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Purported rear casing for Apple’s low-cost iPhone shows curved design, Lightning port (with photo)

Monday, June 3, 2013 10:42 am14 Comments

New pictures show a polycarbonate back panel with a Lightning connector…

Morgan Stanley: Low-cost iPhone raises, not lowers, Apple’s gross margins

Monday, June 3, 2013 8:28 amMonday, June 3, 201341 Comments

If Apple lowers the cost of owning an iPhone, more people will buy them…

Apple’s new $229 iPod touch a brilliant move that will shake up the industry

Friday, May 31, 2013 2:01 pmFriday, May 31, 201325 Comments

Less than two weeks before the tech world converges on San Francisco…

Davidson ups RF Micro Devices to ‘Buy’ on Apple low-cost iPhone, Samsung prospects

Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:02 pmThursday, May 30, 20131 Comment

Shares of wireless chip vendor RF Micro Devices (RFMD) are up…

Asymco’s Horace Dediu: Tim Cook’s answer to my first question

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:03 pmWednesday, May 29, 201315 Comments

It would take a great deal more sourcing effort and risk while dealing with…

Analyst: iPhone stuck with 4-inch screen until at least June 2014; Samsung S4 to take significant market share in high-end smartphone market

Monday, May 13, 2013 3:32 pmMonday, May 13, 201347 Comments

Jefferies Managing Director Peter Misek discusses his outlook…

How much would a low-cost iPhone ding Apple’s profit margins?

Friday, May 10, 2013 8:39 am17 Comments

Apple is getting ready to launch a lower-cost iPhone,,,

Analyst: Apple close to inking landmark iPhone deal with massive China Mobile

Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:02 pmThursday, May 9, 20137 Comments

Apple may be close to striking an iPhone distribution agreement with China Mobile, the world’s top wireless carrier…

Apple supplier Pegatron boosts China workforce by 40 percent ahead of next-gen iPhone models

Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:30 amThursday, May 9, 20135 Comments

Pegatron Corp, an assembler of Apple Inc’s iPhone and iPad, said it would increase…

Morgan Stanley: Multiple new iPhone models start production in June-July

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 9:32 amWednesday, May 8, 20134 Comments

Multiple new iPhone models will begin production the June-July timeframe…

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…

Qualcomm’s cheap phone warning is ominous for Apple, BlackBerry and Nokia

Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:00 pmThursday, April 25, 201346 Comments

On Wednesday after the markets closed, Qualcomm reported earnings…

BGC, Avondale upgrade Apple to buy

Monday, April 22, 2013 5:32 pmMonday, April 22, 20135 Comments

Apple Inc. was upgraded to buy ratings at BGC Partners and Avondale…

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…

RBC cuts Apple Q113 estimates, price target; expects number of catalysts in the 2nd half of year

Friday, April 12, 2013 4:01 pmFriday, April 12, 20136 Comments

Analyst Amit Daryanani of RBC cut is price target for AAPL stock…

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…

Next-gen and low-cost iPhone production? Foxconn now recruiting workers in Zhengzhou, sources say

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:49 amTuesday, April 9, 20134 Comments

Foxconn Electronics started hiring workers for its plants in Zhengzhou

Gartner: Microsoft faces slide into irrelevance in the next four years

Thursday, April 4, 2013 1:01 pmThursday, April 4, 201354 Comments

In a new forecast published on Thursday morning, Gartner says that by 2015…

Wedge Partners: China Mobile to get Apple’s coveted iPhone 5S this July; iPhone 4 will be Apple’s ‘low-cost’ iPhone

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 4:29 pmTuesday, April 2, 201320 Comments

China Mobile, the world’s largest cellular operator by far, will finally get their long-lusted-after 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 to launch iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone with non-Retina display this summer

Friday, March 22, 2013 10:00 amFriday, March 22, 201316 Comments

Apple will launch their next-generation flagship iPhone as early as June…

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…

Why should Apple build a cheaper iPhone? Because not doing so would be stupid

Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:02 pmThursday, March 14, 201340 Comments

Apple needs to finish up development of the low-cost iPhone it’s been working on…

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…

Rumor: Apple to use Snapdragon SoC processors in upcoming low-cost iPhone

Saturday, March 9, 2013 11:30 amSaturday, March 9, 201319 Comments

The Snapdragon sounds like perfect candidate to make its way onto Apple’s low-cost iPhone…

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’s low-cost iPhone and ‘iPhone 6’ to pack 5G Wi-Fi chip?

Friday, February 8, 2013 12:01 pmFriday, February 8, 201323 Comments

802.11ac, also known as ’5G Wi-Fi’, is expected to be used…

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…

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…

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…

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