Apple has been working on a low-cost iPhone, which could be named iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9, and will serve as the successor to the iPhone SE launched back in 2017.
The smartphone is said to go official before its WWDC 2020 event. While the phone was expected to launch at an event on 31st March but that event was reportedly cancelled amid the on-going coronavirus and issues related to that.
Now, as per the latest report, the company is all set to launch the iPhone 9 aka iPhone SE 2 on 15th April. It reports that while the phone’s official announced will happen on 15th April, the device will be available for purchase from 22nd April.
However, the source also mentions that given the current situation related to the coronavirus in the United States, the schedule could get changed. He added that the details are based on internal meeting held by Apple.
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The timeline makes sense given that it was recently reported that the upcoming low-cost iPhone has entered final stage of production. The timeline also falls under the claims by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that the phone will launch in the first half of 2020.
The iPhone SE 2 aka iPhone 9 is expected to have design similar to the iPhone 8 but will be powered by the A13 chipset — the same SoC that powers the iPhone 11 series. The phone is expected to have a 4.7-inch display but we don’t expect higher quality because of cost-cutting measures.
As per the reports, the pricing for this upcoming iPhone could start at just $399. However, to know for sure what the device packs and how much it will cost, we’ll have to wait for a couple of weeks more for the the official launch announcement to take place.
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