With outstanding third quarter results in this fiscal year, Apple is expected to prepare a much bigger launch of its next flagship iPhone, possibly this September.
Aside from the record 26% year-on-year increase and 15% sequential growth, Apple is also pressured to produce a bigger iPhone because of the impending launch of Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 sometime this August.
Value Walk reported that Morgan Stanley analyst predicts massive revenue for September quarter. With the huge numbers presented during the last Apple income report, the Morgan Stanley analyst believe that Apple revenue in the September quarter would reach $63 billion. However there are mixed speculations reported in the market. Wall Street analysts are concerned that the largely similar design of the new model will cause slower growth. While, investors had predicted that iPhone sales would be higher for the 3-month period.
With this expected sales and revenue on the last quarter, Apple is burgeoned by the challenge of launching a bigger iPhone this last quarter of Apple's fiscal year. Wall Street Journal reported Apple is asking suppliers to manufacture between 85 million and 90 million units combined of two new iPhone models displays by Dec. 31. The screen sizes are the same as in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which are 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch, respectively. Last year, Apple ordered a then-record initial production run of 70 million to 80 million for its first larger-screen iPhones.
Meanwhile, the challenge for Apple is to produce the next iPhone that is more than just its latest predecessors. Talk Markets expects the new iPhone to feature Apple's Force Touch technology that can distinguish between a light tap and deep press. This allows users to control a device differently depending on how hard they push on the screen just like in Apple Watch and MacBook. It is also expected to upgrade RAM to 2GB from 1GB in the next generation iPhone to keep up with rival smartphones. It is also believed that both front and rear cameras will receive significant upgrades. Also, the addition of an A9 processor will improve performance, and a new Qualcomm modem to maximize the use of high-speed LTE connections as well as saving power.
With all the buzz about the next iPhone, there is still no official name yet for the next Apple product. However, various media outfits prefer to call it iPhone 7 while others call it iPhone 6s, iPhone 6c and iPhone 6s Plus.
Anyhow, the next iPhone is expected to be released by the end of September. Media speculates on this release date because this is the usual and the traditional practice of Apple when they do massive launches.
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