It is no longer news that Apple is planning to release a successor to the iPhone SE but what is yet unknown is when. The iPhone SE 2020 has generated several discussions with some analysts predicting that Apple will likely use the upcoming budget model to attempt to lure buyers in China who are conscious about the price of smartphones.
However, popular analyst, now a partner of Xiaomi’s industrial investment department, Pan Jiutang has disputed such predictions. He is of the opinion that the rumoured device is targeted at users who prefer smartphones with small-sized displays and shouldn’t compete with mid-range phones in China.
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As for the pricing, Pan Jiutang believes Apple won’t bring the price of the upcoming iPhone very low so that it doesn’t affect the sales of the pricier models. He also threw in a tip for intending buyers, drawing attention to the fact that 5G phones will soon dominate the market and as such, the prices of 4G flagship models will soon fall around the 2000 yuan margin. Thus, he advised intending buyers to wait in order to get such 4G phones which obviously have better specs. If the iPhone SE which is going to be a 4G phone should sell for the 2,999 yuan (around $400), it will be a popular one. But we expect Chinese OEMs to immediately crash their phone’s prices to offer users better hardware for similar price points.
When Apple first unveiled the iPhone SE in 2016 as an entry-level option, the company probably never envisaged that the compact model will become super popular. The popularity of the first-generation model has made discussions about a successor a hot topic. The next-gen model is tipped to launch on April 15 which is tomorrow. We’ll watch out for that even though Apple is yet to officially confirm a launch date
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