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Next iPhone Rumoured For August Launch

An affordable version of the smartphone is also said to be on the cards.

 

The rumour mill has started running again with Apple reportedly preparing to launch the next version of the iPhone. Known tentatively as the iPhone 5S, it may come as early as August this year, according to a report on AppleInsider quoting Chinese tech news site EMSOne. The website has also mentioned that the company is planning to also launch a cheaper version of its flagship device to woo those who cannot afford the expensive version.

Foxconn will continue to manufacture the components as has been traditional, although there is no mention of Pegatron, an ASUS subsidiary. The iPhone 5S will also supposedly be usable all over the world as against the iPhone 5, which has variants for different regions to suit the local mobile networks. This will be possible, thanks to Qualcomm's latest LTE chipset that can work with more than 40 bands including all existing versions of LTE.

Details about the cheaper version of the iPhone are sparse with the website only mentioning that it will work with frequency division duplex (FDD), which is used by China Mobile. Apple will probably cut costs by using polycarbonates to make the less expensive variant. While China may be one of the largest markets for the iPhone, and it does make sense to introduce a cheaper variant over there, it doesn't really make business sense to leave India out as the consumers over here will also not want to let go of an opportunity to buy an iPhone, albeit a lesser expensive model, just for its flaunt value.


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