Landing June too, claims smartphone sage.
Apple is about to rip up the iPhone formbook for its
next-generation handset, an influential analyst claims, as the purveyor of
objets de tech desir bids to see off an ever-stronger challenge from its
increasingly bitter rival Samsung.
In a note to investors, Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets
said industry leaks led him to believe that the next iPhone, variously
informally dubbed the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6, could come in a host of colour
options a la cheaper iPods.
Specifically, he backed Apple to launch its challenger in pink,
yellow, blue, green, purple, silver and slate, alongside a red edition, a
portion of the proceeds from which will go towards research into AIDS
treatment.
Citing the same loose-lipped, but anonymous sources, White also
backed Apple to introduce screen size variants, giving fresh impetus to
long-time chatter about the so-called iPhone Mini. This is expected to be sold
for a much cheaper asking price, in a bid to take the fight to Android in the
lower-end handset market.
He wrote: "We believe this is about to change with the next
iPhone offering different screen sizes that we believe will allow Apple to
better bifurcate the market and expand its reach.
“This eventually opens up the possibility for a lower-priced
iPhone (i.e., iPhone mini) with a smaller screen size that could allow Apple to
further penetrate markets such as China and open up opportunities in
India."
Interestingly, Topeka’s man predicts that the next iPhone could
be with us as early as May or June – a mere nine months after the
current-generation model was launched.
Industry rumblings about Apple’s plans for its
sixth-generation smartphone come after app developers claimed to have spotted
references to a handset codenamed the ‘iPhone 6,1’ in usage logs for their
wares. The discovery fuelled
reports that testing on the
next iPhone is already ongoing in the environs of the tech giant's Cupertino
nerve centre.
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