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Tag: inexpensive iPhone

Apple, Samsung and ‘cheap’ iPhones

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 5:35 pmTuesday, August 12, 201434 Comments

Apple is in full control of their destiny…

Today, Apple could proudly make a ‘cheap’ iPhone

Thursday, August 7, 2014 12:01 pmThursday, August 7, 201429 Comments

Apple has more cards to play than we’ve yet seen…

A cheap iPhone now appears a certainty

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:01 pmWednesday, January 29, 201446 Comments

Apple’s (AAPL) quarterly earnings call provided valuable insights…

Needham’s Wolf: It would be ‘impossible’ for Apple to successfully build a cheap iPhone

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 9:22 am47 Comments

It would be ‘impossible’ for Apple to successfully build a cheap iPhone…

Analyst expects low-cost Apple iPhone to come in colors

Thursday, June 6, 2013 12:33 pmThursday, June 6, 201316 Comments

It seems as if Apple’s low-end iPhone is a distinct possibility…

Apple prepping multiple low-cost iPhone models, source says

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 10:31 amTuesday, May 7, 201317 Comments

Something is happening in the cellphone business…

Perhaps Apple’s ‘low-end’ iPhone is really a mid-level iPhone

Friday, May 3, 2013 11:31 amFriday, May 3, 201321 Comments

What if Apple’s long-rumored low-end iPhone isn’t targeted at…

Can carriers handle a low-cost iPhone?

Friday, April 26, 2013 9:26 am16 Comments

iPhone is the most valuable device for the networks that carry it…

Is this the polycarbonate shell of the rumored low-cost Apple iPhone?

Thursday, April 18, 2013 2:00 pmThursday, April 18, 201321 Comments

The polycarbonate shell measures in at 0.4-0.6mm thick, however the actual phone…

A cheap iPhone would get Tim Cook fired

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:00 pmWednesday, April 17, 201311 Comments

I hope I’m as right about this rumored ‘cheap’ iPhone as I was…

Analyst: Curved, colorful, cheaper ‘iPhone mini’ and iPhone 5S announced in June, shipping in July

Friday, April 12, 2013 2:02 pmFriday, April 12, 201320 Comments

A cheaper ‘iPhone mini’ would be announced in June along with the next version of the iPhone…

Apple to begin iPhone 5S production this quarter, low-cost iPhone to launch as soon as July, sources say

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 2:30 pmTuesday, April 2, 20134 Comments

Apple Inc. plans to begin production of the next-gen iPhone…

Apple patent application describes ceramic housing that could be used for low-cost iPhone

Thursday, March 28, 2013 9:35 am7 Comments

Apple is again expressing interest in ceramic device enclosures…

Why a low-cost Apple iPhone would trigger chaos in the smartphone market

Monday, March 25, 2013 3:29 pmMonday, March 25, 201325 Comments

The buzz around the budget iPhone has grown deafening…

Analyst: Apple’s low-cost iPhone to iPhone 5’s 4-inch Retina display, come in choice of colors

Friday, March 15, 2013 10:32 amFriday, March 15, 201322 Comments

Contrary to some rumors suggesting Apple’s low-cost iPhone…

Massive China Mobile looks to next-gen iPhone, 4G rollout to unlock pent-up Apple demand

Friday, March 15, 2013 8:28 amFriday, March 15, 20132 Comments

China Mobile Ltd hopes to tap pent-up demand for Apple Inc smartphones…

A low-cost iPhone for developing nations: The ultimate Apple sell signal?

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 9:33 amTuesday, March 12, 201341 Comments

After delivering blow-out returns to investors in recent years…

China Mobile rolls out TD-LTE service paving way for Apple’s iPhone

Friday, March 1, 2013 9:31 am6 Comments

On Wednesday we reported that with Qualcomm’s new LTE solution supporting TD-LTE…

Apple to launch 4.5-inch low-cost polycarbonate iPhone in 2014, source says

Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:08 pm32 Comments

Apple reportedly has a completely redesigned low-end iPhone in the works…

Piper Jaffray: Apple likely to debut $199 iPhone model this year

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:52 am13 Comments

Apple is likely to release a more affordable iPhone targeting…

Low-cost iPhone could generate billions for Apple

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:32 amTuesday, February 19, 201320 Comments

A $330 phone is the secret of success for Apple in China….

Analysts: Low-cost iPhone won’t kill Apple margins; category ‘pre-emption’ needed

Friday, February 15, 2013 4:32 pmFriday, February 15, 201324 Comments

Apple needs to press on with opening up new product categories…

Piper’s Munster sees evidence of Apple dividend increase, low-cost iPhone in Cook’s comments

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:02 pmTuesday, February 12, 20138 Comments

This amps up the possibility Apple will raise the distribution after the March quarter…

Apple patent describes possible flash assembly for low-cost plastic-bodied iPhone

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 11:40 pmTuesday, January 29, 201313 Comments

The US Patent and Trademark Office today officially published a patent for Apple Inc…

Apple’s budget iPhone a mix of iPhone 5, iPod touch, and iPod classic design elements, with 4-inch Retina display, say sources

Monday, January 28, 2013 2:02 pmMonday, January 28, 201314 Comments

We now know pretty much what the new low-end iPhone will look like…

Gamco’s Haverty: Apple board can be sued over excessive accumulation of cash (with video)

Monday, January 28, 2013 9:03 amMonday, January 28, 201318 Comments

Larry Haverty, portfolio manager at Gamco Investors, discusses possible lawsuits…

Analyst: iPhone 5S slated for March production with launch in June or July

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:03 pm7 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 5S is still in line for a launch in June or July of this year…

Apple’s entry-level iPhone may adopt U.S.-made transparent plastic chassis, sources say

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:01 amTuesday, January 15, 201316 Comments

Apple’s rumored entry-level iPhone reportedly may adopt plastic for its chassis…

Phil Schiller: ‘Apple has always focused on providing the best products, we’ve never blindly chased market share’

Friday, January 11, 2013 5:00 pmFriday, January 11, 201327 Comments

In a revised version of an interview published Thursday in a Chinese newspaper…

Reuters withdraws report of Phil Schiller’s ‘cheaper iPhone’ denial citing ‘substantial changes’

Friday, January 11, 2013 9:00 amFriday, January 11, 201327 Comments

Reuters has withdrawn the story headlined ‘Apple exec dismisses cheaper phone as a market share grab-report’…

Apple’s Phil Schiller: Cheap iPhone will ‘never be the future of Apple products’

Thursday, January 10, 2013 4:04 pmThursday, January 10, 201342 Comments

Apple SVP of Worldwide marketing Phil Schiller gave an interesting interview…

A cheap Apple iPhone would mean the end of Tim Cook at Apple

Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:32 amThursday, January 10, 201341 Comments

I don’t think Tim Cook is dumb…

Dear analysts, perhaps you’ve forgotten, but Apple doesn’t do cheap

Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:49 am20 Comments

Apple’s older-model-at-cheaper-prices strategy seems to be working so well…

Why a cheaper iPhone model makes economic sense; next-gen iPhone, budget model may both sport 4-inch screens

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 3:31 pm20 Comments

The iPhone 5 hasn’t even been out for a full four months…

WSJ: Apple prepping less-expensive iPhone

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:09 pmTuesday, January 8, 201340 Comments

Apple may be considering using a different shell made of polycarbonate plastic…

Piper Jaffray: Apple needs to release inexpensive iPhone for the masses

Monday, December 17, 2012 7:18 pm55 Comments

Apple ‘needs’ to develop a low-cost iPhone for the masses that will compete with…

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