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Could be interest in this, just depends on the plans on offer here in Australia.

I like they are offering a new small model at a lower price, not everyone wants or needs a big screen, too easy to break them.
 
iPhone 5/5s still looks the more beautiful than the 6/6s, the engineering behind the chamfered edge design more precise and difficult to produce. So, even if they continue using the "old" mold, etc., it is not really a cheaper manufacturing process. With the innards updated, the main difference will be just the size. Do not know if the 3D touch will not be offered, or if it really makes a difference in user experience.

The main attractions will still be the single hand use convenience and being able to pocket it. I like the round buttons.
 
I'd agree with you if the entire iPhone consumer base were techies like us MR forum members. For most iPhone users, cost alone will be the primary motivator in choosing a device.
Not necessarily. Sure, people like us would be looking for amount of RAM and SoC speed, but there are other features that are significant even for the lay users, such as Apple Pay (not supported on the 5S). People may not know what is Bluetooth 4.2 or NFC, but they can ask why their phone cannot do x y z that requires those features.

I disagree that price is a primary motivator in iPhone purchase. People buy iPhone because it's an iPhone, not because it's "cheaper." And $450 is not a new price point. It's the same price point as the baseline iPhone for years. It's just that now, it will carry closer feature parity with the rest of the lineup, and for many consumers, the choice is becoming simpler. Just pick how big of an iPhone you want.
 
Show me a phone at $395 and we'll have something to talk about.
It's unreasonable to seek for an iPhone at that price...
But you could easily find an iPhone 5S for that.

I don't really see potential for this phone, premium pricing with tiny screen. Hope at least that the design will be something spectacular.
Deal with the fact that a big screen isn't a desirable thing for everyone.
Last October my wife needed a new iPhone and I offered her to buy an iPhone 6. They preferred the iPhone 5S.

I agree. And, I'd actually be worried if they do, as I said above, selling someone a new iPhone 5s is just asking for a premature poor user experience. That's not good for the Apple brand, even if it brings in some extra cash and iPhone sales numbers.

And, while Apple says they don't care about cannibalization, I think they do if the profits get cannibalized. I'm guessing that if the new 4" phone really does have this close of specs to the 6s, and they priced it that much cheaper, it would quickly become the top selling iPhone model (as opposed to more like 20-30% if it were closer to the price of the 6s).

I also agree that if that pricing is true, that will be for the 16GB model, which is pretty much useless, so that probably means $100 more for the 64GB.
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It depends on how quickly Apple will be moving the whole product line to 2GB RAM and making 'advances' to the OS.

Poor user experience? Did you actually use an iPhone 5S ?
My wife is using her everyday and couldn't be happier about it...
 
iPhone 5/5s still looks the more beautiful than the 6/6s, the engineering behind the chamfered edge design more precise and difficult to produce. So, even if they continue using the "old" mold, etc., it is not really a cheaper manufacturing process. With the innards updated, the main difference will be just the size. Do not know if the 3D touch will not be offered, or if it really makes a difference in user experience.

The main attractions will still be the single hand use convenience and being able to pocket it. I like the round buttons.
If the rumors about this device are true, Apple will sell a TON based on cost alone. It's the primary reason that they're releasing it now and not in the Fall with the new 7/+ lineup. Even though Apple is afraid of canabalising sales of its pending flagship models, they realize they must provide a new, modern and cost-effective iPhone to stay viable in BRIC nations and in other emerging markets. Smart move on Apple's part.
 
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Not necessarily. Sure, people like us would be looking for amount of RAM and SoC speed, but there are other features that are significant even for the lay users, such as Apple Pay (not supported on the 5S). People may not know what is Bluetooth 4.2 or NFC, but they can ask why their phone cannot do x y z that requires those features.

I disagree that price is a primary motivator in iPhone purchase. People buy iPhone because it's an iPhone, not because it's "cheaper." And $450 is not a new price point. It's the same price point as the baseline iPhone for years. It's just that now, it will carry closer feature parity with the rest of the lineup, and for many consumers, the choice is becoming simpler. Just pick how big of an iPhone you want.
Please dont mince my words. My point being, this device with its modern and sleek design, decent internal specs, great camera, and an economical price point will be enough for most folks to choose it over the forthcoming flagship model this Fall. I never suggested that it would be viewed as "cheap". Being a reliable Apple branded device alone is good enough for most folks, even if they don't break the bank to acquire it.

Don't think Apple Pay is a motivational factor when it comes to purchasing an iPhone. Only 15% of IPhone 6/6S users are consistently leveraging this tech where currently available. We'll see what happens with its recent release in China, but as far as the US market goes, Apple Pay adoption rate and usage has declined.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/17/adoption-of-apple-pay-slows-survey-suggests.html
 
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Why sell the iPhone SE & 5s at the same time? They should just discontinue the 5s when the SE comes out, especially since it's more than two generations old.
 
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You aware Apple is forecasting it's first negative iPhones sales year over year since it was introduced
I know what you mean of course but you made it sound like Apple are going to start buying iPhones from customers ;)

While I love reading predictions from the Well Respected and Informed Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, I find it extremely difficult to believe a $225 iPhone is going to happen. China, India, Romania and Bulgaria perhaps, but definitely not worldwide. What's next, a $499 Macbook Air 11"? On the other hand, the sales numbers would definitely grow, hell, I might buy a 5S for €225 just for the fun of it.

I wonder what the profit margin is on 5S in 2016. And how are they going to ensure it's just fast enough not to make people throw it in the bin, and just slow enough to make people go and buy a SE.
 
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I don't believe it. I don't believe they will ever sell any iPhone at $225 (full retail). That's playing in the low end of the market, which they've never done in any product category. I also doubt the new iPhone pricing. Well, maybe a 16GB for $500.

Certainly doesn't sound like Apple pricing but people won't be complaining if it's true, apart from anyone wanting to sell theirs of course.
 
that would piss off /-/ all those that wanted to resell, so that's why this price is very unlikely.

I don´t think many CEOs would put your "resale value" as a top priority over the chance to sell a couple of million more units to a new market segment..

Can't understand why Apple iOS devices are not available in 32 GB storage capacity anymore.
Is there a reason for it..?

It would be more expensive to produce and at the same time be way too popular so very few would upgrade..
= Would totally kill profits.
 
50% price cut? That sounds very un-Apple and desperate.

I certainly think Apple need to cut prices considerably of all their products, but 50% sounds too much.

As to the new 4", please offer 128GB, Apple; I want to fit all my photos onto my iPhone without having to download proper versions each time I look at them. Frankly, I'd like a 256GB version; then, I could fit much more music on and not worry about cellular costs. Samsung are offering 232GB (albeit with an SD card), and it's high time Apple offered similar capacity. Just think: it's, what, 15 years or so since Apple offered the 160GB iPod! Why are we still restricted to 128GB? It makes me so sad that Apple have crumbled in their storage support; if they really cared about music, they would offer good storage.
 
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