a full fledged phone. A5x chip and the same camera so costs stay down, same thinness and multicoloured body design which looks like a lot of fun. And obviously they can continue to push the Lightning adapter.