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Cheap
iPhone? Anyone? A recent report from the Wall Street Journal hinted at the
possibility that a cheap iPhone will be launched by Apple within the year.
However, this appears to be old news since Wall Street Journal apparently made
a similar report some time ago.
The report
also comes after Digitimes, a Taiwan-based website, reported the possibility
that the cheap iPhone will be promoted mainly in developing countries.
An anonymous
source reportedly indicated that Apple has been looking into developing a cheap
iPhone for some time already. However, it was only recently when some progress
has been made in the creation of the device. The device will reportedly have a
polycarbonate plastic shell, which is the only new detail in the report. The
source also revealed that the cheap iPhone will be unveiled by Apple before the
end of the year.
A Wall
Street Journal report in February 2011 indicated that a prototype of the iPhone
was supposedly spotted and is set to be sold as part of the device lineup of
Apple. The cheap iPhone will reportedly be smaller compared to iPhone 4, which
was the main model of the device at that time.
The cheap
iPhone will supposedly be similar to the design of a typical iPhone although it
will have a cheaper body. Using polycarbonate plastic may allow Apple to bring
down the cost of producing the device. The other components will come from the older
models of the iPhone.
The Wall
Street Journal report on the supposed cheap iPhone was also similar to the
Digitimes report, which was not quite credible. The report revealed that the
device will feature Snapdragon chipsets and a bigger screen display.
Well, it
appears that this latest report on a supposed cheap iPhone simply shows that
the season for Apple rumors has already started once again.
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