Showing posts with label iphone 3gs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iphone 3gs. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Cheap iPhone 3GS may put Apple in 'sweet spot' for sales
The iPhone 3GS, now either free or $1 on contract, may put Apple in an ideal spot to compete against other smartphone makers, claims a new Credit Suisse report. The firm says that in October Apple began selling the 3GS to carriers at an average price of $325, making it possible for an iPhone to be totally subsidized on the consumer's end. A $250-400 carrier pricetag is said to put Apple in the same range as where most of its competitors operate.
The $250-400 market is forecast to grow 80 percent over the next four years, from 119 million phones to 213 million. Credit Suisse suggests that Apple could take 25 percent of that market, putting pressure on competitors who already have tight margins. HTC and Samsung are said to be the "most exposed," as they have 22 and 20 percent shares of the $250-400 spectrum.
The company which might suffer most though is RIM, as result of "ongoing concerns around its product portfolio." The company has had little luck with touchscreen devices, whether in terms of BlackBerry phones or its PlayBook tablet. On Monday Credit Suisse dropped its target for RIM stock from $30 down to $20.
A potential counterweight to Credit Suisse's perspective is the age of the 3GS. The phone is now over two years old, and lacks the memory and processing power of some of its rivals. iPhone buyers moreover tend to gravitate towards the latest hardware, and Apple may well discontinue support for the 3GS in 2012, much as it has cut off the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G.
Read More: Electronista
Friday, June 28, 2013
'iPhone 5' internals show traits of iPhone 3GS
New photos depicting a front digitizer and display assembly for an alleged next-gen iPhone show similarities to the iPhone 3GS, according to RepairLabs. Specifically the site says that the new phone "looks like it has a plastic 3GS-type midframe running around the digitizer and glass LCD assembly," and has a "striking similarity to a 3GS, with the bottom screws and brackets."
RepairLabs adds that based on the width of the bracket, it believes the charger port will have to be smaller. Apple is widely reported to be switching to a new dock connector format with the next iPhone, ditching the 30-pin format it has used for mobile devices since early into the iPod era. Other devices will also presumably make the switch, possibly including a new "mini" iPad.
"These pictures suggest that the LCD may pull apart from the Digitizer, given the rivets on the sides. (This is similar again to the 3GS, but a departure from the 4 and 4S.)," RepairLabs also notes.
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