I atually prefer this design to the current, I hope the rumors are true.
So do I, if it looks like the iPod touch then I will be interested.
I atually prefer this design to the current, I hope the rumors are true.
Is going to be $ 450 for 16GB version without a contract, and free with a contract? Very nice prices!
What do you think?
I don't understand this low cost thing. Isn't that what selling the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is for???
We said the strong iPhone 5 wedge rumors wouldn't come to fruition.Every single time u guys say it won't come out
It comes out!!!!
Accept it!
If this turns out to be true, what will the naysayers do? The ones that said "Apple does not and will never deal with lower end iPhones"?
Their worlds must be crumbling.
And I wonder what the unlocked price of these will be...
Am i the only one who thinks this is a waste of time? Isn't the 4S/4 more than sufficient for a low cost option?
Is any good Android under $299 without a contract? Maybe this will be a product exclusively for emerging markets... like certain high(er) MPG cars priced below near-US-model equivalents and only sold in certain markets where American pricing would never sell?
This sounds far more feasible and in tune with where trends are going. Do a voice only option in FaceTime and you've suddenly got a new market segment. Parents can add it to their family plans as an 'internet device' and the kiddies can play, tweet, facebook etc.. and speak to mummy and daddy who have iPhones that are compatible with FaceTime...In my view, in 2013 Apple will launch an iPod touch with 3G/4G.
It might well look like this.
The device is not a low cost phone. But a low cost internet connected device.
A voice app may be included. And it would of course support Skype and other VOIP applications.
Price will be about $350
The strategy has a number of advantages.
1) It will not significantly cannibalize the iPhone and it's premium.
2) It will sell without a contract in channels that other phone makers can't easily touch. In supermarkets and music outlets and electronics stores.
3) To teenagers, gamers, social networking enthusiasts - it will be a perfect device.
4) While Samsung has an advantage in carrier shops, this takes the battle elsewhere.
I call BS. If they are still using the retina screen, A6 Processor, dual cameras, LTE, etc. then the cost savings for the outside shell are going to be negligible for a low cost version and will not be worth the R&D rather than just selling the previous model, which they have to get rid of anyway.
In my view, in 2013 Apple will launch an iPod touch with 3G/4G.
It might well look like this.
The device is not a low cost phone. But a low cost internet connected device.
A voice app may be included. And it would of course support Skype and other VOIP applications.
Price will be about $350 - $399
The strategy has a number of advantages.
1) It will not significantly cannibalize the iPhone and it's premium.
2) It will sell without a contract in channels that other phone makers can't easily touch. In supermarkets and music outlets and electronics stores.
3) To teenagers, gamers, social networking enthusiasts - it will be a perfect device.
4) While Samsung has an advantage in carrier shops, this takes the battle elsewhere.
Well, there are already people shouting "Apple would NEVER use plastic!!!".
My iPhone 3G disagrees with this.
Not possible. The budget iPhone has to be much more expensive than iPod touch 5th gen, so $ 450 is more likely.
I don't understand this low cost thing. Isn't that what selling the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is for???