Apple would be planning to bring the sale su iPhone 4 8Gb in India due to low sales they are catching up with the company's new phone models in the country. The Times of India reports that from Cupertino a decision would have been made to once again offer this iPhone model to users in India and thus help to increase sales a little more and compete with its great rival Samsung, since possibly the price of the new devices , iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S, is too high compared to the competition and users opt for phones from other companies.
With the iPhone 4 model of 8GB capacity available again, users would have a more economical and feasible terminal for all those who do not need too many specifications and features in their device, in addition the iPhone 4 supports the latest version of the operating system, iOS 7Therefore it is not an obsolete phone and people all over the world continue to demand it.
The phone will be available at a lower price than before, apparently about ₹ 15.000 (about $ 240), an interesting price when it comes to competing in the smartphone market. Apple lost a large part of its market share in India following the phasing out of the iPhone 4, which was one of the top three phones for Indians.
In U.S. Virgin Mobile continues to offer the iPhone 4 to a even lower price, is offered to users at a price of $ 179 without a contract. A more than interesting offer for those who do not want to be up to date and the device is enough for them day to day. Perhaps in my modest opinion, Apple should have continued to sell this device around the world, remember that its hardware supports iOS 7 and also after many cheap iPhone rumors, the company surprised us with the iPhone 5C, which is nothing more than an iPhone 5 built with PVC, at a fairly high price and that is making its sales throughout the world are scarce for what the company presupposed. Apple should continue to sell the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5, it would gain more catalog of devices and more options for buyers.
What is your opinion?
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If Apple does this (which I agree with) it would be accepting the need to make more accessible devices available to emerging markets. Something that should have covered the iPhone 5C and that at a lower price would have been a success. But they continue with their commitment to excessively expensive phones (which is acceptable only in the case of the 5s) and discontinue cheaper options such as the iPhone 4.
From the beginning I thought that the iPhone 4 must be Apple's cheap option and continue to sell it in its catalog, since with this smartphone it would get more sales than with the 5c. The truth is, I have an iPhone 4 and it supports iOS 7 and I hope it supports iOS 8 but I know it won't, unfortunately. I won't trade it until next year and maybe it's for an iPhone 5 and not the latest model.