In October, sources said that next spring with three new iPad Pro models , Apple will introduce a new 4-inch iPhone , which will replace the iPhone SE. But analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , which refers to the publication AppleInsider, has other information.
In a new research note to investors Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple will wait to release a successor to iPhone SE and any new 4-inch smartphone in the second quarter 2017 we will not see. And presented in March this year, iPhone SE will be sold a year after its announcement.
According to analysts, Apple has decided to increase the life cycle of iPhone SE , wanting to improve gross margins. But do not rule out that Apple will release a new compact smartphone in the first half of 2017, and later.
Along with the extension of the iPhone SE lifecycle Apple company taking other measures in order to increase profits and reduce costs. Now it is in talks with suppliers to reduce prices on components. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple get discounts on hardware can by small producers. Moreover, the analyst expects Samsung will soon increase prices for memory chips in volume 3 GB and flash memory modules 3D Nand.