ISLAMABAD – Apple to launch affordable budget friendly smartphone forcustomers across the World.
Apple’s upcoming budget-friendly iPhone 9/SE 2linkhasbeen making news for a while. The announcement first came from Bloomberg,where the report claimed that the Cupertino would start the smartphoneproduction in February and launch the device in March.
Although we were expecting a launch event mid-March, the Cupertino pushedit to 31st March probably due to the launch of the next-gen iPad Pro seriesin parallel.
The iPhone 9 will not come with high-end features like OLED, Face ID,wireless charging, and 5G networking since the company wants to keep itsmanufacturing cost low. However, Apple has confirmed that it will come withan A13 Bionic processor like the iPhone 11 series. Other than this, thesmartphone specifications will be based on iPhone 8.
It will come with a 4.7-inch LCD and feature touch ID. Design-wise, it isexpected to look identical to the iPhone 8 but will definitely have muchbetter internals. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuon, the smartphone willcome in Space Gray, Silver, and Product Red colors and will cost $399.
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In other news, Apple’s new pro tablet series might boast an iPhone-11 liketriple camera setup which will include a 3D ToF module. Apple might alsobring a refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro to the event.
As far as the shipment of devices is concerned, there might be a delay dueto production difficulties associated with the Coronavirus outbreak. TheCupertino may release the tablets in limited quantities or delay the launchaltogether.
