iPhone premium by 4 inches coming in 2016
Apple may have planned the production of a model of the iPhone to 4 inches with premium finishes. IPhone 5S will replace the line-up and will be updated at the hardware level.
Star of countless rumors, the successor of the iPhone 5S could come in the second half of next year. This was revealed by Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the analysts of KGI Securities and the most good at predicting the future of Apple. The same has released a new report that explains its forecast for next year regarding the Cupertino company, based on its experience in the field and not, as often happens, on information ” stolen ” the supply chains.
” Since there is still demanded for models of the iPhone 4-inch, we believe that Apple will update this product line, ” reads the statement released by Kuo. ” Since the iPhone 5S is more popular than iPhone 5C, we believe that Apple will launch an upgraded version of the first. We expect that the company will begin mass production of the new iPhone 4-inch with metal body in the first half of 2016. For to ensure that the next iOS 9 or iOS 10 are successful, Apple could take the A9 processor to this new model. ”
According to the analyst, there will be the 3D Touch the display. Apple needs to use the feature only on top of the line in order to better differentiate them from the rest of the line-up and focus on functionality for their sale. According to Kuo, Apple could sell 20 to 30 million units of the new iPhone to 4 inches by the end of next year.
Kuo also revealed some information about the next iPhone 7, but not surprising. Apple will continue to repeat the same scenario that now used for years: the launch will occur in the third quarter of 2016, while the SoC implemented over the next flagship will be called Apple A10. For the first time the two models 4.7 and 5.5 ” will be provided with a different amount of RAM, iPhone 7 Plus that will have 3 GB view the video resolution of the display significantly higher.
According to the analyst, Foxconn is the only manufacturer of 4-inch model, while the A9 SoC Apple’s new model 4-inch and A10 Apple iPhone 7 will be exclusively manufactured by TSMC.
