Recent reports suggest that we might be seeing a brand new iPhone Mini. On several viewpoints, a release of the said phone could damage Apple, but on another perspective, if they execute and market it right, it could be another hit.
Why Make One?
The Google Nexus 7 triggered a price war in the tablet space. Those who didn’t want to spend too much money on a tablet suddenly had a new option other than the iPad and the high-end Android tablets. As an indirect reply, Apple released an affordable and smaller iPad, the iPad Mini.
We never thought that we’d see an iPad Mini as Apple once claimed that smaller tablets didn’t make sense. It looks like times have changed.
Google, once again, triggers another one with the Nexus 4, the high-end phone with an affordable price tag (but the distribution is somewhat a failure). This could be one of the reasons why an iPhone Mini could make sense.
But wait, cheaper iPhones already exist. The iPhone 3GS & the iPhone 4 already takes that spot. Also, these phones already have 3.5-inch displays. Where does the iPhone Mini fit in all of this?
Who Would Buy One?
The iPhone 5’s screen size is now at 4-inches, and all the older iPhones have smaller screens. Even by current standards, 4-inches might be considered small. Who wants an iPhone Mini – when you can just get an old iPhone?
Most of the people want their things to be ‘up-to-date’. Users hate having to update their phones on a very short time frame, which is why an iPhone Mini might become a hit.
The situation is very similar to the iPad Mini. Lesser people now want the 1st & 2nd gen iPads as they would rather opt for the iPad Mini – which has very similar specs.
What Will It Be Like?
Recent rumors suggest that a more colorful iPhone line may be due this year in the form of the iPhone 5S. However, some other reports say that an iPhone 6 (with iOS 7) may be in the works right now with another redesign and a much bigger screen.
Whether there is true or not, a sleek redesign of the 3.5-inch iPhone may attract enough consumers for it to be successful.
A lot of reports have already mentioned that each Apple iPhone 5 may have a production cost of approximately $200 (Php 8000+) – which is enough to conclude that an affordable iPhone could be indeed reproduced.
Just repackage the iPhone 4S internals in a different body with a cheaper production process and voila! We have an iPhone Mini.
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Gawa muna sila ng equivalent/panapat sa Note 2. Not just the size, but also the digitizer (yes, it’s not just a stylus but a wacom digitizer). Baka maging interested pa ako.
kung itutuloy nila ito, saang price bracket pa nila ipupuwesto ang iPod? siguardong cannibalized ang sales nun. baka i-phase-out na kaya nila ito?
I sense a little humor in the article. Or not? Maybe it’s just funny for me.
may kagat na apple?? sinong kumagat? si eva?? sino nanukso para kagatin ang APPLE?? Tamah… Demonyo… hahahaha
haha gawa sa poly carbonate PLASTIC yan.. pero dahil apple yan, pustahan never tatawagin ng mga iDiots na CHEAP yan. pero pag sa android kahit gaano ka astig ang os at specs ng phone, CHEAP daw. typical social climbers.
PHP8,000+ production cost??? sabihin mo ng plus 7,000 for the taxes, shipping and other costs, it will only total to around PHP 15,000 plus equivalent!!! then they are selling it for 30,000-40,000 petot??!!! GAHAMAN sa pera! These kinds of wickedness will never last.
this cheapens the brand
Thieves stole $1,000,000 worth of iPhones and iPads in an Apple Store in Paris. They took 2 iPhones and 2 iPads.- Jimmy Fallon
if this is true, iphone’s luxurious social status will be no more.
An affordable iPhone? Yo mama’s stupid?
People patronize all Apple products. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next few months there’s already an Iphone Mini being sold in the market.
Yup! But I think this is a good move from apple since they’re thinking about producing a mid-range phone for the less fortunate. It makes apple not a product for the upper class, but for everyone.
@truethat
That’s the point. Apple’s products are not for everybody.
The word mini seems good as an asset. — Kwentology — Ang Kwento ng Buhay Natin
any apple products naman bebenta eh… it will be a hit pero dapat di nila gagawin yun kasi it would show that they are bowing to the pressure…
di tataas ang share prices nila with an iphone mini… it would only show na nawala na sa apple ang new ideas and innovation…
OK………FINE
NoooooOOOOOooooooOOOOOooooOOOOoooo!!!!
A 3.5 inch widescreen aspect ratio iPhone would be nice :)
I think it’s an okay idea para yung social climbing issue dahil mahal ay mawawala na because now, everyone can have an iphone. It’s good that apple’s also thinking about the less fortunate who are sadly tech-interested.
then again, iSheeps will buy anything apple produces sooo… why not? LOL
iSheeps will buy anything apple produces. So, why not test them?
plus para mabawasan na yung social climbing issue dahil mahal… ngayon, lahat na pwede mgagka iphone!
Ahhhhh, you don’t have enough money to buy an Apple… buy a Starmobile. Support your country. Better yet, get a Nexus 4…. they are very cheap. ;-)
Carp in = Crap out… you get what you pay for.
What? I actually have an iphone 5, 4s, 4, and 3. I also have all itouches and the retina macbook.
Seriously? Stereo-typing me? You’re stupid to think that me bashing apple means that i don’t like it because i can’t afford one. I only say what i think i see. God bless!
CARP?!?!?!? OMG DID YOU EVEN GO TO SCHOOL?
Crappy people like you = a waste of space.
OHHH BURN!! *apply cold water to burned area*
What happened to the already well engineered and well researched size?
why not!
let the naggers do their thing! FIRE!