Apple’s upcoming 6.1-inch iPhone will be a smash hit, according to one reliable analyst.
It is expected to become the most popular model in the 2018 lineup, thanks mostly to its more affordable price tag. Sales could total a whopping 100 million units over its lifetime.
iPhone X didn’t kick off the upgrade super-cycle Apple investors were desperately hoping for. Sales were strong over the holiday quarter as the biggest iPhone fans rushed to get their hands on the latest device. Since then, however, Apple has seen demand nosedive.
The 6.1-inch iPhone will be a hit
The iPhone X’s hefty price tag is taking most of the blame for that. Apple plans to turn things around this fall with three new models — one of which will be significantly cheaper than the rest.
The device will have a 6.1-inch edge-to-edge display and Face ID, according to reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo. In an effort to cut costs, that display will be LCD rather than OLED, and Apple will use aluminum for the handset’s frame as opposed to stainless steel.
The 6.1-inch iPhone will have just one rear-facing camera, and it is expected to miss out on 3D Touch.
These cuts will allow Apple to sell the device for as little as $699, Kuo says. Fans are expected to overlook the missing features and focus on its iPhone X-like design. The device will become the best-selling iPhone of 2018 as a result.
Kuo expects total sales to exceed 100 million units over the handset’s lifetime. That’s a pretty impressive figure for just one model. For comparison, the iPhone X is expected to sell a total of 62 million units.
3 iPhones are coming in 2018
Kuo reiterates in his latest note to investors that Apple is planning three new handsets for the fall. Alongside the more affordable 6.1-inch iPhone, it is expected to deliver a refreshed iPhone X with a 5.8-inch OLED display, and a larger iPhone X Plus with a 6.5-inch OLED display.
Via: 9to5Mac
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
7 responses to “Apple’s new 6.1-inch iPhone is expected to sell like crazy”
Apple fans 2015: 5″ Android phones are too big to use with one hand, uncomfortable to hold, too big to fit in your pocket.
Apple fans 2018: Apple’s massive 6.1″ phone will sell like crazy.
Apple “fans” aren’t saying it will sell like crazy; investors are.
And for what it’s worth, I was never one of those fans who said Android phones are too big. Before iPhone 6, I often criticized Apple for not embracing bigger displays.
“These cuts will allow Apple to sell the device for as little as $1,699, Kuo says.”
For a minute there, I thought I had actually written that.
Apple needs to go back to their bread and butter. The 4s/5s/SE chasis was much loved for it’s great feel in a pocket and your hand. It also was the easiest sized phone for one-handed operation. The only flaw was the giant bezel around the screen left what felt like a screen the size of a postage stamp. If Apple revamped their SE model with the “guts” of the iPhone 7 and a larger LCD bezel-less screen, I’d come back from the darkside.
I’m more interested in the new phone that will fill the gap of the 4,6″ that will be gone and was highly liked
“as little as $699”, yes, just like that.