Leading analyst KGI Ming-Chi Kuo in its new report confirmed that the new 4-inch iPhone will be released in early 2016. In addition, he said that the new product, as well as iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, will be based on 64-bit processor Apple A9.
According to AppleInsider, a 4-inch iPhone 6c addition A9 processor will also receive support for NFC, which will allow for contactless payments via Apple Pay, and the display will be covered on both sides with a curved safety glass forming effect of 2.5D. Analysts expect that the novelty will cost from $ 400 to $ 500 depending on memory capacity. Such a pricing policy, in his view, would allow Apple to strengthen its position in selected markets and attract a new audience of users looking for a more affordable iPhone.
iPhone 6c, according to analysts, will look pretty much like the improved iPhone 5s, received metal body available in at least two or three colors. iPhone 6c, like the iPhone 5s, will be equipped with two cameras: an 8-megapixel primary and 1.2-megapixel front-facing.
Kuo also expects the iPhone 6c goes on sale in March and April of next year until the end of the year Apple will sell about 20 million new 4-inch smartphone, or approximately 8-9% of the total sales of iPhone.
As for the iPhone 7, its mass production, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, will begin in the second quarter of 2016.