Apple is expected to launch three new
iPhone models this year - the iPhone 6S,
iPhone 6S Plus, and iPhone 6C - claims
report citing industry sources.
While the report suggests that the iPhon
6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be the
incremental updates from last year's
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it adds the
iPhone 6C will be the handset that the
Cupertino-based giant will launch to tap
the emerging markets, which also
includes India. All three are due in the
second half of 2015.
No reasoning was given as to why the 'S
in the model names will be upper-case.
Digitimes suggests that the new iPhone
models will pack LTPS panels supplied b
various companies including Japan
Display, Sharp and LG Display, and will
also feature Corning Gorilla Glass
protection. The report adds that the
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will use
the A9 chips while the iPhone 6C will be
backed by A8 chips. Other highlight
features such as NFC and fingerprint
scanner will be present on all three
iPhone expected to launch later this year
The rumoured 4-inch iPhone has been i
news for some time and was claimed to
be targeted at "female users" . The
handset, tentatively called iPhone 6C, is
said to replace the iPhone 5c , which was
priced in an entry-level to mid-range
smartphone segment for Apple,
according to sources in Taiwan's
handset supply chain. The report stresse
that Apple will work on the iPhone 6C's
design, pricing and timing of the launch.
One of the sources pointed out, "The
adoption of a plastic case for the 5C,
which made the iPhone look cheaper
than its family products, contributed to
lower-than-expected sales of the model.
Another sources however added that
Apple might still prefer plastic cases for
the iPhone 6C as it helps check the
production costs.
Further commenting about the pricing of
the iPhone 6C, a source added that it
should be priced around $400-500
(roughly Rs. 25,000-31,000) in the US.
"Shipment performance of iPhone device
in emerging markets, including India,
Africa and Latin America, has been flat,
as consumers in these markets are more
concerned about pricing," notes the
report.
The 4-inch iPhone could also tie-in with
a recent Wall Street Journal report that
claimed Apple is working on a Pink
variant of the handset as the successor
the iPhone 5c. The report had added the
Cupertino giant was looking to use its
new pressure-sensitive Force Touch
technology introduced in the new 12-inc
MacBook to its next iPhone models as
well.
In another report Digitimes claims that
the rumoured iPhone 6C will be
manufactured by Wistron while the
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be
assembled by Foxconn and Pegatron. It
adds that Wistron and Compal
Electronics joined Apple as
manufacturing partners recently and tha
while the former handles older generatio
iPhone models; the latter assembles
iPads.
Digitimes also suggests that Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
(TSMC) will be the main supplier of
processors to Apple in the second half o
2015. It adds that the 20nm chips for th
iPhone 6C and 16nm FinFET chips for
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be
supplied by TSMC.
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