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Apple Prepping To Launch A "Cheaper" 8 GB iPhone 5c

Apple’s second attempt at selling the most unsuccessful iPhone yet, begins.

 

We all know by now that the iPhone 5c was a major flop. With millions of handsets catching dust in warehouses and on store shelves the phone is clearly a pricing failure by Apple. News has been popping up from a number of sources that Apple will be attempting to push off the remains in form of an 8 GB device.

According to a leaked documents from O2 Germany, the iPhone 5c 8GB will cost about 60 Euros (approx Rs 5100) less compared to existing 16 GB model which sells at Rs 39,000. Again, at around 34,000, you can buy a premium smartphone from other brands.

With every other manufacturer switching to cheaper models to drive sales, seems like even Apple wants a piece of the mid-segment pie. They have already commenced production of the iPhone 4, which is currently selling as the cheapest iPhone one can buy from retailers. Strangely though, the iPhone 4S 8 GB is cheapest iPhone available according to the Apple India website even though the former is selling via technology retailers with a warranty.

Seems like an 8 GB iPhone 5c would make for an ideal mid-segment device in Apple’s mid-range arsenal. We feel that in recent times, the company has shifted from being a premium device maker, to a seller of outdated mid-range devices.


TAGS: Mobile Phones, iOS, Apple

 
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