“The rumor in the supply chain is that the inexpensive iPhone chassis supplier will reportedly be a US-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider,” Tu and Tsai report. “However, other rumors are circulating that the entry-level iPhone will adopt a chassis mixed with plastic and metal, with the internal metal parts being able to be seen from outside through special design.”
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MacDailyNews Take: We know Apple are loathe to look back, but if they do make this iPhone, among the first available color choices should be Bondi Blue.
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