Let's break them down:#1 – Colourful Past, Colourful FutureKuo states Apple will return to its iPhone 5C strategy this year by releasing a 'budget iPhone X' model in multiple colours. Consistently reliable tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka @Onleaks) adds to Kuo's report saying Apple is also considering yellow and pink. Kuo's report says Apple will introduce dual-sim dual-standby (DSDS) functionality for the iPhone X Plus (no word on other models) allowing users to run two networks simultaneously. Kuo believes Apple will price the iPhone X Plus at the original iPhone X price of just under $1,000 (assume $999), with the second generation iPhone X sitting below it, while the budget iPhone X will be just $700. Given the budget iPhone X (my guess is it will simply be called 'iPhone' like the entry level 'MacBook' and 'iPad') will sport an (almost) identical design to its premium stablemates, a $300 saving should have widespread appeal.
New iPhone Leak Highlights Apple's Risky Decision
Apple is reportedly looking to extend its partnership with Wistron this year to assemble its new iPhones. These won't be the only areas where Apple is squeezing suppliers to increase its own margins and average revenue per handset. Given the static sales of the iPhone, Apple's only choice to maintain growth is to have a more efficient and cheaper supply chain, so these moves make sense on a financial front. >What it does do is it affects the simplicity of the iPhone. Now read why Apple has fallen behind the base specifications of your average Android flagship…Follow me on Facebook.
New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple's Powerful But Inevitable Decision
as informed in Forbes' Gordon Kelly first reported on Apple's plans in April this year, noting that the fast charger is already an Apple product, but only available as an accessory. That means Apple will package the new iPhone X handsets with a USB-C to lightning charging cable. The inclusion of the fast charger is welcome, although I do wonder why it has taken so long for Apple to do so. The next question is when Apple will release hardware that will enable fast wireless charging using Apple's AirPower. That was announced at the iPhone X launch but still remains a vapourware product that is not yet available for consumers to buy.New iPhone Leak Exposes Apple's Nasty Surprise
Today Apple tipster and friend of mine, Ben Geskin revealed all the front panels of Apple's upcoming iPhone line-up. In short, despite copying the so-called 'bezel-less' design of the more expensive second-generation iPhone X (details) and new iPhone X Plus (details), Apple's new budget iPhone X will have noticeably thicker bezels. In order to make the budget iPhone X so affordable, Apple is fitting it with an LCD panel rather than the more expensive OLED panels in the gen two iPhone X and iPhone X Plus. I personally believe consumers should be able to overlook this and the other compromises the budget iPhone X makes because of how it keeps the price down. Then again, buyers of these new premium iPhones won't have a risk-free purchase either…___Follow Gordon on Twitter, Facebook and Google+More On ForbesiPhone Exclusive: Apple's Massive, Cheap iPhone RevealedApple Takes A Sizeable Risk With New iPhone XiPhone Exclusive: Apple's Radical Design 'Confirmed'Apple Report Reveals New iPhone Specs, PricesApple's Large, Cheap iPhone Gets Shown Off
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