Do you think Apple will change the price considerably like they did with the Apple TV, or simply keep it at the price of the iPhone 4 and then drop the iPhone 4 in price?
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iPhone 5 Price Point?
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Unfortunately it will probably be the same. You'd think as technology got better and apple gets better resources that the price would go down but noo...
You appear to be ignoring the improved technology included with each subsequent generation which probably offsets any gains made in production yields.
iPhone 4 will drop to 3GS pricing
iPhone 5 will assume current iPhone 4 prices.
EDIT: This is based on past behaviour in many of their product lines, not only iPhones. It could always change but this is the most likely option in my opinion.
iPhone 5 will assume current iPhone 4 prices.
EDIT: This is based on past behaviour in many of their product lines, not only iPhones. It could always change but this is the most likely option in my opinion.
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Actually,. as technology gets better the price does go down, just not in the way you want it to.
When the iPhone 4 came out, the 3GS dropped in price. As technology got better, the price for the same device went down; the better technology assumed the previous price point of the older one.
The same was true when the iPhone 3GS superseded the 3G, and when then 3G superseded the original iPhone. And likewise, the same thing will probably happen when the next version comes out.
This is also why consistent rumors of an "iPhone lite" don't make a whole lot of sense. Technically the previous iPhone version is the "Lite" version, because it's cheap to keep making it and the R&D costs have already been paid for.
