
“Bloomberg claims Apple is working on a smaller, cheaper version of the iPhone for sale off-contract,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld. “The prototype is alleged to be around one-third smaller than the iPhone 4. It boasts a processor, display and other components similar to the current iPhone 4, and will be available off-contract. The kicker? It will cost around $200 and be available off-contract.”
“Of course, this is all speculation,” Evans writes. “However, TechCrunch cites a separate source who confirms Bloomberg’s claims.”
Evans writes, “I think Apple will sell millions of these things when it does eventually introduce them just in time for the Christmas 2011 market (maybe). It will be an utterly disruptive move.”
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