Apple reportedly developing cheaper, smaller iPhone for expected March launch

Apple reportedly developing cheaper, smaller iPhone for March

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Apple will begin developing its next cheaper, smaller iPhone next month, according to Bloomberg sources.

'People familiar with the plan' have reportedly told the publication that Apple is expected to unveil the new lower-cost phone in March, no doubt in order to cover more of the phone market before its first 5G iPhone, the unconfirmed iPhone 12, is launched later this year.

Naturally an Apple spokeswoman declined to comment, so we'll have to sit and wait patiently for official confirmation of the phone from the Cupertino company.

The arrival of any such cheaper iPhone in spring would precede the announcement of four new expected flagship iPhones in September 2020. Rumours suggest they would span 5.4in, 6.1in and 6.7in screen sizes – all of which are said to be OLED.

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

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