Jan 09, 2013
The budget iPhone cost $150
iPhone Capsule
This is a conceptual brainchild of a designer Andro Gama. Size of a device will be 48.9 x 101 x 13.5 mm, and the weight – 87 grams. With a capacitive touch screen type, which was made on the AMOLED technology, device will have a diagonal of 2.4 inches. And the entire screen will be protected from dust, water, scratches and fingerprints.
The camera module can boast only 3.2 MP and an ability to record videos at VGA resolution with speed of 30 frames per second. Among other things, we can note an accelerometer, which can be used as one of the control elements of built-in options. Also, a surround sound in headphones mode will be implemented. Interface features are represented by Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules as well as USB port. As its elder «brother» - new smartphone - works under iOS. However, it will be «easier» to enrich the performance general level.
Apple will release a low-cost model of iPhone until the end of 2013
Cheap iPhone will be made of cheaper components and materials. Retail price of the gadget will not exceed $150. The gadget will be focused on developing markets.
More affordable smartphones can help Apple to reduce the gap from Android and Samsung. According to IDC information by the third quarter of 2012, OS Google counted 75% of the smartphone, and iPhone - 15%. The smartphones sales and its related products and services had 48% of revenue for Apple.
Previously the Apple CEO Tim Cook called China one of the main priorities for the company.
For the third quarter, the manufacturer sold goods for 5.7 billion dollars in China, and after iPhone 5 release in previous month Apple sold 2 million smartphones in two days.
Previously, other major publishers, including DigiTimes and the WSJ, wrote that the Apple is preparing a cheap iPhone. It has been suggested that the company could reduce the price of device, making its housing of plastic, not aluminum. Also Apple may use remanufactured components, left over from the old iPhone models.
Well known Gene Munster, senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, who has predicted the “birth” of a cheap iPhone long ago, said that it will be released in 2013 with a probability of 60-70%. In his opinion, this model price will be from $149 to $ 199.