According to online sources, Apple intends to release the first mid-range iPhone since the launch of the iPhone SE smartphone in 2016. A cheaper smartphone is needed by the company in order to try to regain ground lost in the markets of China, India and several other countries.
The decision to restart production of an affordable version of the iPhone comes after Apple recorded its first-ever significant decline in smartphone shipments last year and later lost the world's second-largest smartphone maker to China's Huawei.
The report says that the new model will be similar to the 4,7-inch iPhone 8 introduced in 2017. Despite the fact that the developers intend to keep most of the hardware components that were used in the iPhone 8, the novelty will be equipped with a liquid crystal display, due to which the manufacturer will be able to reduce the cost of the device. The device will receive an internal drive with a capacity of 128 GB, and the main camera of the smartphone will be based on a single sensor.
Rumors that Apple intends to release the iPhone SE 2 have been circulating since 2018. There have been reports of a new $299 iPhone for the Indian market and some other developing countries. Recall that the 4-inch iPhone SE, released in March 2016, was priced at $399 by the manufacturer. It was discontinued at the end of 2018. According to some reports, Apple managed to sell about 40 million copies of the iPhone SE.
Source: 3dnews.ru