The Apple iPhone 12 series had received a significant price cut around the time of the release of the iPhone 13 series in India, but the models will now be selling even cheaper, making it easier than ever for those looking to switch to the Apple ecosystem.

The updated price of the 64GB iPhone 12 on Flipkart is Rs 53,999 — a significant drop from the previous official price of Rs 65,900. The 128GB storage variant of the same, on the other hand, now sells for Rs 64,999 (via MySmartPrice).

The vanilla model is joined by its smaller sibling — the iPhone 12 mini — the 64GB storage option of which is now available for Rs 40,999. Those looking for more storage can also opt for the 128GB variant, again through Flipkart, which will set you back by Rs 54,999. Multiple color options including white, black, and blue are offered.

The iPhone 12 comes with a fairly compact 6.1-inch screen but the iPhone 12 mini features an even smaller one with a size of 5.4-inches. Both phones have departed from rounded edges found on the iPhone 11 and instead go for a more industrial, sharp-edged design. The models feature a high-end Super Retina XDR OLED display with support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Under the hood, you get the A14 Bionic chip and both models are upgradable to the latest iOS 15.2 version.

Similarly, the iPhone 11 is also available at a discounted price on Amazon, selling for Rs 49,990 for the 64GB storage variant. While not too different from the iPhone 12 in terms of specifications, it comes with an LCD panel with a lower resolution of 828×1792 as opposed to the 1170×2532 OLED found on the newer iPhone 12.

But in case you are looking to get your hands on the latest from Apple, the iPhone 13 is currently selling for a starting price of Rs 79,900. No 64GB variant this time around as the base variant now offers 128GB of storage. The iPhone 13 mini is also a great, more compact offering, available with a cheaper price tag of Rs 69,900.

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The flagship sale of Flipkart was expected to boost sales of a truckload of products and it seems to have started showing early trends. It comes as a delight for Apple as Flipkart claims that around 2 lakh units of the iPhone 12 series have been sold since the beginning of the sale on October 3.

Among the favorite smartphones are the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini, both of which are being sold at a heavily discounted price. In fact, behind the humongous two lakh sales figure, there’s a major contribution of these two phones.

The show isn’t only about Apple, every one in five customers has chosen to exchange their smartphone for a new one during The Big Billion Days sale. This has brought joy to brands like realme and Xiaomi. Not just that, there’s a big push for cashless payments as well. Banks have been offering some unbelievable discounts.

Flipkart saw a surge in the number of buyers as around 40% more buyers did shopping during the sale. There was also increased participation by Flipkart Plus customers during the early access period of the sale. Close to 5 million products were pre-booked as well that clearly shows the craze of the deals on offer.

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Last month, Apple had a mega launch of one of the most anticipated phones of the year, evidently the iPhone 13. Just before its release, the predecessor iPhone 12 received a major price drop in the Chinese market. Now, the Indian market has received a limited time sale discount on the iPhone 12 that will make you go bonkers.

The Flipkart Big Billion Days sale is live and in the sale, the iPhone 12 Mini is available for ₹38,999(~$526). This is a massive discount considering that the phone was launched for a starting price of ₹69,990(~$944). On the other hand, the iPhone 12 is on sale for an attractive price of ₹49,999(~$675). Again, it is worth noting that the launch price of the phone was ₹79,990(~$1,079).

Additionally, the phones have a 10% discount(up to ₹1500) on ICICI and Axis Bank credit cards. Effectively, the phones can be purchased for a starting pricing of₹37,499(~$505) and ₹48,499(~$655).

The iPhone 12 and 12 Mini are currently the most powerful iPhones for the aforementioned price. The iPhone 12 Mini has a 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR panel, whereas, the iPhone 12 features a 6.1-inch Retina XDR screen. The duo equips great cameras with 12MP + 12MP rear camera system. The phones come powered by Apple’s A14 Bionic chipset and have 4GB of RAM,  64GB of internal storage.

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Flipkart has scheduled its 2021 Big Billion Days sale on October 3 in India and just like every year, Apple iPhones are one of the most anticipated phones to be on sale. Every year, Apple iPhones, especially the starter flagship in the series gets a massive discount in the sale. Similarly, today, Flipkart revealed the sale price of the iPhone 12 in India.

Flipkart on Twitter shared a video teasing the sale price of the iPhone 12. Interestingly, the video shows the best price to be ₹49,999(~$677). This is an enticing price compared to the ₹65,900(~$893) pricing for which the smartphone is currently selling in India. It will offer a whopping ₹15,901(~$215).

The iPhone 12 offers a 6.1-inch OLED display with a 2523 x 1170 pixels resolution. The screen comes with 625 nits of typical brightness, HDR support, and 460 PPI pixel density. The phone is powered by the Apple A14 Bionic chipset and has a 12 + 12MP dual-camera system.

In related news, the Chinese market also received a huge CNY 2000(~$310) price cut. It is worth noting that the phone was earlier retailing for CNY 6799(~$1,054) in China, but after the price cut, it is available for as low as CNY 4,799(~$744).

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Apple launched the iPhone 12 Mini smartphone along with other iPhone 12 models last year, making it the first lineup to have a ‘Mini’ model. And it seems that it won’t be the last, despite lackluster sales.

According to the latest information coming from Jon Prosser, Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 13 Mini later this year as a part of the iPhone 13 lineup. However, the naming of the lineup could be different, with some reports hinting at iPhone 12S.

Recently, it was reported that Apple is halting the production of the iPhone 12 Mini as the company has met the requirements for the whole year. This likely means that the sales of the device are not meeting the company’s projections.

The company is likely to keep selling the iPhone 12 Mini and given its commitment to the smaller form-factor, there will be a successor. However, there’s a possibility that Apple may not launch a successor of the iPhone SE this year as it competes in the same price segment as the iPhone Mini.

But some reports claim that this doesn’t mean that the iPhone SE lineup is coming to an end, at least not this year. Apple is expected to launch an updated iPhone SE smartphone this year, named iPhone SE Plus.

Apple iPhone Mini has accounted for only 5 percent of the total iPhone 12 series sales. Despite such poor sales, the company seems to be committed to this Mini model. It remains to be seen if we will see some drastic changes in the Mini models going forward.

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Despite the Apple iPhone 12 series launch being delayed, the 2020 lineup was met with a positive reception overall and saw strong sales. However, the company might have been ‘disappointed’ with the iPhone 12 mini sales.

According to a CIRP report (Via 9To5Mac report), the iPhone 12 family accounted for 76 percent of new iPhone sales during the month of October through November just after the launch. Out of the entire lineup, the 6.1 inch base iPhone 12 model held the largest share of new iPhone sales in the US, with a 27 percent share. This was closely followed by the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, both of which accounted for around 20 percent of new iPhone sales in the US during the same period.

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This figure is higher than the iPhone 11 series during its launch, which only accounted for about 69 percent of new iPhone sales. In other words, the iPhone 12 series is the most successful iPhone lineup in the US during the period after its launch. But despite its great market performance, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners report found that the 5.4 inch iPhone 12 mini model didn’t match up to Apple’s expectations.

As per the report, the Apple iPhone 12 mini only accounted for 6 percent of new iPhone sales in the period of October to November 2020. According to analyst Mike Levin, the reason for this might have been the pricing of older iPhone models like the 499 US Dollars iPhone XR and the 599 US Dollars iPhone 11, which might have been more attractive to prospective buyers.

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Apple recently launched its new iPhone 12 series smartphones in the market and two of the models are already available for purchase — iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. The other two models — 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max will go on sale in a couple of days.

Now, ahead of the Apple iPhone 12 Mini goes on sale, it has been revealed by the company’s new support documents that the phone will have slower MagSafe wireless charging speed compared to other models in this lineup.

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The iPhone 12 Mini 12 supports 12W wireless charging over MagSafe while all the other three models in the series support 15W. While the slower speed is surely disappointing, it is still faster than the 7.5W support over standard Qi wireless charger.

This is the first time Apple is offering a Mini model in the iPhone lineup, something that the company did years ago for the iPad lineup. Apart from a smaller 5.4-inch display, almost every specification of the phone is similar to the standard iPhone 12.

The phone is powered by the company’s new A14 Bionic chipset and comes with support for 5G connectivity for the first time on iPhone. Also, the device has a dual-camera system that is aimed at offering better photography results.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini starts at $699 for the base model with 64GB internal storage but the company is also offering 128GB and 256GB storage models. The device will be available for pre-order in several regions from 6th November.

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A new report has suggested that the Apple iPhone 12 Pro might soon be made in India and Brazil besides China, while the battery capacities for the base model and the iPhone 12 Mini has also been revealed.

According to a Gadgets360 report, Anatel has recently certified the iPhone 12 Mini in the country with a 2,227mAh battery. While this capacity is larger than the 2020 iPhone SE, which packs a 1,821mAh battery, it is still smaller than the 3,110mAh battery found on the iPhone 11.

Apple generally never officially reveals the battery capacity for its iPhones, although, the iPhone 12 Mini is claimed to offer up to 15 hours of video playback on a single charge, which is just short of the 17 hours offered by the iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 Pro. Unfortunately, the actual battery capacity for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max is still unknown at the moment.

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Furthermore, the information sourced from Anatel has also revealed that Apple might soon be manufacturing its latest flagship lineup from its Foxconn factories in Brazil and India, alongside its production center in China. As per previous reports, the iPhone 12 was first hinted for an Indian production with Wistron back in August 2020. In July, the iPhone 11 started production in India, along with a few other older models as well.

The documents from Anatel has indicated that Foxconn factories would manufacture the latest handset, which might help lower the cost of the device as well. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of information currently available. So take this report with a pinch of salt, and stay tuned for more updates regarding a possible Indian and Brazil production.

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A couple of days ago, Apple finally launched its much-awaited iPhone 12 series smartphones with 5G connectivity support. Also, for the first time ever, all the iPhone models now feature an OLED display.

This time, the company has launched four models — iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The phones come in three different display sizes — 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch.

Thanks to this push for the OLED panels on all models of Apple iPhone 12, the shipments from Samsung Display and LG Display — supplier of these panels — have increased.

As per the report, LG Display has supplied panels for the 6.1-inch display models, i.e. iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro while the panel for the other two models — 5.4-inch iPhone Mini and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max have been supplied by Samsung Display.

The Cupertino-based giant is expected to produce around 70 million units of Apple iPhone 12 models by the end of this year. Keeping an additional 10 percent as a reserve, Samsung and LG are expected to provide around 80 million units of OLED panels.

In that, the portion of panels from Samsung Display is more than that of LG Display. While LG is expected to provide 20 million units, Samsung could be providing around 60 million units of OLED panels to Apple.

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The numbers represent a significant increase in order for LG Display which provided only 5 million units of the display panels to Apple last year. Samsung, on the other hand, had provided around 50 million units.

China-based BOE also tried to become a supplier for the OLED panels to Apple but it wasn’t approved in the first attempt. However, there are reports indicating that BOE could provide panels to Apple later this year or next year.

For those who are unaware, Apple first adopted an OLED display in 2017 with iPhone X. The iPhone 11 had two models using OLED panel — Pro and Pro Max. But this time, all four models in the lineup have adopted the OLED screen instead of LCD.

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