According to a supply chain report, Apple is preparing to release three iPhone lines this fall.
One, a 5.8-inch iPhone X with improved specs and lower price.
Two, a new 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus with an OLED screen.
And three, a 6.1-inch iPhone with Face ID, which is said to come in a variety of colors includinggrey, white, blue, red and orange.Ming-Chi Kuo reports, via 9to5mac, that the 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus is said to take the $1000 price point from the iPhone X.
This will cause the next iPhone X to be less expensive than its current incarnation.
The colorful 6.1-inch iPhone will be the least expensive model with a price tag around $700.
Information about storage was not included in the report.The least-expensive iPhone is said to resemble the iPhone X and include FaceID though Apple might concede the dual-camera option to the higher price models.
The analyst expects this $700 option to account for 55% of new iPhone sales and increase through 2019.If the part about the colors is correct, Apple is set introduce a slash of color to the monochrome phone market.
Currently, phones are mostly available in greys and blacks with most vendors offering a couple of color options through special editions.
That boring.
Apple tried this in the past with its budget-minded iPhone 5c.
Making its best-selling model available in colors is a distinct shift in strategy.
It highly likely other firms such as Samsung and LG will follow the trend and push the smartphone world into a rainbow of colors.