The American group is preparing to introduce a new entry-level smartphone with a 4-inch screen on the iPhone 5 format, according to the website 9to5Mac. Without awaited revolution on the side of its price positioning.
The revelations are rife about the next line of input Apple iPhone. According to the US site 9to5Mac, the new model will be named 5se iPhone. A name that could have two meanings: “special edition” (special edition) or “Enhanced” (improved version). It should be announced in the month of March or April at a brand press conference. And take the estate of the iPhone 5s, still available.
According to 9to5Mac, the iPhone 5se looks like a hybrid between the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 and 6s. IPhone 5, it will resume design, aluminum dress and the screen of 4 inches diagonally. IPhone 6 and 6s, it will inherit the slightly rounded edges on the display and internal components. Apple will integrate a A9 processor and a coprocessor M9, functionality Live Photos (but not 3D Touch), a camera of 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.2 megapixel front and a NFC chip mobile payment. It will be proposed to version 16 and 64GB, in silver color, gold, white and rose gold sidereal. The information concerning the thickness, RAM and battery, remain unknown.
A supposed iPhone 5se (right) Gote an iPhone 5
The iPhone 5se resume the price positioning of the iPhone 5c at its output, that is to say less than 600 EUR without subscription. An entry-level price for Apple, but far from price competition. Unlike the iPhone 5c, which could give an impression of smartphone “low cost” because of its plastic shell, Apple seems to have oriented this time towards more material worked with 5se iPhone. Furthermore, the inclusion of the same processor as the iPhone 6s would ensure that the performance gap with a possible iPhone 7 is not too gaping.
This model may also interest those seeking a high-performance iPhone but smaller. In recent years, manufacturers have tended to offer smartphones with screen sizes becoming increasingly wider. Apple is no exception, with its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, 4.7 and 5.5 inches diagonally. According to the study conducted by Flurry, the “phablets”, that is to say models with a screen size of 6 inches or more, already account for nearly a third of the market. And their share will increase from 29-59% between the end of 2015 and the second quarter 2017.
This is the first time that Apple, accustomed to the outputs during the summer or the beginning of the autumn program an intermediate model of iPhone in the middle of the year. Secrutities KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, believes that the popularity of the iPhone 5se remain moderate due to insufficient design and innovative features. It projects between 10 and 12 million sales this year 2016, against 20 million expected previously. Despite some signs of slowing, it remains confident about the iPhone 6s, hoping for this model sales at 77 million units for the end of 2016.
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