Yesterday that Apple is preparing a low-cost iPhone, reported Taiwan edition DigiTime . Today he
was joined by resource Wall Street Journal. Argues that there is supposedly a
prototype of such a device. On the technical characteristics of the gadget no
information, but we can safely assume that the Retina-display it likely to be.
It is reported that the body of the phone with an aluminum coating can be used
in plastic. Other details remain the same or can be recycled from the old
models. However, Apple may abandon those plans, notes the WSJ.
Analysts believe that the production of low-cost iPhone will
be an abrupt change in the concept of Apple. Steve Jobs at the company's
commitment goods production premium. Apparently, the position of the leadership
Apple has affected the competitive war with the producers of Google phone very
successfully operating in the Asian markets.
Apple faced a lot of pressure to make the iPhone more
affordable, the newspaper notes. In III quarter 2012, according to analysts,
the company produced only 14.6% of smartphones worldwide, down from a peak of
23% in the IV quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012. In comparison, the
share of Samsung in the market has grown in III quarter of 2012 to 31.3% from
8.8% for the same period of 2010.
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