Data shows that a 5% of smartphone buyers (10 million potential sales) are still open for Apple to cater to. These 5% prefer smaller 4-inch iPhones. There could be a big possibility that the company might release three new 4-inch, 4.7-inch, and 5.5-inch iPhone versions this year, similar to 4-inch iPhone 5c, 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.
Comparing the specs and features of these three new iPhone versions against the iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, a table shows the differences.
Three new iPhone versions this September 2015
Analysts are saying that an estimated 61.2 million iPhones were sold by Apple in Q1 (fiscal Q2), which is due to the success of the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Still, a data showed that 5% of smartphone buyers prefer smaller version of iPhones, similar to the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Though this may be only 5%, nevertheless its potential is about 10 million sales, and Apple could take advantage of it.
Hence, to cater to the 5%, there might be three new iPhone models this September 2015 with screen sizes of 4, 4.7, and 5.5 inches. These could come out namely 4-inch iPhone 7 Mini, 4.7-inch iPhone 7, and 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus.
Comparing these three iPhone 7 product line up with 4-inch iPhone 5c, 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, how would each device differ in their specifications? The following will show it:
iPhone 7 Mini, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus vs. iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6: iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.3
- iPhone 7: iOS 9
- iPhone 6 Plus: iOS 8, upgradable to iOS 8.3
- iPhone 7 Plus: iOS 9
- Display Size
- iPhone 5c: 4.0 inches
- iPhone 7 Mini: 4.0 inches
- iPhone 6: 4.7 inches
- iPhone 7: 4.7 inches
- iPhone 6 Plus: 5.5 inches
- iPhone 7 Plus: 5.5 inches
- Processor
- iPhone 5c: Apple A6 (similar to iPhone 5)
- iPhone 7 Mini: Apple A8 (similar to iPhone 6)
- iPhone 6: Apple A8
- iPhone 7: Apple A9
- iPhone 6 Plus: Apple A8
- iPhone 7 Plus: Apple A9
- RAM
- iPhone 5c: 1 GB (similar to iPhone 5 and 5S)
- iPhone 7 Mini: 4 GB
- iPhone 6: 1 GB
- iPhone 7: 4 GB
- iPhone 6 Plus: Apple A8
- iPhone 7 Plus: Apple A9
- Internal Memory
- iPhone 5c: 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB (similar to iPhone 4)
- iPhone 7 Mini: similar to iPhone 6
- iPhone 6: 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
- iPhone 7: max of 256 GB
- Display Resolution
- iPhone 5c: 640 x 1136 pixles
- iPhone 7 Mini: quad HD
- iPhone 6: 750 x 1334 pixels
- iPhone 7: quad HD
- iPhone 6 Plus: 3264 x 2448 pixels
- iPhone 7 Plus: 4K
- Camera
- iPhone 5c: 8 MP rear camera; 1.2 MP front camera
- iPhone 7 Mini: 13 MP rear camera; 5 MP front camera
- iPhone 6: 8 MP rear camera; 1.2 MP front camera
- iPhone 7: 13 MP camera; 5 MP front camera
- iPhone 6 Plus: 8 MP rear camera; 1.2 MP front camera
- iPhone 7 Plus: 13 MP rear camera; 5 MP front camera
- Battery
- iPhone 5c: 1510 mAh
- iPhone 7 Mini: not lesser than the iPhone 6 Plus battery
- iPhone 6: 1810 mAh
- iPhone 7: not lesser than iPhone 6 Plus battery
- iPhone 6 Plus: 2915 mAh
- iPhone 7 Plus: not lesser than iPhone 6 Plus battery
- Features (limited to four)
- iPhone 5c:
- Active noise cancellation
- Siri natural language
- iCloud cloud service
- TV-out
- iPhone 6 and 6 Plus:
- Active noise cancellation
- Siri natural language
- iCloud cloud service
- iCloud keychain
- iPhone 7 Mini, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus:
- Better iPhone security
- Siri redesigns
- New device wallpaper
- Revised music streaming service.
- iPhone 5c:
- Price
- iPhone 5c: $99 on contract
- iPhone 7 Mini: at least $149
- iPhone 6: $199 on contract
- iPhone 7: at least $199 on concract
- iPhone 6 Plus: $299 on contract
- iPhone 7 Plus: at least $299 on contract
The iPhone 7 versions are expected to be released on September 2015 if Apple follows its roll out season of their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones.
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