There are already many rumors that indicate that this spring we will see a new low-cost iPhone. We still do not know the final name, if it will be iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2. What does seem clear is that it will come out in spring, and will have a price of around 400 Euros.
It seems like a good idea to me personally. I do not see well that you are obliged to spend a minimum of 650 Euros if you want to buy an iPhone. I think it's fantastic that you can buy a new iPhone for 400 Euros, fully functional, and that you have the possibility of buying the most complete one for 1.300 Euros. You choose. Perfect.
A few weeks ago I wrote the list of the smartphone models that had been registered the most this Christmas in the US. Of the first nine (all iPhones, by the way), only two positions correspond to the iPhones presented in 2019. The rest were all models from previous years, surprisingly highlighting the iPhone 6 Plus in seventh position. And I say amazingly because it is a model that can no longer be updated to iOS 13.
It is very clear that the final price of the device very much marks the level of sales of a terminal. Apple knows this and wants to continue promoting this sector of customers who are looking for a more functional and economical device than a more expensive one with superior technology.
A new report from Fast Company corroborates this idea of the economic iPhone and that Apple will surely put a price of 399 Euros for its new terminal. This new low-cost device will help the American company compete in the Indian and Asian market in general. And to attract new users who cannot afford to buy a more expensive smartphone to the Apple ecosystem.
This new terminal is expected to have a design similar to the iPhone 8, with a 4.7-inch screen, an A13 processor, 3 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, home button and Touch ID. Its presentation could be in this first quarter, but it may be conditioned to production problems due to the Coronavirus epidemic.