Apple’s ‘tick-tock’ smartphone release cycle, which involves releasing all-new devices intermittently and dropping a refreshed, aesthetically identical model in-between, has worked wonders for the company hitherto. following the successful release of the iphone 5 last Fall, it’s mostly expected Apple will follow it up with an iphone 5S this summer, continuing the familiar pattern of the iphone 3GS and iphone 4S by providing a modest spec bump. According to the most recent report, the new device could be coming a lot sooner than numerous may otherwise have anticipated, with the report touting a June 20th launch followed by shipments beginning in July.
Apparently, the next-gen iphone be announced on Thursday, June 20th, and considering we’re still in March, that’s a pretty particular date. The report also sheds even more light on the on-off talk of a expected inexpensive iPhone, which is said to be the Cupertino outfit’s not-so-secret weapon for an assault on developing markets in Asian nations like India and China. With over one third of the world’s population residing in those two countries alone, Apple has long because been aware of the potential growth it could delight in by expanding its company in those parts. The premium price point has been a major stumbling block so far, but with the less expensive device said to, among other features, pack a Retina display, it would seem these markets will still be getting a good handset.
Many have suggested Apple would break from recent tradition and release its next smartphone device in the middle of the year, around the time of WWDC. The fruit company has basked in the trappings of the holiday grow in recent years with the iphone 4S and iphone 5, but with report after report pointing at an early Q3 release, it may well be that Apple has chose to revert to its old battle-plan.
With Apple having released two generations of iPad within seven months last year, tracking the movements of the company is becoming increasingly difficult, so we’ll have to wait and see whether these aspersions of a June / July release bracket bear any fruit.
Still, it’s plausible, and with the HTC One and Galaxy S4 hitting stores during the April / may changeover, a new iphone would certainly be disruptive to the big Android flagships.
(via Macotakara)
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